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Onondaga Historical Association, Syracuse, NY

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Onondaga Historical Association

Private nonprofit history center covering Onondaga County and Central New York, with museums, a research center, and a gift gallery.

321 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, New York 13202 · Syracuse, NY

About Onondaga Historical Association

The Onondaga Historical Association is a private nonprofit that studies and preserves the history of Onondaga County and Central New York. Its downtown Syracuse museum presents county history across several exhibits, and visitors can also browse the gift gallery. The organization runs other sites as well, including a Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center, a Gustav Stickley House, and military and aviation history museums. Its research center is temporarily closed for renovations.

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