The museum is more than just a building filled with old stuff - the stories and history around these items make up the stories of the community. As fluffy as that statement may sound, it's true and the museum is a great spot to learn more about the history and ongoing culture of Waterford.
If you haven't stopped in this season, there's still plenty of time before our exhibits close at the end of October! We have our "Always Know Your Pal" exhibit for the start of the Erie Canal bicentennial years, along with our parlor room display. The Erie Canal isn't the only thing marking an anniversary this year: the U.S. entry into WWI marks its centennial anniversary, as does New York State's women's suffrage.
Check out our smaller exhibits for these events at the museum, past our permanent exhibit, "Born of Two Rivers: An Illustrated History of Waterford, NY"
And our permanent exhibit has a new addition as well in the form of an image scavenger hunt. If you've stopped by before, you can spot where these images are, right? Need a refresher? Well, we're open 10AM-3PM Tues-Sat and 12:20-3PM on Sundays if you want to test your observation skills!
Clink on the link under the image on the left to see our easier version and the one under the image on the right for our harder version. Both are available for you to download and print out for your next visit to the museum (or pull up on your phone from our website). There's also a copy of our easier version at the front desk that you can borrow - just ask us and we'll be happy to help!
Homestead Hunt Version 1
Homestead Hunt Version 2
What else is the museum up to? If you're a museum member, you've seen how packed out most recent newsletter was with all the activities the museum's been a part of so far. Not a member yet? Here's a peek at some of the articles:
Keeping Busy At The Museum & Upcoming Events
The museum's been busy with events such as Canal Clean Sweep, our Canalways education program, Group Tours and collaborating with other institutions statewide in celebrating the Erie Canal such as the Albany Symphony Orchestra's Water Music Festival!
We're planning on being a part of the annual Waterford Tugboat Roundup Sept. 8-10. Our first ever Golf Tournament & Clambake will be Sept. 18 and is open to all, including non-golfers who prefer to enjoy a delicious clambake out on the deck of the Van Schaick Island Country Club.
There's still lots to enjoy this summer, but don't forget about fall - our Day Trip this October will be to the fantastic Hyde Museum and the Warrensburgh Museum. Our annual Trivia Night, Annual Meeting/Volunteer Appreciation, and our upcoming Erie Canal Sketches Art Show presented by Dana Hatchett are just a few more of the fun events to look forward to despite the end of summer.
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HERE to learn more about our calendar of events!
"History Highlights"
Can you take a guess at what this newsletter's highlighted item is? If you visited before, you may have walked right by it. It's actually on display in the front hall if you're curious and want to see it up close for yourself. It likely traveled around a bit before it made its way to its current home at the museum. These types of musical instruments were made for travel after all! Come take a look and see why they were so popular in the late 1800s to around the 1930s/40s.
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