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Family History Research Workshop

March 14, 2020 educational program, history, Museum news, public program, workshop

Pamela J. Vittorio, professional historian and genealogist, presents a family history research workshop at the Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, on Saturday, March 14. This event includes two sessions, raffle prizes, and light refreshments. Free parking is available in the lot across from the Museum in downtown Syracuse. During the first session, Read More »

March 14 Family History Research Workshop at the Erie Canal Museum

Museum hosts family history research workshop

March 9, 2020 News, Program, Uncategorized educational program, Erie Canal Museum, public program, workshop

By Pamela Vittorio, guest writer Visit https://eriecanalmuseum.org/store/product/family-history-workshop/ for more information and to register. Over the last twenty years, the digitization of genealogical records has become the mainstay of online sites like Family Search and Ancestry. The ability to retrieve and download records from the comfort of one’s home has allowed millions of family historians to Read More »

Volunteer Docent Training Session

February 3, 2020 Museum Initiatives, Museum news, workshop

We're inviting current docents, Canal and history lovers, and everyone who likes interacting with people to attend a free training session for volunteer docents at the Erie Canal Museum on Monday, February 3 from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Docents, also known as tour guides, take groups through the Museum, explaining key information about the Erie Canal and Read More »

Gingerbread House Workshop for Children and Families

Children’s Gingerbread Workshop

December 14, 2019 children's program, Event, family program, holiday event, public program, workshop

The Erie Canal Museum conducts gingerbread workshops for children and families every year while its holiday Gingerbread Gallery is on display. This year, we are pleased to present these workshops at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, December 14 and 28, and at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday, December 30. The workshops take place in the Museum's historic Read More »

Public Gingerbread Workshop

December 27, 2018 children's program, Erie Canal, Event, family program, gingerbread workshop, holiday event, Museum Initiatives, Museum news, workshop

Public gingerbread workshops for children and families are presented by the Erie Canal Museum every year while its holiday Gingerbread Gallery is on display. This year, we are pleased to present these workshops at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, December 8, and at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday, December 27. The workshops take place in the Museum's Read More »

Children’s Gingerbread Workshops

December 8, 2018 children's program, Event, holiday event, Museum Initiatives, workshop

The Erie Canal Museum conducts gingerbread workshops for children and families every year while its holiday Gingerbread Gallery is on display. This year, we are pleased to present these workshops at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, December 8, and at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday, December 27. The workshops take place in the Read More »

Volunteer Tour Guide Training

May 19, 2018 Erie Canal, Museum news, workshop

If you love history, the Erie Canal, and interacting with people, this volunteer position may be just for you. Tour guides, also known as docents, take groups of adults and students throughout the Museum, sharing key information about the Erie Canal's past, present, and future, and sharing details on the purpose, history and significance of the Read More »

Genealogy and Family History Workshop

March 24, 2018 Erie Canal, Event, history, Museum news, workshop

Historian Pamela Vittorio will conduct this genealogy and family history workshop and case study on Saturday, March 24 at the Erie Canal Museum in downtown Syracuse. The event will include two sessions on strategies to unravel family history mysteries, as well as lunch, door prizes and a raffle drawing for 10 hours of genealogy consultation research. Read More »