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PROGRAMS

Historical programs have been offered to the community for several years on a variety of subjects which center around history and historical events in our region, state or nation.  Presenters are specialists in the topic and always welcome questions.  Programs are offered once a month on Sundays from May to October in the museum's Community Room.  All programs are free and open to the public.  A sample of past programs included “Beginnings of Business in Union Springs”, “Raptors of Upstate New York” and the “Lake Sturgeon in Cayuga Lake.”

Summer Program Schedule

Check back often for updates and announcements!

September 14, 2025

7pm

Willard Memorial Chapel

Presenter:

Sydney Fischer

Sydney Fischer will speak on the history of Willard Memorial Chapel taking us on a picturesque tour. The interior of the Chapel was designed and handcrafted entirely by the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co. of NYC. It is the only complete and unaltered totally Tiffany designed religious interior known to exist in the world.

October 19, 2025

2pm

The Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ People in the Cayuga Lake Region

Presenter:

Kurt A. Jordan

Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ Kurt A. Jordan, Associate Professor of Anthropology and American Indian and Indigenous Studies at Cornell University, will speak on his research which resulted in a book as titled above. A part of the history of the Cayuga Lake region has been romanticized or forgotten altogether. It began at the end of the last ice age 13,000 years ago and traces The Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ people up to the reoccupation of their traditional territory.

His history relies mainly on the written record, archaeological evidence, and some community based oral histories that The Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ people shared with him.

November 9, 2025

2pm

Angels of Bastogne

Presenter:

Glenn Ivers

Glenn Ivers will speak about a book entitled Angels of Bastogne which he authored.

A story about the courageous medical team of American Doctor, Jack Prior, MD and Belgian Nurses Renee LeMaire and Augusta Chiwy who together saved so many lives while under siege and bombardment in Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in WWII on December 1944.

December 14, 2025

4pm

Christmas Sing-Along

Presenter:

Geoff Clough

Geoff Clough of G&L Music Studio in Baldwinsville plays your favorite songs of the season with the unique arrangements and shares a bit of history and trivia as well. It's sure to get you into the spirit!

The Frontenac Museum wants to remember Christmas and the caroling that once happened in our village. Bring your voices and enjoy Christmas refreshments of hot chocolate and Christmas cookies!

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