The North Tonawanda History Museum is pleased to announce the second program in its "Fall Speakers in the Humanities" Lecture Series which is part of special activities statewide promoting “State Humanities Month. ”  North Tonawanda is one of 16 communities to host an event specifically for State Humanities Month.  

The program, which is free and open to the public, is made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities’ Speakers in the Humanities Program.

The program will take place at the Sutherland Lodge, 1400 Ruie Road, North Tonawanda on Saturday, October 20 at 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

Dr. J. Ward Regan will present “Feet, Hooves and Rails:  Transportation in 19th Century America.   The lecture follows the development of transportation from the pre-industrial period to the introduction of the combination engine in the early 20th century. The Transportation Revolution, as it is sometimes called, encompassed a wide range of successes and failures, and goes well beyond the introduction of steam power.

The talk begins with the era of canal building in New York State and continues through to the rise of the railroad all the way to the automobile. The presentation encompasses an examination of the technological innovations and ideological shifts that changed transportation and transformed the United States into a world power.

Dr. Regan has a Ph.D. in Labor and Cultural History from SUNY Stony Point. He teaches history and philosophy at New York University and has also taught at the Pratt Institute of Art and Design and Bard College. Additionally, he has worked in off Broadway theater and independent film in New York for over 15 years. He currently speaks and performs in and around New York City. His one-man show, “A Paranoid’s Guide to History,” was part of the 2005 Boulder International Fringe Festival.

NORTH TONAWANDA HISTORY MUSEUM

Telling the Story of Our City’s Rich Ethnic & Industrial Heritage

As a City Located on the Historic Erie Canal & Mighty Niagara River

314 Oliver Street

North Tonawanda, New York 14120

(716) 213-0554

e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com - website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 

A new museum of the rich immigrant heritage of North Tonawanda, known as “the Lumber Capital of the World,” and its role as an important shipping and manufacturing center on the Historic Erie Canal and the Mighty Niagara River in the 19th and early 20th centuries.  

Museum Hours: Mondays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. , Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. , Thursdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. , Fridays 9 a.m. to noon

Also open by appointment; admission free; donations accepted

Proud to be a member of the Cultural Alliance of Niagara, Downtown Merchants Association of North Tonawanda and the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas!!

“North Tonawanda: “The Lumber City”” is in!!!!! Early purchase recommended for holiday giving.

The North Tonawanda History Museum received the first shipment of its first full-length book on the history of North Tonawanda on September 28 and all pre-purchased copies have been distributed, mailed out or are being held for pick up.   The initial order was sold out before it arrived and a second order and a third order have already been placed.

“North Tonawanda:  The Lumber City” is a “love story finally told,” the story of so many thousands upon thousands of individuals, organizations, and businesses that were woven together into the entity North Tonawandans so fondly refer to as just “NT” but which is proud to be the City of North Tonawanda.  The book has been described by some area historians who have had advance opportunities to read it as a “monumental first effort,” and a significant contribution to the city of North Tonawanda, its residents and former residents, and area educational institutions. It is a general overall account of the city’s development and shares many stories of the people who were part of the life of the city.

Donna Zellner Neal, Museum Director, is editor of the volume but a number of contributing authors have furnished parts of the text, including A. Daniel Bille, Gretchen Rasch Denk, Allen E. Gademsky, Lloyd Long, Arlene Stocki McNair, Diane M. Meholick, Ken Mountain, Helen Root Schieffer, Harold O. Schwartz, and Ken Sprenger.   Photos included in the book were contributed by many area residents and former residents, including photos from the Wittkowsky Collection.

It is not just a book of photos. About 20% of the volume is photographs. The unique and special history of our city could not be told with photos alone. The book includes eleven parts, with chapters within the parts. Originally intended to be a 325-page book, the length was expanded to 428 pages, plus 10 introductory pages. Because of the expanded length of the hard-cover book, the publisher requires a cover price of $39.95 each and will charge that for books purchased directly from the publisher and those sold through book stores around the world, for which they will pay royalties to the Museum.

The Museum, however, will be stocking and selling the books directly and will sell them for $34.95 each.   For a donation of $38.95, a copy of the book will be mailed.

