Book Talk
Book Talk: Author Lee Ellen Hickey on “Girl in the Glass Coffin”
Onondaga Historical Museum 321 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY, United StatesJoin Oswego-based author Lee Ellen Hickey as she discusses her new book, "Girl in the Glass Coffin: The Tonkin Affairs." This new release is based on the true story of young Virginia Tonkin, known by local legend in Oswego as “the girl in the glass coffin,” whose dead body was kept in her family’s home […]
Book Talk: Roxanne Bocyck Discussing “Catherine’s Dream”
Onondaga Historical Museum 321 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY, United StatesOn June 2nd, OHA is pleased to host author Roxanne Bocyck as she discusses her book, Catherine’s Dream. This historical fiction novel is inspired by true events about a young woman, the author's grandmother, who came to America in 1921 from Poland under an arranged marriage. The novel has been touted as a "well-researched" tale, […]
Book Talk: Michael Miller Discusses “High Bridge”
Onondaga Historical Museum 321 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY, United StatesOn July 14th, join OHA as we welcome author Michael Miller for a talk on his recently published book, High Bridge. About High Bridge: Upstate New York in the mid-19th century is a cauldron bubbling with the lure of fast fortunes, religious zealotry, and battles for civil liberties. This fervor centers on the Erie Canal, […]
Author Event and Book Signing with Dennis Connors: “The Gilded Age on Syracuse’s James Street”
Onondaga Free Library 4840 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse, United StatesJoin former Onondaga Historical Association Curator of History, Dennis Connors, for a presentation on his latest book, The Gilded Age on Syracuse’s James Street at the Onondaga Free Library on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 6 p.m. Using photographs and archival materials from OHA's collection, Connors will delve into the history of the grand mansions that once lined James […]
The American Game: A Conversation with S.L. Price
Skä•noñh-Great Law of Peace Center 6680 Onondaga Lake Parkway, Liverpool, NY, United StatesJoin us at the Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center on Saturday, April 11, 2026, for a book talk with S. L. Price, author of The American Game: History and Hope in the Country of Lacrosse. In this talk, Price explores lacrosse from its sacred beginnings with the Haudenosaunee people to its modern collegiate and […]