Erie Canal Museum
Erie Canal Museum Event: Infrastructure of Empire Exhibit Opening and Curator Talk
Erie Canal Museum 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, United StatesThe Erie Canal was the engineering marvel of its day, but has had far reaching consequences that could never have been imagined. In this upcoming exhibit and Curator Talk, we will explore how the canal was built, how it has changed the physical and social layout of the region, and how it continues to influence New York […]
Erie Canal Museum Event: Canal Clean Sweep
Erie Canal Museum 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, United StatesJoin the Erie Canal Museum for the 17th annual Canal Clean Sweep hosted on Earth Day weekend! Each Earth Day, the NYS Canal Corporation and Parks & Trails New York host Canal Clean Sweep, a weekend of spring cleaning on sections of the Canalway Trail, in canalside parks, and in other public areas throughout the Canal […]
Erie Canal Museum Event: Wheels to Willow Rock Cycling Tour
Erie Canal Museum 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, United StatesJoin Erie Canal Museum staff for this free guided ride through Syracuse from the Erie Canal Museum at 318 Erie Blvd E to Willow Rock Brewing Company in advance of their History Happy Hour there. The ride will take cyclists along the route of the historic Erie Canal as well as past other sites of historic […]
Erie Canal Museum Event: Lunchtime Lecture – A Crossing Situation: The Erie Canal at Schoharie Creek
Erie Canal Museum 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, United StatesThis presentation explains how the Schoharie Creek was an impediment to the Erie Canal before the artificial river opened. We’ll explore what Erie Canal engineers and builders determined was needed to cross the waters of the Schoharie from the earliest dam to the incredible John B. Jervis-designed Schoharie Creek Aqueduct, and what that meant for […]
Eric Canal Museum Event: Lunchtime Lecture – Upstate NY in the Late 1800s: The Life and Times of Theodocia Maria Toll Foster
Erie Canal Museum 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, United StatesTheodocia Maria Toll Foster, a lifetime resident of Verona, NY, was a highly published children's author in the latter part of the 19th century as well as head mistress of a late 19th century boarding school for girls located in Verona and New Hartford. More broadly, her life is framed by a religious movement called […]
UNYSLA Spring Conference 2019
Erie Canal Museum 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, NY, United StatesThe Upstate New York Chapter of Special Libraries Association will be hosting... Managing Projects: Tales from the Trenches Friday April 12, 2019 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Erie Canal Museum 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse New York 13202 Join colleagues for a day of sharing techniques and tools for success in managing projects. For registration […]