Comments on: The Oneida Stone and Things Worth Knowing About Oneida County

By: Mrs. Mecomber

Mrs. Mecomber — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:22:03 +0000

Hi Laura! Thanks for your comment.

Yes, we have seen the displays, both at the New York State Museum in Albany and the Shakowi Cultural Center in Oneida. If you do a search for these place sin my website’s search bar, you will see the posts for these places.

Thanks for visiting!

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:45:58 +0000

Mrs. Mecomber,
Thank you so much for this very interesting article and photo’s about the Oneida Stone. I’ve been to Forest Hill many times but never stopped to check out the pedestal where the stone had once been placed.

You might be interested to know that sometime around 1900′s, a Museum in Albany decided to create full size display models representative of the various Indian tribes in NY. They also had authentic Indian baskets, weavings, fishing tools, a baby model in a papoose, and much more from New York State tribes.

For many years they were stored in Albany and then a few years ago the Oneida Nation was given their representative displays to the Cultural Center in Oneida, NY. They are just so beautifully detailed.

One model was created using an actual Oneida Indian woman, while at Nichol’s Pond (above)in Madison County, NY as their background. These displays are at the Cultural Center in Oneida, NY. They are so realistic and detailed within their settings that makes this visit so special.

By: Sandra Tarlin

Sandra Tarlin — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 21:01:42 +0000

As I child i use to walk in Forest Hills and was very moved. I remember the stone. I have been quite taken up this weekend searching the internet for photos of the memorials. Your quest to find the stone is quite important to me. Thank you so much.

By: Lulu Mattson

Lulu Mattson — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:20:53 +0000

Hi. I haven’t read everything you wrote about the Oneida Stone so I don’t know if you know about the Big Stone that is featured in the “Standing Stone Buffet & Grill” resturant in the Oneida Gambling Casino near Green Bay, Wisconsin. The tribe moved to this location in Wisconsin back in the 1830-40′s. Here’s the story about the stone: The people of the standing stone or ON^YOTE?AKA. Along time ago, when the Oenidas still lived in New York, they had villages. Every 10 to 20 years they had to move their village because the soil would get depeleted and the hunting would grow scarce. Each time they would move their village, a huge rock would appear outside the village gates. No one knew how this rock got there each time they moved. Since the rock was too heavy for any man-even 20 men- to move, the Oneidas believed the rock was following them and protecting them. The Onieda people took the rock as theri national symbol and called themselves the People of the Standing Stone. You can see this stone at the “Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Green Bay, 2040 Airport Drive, Green Bay, Wi 54313 ((920-494-7300. I visited the resturant with my sister about 3 years ago and saw the stone and fuond this information on one of their resturant place mats.

By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:13:33 +0000

Thanks, Mrs. Mecomber! Feel free to write more about our region’s Christian heritage. Historical mysteries are so cool, too. I hope you find the Oneida Stone!

The Bank of New York (now The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation), the oldest bank in the United States, was established by Alexander Hamilton. I love interesting historical facts!