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First Day Hike
Fort Ontario 1 East Fourth St, Oswego, NY, United StatesHistory and Exercise! First Day Hikes encourage participation in healthy outdoor winter physical activities and are a fun way for the whole family to ring in the New Year with a little history at Fort Ontario.
Lecture on Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Center
Quality Inn & Suites Riverside 70 E. First St, Oswego, NY, United StatesIlluminating World Refugee Day with a lecture by Paul Lear on the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter in WWII
Fort Ontario History and Archaeology Conference
Lake Ontario Event & Conference Center Best Western Hotel, 26 East 1st Street, Oswego, NY, United StatesFort Ontario will once again host renown international historians at the Fort Ontario History and Archaeology Conference to be held at the Great Lakes Event and Conference Center in Oswego April 21-22. Sunday's event is a bus tour of the…
Fort Ontario Conference on History and Archeology
Lake Ontario Event & Conference Center Best Western Hotel, 26 East 1st Street, Oswego, NY, United States"Reflections on the Great War, 1914-1918" is this year's theme for the Fort Ontario Conference on History and Archeology. Most of the presentations will center on World War I, but there is a variety of topics. Saturday Speakers Paul Lear…
I Love My Park Day
I Love My Park Day, the 6th annual Parks and Trails New York event to improve the state parks and prepare them for summer is scheduled for Saturday, May 5, 2018. Show your support for your Park and Historic Site!…
Opening Day
Fort Ontario 1 East Fourth St, Oswego, NY, United StatesFort opens for the summer
“Last Post” Lantern Tour
Fort Ontario 1 East Fourth St, Oswego, NY, United StatesThe ‘Last Post’ Lantern Tours feature a guided tour of the old stone fort, gournds and post cemetery with descriptions about the history, myths, and legends of who, how, why, and where hundreds of officers, soldiers, civilians, and Native American died at Fort Ontario since 1755
Lecture: “The History of Fort Fremont; an Endicott Period Coast Defense
Fort Ontario 1 East Fourth St, Oswego, NY, United StatesLecture: "The History of Fort Fremont; an Endicott Period Coast Defense
Revolutionary War Reenactment
Revolutionary War Reenactment Troops from around the country assemble at Fort Ontario for a weekend of living history. 18th century games, musketry, cooking, colonial crafts, antique muskets and artillery, camp life and demonstrations. Plus scheduled battles!
Ghost Reveal and Hunt
Fort Ontario 1 East Fourth St, Oswego, NY, United StatesGhost Reveal and Hunt Pre-sale Only! One night only! Tours start every half hour from 6 pm to 10 pm. $20 tickets are on sale now. Not handicapped friendly because of ramps and stairs. For ages 8 and up, only.…
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