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Erie Canal

History, REDC Funding and New York State Canals

January 27, 2019 by Peter Feinman Leave a Comment

Institute of history archaeology and educationWe are in the midst of the bicentennial of the construction of the Erie Canal. It began on July 4, 1817, in Rome and ended eight years later with the Wedding of the Waters on November 4, 1825 in New York Harbor.

In 2017, the World Canals conference was held in Syracuse in honor of the bicentennial. One would think that the eight-year commemoration provides ample time to develop Paths through History along the Erie Canal. There could be multiple paths as people returned each summer for another conference and tour. Forts Plain and Ticonderoga both have annual American Revolution conferences with tours. [Read more…] about History, REDC Funding and New York State Canals

Filed Under: History Tagged With: American Revolution, Champlain Canal, Erie Canal, REDC, Tourism

A Schoharie Crossing Call for Art 2019

January 24, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

schoharie crossing call for artSchoharie Crossing State Historic Site has issued a call for photograph submissions to be included in the 2019 art exhibit, “The Passage of Time.”

Photographers residing in New York State who want to showcase their work in a competitive, juried exhibition are encouraged to read the show description and submit original work within the theme by the deadline of May 15, 2019. [Read more…] about A Schoharie Crossing Call for Art 2019

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Art Exhibit, Erie Canal, Schoharie Crossing

The Haudenosaunee and The Erie Canal Jan 26th

January 14, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Haudenosaunee and Erie CanalThe Oneida County History Center will host a lecture by Syracuse University Professor Philip P. Arnold on the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and the Erie Canal , set for Saturday, January 26th at 1 pm.

For millennia waterways have been profoundly important in indigenous Haudenosaunee territories. Arnold will discuss the important role waterways play in the cosmology of the Haudenosaunee people of New York State, and the Erie Canal’s profound environmental effects and traumatic consequences on the Haudenosaunee relationships to their lands. [Read more…] about The Haudenosaunee and The Erie Canal Jan 26th

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Cultural History, Environmental History, Erie Canal, Iroquois, Native American History, Oneida County History Center, Transportation History

Erie Canal: Compressing Time and Distance

September 30, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

a new york minute in history podcastEpisode Three of the A New York Minute in History podcast is now available for download. This episode explores the Empire State’s most ambitious engineering feat, the Erie Canal. Completed in 1825, it transformed New York and the nation by compressing time and distance, providing the fuel for an explosion of commerce, communication, and social change. [Read more…] about Erie Canal: Compressing Time and Distance

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Erie Canal, Podcasts

State Museum Opening Second Erie Canal Exhibit

September 16, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Little Falls New York by William Rickarby Miller 1852The New York State Museum will open the second and final phase of it’s exhibition Enterprising Waters: New York’s Erie Canal on Saturday, September 22.

The first phase of the exhibition opened in September 2017 and focused on the circumstances leading up to building the canal and the canal’s construction. The second phase of the exhibition focuses on the Erie Canal’s growth, politics, industries and legacy.

[Read more…] about State Museum Opening Second Erie Canal Exhibit

Filed Under: Exhibits, History Tagged With: Erie Canal, New York State Museum

Erie Canalway Grants Now Available

September 14, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

erie canalway national heritage corridorThe Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor has announced they are now accepting grant applications from not-for-profits, municipalities, and federally recognized Native American tribes that have a project or idea aimed at inspiring people to learn more about New York’s canals, celebrate the Erie Canal Bicentennial, or that encourages further exploration of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. [Read more…] about Erie Canalway Grants Now Available

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, Grants

Annual Tugboat Roundup In Waterford This Weekend

September 4, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Harvey with Dazzle paint jobThe annual Waterford Tugboat Roundup is set for this weekend, September 7-9, with an estimated 30 boats expected to attend. The boats range from historic to modern tugs, workboats, fireboats, crew boats, tenders and more.

A main attraction of the Roundup will be the new paint job of the Harvey. This historic fireboat became itself a palette for Tauba Auerbach, an artist commissioned by the Public Art Fund and 14-18 Now Exhibition. The rendering of the Harvey shows contradictory directions of whites and reds, emulating the ‘dazzle designs’ applied to ships during World War I to confuse U- boats in firing torpedoes. [Read more…] about Annual Tugboat Roundup In Waterford This Weekend

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: boating, Erie Canal, Maritime History, Waterford, Waterford Tugboat Roundup

Erie Canalway Photo Contest Call for Entries

August 14, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Paddling the Erie Canal Amateur and professional photographers have been invited submit images for the 13th annual Erie Canalway Photo Contest. Images should convey the wealth of things to do and see along the waterway and express the unique character of the canal and canal communities. Winning photos will be featured in the 2019 Erie Canalway calendar.

Images will be judged in four contest categories: On the Water, Along the Trail, Canal Communities, and Classic Canal. Judges will select first, second, and third place winning images in each category, as well as 12 honorable mentions. [Read more…] about Erie Canalway Photo Contest Call for Entries

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Erie Canal, Erie Canalway Heritage Corridor, Photography

Chenango Canal Presentation Planned For Rome, NY

August 10, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

rome historical societyThe Rome Historical Society is set to host “Chenango Canal: The Million Dollar Ditch” a presentation and book signing with Wade A. Lallier on Thursday, August 15th at 7 pm.

With the completion of the Erie Canal across New York State, the construction of other canals then began to be proposed all along the Erie’s route. One of these lateral canals would connect the Susquehanna River at Binghamton to the Erie Canal in Utica. [Read more…] about Chenango Canal Presentation Planned For Rome, NY

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Binghamton, Chenango Canal, Erie Canal, Rome, Transportation History, Utica

Canal Days at Schoharie Crossing Historic Site

July 8, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

canal daysSchoharie Crossing is set to host the annual Canal Days Festival on July 14-15 from 11 am to 4 pm. This event is a free community festival celebrating the Erie Canal and the character of the people and towns along the way. This event is part of the continuing celebration of the Erie Canal Bicentennial. The Erie Canal was started in 1817 and completed in 1825.

This year’s festival will feature a participatory balloon art installation by Airigami. This company has been creating unique art displays which have been showcased around the world. As part of the Canal Days festivities, they will be supervising the creation of a large Erie Canal packet boat mural out of environmentally friendly balloons. [Read more…] about Canal Days at Schoharie Crossing Historic Site

Filed Under: Events, Historic Preservation, History Tagged With: Canal Days, Erie Canal, Schoharie Crossing

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