Greater Oneonta Historical Society Summer Tours

Sponsored by the Oneonta Centennial Committee in commemoration of the
Centennial of the City Charter
(1908-2008)

All walking tours and open houses are free and open to the public
For more information, contact the GOHS History Center, 607-432-0960.
www.OneontaHistory.org




Thursday June 26th
Walking Tour of Riverside Cemetery, Part I
Meet at the entrance to the cemetery, behind the First Presbyterian Church, at 296 Main Street at 7:00 PM for this tour of the graves of many of Oneonta's founding families with local historian Lynn Bissell.

Saturday June 28th
Oneonta Houses of Worship I
Several Oneonta houses of worship will provide an open house, tours, exhibits, and/or presentations. Venues with hours and activities to be announced.

Wednesday July 2nd
Tour of Swart-Wilcox House
The Friends of the Swart-Wilcox House will lead a tour at 7:00 PM of the oldest house in the City of Oneonta, built in 1807.

Thursday July 10th
Walking Tour of Riverside Cemetery, Part II
Meet at the entrance to the cemetery, behind the First Presbyterian Church at 296 Main Street, at 7:00 PM for this tour, with local historian Lynn Bissell, of the graves of many well-known Oneonta families.

Saturday July 19th
Trolley Tour of Oneonta Railroad History
Meet at the Depot Restaurant, 4 1/2 Railroad Street, at 1:00 PM. Railroad historian Jim Loudon will lead this tour of local railroad history sites in the Oneonta area: the two depots, the Roundhouse grounds, Cooperstown Junction, the West Oneonta trolley station, and the Little Red Caboose. The tour in the Oneonta Public Transit trolley will last approximately two hours. Space is limited and tickets should be purchased in advance for $5 at the Greater Oneonta Historical Society History Center, 183 Main Street. The Depot Restaurant is offering a 10% discount on lunch to ticket holders.

Saturday July 26th
Oneonta Houses of Worship II
Several Oneonta houses of worship will provide an open house, tours, exhibits, and/or presentations. Venues with hours and activities to be announced.

Saturday August 2nd
Walking Tour of Walnut Street
Loraine Tyler will lead this tour of the Walnut Street Historic District. Meet at 1:00 PM in the Dietz Street Parking Lot across from the YMCA.

Saturday August 9th
Tour of Fairchild Mansion
The Masonic Temple will be open to the public from 12 noon to 4:00 PM.

Saturday August 16th
Walking Tour of the Rail Yards
Meet at 1:00 PM at the corner of Fonda Avenue and Roundhouse Road for this tour from the site of the world's largest roundhouse to the extant Delaware & Hudson buildings. Parking is available in the lower lot of the Marketplace at 213 Chestnut Street.

Sunday August 17th
Tour of the GOHS History Center
From 1:00 to 4:00 PM, Greater Oneonta Historical Society members will give guided tours of the four floors of the History Center in the Bissell Block, the oldest brick building on Main Street.

Saturday August 23th
Walking Tour of Sixth Ward
Mayor John Nader will lead this tour of his historic neighborhood Meet in the Opportunities for Otsego parking lot at 3 West Broadway.

Saturday August 30th
Walking Tour of Main Street. Loraine Tyler will lead this walking tour of the architectural and historical highlights of Main Street. Meet at the GOHS History Center at 1:00 PM.

For additional information contact:


Dana LaCroix
Events Planner
Main Street Oneonta
POB 393
Oneonta, NY 13820
Tel. 607.434.6755
www.mainstreetoneonta.com