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The Erie Canal's Unique Geological History

Mapping David Vaughan’s New York

October 25, 2018 Erie Canal, Event, history, Lecture, Museum Initiatives, New York State history, Presentation

Make plans now to visit the Erie Canal Museum at 12 p.m. Thursday, October 25 for Mapping David Vaughan's New York, a talk by historian Craig Williams about the life of 19th century Canal cartographer David Vaughan. An Irish immigrant, Vaughan came to Albany in the late 1840s already skilled in the tools and techniques sorely Read More »

The History of the Oswego Canal

October 17, 2018 Event, Free program, history, Lecture, New York State history, Presentation

New York State's Oswego Canal is the topic of a free curator talk at the Erie Canal Museum on Wednesday, October 17 at 12:00 p.m. Curator Ashley Maready will use artifacts from the Museum's collections to discuss the the origins and construction of this waterway, how it changed over the years, and its current use. Read More »

Gere's Lock on the Erie Canal near Syracuse, New York.

Lunchtime Lecture: From Gere’s Lock to the Gear Factory

September 13, 2018 Erie Canal, Event, history, Lecture, Presentation

Edward A. Bogucz, executive director of the Syracuse Center of Excellence and associate professor at Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, presents the Erie Canal Museum's third lunchtime lecture of 2018 on Thursday, September 13 at 12 p.m. His talk, titled From Gere's Lock to the Gear Factory, offers insight into the Canal's role Read More »

Lunchtime Lecture: 200 Years of the Erie Canal

July 5, 2018 Erie Canal, Event, Lecture, New York State history, Presentation

In this lunchtime lecture at the Erie Canal Museum, speaker Dave Kellogg will discuss the early years of the Erie Canal, compare the Erie Canal with other well-known canals worldwide, talk about the Canal's economic impact, and show some of today's travelers on the Erie Canalway Trail. Kellogg has been a director and volunteer at the Read More »

Tuesdays on the Towpath Bike Ride

June 26, 2018 cycling, Erie Canal, Event, history, Lecture, New York State history

Join staff of the Erie Canal Museum for Tuesdays on the Towpath, a free, recreational bike ride along the route of the Erie Canal in Syracuse, New York. Learn about the 19th century Canal's presence in and impact on the city of Syracuse, and explore some of the city's many historic and contemporary Canal systems, including Read More »

Salt Production on the Erie Canal

June 15, 2018 Erie Canal, Free program, Lecture, Museum news, New York State history, Presentation

The salt industry in Syracuse and Central New York is the topic of a free curator talk at the Erie Canal Museum on Friday, June 15 at 10:00 a.m. Museum Curator Ashley Maready will discuss the history of salt and its production in Central New York, using images and other resources from the Museum's collections. Read More »

The Haudenosaunee and the Erie Canal

May 17, 2018 Erie Canal, history, Lecture, Presentation

For millennia, waterways in indigenous Haudenosaunee territories have been profoundly important. In the Haudenosaunee cosmology, water is sacred as fundamental to all life. On Thursday, May 17, Syracuse University Professor Philip P. Arnold and Onondaga Nation Chief Jake Edwards will discuss the important role waterways play in the cosmology of the Haudenosaunee people of New Read More »

The Life and Times of DeWitt Clinton

February 22, 2018 DeWitt Clinton, Erie Canal, Lecture, Museums, New York State history, Presentation

The life and times of DeWitt Clinton, the political leader who spearheaded construction of the original Erie Canal, is the topic of a free presentation by Museum Curator Ashley Maready on Thursday, February 22. Maready will discuss Clinton's early life and his career in New York State politics, as well as the strong social and economic Read More »