Onondaga Historical Association Announces New Hours For Its Museum & Research Center

Syracuse, NY – The Onondaga Historical Association Museum & Research Center announces new hours for its museum and research center. Beginning on 31 January 2007, new weekday hours for the research center will be Wednesday – Friday, 10am- 2pm. The research center will no longer be open on Saturday. Patrons may still make appointments for Monday and Tuesday afternoons only. Use of the research center is free for OHA members and $7 per day for non-members.

Weekday hours for OHA’s museum have also changed. Beginning on 31 January 2007, the museum will be open Wednesday-Friday from 10am-2pm, instead of 12-4pm. The museum will continue to be open on Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 4pm. Visiting the museum is free, however, donations are accepted.

“By changing the open hours of the museum and research center, we want to entice people working downtown to visit the museum and research center during their lunch breaks,” said Tom Hunter, OHA’s interim executive director. “We also want to encourage others outside of the downtown area to visit the museum and research center during those times as well.”

The Onondaga Historical Association is a private, non-profit organization that operates both a public museum and the Richard and Carolyn Wright Research Center located at the Association’s home at 321 Montgomery Street. Since 1863 OHA has collected, preserved and made available historic objects and records related to the history of Syracuse and Onondaga County. The museum features two floors with seven different exhibition galleries. For more information about OHA or to view the extensive holdings of the research center, visit OHA’s website, www.cnyhistory.org.

Chocolate Can Be Dangerous!

Syracuse , NY – Ever thought you’d kill for chocolate? Find out at the tasty debut of “Death with Chocolate” at the Onondaga Historical Association Museum on Saturday, February 10 at 7pm .

The newly formed Onondaga Chocolate Society is hosting their first event, a theatrical production based on scenes from history in which the power of chocolate, the food of passion, has played a deadly role. Blame the chocolate? Will this evening continue the lethal legacy?

Satisfy your craving and place a reservation for this audience participation murder. Highly entertaining, the performance promises to be dark, rich and full of nuts! Guests will be expected to sample a wide variety of chocolate delights, sip coffee or tea and savor this unique murder mystery! Cost is $15 per person in support of OHA programs. For more information or to place a reservation, call 428-1864 Extension 312. Be warned: everyone is expected to eat, drink and be wary– it’s a killer!

Onondaga Historical Association Museum & Research Center Philadelphia Bus Trip

Sign up for our bus trip to Philadelphia on March 9-11, 2007 . The trip, coordinated by Travel Choice International, includes an afternoon at the annual Philadelphia Flower Show; a morning at the now sold out King Tut exhibition; a visit to the National Constitution Center; dinner at historic City Tavern; a viewing of the Amarna, Ancient Egypt’s Place in the Sun Exhibition at the University of Pennsylvania; and plenty of free time to explore the City of Brotherly Love. Cost is $479 members, $509 non-members per person, double occupancy, and includes all transportation and gratuities. Single and triple rates are also available. All proceeds support the educational programs of the Onondaga Historical Association Museum . For more information or to place a reservation, please call 428-1864, ext. 312.

History—happening every day, everywhere!

The Onondaga Historical Association is a private, non-profit organization that operates both a public museum and research center on Montgomery Street in downtown Syracuse. The museum features two floors with seven different exhibition galleries focusing on Onondaga County and Syracuse history. For more information, call 428-1864 or visit the OHA web site at CNYhistory.org.