Fort Ontario and the Safe Haven Refugee Center Museum
This is a visit to the Safe Haven Museum in Oswego. Safe Haven was the only Refugee Camp for displaced persons in the United States during WWII. The camp was home to almost 1,000 Holocaust/ War Victim Survivers. The museum has a beautiful display showing not only the history of Safe Haven but the story of the people that it sheltered. The TV Movie Haven is based on this true story.
A Lighthouse Tour in New York Harbor
A tour around New York harbor sponsored by the National Lighthouse Museum. We visited the lighthouses in and around New York and New Jersey.
Fort Ontario, Oswego, New York | WPBS Short Flix
Fort Ontario, in Oswego, New York, has been involved, in one way or another, in nearly every war in American history.
The first Fort Ontario was built by the British in1755 to protect their only fur trading village on the Great Lakes from the French, who controlled the fur trade throughout the region.
The Fort was totally destroyed a year later, when the French unsuccessfully attacked, and the British rebuilt it in 1759. During the Revolutionary War, American soldiers burned the fort down, but the British held on. They rebuilt and remained until 1796, 13 years after the American Revolution. The fort was then handed over to the Americans.
The third fort lasted until The War of 1812. The British attacked on May 6, 1814, and were victorious. What remained of the fort was once again rebuilt directly upon the 1759 pentagon-shaped remains.
Later in American hands, the fort was expanded. During World War I, Fort Ontario was the site of the largest Army hospital in the Northeast. And during World War II, it was home to 982 European refugees welcomed to the United States.
Today, Fort Ontario is part of the New York State park system. Visitors can wander through the many buildings and tunnels.
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Newsreel titled 'US Haven from War' depicting European Jewish refugees brought to a camp at Fort Ontario, Oswego New York.
Newsreel titled 'US Haven from War'. Civilians greet, as a train carrying 982 European Jewish refugees arrives at Fort Ontario, in Oswego, New York. Men, women and children wave their hands, from inside the train. Old man drinks milk handed him by a woman. War Relocation Authority assist a descending woman and patient on stretcher out of the train. Refugee children at the refugee camp. Location: Oswego New York. Date: August 11, 1944.
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Oswego Paddlefest 2018
Imagine Aerial's highlight video of the 2018 Oswego Paddlefest, A 15 mile row through four locks in Oswego County New York. Imagine Aerial provided a first-of its-kind live video stream of the event to a multi-agency command center. Drones were used to live-stream real time video to incident commanders to enhance situational awareness of the nearly 15 mile event that brings paddlers through a 65 foot elevation change through four locks. Sponsored by H. Lee White Maritime Museum at Oswego, with public safety partners including the Oswego Fire Department, Oswego County Sheriff's Office, United States Border Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard Station Oswego, US Coast Guard Auxillary, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Fulton Fire Department, NY, Oswego County Fire Coordinator’s office, Minetto Fire Department, and Phoenix Fire Dept, with help from NYS Canal Corporation. Weather and hydrology data were collected in real time and displayed with aerial live-stream.
Oswego, NY | Getaway 1000 Islands
Getaway to the 1000 Islands and Oswego County, NY
The 1000 Islands - where Ontario and the United States meet... their cultures blending in the waters of the mighty St. Lawrence and Great Lake Ontario. Today, many people remark that this gorgeous garden of woods and waters is truly one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Others will tell you its friendly atmosphere, fresh outdoors and laid-back pace makes the 1000 Islands a place that inspires the spirit and renews the soul.
Oswego Inn in Oswego NY
Reservations: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oswego Inn 180 East 10th Street Oswego NY 13126 This inn, in the center of Oswego, New York, features free Wi-Fi and a daily continental breakfast. The Fort Ontario Historic Site is just one mile from the inn. Rooms at the Oswego Inn all include a cable TV and private bathroom. An in-room telephone and data port are also provided. Art from various local artists is featured throughout the Inn Oswego. Guests can relax in the common area by playing cards or board games. The Oswego Country Club is a 4-minute drive from the inn. The State University of New York at Oswego is 3 miles away.
Megan Hicks @ Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site - Fort Hunter, NY
Award winning storyteller Megan Hicks performed at the Schoharie Crossing Visitor Center on Sunday August 17th as part of the 22nd Annual - Not Just For Kids Storytelling Series.
She was featured as a New Voice at the National Storytelling Festival in 2011, and her credits range from small venues in rural America to regional stages throughout the United States and international programs on three continents.
