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Syracuse's First Fourth of July Celebration

Curator Talk: Erie Canal Postcards

February 20, 2019 Erie Canal Museum, Event, Free program, Museum news, Presentation, public program

In the first part of the 20th century, postcards were all the rage in America. The Erie Canal Museum is home to many of these small pieces of history. In our first curator talk of 2019, Ashley Maready will discuss the growth in use of postcards, or "postals," in our country, how they came to Read More »

Photo of watercolor painting of lift bridge, by Eugenijs Kaskin

Winter Exhibits Reception and Opening

February 6, 2019 Erie Canal Museum, Event, exhibition, Museum news, Oswego Canal, public program

The Erie Canal Museum is proud to host a reception for its new exhibits, Hybrid Vigor: The History & Science of Mules, and Eugenijs Kaskin: Watercolors of the Oswego Canal, from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday, February 6 at the Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse. Hybrid Vigor uses images, original artifacts, and scientific and historical information to explain mules, the animals that pulled most Read More »

History of the Camillus Erie Canal Park

January 23, 2019 Erie Canal, Erie Canal Museum, Event, history, Lecture, Presentation

Nestled between Nine Mile Creek and a wooded hillside near Camillus, New York, is the Camillus Erie Canal Park. The park was founded in 1972 by Elizabeth and Dr. David Beebe, whose dedication to Erie Canal heritage preserved a stretch of the 19th century Erie Canal and its Nine Mile Creek aqueduct, which was constructed Read More »

Gingerbread Build + Sip

December 13, 2018 Erie Canal Museum, Event, fundraiser, gingerbread workshop, holiday event, Museum news

Gather your friends and get creative at the second annual Gingerbread Build + Sip at the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse, New York! This holiday program will take place Thursday, December 13 at the Museum, located at 318 Erie Boulevard East. View the creations in the 33rd annual Gingerbread Gallery, and build your own holiday house Read More »