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Schoharie Crossing

Schoharie Crossing Virtual Gallery Call for Student Art

December 9, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site is set to host a virtual Student Art Exhibit on the theme of “Water’s Reflections: Seeing the Past in the Present.” This will be a juried show for students in elementary, middle, and high schools within New York State. [Read more…] about Schoharie Crossing Virtual Gallery Call for Student Art

Filed Under: Arts, Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Schoharie Crossing

Schoharie Crossing on the Erie Canal (Podcast)

September 18, 2020 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoIn this episode of The Historians Podcast, David Brooks of Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site in Fort Hunter has Erie Canal lore to share. He also tells of unrealized plans to make a canal out of the Sacandaga River. [Read more…] about Schoharie Crossing on the Erie Canal (Podcast)

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Erie Canal, Podcasts, Sacandaga River, Schoharie Crossing

Schoharie Crossing Offers Online Programs

August 3, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Schoharie Crossing on Erie Canal showing 9 arches of aqueduct at Fort HunterSchoharie Crossing State Historic Site will continue to offer online programs throughout the summer even as the Visitor Center is now open by appointment.

The Erie Canal historic site will provide programs through Webex as well as other online platforms and social media. [Read more…] about Schoharie Crossing Offers Online Programs

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Erie Canal, Fort Hunter, Schenectady, Schoharie Crossing, Transportation History

Baseball on the Erie Canal Virtual Talk

June 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Early baseball team provided by Erie Canal MuseumSchoharie Crossing State Historic Site has announced a virtual presentation by Derrick Pratt of the Erie Canal Museum, who will discuss the Erie Canal’s many connections to the earliest days of professional baseball. [Read more…] about Baseball on the Erie Canal Virtual Talk

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Baseball, Erie Canal, Schoharie Crossing, Schoharie Crossing SHS, sports, Sports History

DeWitt Clinton, Erie Canal Presentations at Schoharie Crossing

February 28, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

schoharie crossing state historic siteSchoharie Crossing State Historic Site is set to open the doors at their Visitor Center this off season on each first Monday of the month for Museum Monday Programs. [Read more…] about DeWitt Clinton, Erie Canal Presentations at Schoharie Crossing

Filed Under: Events, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: DeWitt Clinton, Erie Canal, Political History, Schoharie Crossing, Schoharie Crossing SHS, Transportation History

Erie Canal Environmental History Program in Galway

February 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Erie Canal at LockportThe plan for the Erie Canal was a tremendous undertaking when construction began in 1817. When the digging commenced, the vastness of the landscape it would cut through became the obstacle.

David Brooks from Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site will be at Galway Public Library on Saturday for a presentation about the construction and environmental history of the Erie Canal. [Read more…] about Erie Canal Environmental History Program in Galway

Filed Under: Events, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Erie Canal, Schoharie Crossing, Schoharie Crossing SHS

Freedom Seekers in Montgomery Co Talk Feb 3rd

January 29, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

schoharie crossing state historic siteThe Visitor Center at Schoharie Crossing is set to host their second Museum Monday program of the year, looking at Abolition and Slavery in Montgomery County with Montgomery County Historian Kelly Farquhar, on Monday, February 3rd.

Farquhar will speak on the freedom seekers in the Mohawk Valley and how the Erie Canal was used to spread ideas, shape ideology, and as a way to escape bondage. [Read more…] about Freedom Seekers in Montgomery Co Talk Feb 3rd

Filed Under: History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Abolition, Erie Canal, Mohawk Valley, Schoharie Crossing, Schoharie Crossing SHS, Slavery

Museum Mondays at Schoharie Crossing

December 30, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

schoharie crossing state historic siteSchoharie Crossing State Historic Site is set to open the doors at their Visitor Center this off season on each first Monday of the month for Museum Monday programs.

The building will open at 10 am on January 6th, February 3rd, March 2nd, and April 6th to provide a themed discussion within the Pathway to Empire Exhibit beginning at noon. [Read more…] about Museum Mondays at Schoharie Crossing

Filed Under: Events, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Erie Canal, Schoharie Crossing, Schoharie Crossing SHS

Mohawk Valley Transportation History at Schoharie Crossing

November 10, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

West Bound on Mohawk RiverSchoharie Crossing State Historic Site is set to conduct its fifth annual Tuesday Talk series to recognize New York State History Month this November. Each week a speaker presents on regional or New York State history.

Historian Scott Haefner will discuss Transportation in the Mohawk Valley on November 12th. This presentation will explore the significance of the river valley in developing transportation to the West and covers the Bateaux era in the 18th century through Turnpikes, Canals and Railroads. Haefner is a Registered Public Historian and is the site manager of Old Fort Johnson, operated by the Montgomery County Historical Society. [Read more…] about Mohawk Valley Transportation History at Schoharie Crossing

Filed Under: Events, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Barge Canal Historic District, Erie Canal, Mohawk River, Mohawk Valley, New York History Month, Schoharie Crossing, Schoharie Crossing SHS, Transportation History

Mohawk Valley Museums Meeting Nov 12th

November 8, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mohawk Valley Museums Consortium logoThe Mohawk Valley Museums Consortium’s (MVMC) next meeting is set for Tuesday, November 12th at 1 pm in the Enders House at Schoharie Crossing.

On the agenda is a presentation titled, “Thinking Outside the Box: Creating Meaningful Partnerships and Drawing New Audiences,” by Samantha Hall-Saladino, the Executive Director of the Fulton County Historical Society and the Fulton County Historian. [Read more…] about Mohawk Valley Museums Meeting Nov 12th

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Mohawk Valley, Mohawk Valley Museum Consortium, Schoharie Crossing

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