Her awards include a Parents’ Choice Silver for the CD, “What Was Civil About That War” which was also a 2005 finalist for an Audies Award in the category of Best Original Work. She received a Storytelling World Honor Award and was named National Storyteller of the Year.
Megan Hicks also had been involved in making origami jewelry since 1986. She has created workshops and performances around the art of origami.
The Not Just For Kids Storytelling Series is an annual favorite for patrons of Schoharie Crossing. All performances are held rain or shine at the Visitor Center at 6:00 pm with refreshments following the performance.
This year the program has been sponsored by The Friends of Schoharie Crossing, Stewart’s Shops, L’Ultimo, Southside Food Company, the Garden Bug, Karen’s Produce and Dolci Bakery. The program also received support from Saratoga Arts through its Fulton Montgomery Arts Grant Program, which is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Cuomo and the New York Legislature.
For more information please visit: nysparks.com
Jerry Rescue Monument, Syracuse New York
In 1851 a free man was almost stolen from NY and handed over to the slave states. The citizens of Syracuse saved him and that area would eventually become known as the great central depot on the Underground Railroad.
This was produced during my enrollment in Syracuse University's Military Visual Journalism Program.
American servicemen in the 1940's -- Film 9463
Map shows Oswego, New York State, on Lake Ontario, U.S.A.
Industrial exterior scene, barges on the canal, sign says 'Port of Oswego, Gateway to Atlantic sea board'. One shot of main street, newspaper office exterior, paper boys leave office to their bicycles outside, boy on bike throws paper into porch of white picket fence house. Court house, high school, churches, women sit under tree, street signs, children on the sidewalk, woman with pram, postman with letters, signs in window 'serving our country' indicts that there's a soldier in the household, man gets into car, people on the street, exterior of factory, with cars outside, woman in overalls, heavy and medium industry, riveting boiler, heavy hammer with hot metals, sharpening knives of large grinder, metal sparks and welding man in visor. The factory makes tanks. Two tanks produced a day. Tank on rail bogey, American family outside idyllic U.S.A. house with porch. United Nations Day introduced by Roosevelt. Mayor Scanlon of Oswego at a meeting. Outside house in vegetable garden. Wife with carrots in basket with husband and his pipe. Old man on veranda of house with children on the steps. Woman with broom on steps of house, very typical weather board house with porch and steps. Building a podium in the town square. Carpenters build with logos of countries and the U.N. Brazil Canada, Mexico, Great Britain hoarding showing those countries. U.N. parade through streets, soldiers and sailor sign autographs. Formal welcome. Mayor at microphone, people watch. Pledge 'to sustain the democratic way of life against all tyranny'. Band plays factory workers listen to speakers. Ships loaded at night. Lend lease. Crane working. Newsprint unloaded. People coming out of a large church, all in Sunday best. Priest shakes hands. Girl and boy on bicycles through countryside. Boy is a sailor. They stop at a farm. Girl brings lemonade. Farmer and cows go by farm. Swimming in the lake. Sailor plays with girl putting his hat on her. Women and soldiers together in World War Two. Carnival. Soldiers eat candyfloss. Ferris wheels, coconut, shy, fast ride. People in car of a ride. Mother in kitchen with corn flakes for breakfast, she pours out the coffee for a soldier. They eat breakfast together. Woman peels potatoes while naval officer talks to her. He advises her on the salad dressing. Boy makes model planes. He has charts showing models and model planes hang from the ceiling. Talking on the porch. Sailor asleep under a tree. Armed forces hats in a pile. At the dinner table. Crowds of people saying good by at train station. Train leaves, soldiers wave. Flags in a line.
(Note - Oswego was where Jewish refugees were interred by Americans during World War Two - not mentioned in this morale boosting film)
Corning, New York Most Fun Small Town in America
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Need to Know | April 27, 2017 | Remembering the only U.S. refugee center for Holocaust victims
It’s been said that history has a way of repeating itself. The global refugee crisis of more than 65 million displaced people draws a correlation to one of the darkest times in human history. Today the world is experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II.
As some nations open their borders to refugees escaping conflicts in their homelands, closer to home we remember our past when nearly a thousand refugees from Europe arrived in Oswego, New York in 1944.
The Holocaust refugees were brought to the US as guests of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. They were a “token” group intended to be part of a larger plan to bring possibly hundreds of thousands of holocaust victims to what was called “safe havens” around the country.
That first group, more than 900 people, interned at the Fort Ontario army camp was also the last group offered a safe haven.
