Month: February 2017

Fort Ontario State Historic Site presents a new conference with a focus on Native American history, French and Indian War battles and campaigns, the archaeology of 17th and 18th century forts, the base side of soldiering during the War of 1812, and the African-American military experience. The Fort Ontario History and Archaeology Conference runs April 21 to 23.
Oswego Daily News

Fort Ontario Launches History and Archaeology Conference

February 11, 2017 Contributor

The Fort Ontario History and Archaeology Conference makes its debut in the Port City on April 21 and continues through April 23 at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center at 26 E. First St. in Oswego. “We’ve shifted the focus on our annual conference away from an exclusive War of 1812 theme and expanded it to include more general discussions about warfare and the human condition during conflict in the U.S. and Canada,” said Fort Ontario Historic Site Superintendent Paul Lear.

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Crowne Plaza Narita
Sandra Scott Travels

Sandra Scott Travels: Save Some Dough In The Air

February 10, 2017 Contributor

We found that taking the train to New York and then a cab to the JFK airport is a way to save on airfare. Our round-trip ticket to SE Asia was $586. The same trip departing from Syracuse costs between $1,000 and $1,500 per person. The train and cab for the two of us costs about $350. Besides the impressive savings we flew ANA (All Nippon Airways) which has more amenities

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