User:Madeleine.olive/ONONDAGA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION/Bibliography

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Searing, R. (2022, January 18). The OHA has been telling Syracuse’s story and preserving its history since 1862. Syracuse.com. https://www.syracuse.com/living/2022/01/the-oha-has-been-telling-syracuses-story-and-preserving-its-history-since-1862.html
- This source would be useful to include because it goes into detail about the origins and history of the OHA. It also comes from a local news organization, which is a great place to gather information about topics like this. It is also a fairly recent article, which will have an updated overview on the organization.
About OHA. Onondaga Historical Association. (2021, February 18). https://www.cnyhistory.org/about/
- This OHA about page is an excellent place to get reliable information directly from the source. It has information on all of the different locations and museums as well as all of their operating hours. It is also a great place to find different images to include on the Wikipedia page. This source is a bit more straightforward in its use, but it is the most reliable place to find information of this kind.
Indian Conference. (1919). Official Record of Indian Conference, Called to Determine the Status of the Indians of the Six Nations on the Indian Reservations of the State of New York, and Their Relations to the Federal and State Governments.
- This source is interesting because it shows documentation of an important event in Syracuse history. The life Indigenous people in Syracuse is intertwined into the community, so it is important to showcase aspects of that history. This is also reliable because it is an official meeting record. It is interesting to note some of the different uses of the location and how they are relevant to the community and the land that we live on; in this case the discussion of the reservations is crucial to understanding the larger context and history of the location we are in.
The onondaga historians. (1890, February 23). Syracuse Standard. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- This article was mentioned on the OHA website in which the Syracuse Standard commended the work that historians were doing for the area. I think that this is a cool piece of history to include since it is prominent enough to be quoted on the OHA website. I think that a large part of an organization’s presence in a community is how it is viewed or received. An article such as this one could help to put the OHA into the context of the community response to their work.

Fukuda, T. (n.d.). Representation of Local History: The Case of the Onondaga Historical Association in Syracuse, New York. CITESEERX. https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary
- This research article details the past of the Onondaga Historical Association and discusses the types of representation shown in the museums. I think that this is important information to include because it includes data on the representation demographics of art or portraits in the museum. I think it could be interesting to discuss the prominence of portraits of local white men and how the representation within the OHA has changed since its beginning.

"Proceedings of the Legislature." The New York Times, 17 Apr. 1863.
- This source is interesting because it is the oldest source I could find — the first-ever mention of the Onondaga Historical Association. It doesn’t say much about the OHA, though it details a State Senate hearing in Albany in which a bill for “incorporating the Onondaga Historical Association.” This seems to be an important part of the OHA’s history, especially since it is so old. I would use this in the wiki article to state when the OHA was founded and incorporated.
B. Lozner, Christine. "A Look at Two More of Our Cultural Showcases - History Museum: Making the Past Usable." The Syracuse Post-Standard, 12 May 2002.
- This is a valuable source because it explains the goals and mission of the Onondaga HIstorical Association. Also notable because the byline is Christine B. Lozner, President of the Board of Directors of the Onondaga Historical Association. It also has details about what the OHA looked like in 2002. It further mentions a campaign to renovate the OHA museum facilities, and visions for the 21st century. I would use this in the wiki article in the history section, to detail what the OHA looked like at this time.
Brieaddy, Frank. "Historic City Building to See New Life - Couple to Restore Onondaga Historical Association's Former Headquarters." The Syracuse Post-Standard, 21 July 2005.
- This is another valuable source because it is about the sale of the OHA’s 109-year-old building to a couple. It has details about the couples’ plans for the building, as well as how long it was on the market, and why it needed “just the right person” to buy it. It also has details about the actual architecture of the building, including its address, architectural style, designer, date, history, and more. I would use this in the wiki article in the history section as well as a section about the building itself and that history.
Case, Dick. "Onondaga Historical Association museum in downtown Syracuse gets a facelift." The Syracuse Post-Standard, 10 July 2011.
- This source details the 2011 reopening of the OHA. It says it had been “bricked up for years.” It is a very long article and has a lot of information about the changes to the OHA, renovations, its mission, ongoing and future plans, and more. It also dives deeper into the exhibits that the OHA was holding at the time. It has a lot of quotes from Greg Tripoli, who was the OHA’s executive director at the time. I would use this in the wiki article in the history section to detail what it was like in the (early) 2010s, and to say more about the OHA’s mission.
Nolan, Maureen. "Connecting With History - Onondaga Historical Association Celebrates 150 Years." The Syracuse Post-Standard, 20 Jan. 2013.
- Yet another syracuse.com article, it is about the 150th anniversary of the OHA. It has details about the history of the OHA, more about its mission, what it does, projects, annual attendance rates, the combined value of the OHA’s investments and endowment, and more. It also gives the names of all of the OHA’s founders and has bios for each of them. I would use this in the wiki article in the section about founders and people involved in the OHA, and to include numerical details like attendance rates and endowment. It would also help in the history section and others — it’s quite comprehensive.

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Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
- This is a book published by a university press, so it should be a reliable source. It also covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source for a specific fact. Since it only dedicates a few sentences to the topic, it can't be used to establish notability.

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