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  • 2025 Not-So-Silent Auction

    Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center - Best Western 26 E 1st St, Oswego, New York

    Mark your calendars for our biggest fundraising event of the year; guaranteed to be an evening of fun,…

    $20

  • Captured Memories: The Photos of Frank Barbeau

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    Oswego Public Library 120 E 2nd St, Oswego, NY, United States

    In collaboration with the Friends of the Oswego Public Library, the Oswego County Historical Society will be exhibiting photographs from the Frank Barbeau Negatives Collection in their first public showing!

    Free

  • 2025 Landmark Lawn Sale, Day 1

    Richardson-Bates House Museum 135 East Third Street, Oswego, NY, United States

    Oswego County Historical Society is holding their annual Landmark Lawn Sale! Join us on the south lawn of the Richardson-Bates…

    Free

  • 2025 Landmark Lawn Sale, Day 2

    Richardson-Bates House Museum 135 East Third Street, Oswego, NY, United States

    Oswego County Historical Society is holding their annual Landmark Lawn Sale! Join us on the south lawn of the Richardson-Bates…

    Free
  • Volunteers and visitors occupy the front and side lawns of the museum of Family Fun Day.

    2025 Family Fun Day

    Richardson-Bates House Museum 135 East Third Street, Oswego, NY, United States

    Play traditional Victorian games on the south lawn of the museum for free. Ice cream sundaes courtesy of…

    Free

  • A Victorian Tea Party

    Richardson-Bates House Museum 135 East Third Street, Oswego, NY, United States

    The Oswego County Historical Society cordially invites you to our second annual Victorian Tea Party! Enjoy an afternoon of tea and conviviality in a historical setting. The menu will include tea sandwiches, scones, sweets and other delicacies from a traditional afternoon tea. 

    $35 – $45

  • Poster for "Arsenic and Old Lace" starring Cary Grant.

    Arsenic and Old Lace — Classic Movie Night 2025

    Oswego Cinema 7 138 W 2nd St #2763, Oswego, NY, United States

    Oswego County Historical Society is once again hosting our Classic Movie Night, this time with the 1944 film…

    $20

  • Trivia Night logo on a blue-and-teal gradient background, with "Presented by Oswego County Historical Society" written at the bottom.

    Trivia Night 2025

    G.S. Steamers 70 E 1st St, Oswego, NY, United States

    Test your trivia skills with Oswego County Historical Society's 4th annual Trivia Night! Gather a team of up…

    $10

  • 2025 Holiday Open House

    Richardson-Bates House Museum 135 East Third Street, Oswego, NY, United States

    Experience Victorian Christmas through the eyes of the Bates family. Christmas decorations and Victorian children’s gifts are on…

    Free
  • An image of a magic lantern slide from the late 19th century. The circlular image features a young woman suspended between columns with a brightly lite sky and futuristic city landscape behind her.

    Victorian Christmas Magic Lantern Show

    Richardson-Bates House Museum 135 East Third Street, Oswego, NY, United States

    Joseph Boggs (J.B.) Beal's collection. Image Courtesy Wikimedia Commons. More information: magiclanternsociety.org. In the Victorian era, lanternists created…

    Free

  • Attendees of the Medal of Honor Day 2025 event watch on as speakers are introduced.

    National Medal of Honor Day 2026

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    Richardson-Bates House Museum 135 East Third Street, Oswego, NY, United States

    The community is invited to attend a special event commemorating National Medal of Honor Day at 11:00 AM…

    Free