The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved adding the Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum to the national park system.

WASHINGTON — Fort Ontario is a step closer to joining the National Park System, preserving the site’s unique legacy as a ...

OSWEGO – Fort Ontario State Historic Site and Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum partner to kick off the New Year! The two heritage sites offer a free guided hike at 9 a.m. on Thursday, ...

Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer announced unanimous Senate passage of S. 3490, which included the bipartisan Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee ...

Monday, August 5th is the 75th anniversary of Holocaust refugees arriving at the Fort Ontario Emergence Refugee Shelter. 982 refugees arrived in Oswego by train after coming from Italy aboard a ...

OSWEGO, N.Y. — Two Central New York representatives are pushing for Fort Ontario in Oswego to become a National Monument. Fort Ontario has played a major role in Upstate New York’s history, including ...

Matthew MacVittie was recently took over the administrative leadership of Fort Ontario State Historic Site in Oswego. Fort Ontario is operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Supporters of a plan to designate Fort Ontario in Oswego as a national park received a boost Monday when U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand introduced legislation backing the idea.

(RNS) — During WWII, a group of refugees from the Holocaust found a safe haven in upstate New York as guests of President Roosevelt. Former refugees returned this week to mark the 75th anniversary of ...