View Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Press Release WATERFORD, NY- The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor is pleased to announce that 13 non-profit organizations and municipalities will receive Erie Canalway IMPACT! Grants in 2021 totaling $108,787. The grants advance vital work to preserve and showcase canal heritage, educate youth, and…
CNY Hops: The Birth, Death & Rebirth of an Industry
Images of the hops industry in Central New York The Erie Canal Museum’s July 9 Quarantine Coffee Hour features Madison County Historian Matthew Urtz discussing the history of the hops industry in Central New York. The program will be streamed on Facebook Live beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. It’s free…
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…
Free Curator Talk: Glassmaking Along the Canal
You are cordially invited to the Erie Canal Museum for a free curator talk about glassmaking on the Erie Canal. The program is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Thursday, October 12 in the second floor gallery of the Museum, located at 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, New York. Curator Ashley…
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…
Artist-Led Workshops
As part of a larger program called Reflections on Erie’s Waters, the Erie Canal Museum is hosting five different artist-led workshops (poetry, photography, music, storytelling, and drawing & painting), with the first happening on Saturday, May 6. You can find more information about the series and reserve your spot by clicking here.
Feb. 23 Curator Talk: The History and Science of Mules
What is a mule, and why were these humble animals the backbone of the early Erie Canal? Curator Ashley Maready discusses mules, fact and fiction, history and science, at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, February 23 at the Erie Canal Museum. The program is free and open to the public. Free parking…
Author Sean Kirst Speaks at the Museum Thursday, January 19
Award-winning author and journalist Sean Kirst discusses and signs copies of his new book, The Soul of Central New York: Syracuse Stories by Sean Kirst, at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, January 19 at at the Erie Canal Museum. The book, which has received rave reviews, is a collection of columns through…