History Department

Students looking a bit spooky in the cemetery

9th annual Oswego Town Rural Cemetery: Ghost and History Storytelling Tour scheduled Oct. 26

September 24, 2024 | 5 minutes to read

Stories of local legends and spirits will return with a live performance when SUNY Oswego's storytelling class presents the 9th annual Oswego Town Rural Cemetery: Ghost and History Storytelling Tour at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.

Murat Yasar with a copy of his popular book, “The North Caucasus Borderland Between Muscovy and the Ottoman Empire, 1555-1605"

History professor’s book gains following in telling Eastern European borderland stories

July 15, 2024 | 5 minutes to read

A groundbreaking book by history professor Murat Yaşar in the emerging field of borderland studies has visited the top of the Amazon sales charts in recent weeks.

Shown speaking at the May dedication of SUNY Oswego's Maraviglia Atrium, Bryan Diaz-Ximello was one of five 2023-24 winners of the Carey Gabay Scholarship Program

Bryan Diaz-Ximello earns statewide Carey Gabay Scholarship

July 8, 2024 | 6 minutes to read

Bryan Diaz-Ximello, a SUNY Oswego double major in technology education and history, was one of five 2023-24 winners of the Carey Gabay Scholarship Program announced by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on June 18.

Aliyah Wright and two co-workers look over her book of poetry

Student finds voice in publishing book of poetry

December 5, 2023 | 4 minutes to read

Student Aliyah Wright, a junior majoring in history with a minor in journalism, is reclaiming her voice with the publication of her collection of poetry.

Award-winning writer Ta-Nehisi Coates

Award-winning writer Ta-Nehisi Coates to speak at SUNY Oswego on Nov. 3

October 9, 2023 | 2 minutes to read

“A Conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates,” featuring the award-winning author and journalist, will take place at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, in SUNY Oswego’s Waterman Theatre.

Students looking a bit spooky in the cemetery

Cemetery Ghost and Storytelling Tour returns Oct. 28

September 29, 2023 | 5 minutes to read

Stories of local legends and spirits will return with a live performance when SUNY Oswego's storytelling class presents the 8th annual Oswego Town Rural Cemetery: Ghost and History Storytelling Tour at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.

Students looking a bit spooky in the cemetery

Ghost and History Storytelling Tour returns on Oct. 29

September 30, 2022 | 3 minutes to read

Tales of local legends and spirits will return with a live performance when SUNY Oswego's storytelling class presents the 7th annual Oswego Town Rural Cemetery: Ghost and History Storytelling Tour at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29.

History faculty members Bill Murphy and Gwen Kay recently attended a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar examining the future of history education

Oswego history faculty members participate in seminar examining SUNY curriculum

September 1, 2022 | 4 minutes to read

While historians spend much of their time teaching in the classroom, researching in archives and writing, SUNY Oswego history faculty members Gwen Kay and Bill Murphy recently joined 14 other SUNY scholars in the Adirondacks as part of a federally...

SUNY Oswego recent graduate Gabrielle Belmont stands next to her curated exhibit at the Richardson-Bates House Museum

Recent SUNY Oswego graduate curates exhibit for local museum

June 1, 2022 | 4 minutes to read

SUNY Oswego graduate Gabrielle Belmont curated an exhibit at the local Richardson-Bates House Museum on women and the Gilded Age with a collection of artifacts donated by a family member.

Notes From Home: Student digital storytelling, creativity and resiliency

May 12, 2020 | 1 minute to read

History faculty members Candis Haak and Murat Yasar discuss their students' digital storytelling, creativity and resiliency -- and the importance of documenting this moment in history.

After 12 years in the Marine Corps, Kevin Coleman's journey brought him to SUNY Oswego first for a bachelor's in history, and now for a master's in childhood education. A combat veteran with medals of heroism from the Navy and Marine Corps, he currently teaches a sixth-grade class in Syracuse, which he loves, and also raves about the efforts of Ben Parker, of Oswego's Veterans and Military Services of Office, faculty and others who have helped him along the way.

Video Spotlight: Kevin Coleman

Tyler Art Gallery director Mike Flanagan with historic marker for Sheldon Hall

Markers at Sheldon Hall, Shady Shore honor college, community history

May 30, 2019 | 3 minutes to read

SUNY Oswego has installed historical markers at two century-plus-old landmarks on campus, Sheldon Hall and Shady Shore -- the culmination of a project that began in the summer of 2017.

SUNY Oswego faculty Murat Yasar (left), in history, and Arvind Diddi, in communication studies, recently were named Open SUNY Online Teaching Ambassadors

Open SUNY teaching ambassadors promote value of online courses

February 12, 2019 | 4 minutes to read

SUNY Oswego professors Arvind Diddi and Murat Yasar have new standing to offer tips for successful online teaching: They recently began a year as Open SUNY Online Teaching Ambassadors.

By combining a history major and two seemingly disparate minors, senior Doug Bachman aims to fashion a career from his academic work and an internship at Fort Ontario, all while competing in NCAA cross-country and track.

Doug Bachman

Amy Bartell speaks about art, activism and Grand Challenges project

Mini-grants to support 5 Grand Challenge projects

July 23, 2018 | 3 minutes to read

A SUNY Oswego panel has recommended college mini-grant funding for five project proposals -- ranging from a multicultural effort to provide water purifiers to Puerto Rico to helping support a talk by an eco-poet known for her poetry about the...

Conner Breeze stands outside The Point, the student involvement hub

Oswego student earns fellowship for public policy institute at Princeton

April 16, 2018 | 3 minutes to read

With an interest in public service, SUNY Oswego junior political science and history major Connor Breese is set to participate in the prestigious Junior Summer Institute program at Princeton University through the Public Policy and International Affairs Program.

Faculty profile: Murat Yasar

May 15, 2017 | 1 minute to read

Meet history faculty member Murat Yasar.

Fiddling with history: Musical manuscript unlocks America's past

April 13, 2017 | 2 minutes to read

How is a collection of fiddle music a key to the past? David Deacon of SUNY Oswego's history faculty explains the importance of Thomas Wilson's 1823 fiddle manuscript.

Oswego professor co-edits book on evolution of home economics

July 2, 2015 | 3 minutes to read

The field once known as home economics is alive, well and informing many other branches of knowledge, according to a new book co-edited by SUNY Oswego history professor and Honors Program Director Gwen Kay.

Alumnus author to speak about history of black opposition to nuclear bombs

February 9, 2015 | 2 minutes to read

Dr. Vincent J. Intondi, who received a SUNY Oswego master of arts degree in history in 2003, will speak about and sign his book, “African Americans Against the Bomb,” in a free Black History Month presentation at 2 p.m. Monday,...