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Paul Lear Celebrates 21 Years As Historic Site Manager At Fort Ontario
Paul Lear is celebrating 21 years this month as the historic site manager for Fort Ontario in the City of Oswego.
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Ambassador Dani Dayan Scheduled to be Featured Speaker at Aug. 5 Refugee Shelter Commemoration Program
A special event commemorating the Aug. 5 1944 arrival of 982 Holocaust refugees at the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter in Oswego, and likely the last reunion of the shelter’s surviving refugees, is planned by the 75th Anniversary Planning Committee for Aug. 5.
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Annual Fort Ontario Conference on History, Archaeology Set March 30-31
The annual Fort Ontario Conference on History and Archaeology will be held at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center, 26 E. First St., Oswego, March 30 and 31. The conference explores new perspectives on warfare and human conflict in North America from its first appearance in the archaeological record around 5,000 BC to the Global War on Terror.
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Exelon Volunteers Revamp Fort Ontario Baseball Fields
As part of Exelon Corporation’s moral standard, a large focus looms on local community involvement and promoting employee volunteerism. That’s why Exelon volunteers from local nuclear energy plants were found at Fort Ontario, revamping the local youth baseball fields. “They’ve been here sprucing up the dugouts, making their presence known in the community,” said plant manager, Rob Kreider. The volunteers, a first line supervisor peer group, decided among themselves that one way to promote teamwork and networking outside of the plant was to volunteer at community service projects together.
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Fort Ontario Hosts Tour of Post Cemetery Aug. 10
The tour will start at the overlook parking lot and will be led by fort historian Rachel Ruller. The event is free and open to the public, and will last approximately an hour and 15 minutes. The Fort Ontario Post Cemetery contains the remains of 77 men, women, and children who were connected with Fort Ontario throughout its history.
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Kites Soar At FortFest
New York Kite Enthusiasts members filled the skies above Fort Ontario with colorful kites, some traditional, others in the shape of cartoon characters and Chinese dragons. One man said that he could see the kites all the way from Rudy’s at The Loop in Oswego Town.
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Fort Ontario Fall Hours And Improvements
After Labor Day Fort Ontario State Historic Site will revert to its spring-fall hours of operation and be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, except for the Columbus Day holiday when it will be open.
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Fort Ontario Announces Harborfest 2011 Activities
During Harborfest Weekend 2011 Fort Ontario State Historic Site will host a Civil War encampment, radio-controlled airplane show, and children’s battle reenactments and marching drills.
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Roofing Work Wraps Up at Fort
Photographer Harrison Wilde shares these photos with us.
He tells us Enwright Roofing finished its work this past week on the administrative building at Fort Ontario. It’s the building that houses the fort’s administrative offices, souvenir sales and rest facilities.
As always, we thank Harrison for sharing his photos with us. There’s another one inside…
Have you taken an interesting picture? Share it with everyone!
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Fort Ontario Welcomes Back Independence Day Parade
The Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce has decided to reverse the parade route this year. It will begin along Liberty Street and wind up at the fort.