That story was documented 30 years ago in a Peabody award-winning WXXI production called Safe Haven. On this special edition of Need to Know we celebrate the anniversary of that film at a relevant time in modern history. Guests joining this show include: Paul Lewis - writer and producer of the 1987 documentary, Irving Schild – a Holocaust survivor and Safe Haven refugee in Oswego, and Helen Levinson – a Holocaust survivor from Poland who moved to Rochester after World War II.
Ruth Gruber (2010): on Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter
Vignettes from a Nov. 3, 2010 interview with Ruth Gruber, journalist, author and extraordinary individual. Here she talks about her role as an assistant to Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes and her role in saving 1,000 Jewish refugees in Italy and transporting them as guests' of President Roosevelt to the United States and Fort Ontario in Oswego N.Y. Also her involvement and permitting them to stay and become U.S. citizens.
Grucci Fireworks Show At Eisenhower Park On July 2 2011
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that the County and TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, will once again present a spectacular fireworks display in Eisenhower Park on Saturday, July 2, 2011.
Despite the cancellation of other high profile fireworks shows, TD Bank will once again sponsor Celebrate America at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park. The fireworks, presented by the world-famous Grucci family, are part of an unforgettable night in Eisenhower Park that includes a pre-show starring Mr. Scott the Music Man at 5:40 p.m. and a Bon Jovi Tribute Band - Slippery When Wet at 7:30 p.m.
I want to thank TD Bank for their continued support of this spectacular celebration of our nation's independence, said Mangano. This is a great opportunity families and seniors to once again enjoy an incredible concert and fireworks show in Eisenhower Park.
At TD Bank, we are passionate about supporting the communities where our customers and employees live and work, said TD Bank Regional President Chris Giamo. We are proud to help bring this spectacular fireworks show back to Long Island again this year.
The theatre area gates will open at 5:30 p.m. and the fireworks will begin at darkness (approx. 9:30 p.m.) Tickets are required for admission to the Theatre area and are available free of charge at any TD Bank on Long Island, while supplies last. There is no formal seating; visitors should bring blankets or chairs. Space is limited and overflow will be directed to other viewing and parking areas.
In anticipation of the holiday weekend, County Executive Mangano, along with Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter, remind the residents that fireworks awareness and prevention are important issues to discuss with their families. The possession, use, or sale of fireworks, including sparklers, is a violation of New York State Penal Law, and may be punishable as a misdemeanor or a felony. Parents should talk with their children about the destructive outcomes that can occur from playing with fireworks.
Fourth of July fireworks, although popular, can be extremely harmful. Fireworks statistics indicate that:
•An estimated 9,800 people were treated in emergency rooms for fireworks-related injuries in the United States, in 2007.
•Approximately 16% of all consumer fireworks injuries are caused by sparklers burning hands and legs, with the majority of these injuries occurring to young children.
•Most of these injuries happen at the victims' homes.
•Fireworks can cause life threatening residential fires.
•Children ages 5 to 9 years old have the highest rate of injuries related to fireworks.
There are many licensed professionals that perform fireworks presentations for the public, such as the Celebrate America show at Eisenhower Park. County Executive Mangano and Acting Police Commissioner Krumpter would like to wish the residents of Nassau County a happy and safe July Fourth holiday.
Eisenhower Park, operated by the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums, is located in East Meadow with entrances on Merrick Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike. The Lakeside Theatre is near parking fields 6 and 6A. For more information, call Nassau County Parks at 516-572-0200, or visit nassaucountyny.govparks
Amos (Andy) Cambron, US Army, World War Two
Amos (Andy) Cambron
Place of Birth: Oklahoma
Inducted: 12 December 1941
United States. Army
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army. Armored Division, 5th
Patty Ritchie, NY State Senator
11 November 2013
Oswego County Legislative Office Building
Cambron, Amos (Andy)
Normandy (France)
Paris (France)
Berlin, Germany
Battle of Bulge
Sherman Tank
Forward Observer
Entered Paris with General Patton's 3rd Army.
Amongst 1st American soldiers to enter Berlin, Germany.
Landed on Utah Beach, Normandy. Only 2 of 16 tanks got off LST.
Interviewed by Senator Patty Ritchie's office, with an introduction by the Senator.
On DVD - 2013 Senator Patty Richie's Office, Veterans, Jefferson County
Veteran oral history interview published by the New York State Military Museum. The State of New York, the Division of Military and Naval Affairs and the New York State Military Museum are not responsible for the content, accuracy, opinions or manner of expression of the veterans whose historical interviews are presented in this video. The opinions expressed by those interviewed are theirs alone and not those of the State of New York.
