The 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…
Join 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…
Join 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…
This 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…
Theodocia 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…