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ARMISTICE: A Pageant In Voices

Admission: $5

Explore 19th c. mourning culture in the OC Cemetery.  Don't wait, registration required!

Free to Members.  Non-Members: $7. Students (ages 8 & up): $3.

What was Spiritualism and why was the Oneida Community interested in it?  Join us for an after-hours program that explores nineteenth century fascination with the spirit world.  Registration required.

Free to Members. Non-Members $15.  Students (ages 8 & up): $5.

August 6:  The Landmarks Society of Greater Utica, "Walks and Talks, Mansion House Grounds."  6 PM - 7:30 PM

A free outdoor tour of the Mansion House grounds.

June 21 (7pm) Anthony Wonderly, "Oneida Utopia: A Community Searching for Human Happiness and Prosperity":

The author Anthony Wonderley will share from his recent book about the Utopian Community, published through Cornell University Press.  Reception and book signing to follow the reading.

Free and open to the public. Donations welcome.

June 3 at 3pm: The Irish and the Erie with Craobh Dugan musicians
Join us for an amazing musical story! In our historic hall, the musicians of Craobh Dugan will bring the history to life of how Irish immigrants helped to build the Erie Canal in an entertaining one hour presentation featuring the traditional Irish music they played and songs they sang. 

$5 for OCMH members, non-members: $10, Students (12 and up): $3, 12 and under: FREE​

Apr 29 at 1pm: Join us for author Michael Doyle's book reading of "The Minsters' War: John W. Mears, the Oneida Community, and the Crusade for Public Morality."  It's "a riveting account of Presbyterian minister John W. Mears's crusade against the Oneida Community." 

A book signing and reception will follow the reading. FREE and open to the public. Thank you to Sherrill-Kenwood Free Library for co-sponsoring the program!

Apr 22, 10:30am-12pm: Hike the pathway around Sunset Lake and pitch in to take care of our environment in our annual litter clean-up!

Saturday, April 7 1:00pm-3:30pm: Led by stained-glass expert and window restorer Jerome Durr of Jerome Durr Studios LLC, this workshop will emphasize identifying issues with historic windows ad best practices for the care and repair of windows.

Workshop tuition is $40; OCMH members are discounted to $30. Advance registration is required. Light refreshments will be served.​

March 24: The Mansion House will be closed on Saturday, March 24 for a private memorial service. We will resume regular business hours on Sunday, March 25 (12pm-5pm).

March 11 (2pm-4:30pm) In recognition of International Women's Day, join us for a film screening of "Connie Cook: A Documentary." As one of only three women in the New York State Assembly in the 1960s and 70s, Connie Cook led extraordinary efforts — against the odds — to create change within a male-dominated government. As a Republican Assemblywoman for New York’s 125th District, she sought equality and fought for women’s rights.

Sunday, February 11 at 1pm: Women played a pivotal role in the changing political culture of the United States through support of abolition and the women's rights movement. Prof. Marcia Robinson of Syracuse University will join our discussion to share her research and insights into how Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, an African-American abolitionist, suffragist, and writer, fought in a resistance movement that resonates today.

Sunday, January 14 at 1pm: Discussion: Shaken & Stirred: Religious Ferment and Utopia

Threats of violence. Excommunication. Arrest. Members of new religions and communities have faced intense consequences for their beliefs. From the eighteenth century to today, members of new religions and communities have faced intense consequences for their beliefs. This discussion will consider the different motivations that inspired new religious movements and the outcomes.