Because so many have already been purchased, those wishing to have copies for holiday giving this year are encouraged to come in soon to guarantee that a copy or appropriate number of copies will be available if they are meant for holiday giving.

The book is published by Trafford Publishing, which has offices in the United States; Victoria, British Columbia; and in Europe and the United Kingdom. The book will be distributed throughout North America, the United Kingdom and Europe by the publisher and will be available at major book store retailers at the $39.95 price. It will be distributed directly by the North Tonawanda History Museum at the $34.95 price to all countries of the world through its North Tonawanda History Museum Online Gift Shop at www.nthistorymuseum.org. Quantity pricing for schools is available through the Museum.

The Museum will also be releasing its third in the Heritage Cookbook Series, “North Tonawanda Sweet Treasures” in December. Advance orders are being accepted for that also. The new cookbook will sell for $15. The first two cookbooks in the series are available in the Museum as well or from the On-line Gift Shop.

The Museum accepts Master Card and Visa orders and will mail the full-length book or any of its publications to addresses anywhere in the world.  
Call the Museum at 213-0554 for information.

NORTH TONAWANDA HISTORY MUSEUM

Telling the Story of Our City’s Rich Ethnic & Industrial Heritage

As a City Located on the Historic Erie Canal & Mighty Niagara River

314 Oliver Street

North Tonawanda, New York 14120

(716) 213-0554

e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com - website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 

A new museum of the rich immigrant heritage of North Tonawanda, known as “the Lumber Capital of the World,” and its role as an important shipping and manufacturing center on the Historic Erie Canal and the Mighty Niagara River in the 19th and early 20th centuries.  

Museum Hours: Mondays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. , Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. , Thursdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. , Fridays 9 a.m. to noon

Also open by appointment; admission free; donations accepted

Proud to be a member of the Cultural Alliance of Niagara, Downtown Merchants Association of North Tonawanda and the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas!!

Advance orders accepted now for third Heritage Cookbook:  “North Tonawanda Sweet Treasures”
Recipes and history notes needed for fourth book in series.

The North Tonawanda History Museum is now accepting advance orders for its third in a series of heritage cookbooks, “North Tonawanda Sweet Treasures,” which will sell for $15 is to be released in time for holiday giving in December and should be available during Winter Walk on December 1 and the Museum’s “Forgotten Holidays” program on December 8 (2 p.m. ) at Sutherland Lodge, 1400 Ruie Road, a program which explains the practices brought here by Dutch settlers in the 17th century that had a lasting impact on American life.

The program will include the changes that took place, not only in the present day celebration of Christmas, but also in the festivities surrounding New Year’s, Pinkster (which became an African American holiday) and other events that are cause for celebration, such as the birth of a child. Slides illustrating the various festive occasions are part of the lecture. This program will also be presented by Peter G. Rose.

Recipes and brief notes on family or individual history from the recipe sources are being accepted for the Museum’s fourth heritage cookbook, expected to be released in time for Valentine’s Day 2008. “Chilly Days in North Tonawanda” will focus on chili, soups, stews, and hearty “winter” meals, but recipes of all kinds will be accepted.

The second in the series, “North Tonawanda Families & Their Favorite Recipes,” with 174 recipes, sells for $11 including sales tax.   Include $4 for shipping and handling per cookbook. Recipes, along with historical notes on individuals, families, and businesses are from a wonderful cross section of North Tonawanda, including workers and owners in businesses on Oliver Street, Payne Avenue, and Webster Street. “Even gentlemen have joined in to have their favorite recipes included,” notes Museum Director Donna Zellner Neal. The second cookbook is dedicated to Barbara Wickman, described in the dedication at “the heart of the Museum” for her volunteer efforts on behalf of the Museum in its first three years.

