HISTORY CENTER—6-9 p.m. “Grand Opening Gala for GOHS Ballroom.” Local food and a chance to explore this new community space. Free and open to the public. 3rd Floor Ballroom, Oneonta History Center, 183 Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-0960 or https://www.facebook.com/events/1294035568746778?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D…
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Scholarships for Red Cross lifeguard certification classes, upcoming Lutheran services, and theatrical productions at Cooperstown and Milford central schools are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Local Dean's List designees at SUNY Delhi, the GOHS Postcard, Book and Ephemera Show and Sale, the opening of the Annual Youth Arts Show at 25 Main Collective, and a fundraiser for the Cooperstown Lions Club are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Despite its closure more than 60 years ago, the U&D still has a lasting impact on Oneonta. Panels in the exhibit highlight the railroad’s influence on bringing immigrants to the city, something that would go on to shape the character of the Sixth Ward for the next century.…
Cooperstown Central School sports updates, the Greater Oneonta Historical Society's new railroad exhibit, and special events and exhibits at the NBHoF in observance of Black History Month are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
This weekend's Oneonta Rotary Road Rally Scavenger Hunt, a passport fair at the Unadilla Town Hall on Saturday, Cooperstown Central School soccer updates and the Butternuts Neutral Host Mobile Tower Pilot Project are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
FUNDRAISER—2-6 p.m. “Hops for History.” Local beer and food tasting with a bar crawl featuring six downtown bars and restaurants. Followed by live music at the B-Side Ballroom starting at 6 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Oneonta History Center. Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-0960 or www.oneontahistory.org…
A Fly-In Pancake Breakfast at Cooperstown/Westville Airport, free FOIL training, an Otsego Lake Watershed Protection Program survey and a benefit dinner in support of Bob Croft are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Located on the corner of Main and River streets, where Stewart’s Shops now stands, the McDonald Tavern was built in 1810 and served as one of Oneonta’s earliest operating taverns. Seven years later, in 1817, it saw the opening of the first post office for the area.…
“This marker helps bring to light Oneonta’s role as a central location in New York of anti-slavery activism and a site on the Freedom Trail in the 19th century,” Micucci wrote via e-mail. “As a historian, it makes me incredibly proud to be able to commemorate and celebrate Oneonta’s significance and the many abolitionists, like E.R. Ford, who challenged and advocated for an end to slavery and helped those escaped enslaved people in need.”…
