Stories From Oswego County’s Past

Written by: Jim Farfaglia Recently, if you’ve driven on one of Fulton’s two main city routes, Broadway and Oneida Street, you may have noticed a series of banners honoring our city’s war veterans. Sometimes, when […]

Written by Jim Farfaglia All four seasons can be memorable, but doesn’t there seem to be something special about summer? Is it the months of no school, day after day of T-shirt weather, or vacations […]

Written by: Jim Farfaglia As warmer weather settles in, I’m looking forward to an annual event that stretches back to my earliest memories: summertime fairs and carnivals. Now that the world is returning to some […]

By Jim Farfaglia I learned something recently that gave me a new perspective on the horrendous war in Ukraine, with the senseless destruction and death taking place there day after day. On one of those […]

Written by: Jim Farfaglia One of the reasons I enjoy researching and writing about history is that it reminds me how uncomplicated life used to be. Whenever I find myself struggling with rapidly-changing modern technology, […]

By Jim Farfaglia I still call it by its old name. I know, people will think me old-fashioned, longing for a world that no longer exists. But when I drive by Huhtamaki’s expansive buildings along […]

Written by Jim Farfaglia I’m pleased to offer you my second column on the history of the Ontario Center for Performing Arts, a popular setting for live entertainment in the city of Oswego. My last […]

Written by Jim Farfaglia If you’re from the Oswego area and enjoy live music, especially when played by folk singers and traditional musicians, you’re probably familiar with the Ontario Center for Performing Arts, currently housed […]

Written by Jim Farfaglia In my last two columns I wrote about neighborhood schools and the rich memories of those who were lucky enough to attend one. People had great stories about our schools and […]

Written by: Jim Farfaglia Last month I wrote about the neighborhood schools for those who grew up in Fulton in the mid-1900s. We baby boomers had six elementary schools in our city: Walradt, Oak, and […]