The Museum’s first book in the series, “North Tonawanda Ethnic Heritage Cookbook”, which was first released for sale on January 6, 2005, has been reprinted four times since. Orders have come in from all over the country, and as far away as Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates for the first cookbook.   The unique cookbook contains 115 recipes, with a variety of ethnic flavoring, each including a historical note about the family or individuals contributing or originating the recipe. A brief history of North Tonawanda is included as well. The cookbook is dedicated to Ken Mountain, a 1958 graduate of North Tonawanda High School, who is a Charter member of the new Museum and a researcher/writer for the Museum. He is credited as having suggested the cookbook project. He is now a resident of Texas. Cynthia Fredricks coordinated the creation and compilation of first the cookbook. This first cookbook is still available at the Museum offices at 314 Oliver Street, or by mail for $7 each, including tax.   Include $4 for shipping and handling for each cookbook for mail orders. The Museum also accepts Master Card and Visa.

Barbara Wickman is Heritage Cookbook Committee Chair. Danielle Oney is typing coordinator for the fourth cookbook and is credited with selecting the name for the new book. Oney worked on producing the second and third cookbooks also.  
Call 213-0554 for further information.  Orders may be phoned in with Master Card of Visa information.  Submit new recipes or checks for orders to the Museum at 314 Oliver Street. Because the first cookbook sold out so quickly in the first printing and the second one has already resulted in significant advance orders, early ordering is suggested for the book to be released in December.

NORTH TONAWANDA HISTORY MUSEUM

Telling the Story of Our City’s Rich Ethnic & Industrial Heritage

As a City Located on the Historic Erie Canal & Mighty Niagara River

314 Oliver Street

North Tonawanda, New York 14120

(716) 213-0554

e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com - website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 

A new museum of the rich immigrant heritage of North Tonawanda, known as “the Lumber Capital of the World,” and its role as an important shipping and manufacturing center on the Historic Erie Canal and the Mighty Niagara River in the 19th and early 20th centuries.  

Museum Hours: Mondays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. , Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. , Thursdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. , Fridays 9 a.m. to noon

Also open by appointment; admission free; donations accepted

Proud to be a member of the Cultural Alliance of Niagara, Downtown Merchants Association of North Tonawanda and the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas!!

WINTERWALK 2007 IN THE GATEWAY CITIES to be November 30 and December 1
Sponsored by the Downtown Merchants Associations of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda

On Saturday, December 1, the Gateway Cities of North Tonawanda in Niagara County and Tonawanda in Erie County, so named because of their location at the western terminus of the NYS Erie Barge Canal since 1918 when the Erie Canal was filled in between the two cities and Buffalo, will be host to the annual Downtown Winter Walk 2007, sponsored by the Downtown Merchants Associations of North Tonawanda and Tonawanda. A Friday, November 30, Christmas tree lighting ceremony, complete with the arrival of Santa Claus and the Clinton Express rides popular each year as part of the event, will be sponsored by the City of Tonawanda in its historic Clinton Park. There will be free Glo Sticks for the first 500 children and hot chocolate and cookies by the City of Tonawanda Senior Citizens.

On Saturday, December 1, there will be an open house at all participating merchants from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. , with prizes and refreshments. A free shuttle bus is available all day. The shuttle runs northbound all day starting at the Historical Society of the Tonawandas at 113 Main Street, to the Benjamin Long Homestead foot bridge, both in Tonawanda, the YWCA of the Tonawandas (Webster & Tremont Streets), Webster & Goundry, and Goundry & Oliver (Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier and North Tonawanda Senior Center), all in North Tonawanda.  Southbound the stops are at Broad & Delaware, Broad & Main, and the Historical Society of the Tonawandas, all in Tonawanda. The shuttle may also be requested to the Carnegie Art Center, and Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum.  
The day’s events begin with breakfast with Santa at Nestor’s Restaurant (pre-sale tickets only) and include a $250 shopping spree at all participating merchants (coupons available to enter at all participating merchants).

There are many events for children, including free pony rides from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Adam and Main Street, Tonawanda, and free hay rides through Tonawanda and North Tonawanda from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (board at Greater Buffalo Savings Bank, 107 Main Street at Goundry, North Tonawanda, or Walgreen’s, Broad & Young Streets, Tonawanda), free face painting at Greater Buffalo Savings Bank from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. , a free petting zoo from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tremont and Webster Streets, North Tonawanda.

