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Programs
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History Place hosts historical and educational programs
that are supported by local
sponsors. Authors, historians, political figures,
teachers, and community members speak on topics both historical
and current. Programs
are open to the general public and the cost is $2.00. Members
and children are free. Come see what Your History
Place has to
offer!
You or Your Business can be a Program Sponsor. If
you, your business or organization would like more information
about becoming a program sponsor, please contact us at (315)
735-3642. Your $125 sponsorship helps bring quality programs
to members
while giving you recognition in the media, in printed materials
and at the program. |
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| June 29 at 6:00PM— The Bank with the Gold Dome: A History -
Local historian Scott Fiesthumel will present a history of the Savings Bank of Utica. The Savings Bank of Utica opened in 1839 and quickly became one of the area’s premier financial institutions. Its landmark building on lower Genesee Street is a city icon, widely known for its highly visible, gold-leaf covered dome. Mr. Fiesthumel’s multi-media presentation will trace the history of the Savings Bank from its inception up through its recent acquisition by M & T Bank.
This special presentation is underwritten by a program support grant from Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation. Admission to this, and to all Utica Monday Nite programs, is free. All exhibit galleries will remain open during this event. |
| July 6 at 6:00PM—Road Racing in Utica: A Brief History - Longtime Observer-Dispatch sports editor John Pitarresi will present a history of the Boilermaker 15K Road Race as part of the society’s Utica Monday Nite summer programming.
The Boilermaker 15K was first run in 1978 and has grown into a major event on the international road racing circuit, drawing tens of thousands of participants and supporters from around the world, each summer, to Utica. In 2002 John Pitarresi authored the book Utica Boilermaker: America’s Premier 15K Road Race. His presentation takes place in the week prior to this year’s Boilermaker, which will be run on Sunday, July 12.
This special presentation is underwritten by a program support grant from Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation. Admission to this, and to all Utica Monday Nite programs, is free. All exhibit galleries will remain open during this event. |
| July 13 at 6:00PM—Long Trail Winding: Upstate NY Stories by author Elisabeth Stevens |
| July 20 at 6:00PM—A Compendium of House Museums by Michael Bosak, President, Landmarks Society of Greater Utica |
| July 27 at 6:00PM—Movie Night: Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) |
| August 3 at 6:00PM—Battlefield Detectives: Oriskany; a History Channel DVD screening |
| August 10 at 6:00PM— Adirondack Stories II: 101 More Historical Sketches by author Martin Podskoch |
| August 17 at 6:00PM— Roscoe Conkling - Influential Politician of the 1880s by Utica City Historian Lou Parrotta |
| August 24 at 6:00PM— More Hidden Treasures of the OCHS by Brian Howard |
| August 31 at 6:00PM—Oneida County’s Civil War Units and Soldiers by historian Don Wisnoski |
Programs are made possible
through sponsorships and with funds from the Decentralization
Program, a regrant program of the Central New York Community
Arts Council, Inc. |
