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Henry Loftie was born in Auburn, on Feb. 28, 1839, and moved with his family to Syracuse in 1855. That year, Henry’s father, William, opened

HISTORY FROM OHA: The story of Lee & Green + Salt City Bottling Company

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George Raynard Lee and Arthur Green founded Lee & Green in Sleaford, England, in 1881. The two men bottled aerated water at their Sleaford factory,

VIEWPOINT: Legal Eagles: The Story of Hancock Estabrook, LLP

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Hancock, who was born on May 30, 1847, was raised in the town of Granby in Oswego County. Educated first at the Falley Seminary in

VIEWPOINT: The Beautiful Legacy of the Visiting Nurse Association

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Three Syracuse women — Laura Bissett Mills, Arria S. Huntington, and Dr. Julia Hanchett — founded the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) in March 1890. All

HISTORY FROM OHA: The history of the Powelson Institute/ Bryant & Stratton in Syracuse

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That statement appeared in large, bold letters at the top of page 7 in the Syracuse Herald newspaper on May 20, 1923. The brash and

HISTORY FROM OHA: A Brief History of Allen Tool Corp. and Allen Tool Phoenix

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Charles Thomas Allen was born in Syracuse on Jan. 26, 1887. His British father died when Allen was just an infant. Allen’s mother, Minnie Newman

HISTORY FROM OHA: If It’s Hardware We Have It: The Burhans & Black Story

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The history of Burhans & Black, Inc. dates back to 1874 when Henry Nehemiah Burhans’ sash, blind, and door company joined with Jerrold William Black’s