Museum Plans Twilight at the Dry Docks
Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum (Chittenango, NY – Aug. 2013) Twilight at the Dry Docks will be held Saturday, Sept. 7, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The Chittenango Landing Canal…
Cousins of Reform: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Gerrit Smith
(Peterboro, NY – Aug. 2013) In recognition of Women’s Equality Day (Aug. 26) Gerrit Smith researcher and biographer Norman K. Dann PhD will share his research and discuss his book…
CPF Walks N’ Talks Continues with the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Cazenovia Preservation Foundation News (New Woodstock, NY – Aug. 2013) The Lehigh Valley Railroad was built to bring coal from the Pennsylvania mines to the north country and Buffalo. John…
Chittenango Historian to Lead Historic Walking Tour
(Chittenango, NY – Aug. 2013) The Chittenango Village Historian will lead a historic walking tour of Falls Boulevard, Madison Street and West Genesee Street on Wednesday, Aug. 14 beginning at…
‘Canal Street Murals’ Dedication Planned
Canal Town President Joe DiGiorgio (left) and Village Manager Larry Carpenter (right) are on the scaffolding with artist Corky Goss holding one of two mural renditions of his work that…
Peterboro to Celebrate Emancipation Days
Young visitors gather at the Gerrit Smith Estate Barn for the Underground Railroad Exhibit during Emancipation Days 2012. The 2013 event will be held in Peterboro on Aug. 3 and…
Caz Preservation Foundation plans Photo Archives Sorting Party
(Cazenovia, NY – July 2013) CPF’s Photo Archives – A Sorting Party will be held Thursday, July 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Cazenovia Library Community Room. CPF…
Heritage Sites Open for Season
(Peterboro, Smithfield) The Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark and the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum are open for the 2013 season and will close Sunday, Sept. 22.…
Names in Stained Glass Revealed in Peterboro
(Peterboro, NY – June 2013) On Saturday July 13 at 7 p.m. the Peterboro Area Historical Society will sponsor a program at the Peterboro United Methodist Church, 5244 Pleasant Valley…
Deadline for History Summer Camp Scholarship Approaching
Pictured are participants at the Madison County Historical Society’s Charles E. Page Summer History Camp last year. (Oneida, NY – June 2013) The Madison County Historical Society will be offering…
World War II Photos, Letters and Vets Sought for Archives Month
By Matt Urtz, Madison County Historian (Madison County, NY – June 21, 2013) For the past six years the Madison County Clerk’s Office has selected a day in October to…
Alliance Bank Contributes to Historic Project
(Canastota, NY – June 2013) Alliance Bank (NBT Bank) committed a contribution to be used as a matching fund for the Erie Canalway Heritage Fund Grant awarded to Canastota Canal…