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Exploring New Jersey’s Morris Canal

June 22, 2020 Feature article, News, Program, Uncategorized Canals, feature story, for schools, for teachers, history, New Jersey, New Jersey history, transportation history

Courtesy of the Canal Society of New Jersey A brief overview of New Jersey's historic Morris Canal In 1824 the Morris Canal & Banking Company (MC&BC) was chartered to build a canal that would carry coal, mined in Pennsylvania, to developing markets along the eastern seaboard. The canal would pass through the heart of New Read More »

The Weighlock Building: There’s No Place Like Home

June 1, 2020 News, Program, Uncategorized Erie Canal, Erie Canal history, feature story, for schools, for teachers, history, New York State history

Working at the Weighlock Building on the Erie Canal in Syracuse, New York New York State employees occupied the Syracuse Weighlock Building beginning on July 22, 1850. There was a high turnover rate among them. It’s not known how many employees worked at the Weighlock, but at least in the beginning, they were Read More »

Ticket to Ride Helps Fund Field Trips

September 21, 2018 News, Program, Uncategorized education, educational program, field trip, for schools, for teachers, guided tour, Museum Initiatives

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 take advantage of educational field Read More »