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Revolutionary War Living History Weekend At Fort Ontario, August 14-15

August 8, 2021 Contributor

Crown forces will camp inside and Continentals outside the gates of old Fort Ontario on August 14 and 15 during a weekend of living history activities focusing on drill, camp life, children’s games, and music of the Revolutionary War.

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Friends Of History In Fulton To Host Tenth Annual Hunter Arms Homecoming

August 5, 2021 Submitted article

Friends of History in Fulton, N.Y., Inc. will host its tenth annual Hunter Arms Homecoming this year on August 20 and 21. Each year L.C. Smith and Fulton gun collectors as well as history gurus from all over the country gather in Fulton for the annual Homecoming.

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Fort Ontario To Host Special Program With Historian Tom Ebert Aug. 11

August 1, 2021 Contributor

Civil War Historian and Oswego native Tom Ebert will speak on Abraham Lincoln’s changing views on emancipation in a special presentation at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 11, at Fort Ontario State Historic Site, 1 E. Fourth St., Oswego.

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Living History Demonstrations To Commemorate 225th Anniversary Event Of 1796 British Evacuation Of Fort Ontario July 17

July 11, 2021 Contributor

The 225th anniversary of the British evacuation of Fort Ontario will be commemorated at the State Historic Site in Oswego Saturday, July 17.

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Camp Hollis Celebrates 75th Anniversary With Focus On Commitment To County, Children

July 9, 2021 Matt Watling

Seventy-five years ago yesterday, July 7, 54 campers strolled across 40 Camp Health Rd. to an open field, a campsite that would go on to host three generations and counting of campers. Now, Camp Hollis celebrates its 75th anniversary with special guests making the trek to the campsite to see where the camp stands today.

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‘History on Tap’ Reveals Refugee Research, Artifacts

July 3, 2021 Contributor

Current research on refugees of the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter and newly-acquired artifacts will be discussed on Wednesday, July 7, at the monthly “History on Tap” program at Steamer’s Restaurant in Oswego.

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Oswego County Historical Society To Host Annual Meeting June 27

June 16, 2021 Contributor

The Oswego County Historical Society (OCHS) will host its Annual Meeting presentation on Sunday, June 27 at 1:30 p.m. in the ballroom of the historic McCrobie Civic Center at 41 Lake St. in Oswego.

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Safe Haven Museum Announces Memorial Day Opening

May 28, 2021 Contributor

Kevin Hill, president of the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum board of directors, announced yesterday that the newly-renovated museum will open to visitors Memorial Day, May 31.

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Audrey Avery Makes Fulton History As First Woman To Hold Common Council President Seat

March 31, 2021 Kassadee Bradshaw

Today is the last day of Women’s History Month, and Audrey Avery, Fifth Ward Common Councilor, has accomplished something this year no woman in Fulton has before – claiming the seat for Common Council president.

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Sign says Midway Drive-In Theatre, Toy Story 4, Aladdin, Dark Phoenix

Midway Drive-In Owners Continue Father’s Legacy

June 30, 2019 Kassadee Bradshaw

Midway Drive-In Theater has been a staple for Oswego County residents every summer since 1948 when it opened, and the current owners work to maintain its sense of timelessness.

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