Highlights:

Watch this page for news of what's happening at and around the Museum, as well as pics of programs after they've finished.  For upcoming events, check the "schedule" page for an overview and the "upcoming events" page for details as they come along.

2011 Benefit Drawing Prize Winners:

(Prizes shown below)

1st Place: Hand Crafted Dome Chest - Chris Gray

2nd Place: One Ticket to the 2012 "Titanic Affair" - Ray Engelke

3rd Place: Columbia Bank Art Print - Marcia Moore

4th Place: Hand Crocheted Afghan - Mr. & Mrs. Edward Vayner

5th Place: "On the Waterfront" by Richard Palmer - Georgianna Carney

The Museum recently hosted a meeting of Canal NY. The featured speaker was
Brian Stratton, Director of the New York State Canal System, who did a power
point presentation about the damage done both the recent storms Irene and
Lee. The Museum is a member of Canal NY and looks forward to future
partnerships with its members.

Thanks to the Schum family for sharing this picture of the great boat they built at the 2011 Family Boat Building Program! 

The 2011 Family Boat Building participants:

Thanks to Shelby Stepien for sharing this wonderful shot she took of the Museum from aboard the LT-5!

National Lighthouse Day- August 7

Oswego Lighthouse model on display at Canal Commons as part of National Lighthouse Day celebration

In an effort to celebrate National Lighthouse Day, which takes place on August 7 each year, a wood model of the Oswego Lighthouse will be on display at Canal Commons from Thursday, August 4 through Thursday, August 11. George Nesbitt originally constructed the lighthouse in 1994 for the Port of Oswego Authority.

Ted Panayotoff, the chairman of the Oswego Lighthouse Development Committee, a group that is working to restore the Oswego Lighthouse as part of a partnership between the City of Oswego and the H. Lee White Marine Museum, will be available at the Canal Commons display on Sunday, August 7 and during the farmers’ markets on Thursday, August 4 and Thursday, August 11 to offer insights about the lighthouse.

“The committee and I are pleased to celebrate National Lighthouse Day as we continue our efforts to restore and preserve the Oswego Lighthouse and make it a place where educational, cultural and recreational programs will be offered to the public,” Panayotoff said.

The lighthouse, which was built in 1934, and the only remaining lighthouse of four built in Oswego starting in 1822, has been vacant since 1968. Initial projects toward the restoration of the lighthouse began in 2010 and will continue in coming years.

National Lighthouse Day takes place on the date when President George Washington signed the Lighthouses Act of 1789 into law. The Act was put into place to help regulate and encourage the trade and commerce of the new nation, and extended federal control and funding to lighthouses that states had previously administered. This demonstrates the importance the early American government placed on funding lighthouses to help contribute to the entire country’s economy, and not just the port were the lighthouse was located or the owner of the ship that used the lighthouses.

A visit from Senator Ritchie

July, 2011

Henry Spang, Museum Board Member ; Jonathan Daniels, Port of Oswego Director, Mercedes Niess, Museum Executive Director; Senator Patti Ritchie; and Assemblyman Will Barcley.

The vessels, as well as main building artifacts, have been receiving special hands-on care and research.

Old exhibits are being reinterpreted and/or expanded upon; new exhibits have been developed.

The old "Try Me" exhibits for kids of all ages have been expanded into an extensive (and still growing) series of "Sailor Sam" interactives. There are now not only "Try Me" exhibits, but also "Fun Facts," "Touch Me" and "Read Me" exhibits.

Structural improvements, such as painting and staining of rooms and vessels, building of exhibit cases and mounts, laying of new flooring and more have been progressing.

These pictures show you just some of what has been accomplished so far:

The H. Lee White Marine Museum is Proud to Sponsor:

For Photos of the 2010 Oswego Festival of Sail, click here

Volunteer :

Contact the office for information on volunteering

Help of all sorts is always needed - see the volunteer page for a look at volunteering at the Museum!