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Within the history of the village, the museum includes artifacts and
displays from Oriskany Central School, H. Waterbury & Sons Inc., Felt Manufacturers, Trinkaus Manor restaurant and motel,
Oriskany Public Library, Oriskany Fire Department, the churches and businesses, and many artifacts and scrapbooks donated
by Oriskany residents. The Battle of Oriskany Historical Society is the custodian of all the museum's artifacts and
documents.
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| an item from Oriskany Central School |
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| paperweight from H. Waterbury & Sons Inc. |
EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT
William Kahler, an Oriskany Central School senior, is working toward an Eagle Scout award by building and
installing storage shelving in the museum basement. William approached the museum curator last fall,
looking for ideas for his project. A similar set of shelves had been made by an Oriskany Eagle Scout in 1998, and William
was willing to help the museum in this way for the safety of the artifacts. The Oriskany Reunion
Association gave William $500 for the purchase of supplies during the 2003 reunion, and we would like you all to know that
the project is coming along very well, thanks to him and several of his friends, shown in the pictures below taken in January
and February 2004. Of the five sets of shelving, one has locking doors for valuables, something the museum did not already
have.
William and his friends built the plywood shelves, moved them into the museum basement, waterproof-sealed
the sides and back and helped move large items. The ORA should be proud and grateful for this addition to the museum!!
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| William Kahler of Oriskany NY works on his Eagle Scout project |
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| William and Chris move the new shelves |
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| Mark helps to carry the shelves into the museum |
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| Alex and Marco apply sealer to shelves' back and sides |
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