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Free Curator Talk: Building the Barge Canal

Building the Barge Canal Curator Talk

August 13, 2020 educational program, Erie Canal Museum, Free program, history, Lecture, New York State history, online program

Online talk focuses on construction of New York's Barge Canal From 1905 to 1918, New York State replaced the Erie Canal with a new waterway called the Barge Canal. On Thursday, August 13 at 12 p.m., Erie Canal Museum Curator Ashley Maready will share the story of constructing this Canal, now named the Erie. Sign Read More »

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

July 25, 2020 education, educational program, Erie Canal, Erie Canal history, Event, history, Lecture, Museum news, New York State history, online program, Presentation, public program

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 »

Through the Mire: A Look at the Environmental History of the Erie Canal

Through the Mire: Environmental History of the Erie Canal

July 16, 2020 educational program, Free program, history, Lecture, Museum Initiatives, New York State history, online program, public program

Environmental challenges to Erie Canal construction are topic of July 16 Quarantine Coffee Hour Join the Erie Canal Museum on Facebook Live at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 16 for our weekly Quarantine Coffee Hour. The program is free and open to the public. David Brooks, Education Director at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site in Fort Hunter, New York, Read More »

Ohio Extends the Erie Canal

July 14, 2020 educational program, Erie Canal, Erie Canal history, Event, history, Lecture, online program, Presentation, public program

Online lecture examines history of Ohio's canal system The Erie Canal Museum hosts a special talk about the Ohio canal system's national and international impact by John J. Grabowski of the Case Western Reserve University and the Western Reserve Historical Society, Tuesday, July 14 at 1 p.m. EDT. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the program Read More »

CNY Hops: The Birth, Death & Rebirth of an Industry

July 9, 2020 educational program, Free program, history, Lecture, Museum Initiatives, New York State history, online program, public program

July 9 Quarantine Coffee Hour examines hops industry in Central New York Join the Erie Canal Museum on Facebook Live at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 9 for our weekly Quarantine Coffee Hour. The program is free and open to the public. Matthew Urtz, historian for New York's Madison County, will discuss the history of the hops industry in Read More »

CNY Hops: The Birth, Death & Rebirth of an Industry

July 6, 2020 Event, News, Program, Uncategorized educational program, Erie Canal, Erie Canal Museum, Free program, history, Lecture, Museum news, New York State history, online program

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 and open to all. Hops Read More »

Syracuse’s First Fourth of July Celebration

July 2, 2020 educational program, Free program, history, Lecture, Museum Initiatives, New York State history, online program, Presentation, public program, Syracuse, Syracuse history

July 2 Quarantine Coffee Hour looks at Syracuse's 1820 Fourth of July celebration Join the Erie Canal Museum on Facebook Live at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 2 for our weekly Quarantine Coffee Hour. The program is free and open to the public. Museum Educator Derrick Pratt will discuss the Fourth of July celebration in the hamlet of Syracuse Read More »

The History of the Morris Canal

June 25, 2020 educational program, Free program, history, Lecture, Museum Initiatives, online program, public program

New Jersey's Morris Canal is subject of June 25 Quarantine Coffee Hour Join the Erie Canal Museum on Facebook Live at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 25 for our weekly Quarantine Coffee Hour. The program is free and open to the public. The Canal Society of New Jersey's Tim Roth will explore the history of the Morris Canal from its Read More »

Exploring the Rideau Canal with the Bytown Museum

June 18, 2020 educational program, Free program, history, Lecture, Museum Initiatives, New York State history, online program, public program

June 18 Quarantine Coffee Hour explores Canada's historic Rideau Canal Join the Erie Canal Museum on Facebook Live at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 18 for our weekly Quarantine Coffee Hour. The program is free and open to the public. Stephen Mattiussi, Manager of Visitor Experience at the Bytown Museum in Ottawa, Canada, will discuss the history of Read More »

A Brief History of Syracuse Curator Talk

June 12, 2020 educational program, Event, Free program, history, Lecture, New York State history, online program, Presentation, public program

Learn about Syracuse history with this Facebook Live event, Friday June 12 at 12 pm EDT The city of Syracuse, New York rose from humble beginnings to become the fifth most populous city in New York State, and grew as a result of the Erie Canal and the industry it spurred. The city no Read More »

Immigrants and the D&H Canal

June 11, 2020 educational program, Free program, history, Lecture, Museum Initiatives, New York State history, online program, public program

June 11 Quarantine Coffee Hour examines immigration and southestern New York's D&H Canal Join the Erie Canal Museum on Facebook Live at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 11 for our weekly Quarantine Coffee Hour. The program is free and open to the public. Bill Merchant, historian and deputy director for collections at the D&H Canal Historical Society in Read More »