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October 19 – November 16 Wednesday12:00 PM → 1:30 PMSessions: 5Instructor: Charles Coon, MA, retired social studies teacher; adjunct professor of history, Onondaga Community College and SUNY CortlandLocations: This course will be taught online.Abolition of slavery in the Americas is a large, complicated, and long story, and these five sessions will look at... read more -
October 7 Monday10:00 AM → 11:30 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Robert Searing, Curator of History, Onondaga Historical Association; Jason Terreri, Executive Director, Syracuse Regional Airport Authority; Ken Stewart, President and CEO, NUAIRLocations: This course will be taught online.Our guests will discuss our Syracuse airport’s role in our community, from its iconic history to its current state of... read more -
April 10 Thursday10:00 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Terrence McGovern, PhD, emeritus faculty, SUNY CortlandLocations: Oasis StudioThis class provides an overview of the founding of Port-Royal (1605), the expansion of the colony, its capture by the... read more -
October 16 – November 6 Mondays11:00 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 4Instructor: Frank Calidonna, MS, photographer, retired art teacher, media production and IT specialist and instructor, Mohawk Valley Learning in Retirement programLocations: Oasis StudioA simple cardboard box with the picture of a Quaker, filled with oats for oatmeal, entered stores in 1886. Who... read more -
November 7 Friday10:00 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: David Chanatry, Moderator of Ivory Tower, WCNY-TVLocations: This course will be taught online.The popular Ivory Tower scholars weigh in on politics and public affairs on the local, state, and national scene, with... read more -
February 3 Thursday1:00 PM → 3:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Tom Henry, MS, retired social studies/history teacher and historianLocations: This course will be taught online.Our National Parks have been called America’s Best Idea. I could not agree more. We will travel to some of... read more -
May 21 Friday4:00 PM → 5:00 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Tracy J. Jones Content Writer, Editor, Writing CoachLocations: San Diego Online CourseHave you ever wondered why similar characters seem to pop up in your favorite movies, television shows, novels, and memoirs?... read more -
December 1 Monday2:30 PM → 4:30 PMSessions: 1Instructor: Tom Henry, MS, retired social studies/history teacher and historianLocations: Oasis Lecture HallWhat did those nine people do this year? Many cases this term did not gather big headlines but were still... read more -
February 26 Wednesday10:00 AM → 11:00 AMSessions: 1Instructor: Lt. Jon Anderson, Onondaga County Sheriffs Office Historian and author of Since 1794: The History of the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office and Images of America SeriesThe Onondaga County Sheriffs OfficeLocations: Oasis StudioThis course will focus on incidents of riots and ruckus in Onondaga County’s history from 1794 to 1993. Topics include... read more -
March 21 – March 22 Tuesday, Wednesday10:00 AM → 12:00 PMSessions: 2Instructor: Evelyn Fiorenza, Everson Museum docent, exhibiting artist, retired art teacher K-12Locations: Oasis StudioA bold and loose technique will be used to capture the beauty of nature in the Adirondack Mountains. This two-session... read more