Oriskany Museum and USS Oriskany Reunion Association
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Oriskany Museum, Oriskany New York

 We are currently creating a new website for Oriskany Museum and USS Oriskany Reunion Association.  This site is running at oriskanymuseum.com and is listed in Google and aol near the top of the list, and on other search engines as well.  Google is the easiest to find so far.  The new website is very much like this one, with information about the museum, USS Oriskany reunions, officers, village of Oriskany NY and a gear locker.  The site you are currently reading may cease to exist soon, so try out the new site.  Also, there are several excellent sites about the carrier written by shipmates - try them out too!

On this and the following pages, we wish to acquaint you with the Oriskany Reunion Association and the Oriskany Museum, tell you the history of the carrier and where she is today, tell you of USS Oriskany logo items for sale and how you can obtain them, keep you informed about the yearly reunions, and most importantly, how you can become a member of the ORA!  This website has been available for several years and has generated many new members as well as revenue for the museum through sales from the Gear Locker. 

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USS Oriskany Anchor Memorial

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Ship's bell in Trinkaus Park

Oriskany Museum
420 Utica Street Box 284
Oriskany NY 13424
Usual hours of operation
Wednesday through Saturday 1:00-5:00 EST

315-736-7529

If you want to be sure the museum is open when you get here, please call or e mail ahead!!

Karen Jacobson, Director

KJake152@aol.com

 
Driving directions to Oriskany NY:
Located on State Rt. 69 midway between Utica and Rome NY, 5 miles north of the Westmoreland exit #32 of I-90.  When exiting I-90, turn left onto Cider Street which leads directly into Oriskany.  At the end of Cider Street, turn right onto Utica Street, proceed through the village of Oriskany; museum is on the left in a park setting.

 

The museum houses a very large collection of artifacts, photos, clothing, and memorabilia from shipmates of the USS Oriskany.  There are folders of clippings and paper documents given by shipmates, there are folders of information about the ship. We have a large collection of cruise books and photo albums.  There are many small artifacts from the ship acquired during working parties, and outside we have the starboard anchor, the ship's bell and an A4E Skyhawk like the type which flew off the deck.

In addition to USS Oriskany memorabilia, the museum has dioramas telling the story of the Battle of Oriskany.  There is a large section containing memorabilia and artifacts from the village of Oriskany and its inhabitants.  The current building was completed and dedicated in 1997 and its first curator was Robert Heeley.

We receive visitors from all over the US, many of whom were shipmates or family members.  We host educational functions and have about 1000 visitors a year.

The museum collection was begun by the Battle of Oriskany Historical Society in 1966 and the society continues to hold meetings and care for the artifacts.