Presentation

This Halloween, treat yourself to a goody bag of tricks, ancient customs, strange happenings, and ghostly tales of Central New York all conjured up in this OHA special presentation. It is a fun way to celebrate all hallows eve for young and old. OHA Members & Children 10-16: $5 General Public: $7.50 To make reservations, call […]

OHA's charming radio host and his knowledgeable guest, a yuletide expert, will share everything you wanted to know about Christmas. This gathering will be an hour filled with fun, songs, and traditions as the audience becomes part of the celebration. It is certain to leave you in the spirit of the season. Cost: OHA Members: $5 General Public: […]

Join us on February 28th at the Manlius Public Library as OHA's Curator of History, Dennis Connors, presents on Syracuse's brewing history. Beer has been made in the Syracuse area as early as the 1790s. This program reviews its local history, ties to various ethnic neighborhoods, struggles with the Temperance Movement and the Depression, and its […]

Join us March 30th at the North Syracuse Public Library as OHA's Curator of History, Dennis Connors, presents on Gustav Stickley and Syracuse's Arts & Crafts Legacy. This program explores the great traditions that developed early in the 20th century that made Syracuse a center for the national Arts & Crafts Movement. The lecture reviews the […]

This presentation by Mel and Mady Rubenstein discusses the book, The Peacetime Draft During the Cold War: Stories from Those Who Served. The book includes stories from Syracuse area men who contributed stories to the book about their time in the service during the extremely dangerous period between the Korean and Vietnam conflicts.  

Saturday, October 21 at 1:00 PM at the Skä•noñh- Great Law of Peace Center  For millennia, waterways in Haudenosaunee territories have been profoundly important.  In the Haudenosaunee cosmology, water is sacred as fundamental to all life.  Therefore, while waterways were used for transportation, as food resources, and as locations for settlement, it was widely agreed […]

Join OHA and the Erie Canal Museum for a free talk about brewing and social life along the Erie Canal followed by a Q&A with both museums' curators, OHA's Robert Searing and the Erie Canal Museum's Ashley Maready, at the Erie Canal. The Q&A is at the Evergreen bbeginning at 6:45. This is the second in […]

A Sustainable World of Equality and Peace, a joint presentation by Freida Jacques & Sally Roesch Wagner. The speakers will explore the impact Haudenosaunee women had on the 19th century women's rights movement. You can make a donation to this event, which will help support future events, exhibits, and programs at the Center, by clicking here. […]

The Skä·noñh Center is excited to host a public dialogue between David Loy and Freida Jacques about Buddhist and Indigenous values and perspectives on the ecological challenges facing us. This event is free and open to the public and will be held Saturday, April 21, from 11am to 12:30pm with a light vegetarian lunch served at 12:30. Partial funding […]