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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 »

Downtown Syracuse Heritage Area Walking Tour

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 »