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HISTORY FROM OHA: M. Goldberg & Sons – The Stores that Confidence Built
Meyer Goldberg, along with his sons, Moses and Benjamin, established a furniture and jewelry business in 1919 on North Salina Street in Syracuse after consolidating
It Began with an Idea & $6: A Brief History of Gaylord Brothers
CICERO — At the end of the 19th century, Willis E. Gaylord and his younger brother, Henry Jay (H. Jay), were employed as bookkeepers at
Celebrating the glorious history of St. Joseph’s Hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital celebrated its 150th anniversary of continuous medical care in Syracuse and Onondaga County in 2019. Founded by the sisters of the Third
Raymour & Flanigan Furniture: A family business story & much more
The story of Raymour & Flanigan Furniture Company, Inc. actually begins with another family furniture business: M. Goldberg & Sons. Meyer Goldberg and his sons
HISTORY FROM OHA: The History of First Baptist Church and Mizpah Inn
On the corner of Montgomery and East Jefferson Streets stands First Baptist Church, a massive edifice that has prevailed on that corner since 1914. First
HISTORY FROM OHA: Black River Systems Inc. of Utica
A history of its approach to “common sense heating and sanitary plumbing” If you ever lived in a house that was warmed by an “octopus”
Personally Yours … The Legacy of C.E. Chappell & Sons Department Store
In 1994, Charles A. Chappell, Jr., the last Chappell family member to preside over C.E. Chappell and Sons, Inc., sold the last remaining Chappell’s department
Nixon Gear’s 100th anniversary sheds light on our amazing gear manufacturing history
In its manufacturing heyday in the early 20th century, Syracuse certainly deserved the moniker, Gear City. At that time, Syracuse ompanies such as New Process
HISTORY FROM OHA: The story of the Iroquois China Company
The Iroquois China Company was founded in 1905 in Solvay, by J. Brewster Gere of Syracuse and Lamont Stilwell of Solvay. Gere was a local
History from OHA: Yates Castle-Syracuse University’s Very Own Manor
During the 19th century, Cornelius Tyler Longstreet, of Syracuse, became a highly successful businessman making men’s clothing. As a young man, Longstreet apprenticed as a