Burmese man finds success in Buffalo
Thousands of refugees settle in Buffalo
William Michael O'Connor, Technician 5th Grade, US Army, World War Two
Technician 5th Grade William Michael (R.?) O'Connor
DOB: 7 October 1923
Hometown: Schenectady, NY
Place of Birth: Schenectady, NY
Inducted: 12 January 1943
Discharged: 11 December 1945
United States. Army
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army. Military Police Battalion, 803rd
United States. Army. Army, 5th
2 January 2001
Latham, NY Military Police duties
Campaigns
O'Connor, William Michael (R.?)
North Africa
Italy
Arno
Rome
Naples
Foggia
Military Police
Ardeatine Caves
Newspaper article, photos, typed history.
Middle initial on VHS is R.
VHS version may not be complete.
Transcribed by Rick Bennett
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Veteran oral history interview published by the New York State Military Museum. The State of New York, the Division of Military and Naval Affairs and the New York State Military Museum are not responsible for the content, accuracy, opinions or manner of expression of the veterans whose historical interviews are presented in this video. The opinions expressed by those interviewed are theirs alone and not those of the State of New York.
Clarence Benware, US Navy, World War Two
Clarence Benware
Inducted: 1943
United States. Navy
World War, 1939-1945
LST 601 (Ship)
Patty Ritchie, NY State Senator
11 November 2013
Oswego County Legislative Office Building
Hospital ships
Benware, Clarence
Tunis (Tunisia)
France
Wales
Japan
LST's
Amphibious Command Training
Loaded ships.
Put on a hospital ship for malaria.
Had one brother in the Marines in Guam and another brother in the Navy in Australia.
Interviewed by Senator Patty Ritchie's office, with an introduction by the Senator.
On DVD - 2013 Senator Patty Richie's Office, Veterans, Jefferson County
Veteran oral history interview published by the New York State Military Museum. The State of New York, the Division of Military and Naval Affairs and the New York State Military Museum are not responsible for the content, accuracy, opinions or manner of expression of the veterans whose historical interviews are presented in this video. The opinions expressed by those interviewed are theirs alone and not those of the State of New York.
Edward A. Pascucci, Private First Class, US Army, World War Two
E-3 (Private First Class) Edward A. Pascucci
DOB: 8 July 1924
Hometown: Oswego, NY
Place of Birth: Oswego, NY
Inducted: 24 March 1943
Discharged: 16 January 1946
United States. Army
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 63rd (1943-1945)
Service injury: Yes
Interviewed by Ashely Coon of Rome Free Academy H.S., Rome, NY
10 November 2003
Rome Free Academy, Rome, NY
Pascucci, Edward A.
Colmar, France
Central Europe
Rhineland
K-rations
Donation interview
Photo of awards
Radio operations
Colmar Pockey
Austrian Nuns
Occupation of Austria
Includes CD-ROM with 'Resource Files.'
Veteran oral history interview published by the New York State Military Museum. The State of New York, the Division of Military and Naval Affairs and the New York State Military Museum are not responsible for the content, accuracy, opinions or manner of expression of the veterans whose historical interviews are presented in this video. The opinions expressed by those interviewed are theirs alone and not those of the State of New York.
A Discussion on the Whole Truth and Integrity at Oswego 2009
This clip is from a discussion on the Whole Truth and Integrity recorded at the Synergetics Collaborative's Seventh Annual Summer Workshop on A Synergetics Sampler: Celebrating Buckminster Fuller's 114th Birthday at John Belt's Design Studio, Department of Technology, SUNY Oswego (12 Jul 2009). Joe Clinton starts the discussion by asking how to help people consider all aspects of the problem so that you get the whole truth. A wide ranging discussion follows on the nature of truth and communication and responsibility. CJ Fearnley provides some concluding commentary.
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The Synergetics Collaborative's Seventh Annual Summer Workshop A SynergeticsSampler: Celebrating Buckminster Fuller's 114th Birthday at John Belt's Design Studio brought together 24 people to work on and discuss a sampling of topics related to Bucky Fuller's Synergetics.
The Synergetics Collaborative (SNEC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organizing events for anyone with an interest in learning about or building upon Buckminster Fuller's Synergetics.
Video producer: The SNEC/Acevedomedia Team
Thanks to all of the volunteers from the Collaborative for their work on the cameras!
Video Editor: Victor Acevedo, Digital artist and Visual Music producer/director. A member of the Synergetics Collaborative and a long-time student of RBF and Synergetics. Recently he's been working with Collaborative member Thomas Miller on his Newtools project.