A free photo op (bring your own camera) with Santa will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the YWCA, 49 Tremont Street, North Tonawanda. Free coloring/activity books will be distributed by Santa Claus. The books have been donated by the New York State Canal Corporation.

A window decorating contest is again part of the day’s festivities, with categories of most unique, most traditional, and best lighting.

Buffalo Suzuki Strings at 4 Webster Street, North Tonawanda, will offer a free student performance at 10 a.m. The Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier at 111 Oliver Street, North Tonawanda, will have free hot chocolate and cookies and an “O” gauge operating train layout for kids young and old, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.   Open houses will be held at the Historical Society of the Tonawandas at 113 Main Street, Tonawanda, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. , Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, 180 Thompson Street, North Tonawanda, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Free tours will be offered at the decorated Benjamin Long Homestead, 24 E. Niagara Street, Tonawanda, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Carnegie Art Center, 240 Goundry Street, North Tonawanda, will offer a free members’ art exhibit from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

There will be free wine tastings at Tonawanda Wine & Liquors, 61 Broad Street, Tonawanda, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and Frank’s Liquors, 14 Webster Street, North Tonawanda, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The North Tonawanda Senior Citizens will offer a “Santa’s Giftshop for Kids” where $1 buys a gift and wrapping, a small craft show, desserts, hot chocolate, coffee and tea at the Senior Center at 110 Goundry Street. The Knights of Columbus at 55 Main Street in Tonawanda will offer a chowder sale from noon to ?

The North Tonawanda History Museum will participate in two locations with its three newest publications, one of which is being released specifically during Winter Walk 2007. “North Tonawanda Sweet Treasures,” the third in the Museum’s series of Heritage Cookbooks will be offered in time for Christmas giving. “North Tonawanda Families & Their Favorite Recipes,” the second in the series was released for Canal Fest of the Tonawandas 2007 and will be available for purchase as well. “North Tonawanda Ethnic Heritage Cookbook,” the first in the series will also be available. The first cookbook has been reprinted four times since its initial release in 2005. “North Tonawanda: The Lumber City,” the Museum’s new 428-page hardcover book on the history of the city will also be available for purchase for holiday giving or personal use.

Museum representatives will be present from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lobby of Greater Buffalo Savings Bank at 105 Main Street. Museum representatives will offer free face painting at this location as well. Museum representatives will also be present in the lobby at Buffalo Suzuki Strings from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Drawings will be included at both locations, offering a chance to win a copy of the new book on the city’s history and chances to win one of the three cookbooks.

Autographed copies of the three published books of Diane M. Meholick, local author, will also be available at both locations, “Painting Katherine,” “A Switch in Time,” and “Buffalo Stories. ”  There will be a drawing for a “coffee with the author” included.

John H. Kolecki, local author, will also be present at the Buffalo Suzuki Strings location to autograph copies of his two books about growing up Polish in North Tonawanda, “The Hybraid Americaniec Dziadzi (Grandfather)” and “On the Avenues and Beyond. ”

At the Greater Buffalo Savings Bank site, the North Tonawanda History Museum will also be displaying a special exhibit, “Respect for Diversity:  Valuing Our Museums, Libraries, & the Communities They Create” a traveling exhibit designed and distributed by the Upstate History Alliance.

Parking is available in North Tonawanda in the Manhattan Street muncipal lot, the Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier parking lot at 111 Oliver Street, and on the downtown streets. Parking is available in Tonawanda in the Walgreen's lot off Broad Street, the municipal lot at Adam and Seymour Streets, and at the Eldredge Bicycle Club at 17 Broad Street.

Kay Learned, co-owner of Hodgepodge at 72 Webster in North Tonawanda, is chair of the Winter Walk planning committee.

The North Tonawanda downtown shopping district is called “the DowNTown Shopping District” by the North Tonawanda Merchants Association. Once the business district for lumber barons, lumber salesmen, and lumber workers, canal boatmen and longshoremen from river and lake freighters, the shopping district was declared part of the Downtown Historic District by the North Tonawanda Historic Preservation Commission in November 2006.

