Upcoming
Events
Saturday
March 13
GOHS' sixth annual Postcard & Ephemera
Show & Sale will be held from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM at
the Great Hall of St. James Episcopal Church in downtown
Oneonta. The event is an historical excursion as well as
a chance for collectors to enhance their collections. Visitors
will find more than a dozen tables displaying postcards
of local and general interest as well as sheet music, posters,
documents, advertising signs and blotters, trade cards,
and more. GOHS will also display items from its collection.The
admission fee is $2.00 and includes a coupon for 20% off
at Bella Pockets, 281 Main Street, between 11 AM and 4 PM
on the day of the show. The church is on the corner of Elm
and Main Streets. Parking is available in the church parking
lot, accessible from Elm Street. Please plan to attend and
tell your friends. Both collectors and the curious are welcome!
Vendor space may still be available. For more information,
phone John Carney at 607-432-5360.
Saturday March 20
At 1:00 PM, Richard Ranieri, curator
of the musuem at Gilbert Lake State Park, will speak on
the "Civilian Conservation Corps and Its Work at Gilbert
Lake".
Saturday April 10
At 1:00 PM, Dave Smith of Outback Mechanical
Music in Bainbridge will talk about the development of the
player piano. Dave and his brother restored the History
Center's Shearer piano. There's sure to be some player piano
music at this event!
Saturday April 17
At 1:00 PM, anyone with personal or
family stories about the Civilian Conservation Corps is
encouraged to participate in an informal oral history program.
The event will be taped by City Historian Mark Simonson
as part of Alan Donovan's Kitchen Table Conversations, broadcast
Sunday mornings on WUOW radio at 104.7 FM.
Monday April 26
Fund raiser dinner at The Farmhouse
at Emmons. Contact info@oneontahistory.org for more information.
Saturday May 1
The History Center will have a volunteer
day to coincide with Into the Streets, the student service
project coordinated by SUNY Oneonta's Center for Social
Responsibility and Community. The work project will be from
9:00 AM to 12:00 noon. There will be a variety of activities:
cleaning, clearing out, painting, etc. Both student and
GOHS volunteers are needed to make this a success!
Friday May 7
Anne Clarke Logan and Karin Lodinsky
Nelson, authors of The Ladies of Hyde Hall: History, Hospitality,
Letters, & Recipes 1819-1963, will have a book signing
from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM during the initial First Friday
Main Street Oneonta event.
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Ongoing Events --------------------------------
Stephen Joseph Photos
While Supplies Last
The original photos from the July 2008
SUNY Oneonta exhibit "Portrait of a Town: Stephen Joseph
Celebrates Oneonta" are on sale at the History Center, with
part of the proceeds to benefit GOHS. (See Words & Pictures
for examples of Steve's work and a link to his web site.)
Civilian Conservation Corps Exhibit
Continues through Saturday April 24.
