Agriculture at Ganondagan: Virtual Field Trip

Virtual field trip led by Peter Jemison of Ganondagan State Historic Site The field trip will consist of a discussion of the historic locations of the farming and food storage at the site, women’s role in Haudenosaunee agriculture and a visit to the Iroquois White Corn Project, with further discussion of their mission and role Read More »
Downtown Syracuse Heritage Area Walking Tour

Open For Business: The Erie Canal’s 1820 Season

Virtual lecture examines the first year of canal navigation for the Middle Section of the Erie Canal.   200 years ago, in 1820, the Middle Section of the Erie Canal opened for navigation between Montezuma and Utica. This momentous event transformed the State of New York, especially the 96 miles this stretch of canal Read More »

Pathway of Resistance Walking Tour

Pathway of Resistance walking tour looks at African-American experiences in Erie Canal corridor We are pleased to add more dates to our new Pathway of Resistance guided walking tours! During this free Erie Canal Museum program, we examine the African-American experience on and along the banks of the Erie Canal, from its beginnings to the present day. We Read More »
The Big Ditch's Big Problem at Niagara

The Big Ditch’s Big Problems at Niagara

Virtual lecture explores challenges to Canal construction on the Niagara Frontier   Join the Erie Canal Museum and Ray Wigle, manager of the Erie Canal Discovery Center in Lockport, New York, for a virtual lecture about building the original Erie Canal in Niagara County, western New York state. The program is scheduled for Tuesday, Read More »

Pathway of Resistance Walking Tour

Pathway of Resistance walking tour looks at African-American experiences in Erie Canal corridor We are pleased to add more dates to our new Pathway of Resistance guided walking tours! During this free Erie Canal Museum program, we examine the African-American experience on and along the banks of the Erie Canal, from its beginnings to the present day. We Read More »

Pathway of Resistance Walking Tour

Pathway of Resistance walking tour looks at African-American experiences in Erie Canal corridor We are pleased to add more dates to our new Pathway of Resistance guided walking tours! During this free Erie Canal Museum program, we examine the African-American experience on and along the banks of the Erie Canal, from its beginnings to the present day. We Read More »
Virtual Heritage Area Walking Tour

Virtual Heritage Area Walking Tour

Take this virtual tour and learn how the Erie Canal helped build Syracuse. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York State's Path Through History weekend is virtual. The Erie Canal Museum is taking part by offering its popular Heritage Area Walking Tour virtually! Join Museum Educator Derrick Pratt for the public premiere of this virtual Read More »
Pathway of Resistance Walking Tour

Pathway of Resistance Walking Tour

Pathway of Resistance walking tour looks at African-American experiences in Erie Canal corridor We are pleased to add another date to our new Pathway of Resistance guided walking tour! During this free Erie Canal Museum program, we examine the African-American experience on and along the banks of the Erie Canal, from its beginnings to the present day. We Read More »
Pathway of Resistance Walking Tour

Pathway of Resistance: A Walking Tour

Special walking tour examines African-American experiences in Erie Canal corridor Join the Erie Canal Museum for Pathway of Resistance, a guided walking tour in observance of Underground Railroad Month. This free guided tour of Syracuse examines the African-American experience on and along the banks of the Erie Canal, from its beginnings to the present day. We are presenting Read More »
Pathway of Resistance Walking Tour

Pathway of Resistance Walking Tour

Special walking tour examines African-American experiences in Erie Canal corridor Join the Erie Canal Museum for Pathway of Resistance, a guided walking tour in observance of Underground Railroad Month. This free guided tour of Syracuse examines the African-American experience on and along the banks of the Erie Canal, from its beginnings to the present day. We are presenting Read More »
Model Boats Make a Splash

Model Canal Boats Make a Splash

Digital exhibit features entries in Erie Canal Museum’s Brick-a-Boat model canal boat contest. Works go on the museum website August 28.  By Vicki Krisak, Erie Canal Museum A steam-powered cargo boat, a tugboat that traveled the Great Lakes, a railroad barge, and a replica of the Independence, a packet boat built for the Erie Canal Read More »
How Clinton’s Ditch Made a Way for Amos Eaton’s “Blaze of Geological Zeal”

How Clinton’s Ditch Made a Way for Amos Eaton’s “Blaze of Geological Zeal”

Virtual lecture features author of DeWitt Clinton and Amos Eaton Get your ticket now for How Clinton's Ditch Made a Way for Amos Eaton's "Blaze of Geological Zeal" with David Spanagel, historian and author of DeWitt Clinton and Amos Eaton: Geology and Power in Early New York. The online program will take place Saturday, July 25 at Read More »