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Fort Ontario Chosen As An Official Location For National Wreaths Across America Day

November 12, 2022 Contributor

National nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) announced that Fort Ontario will once again be an official location for the organization and support its mission to remember, honor and teach.

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Lost, Then Found Operetta ‘The Golden Cage’ Details Oswego’s One-Of-A-Kind Refugee Center

November 3, 2022 Contributor

The operetta “The Golden Cage” –- first staged in 1945 at a one-of-a-kind refugee shelter and only recently rediscovered –- will showcase Oswego’s singular historic role when the Oswego Opera Theater stages it at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13, in SUNY Oswego’s Waterman Theater.

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Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum Celebrates Grand Reopening With Ribbon Cutting

October 10, 2022 Shea O'Malley

Officials gathered together in Oswego yesterday to celebrate the grand reopening of the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum, Sunday, October 9.

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Fort Ontario To Host Murder, Mysteries, Mishaps, Maladies & Mayhem Lantern Tours

September 18, 2022 Contributor

Staff and volunteers at Fort Ontario State Historic Site, 1 E. Fourth St., Oswego, will soon be leading lantern tours of the Fort Ontario Military Reservation National Register District.

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Fort Ontario Hosts Civil War Living History, Recruiting Weekend

August 25, 2022 Contributor

The sights, sounds and smells of garrison life during the Civil War will be come back to life this weekend at Fort Ontario State Historic Site, 1 E. Fourth St., Oswego.

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Mayor Barlow Announces Free Ghost Hunting Event At Fort Ontario October 15

August 16, 2022 Contributor

Mayor Billy Barlow announced today the City of Oswego and Fort Ontario have partnered to host a ghost hunting event on the historic grounds of Fort Ontario.

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Locals Help River Hawks In Inaugural Season

July 29, 2022 Contributor

Today they’ll be playing against one another, but tomorrow they’ll wear the same uniform as the Oswego LC Rover Hawks host the Salt City Eels at 1 PM at the Crisafulli Rink at Fort Ontario.

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Symphor!a To Perform Free Concert July 8 At Fort Ontario State Historic Site

June 26, 2022 Contributor

Symphor!a will perform a free concert on Friday, July 8 at Fort Ontario State Historic Site, 1 E. Fourth St., Oswego.

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Oswego River Hawks To Debut This Summer

May 6, 2022 Contributor

With assistance from Mayor Billy Barlow and the city of Oswego, as well as a substantial grant from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation, the Oswego Lacrosse Foundation (OLF) will be sponsoring a men’s senior box lacrosse team that will play in the North American Box Lacrosse League this summer.

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War of 1812 Drill, Training Event Kicks Off Fort Ontario Reenactment Campaign

May 1, 2022 Contributor

The 2022 reenactment campaign at Fort Ontario State Historic Site will kick off this month when American soldiers descend on the shores of Lake Ontario to protect the fort from British attackers in a War of 1812 drill and training event.

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