Congratulations, Gingerbread Bakers!

Congratulations, Gingerbread Bakers!

Guest judges recently completed scoring submissions to the 33rd Annual Gingerbread Gallery at the Erie Canal Museum. Amateur bakers’ submissions to the annual exhibit were judged on the basis of overall appeal, originality, difficulty and creative use of materials. Top bakers in the Youth, Family/Group, and Senior categories are honored…

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Ticket to Ride Helps Fund Field Trips

Ticket to Ride Helps Fund Field Trips

The Erie Canal Museum is a proud participant in Ticket to Ride, a program of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. Ticket to Ride offers transportation and educational program funding for schools across New York State. By covering bus and tour fees, the program makes it possible for schools to…

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Museum Open Memorial Day

Reopening to the public Thursday, July 30

The Erie Canal Museum and its shop will be open to the public on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2018. Doors open at 10 a.m.; the Museum closes at 5 p.m. On the holiday, free parking is available in the lot across the street under routes 81 and 690. Admission is…

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Museum Receives Capital Equipment Grant

The Erie Canal Museum in downtown Syracuse, New York was recently awarded a capital equipment grant from the New York State Council on the Arts. When matched, this grant will help the institution purchase new exhibition furniture, including temporary walls and display cases. This new equipment will align aesthetically with the…

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Genealogy Workshop Saturday, March 24

Historian Pamela Vittorio will present a genealogy and family history workshop and case study from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at the Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse. The program will include two sessions on strategies to unravel family history mysteries, as well as lunch, door…

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Board of Trustees Elects 2018 Officers

Curator Talk: Erie Canal Museum FAQs

The board of trustees of the Erie Canal Museum recently elected officers for 2018, and elected three new trustees to two-year terms. Patrick J. Griffin, Associate Relationship Manager at M&T Bank, was elected president of the board. Sarah Tietje-Mietz, Academic Coordinator Counselor at the HEOP/Center for Teaching and Learning at…

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Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Headline Heartland Passage Tour

Famed musicians Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, known for Ashokan Farewell, the theme song to Ken Burns’ Civil War documentary and other tunes, headline the Baldwinsville stop on The Heartland Passage Tour. This unique performance event brings troubadours, performers and storytellers – and the local premiere of a documentary by an Academy Award winning…

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