Park Ave. Poltergeists Walking Tour Sponsored by OHA Museum!

ONONDAGA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

MUSEUM & RESEARCH CENTER

&

 

THE PARK AVENUE

NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

PRESENT

GHOST WALK 2007:

PARK AVE POLTERGEISTS

A Guided Walking Tour of a Unique & Revitalized West End Neighborhood

HISTORICAL! HYSTERICAL! HAUNTING!

Stops Include:

Dietz Lantern Factory – Leavenworth Park

Belden House – Historic House Tour

The 5 Sisters, And More!

INCLUDES MEETING THE POLTERGEISTS!

Free Refreshments – Neighborhood History – Raffle

Details

October 5 & 6, 12 & 13 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Advance Sale Reservations – $10 adults, $5 kids 12 & under till 10/4/07

At the Door – $12 adults, $8 kids 12 & under

VISA, MC, CHECK, CASH ACCEPTED

Free Parking and check-in at Superior Office Products, 225 Wilkinson St. Syracuse

Call 315.428.1864

for more information or for reservations

PROGRAM GOES RAIN OR SHINE!

EVEN THE GHOST HAS AN UMBRELLA!

 

Sneak Preview of New Artwork Exhibit at OHA Museum!

Onondaga Historical Association Museum and Research Center

Invites You to join us for a Members Only

Sneak Preview of our New Exhibition

Exploring History with Art

Onondaga County on the Move:

200 Years of Transportation

Thursday, September 20^th, 4 – 5pm

Refreshments will be served

Syracuse Nocturne, 1946

Oil painting by Fred Gardner showing several modes of transportation including a locomotive running down Washington Street, downtown Syracuse.

Starting September 20^th, Onondaga Historical Association will feature a new exhibition drawn from its collections that highlights 200 years of changes in local modes of transportation. From travel by foot, horse, canal, plank and toll road, railroad, trolley, automobile and airplane, the exhibition will illuminate the vast changes that have occurred in the ways citizens of Onondaga County get from here to there.

This exhibition is sponsored in part by CENTRO – Central New York Regional Transportation Authority and Syracuse Research Corporation

Following the OHA Reception, members are encouraged to participate in the “Third Thursday Visual Arts Open” for details see: www.Th3Syracuse.com

Ghosts & Gargoyles: An Architectural Ghost Walk!

Join OHA’s Curator of History Dennis Connors and the History Upstagers drama troupe for a leisurely stroll of downtown Syracuse’s spirited architectural history. Departing on Sunday, September 9th at 2PM from the Onondaga Historical Association Museum, 321 Montgomery St. in downtown Syracuse, this walk back in time promises classic architecture, an encounter with an apparition or two involved in the colorful history of the area and a touch of nostalgia. Dress for the day – the tour goes rain or shine. Cost is $15 non-members, $13 members. Space is limited so call 428-1864 for reservations.

Featured Artifact: Model of the First Pompey Academy

The Featured Artifact section of the OHA website has been updated with information about the First Pompey Academy, including photos of the model created by William H. Stevens in the years 1871-1874.

Image Source:  Pioneer Times in the Onondaga Country, by Carroll E. Smith, LL.D., C. W. Bardeen, Publisher, Syracuse, NY, 1904, pg. 126