The shopping district in both cities contains a variety of small shops and restaurants and cultural attractions. The Winter Walk campus, which extends beyond the shopping district with other participating events and activities, is home to the historic Riviera Theatre, the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 77 Museum, the Benjamin Long Homestead, the Historical Society of the Tonawandas, the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, Partners in Art Gallery, Buffalo Suzuki Strings Musical Arts Center, the Tonawanda Senior Center, the North Tonawanda Senior Center, the American Legion Post #264 headquarters, the YWCA of the Tonawandas, the Carnegie Art Center, and the Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier, and the present storefront facilities of the North Tonawanda History Museum and its planned location for the Lumber City History Center and Twin Cities Welcome Center at 54 Webster Street.

NORTH TONAWANDA HISTORY MUSEUM

Telling the Story of Our City’s Rich Ethnic & Industrial Heritage

As a City Located on the Historic Erie Canal & Mighty Niagara River

314 Oliver Street

North Tonawanda, New York 14120

(716) 213-0554

e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com - website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 

A new museum of the rich immigrant heritage of North Tonawanda, known as “the Lumber Capital of the World,” and its role as an important shipping and manufacturing center on the Historic Erie Canal and the Mighty Niagara River in the 19th and early 20th centuries.  

Museum Hours: Mondays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. , Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. , Thursdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. , Fridays 9 a.m. to noon

Also open by appointment; admission free; donations accepted

Proud to be a member of the Cultural Alliance of Niagara, Downtown Merchants Association of North Tonawanda and the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas!!

Full-length “North Tonawanda:  “The Lumber City”” is in!!!!! 
Advance orders being taken for 3rd Heritage Cookbook to be released for WinterWalk
Early purchase recommended for holiday giving of all Museum publications. Family, individual, business and site histories for next three full-length books sought. Recipes and brief histories sought for 4th Heritage Cookbook.

The North Tonawanda History Museum received the first shipment of its first full-length book on the history of North Tonawanda on September 28 and all pre-purchased copies have been distributed, mailed out or are being held for pick up.   The initial order was sold out before it arrived and a second and third order already received to keep up with the demand.  
“North Tonawanda:  The Lumber City” is a “love story finally told,” the story of so many thousands upon thousands of individuals, organizations, and businesses that were woven together into the entity North Tonawandans so fondly refer to as just “NT” but which is proud to be the City of North Tonawanda.  The book has been described by some area historians who have had advance opportunities to read it as a “monumental first effort,” and a significant contribution to the city of North Tonawanda, its residents and former residents, and area educational institutions. It is a general overall account of the city’s development and shares many stories of the people who were part of the life of the city.

Donna Zellner Neal, Museum Director, is editor of the volume but a number of contributing authors have furnished parts of the text, including A. Daniel Bille, Gretchen Rasch Denk, Allen E. Gademsky, Lloyd Long, Arlene Stocki McNair, Diane M. Meholick, Ken Mountain, Helen Root Schieffer, Harold O. Schwartz, and Ken Sprenger.   Photos included in the book were contributed by many area residents and former residents, including photos from the Wittkowsky Collection.

It is not just a book of photos. About 20% of the volume is photographs. The unique and special history of our city could not be told with photos alone. The book includes eleven parts, with chapters within the parts. Originally intended to be a 325-page book, the length was expanded to 428 pages, plus 10 introductory pages. Because of the expanded length of the hard-cover book, the publisher requires a cover price of $39.95 each and will charge that for books purchased directly from the publisher and those sold through book stores around the world, for which they will pay royalties to the Museum.

The Museum, however, will be stocking and selling the books directly and will sell them for $34.95 each.   For a donation of $38.95, a copy of the book will be mailed anywhere in the United States. Foreign shipment is additional.

Because so many have already been purchased, those wishing to have copies for holiday giving this year are encouraged to come in soon to guarantee that a copy or appropriate number of copies will be available if they are meant for holiday giving.

The book is published by Trafford Publishing, which has offices in the United States; Victoria, British Columbia; and in Europe and the United Kingdom. The book will be distributed throughout North America, the United Kingdom and Europe by the publisher and will be available at major book store retailers at the $39.95 price. It will be distributed directly by the North Tonawanda History Museum at the $34.95 price to all countries of the world through its North Tonawanda History Museum Online Gift Shop at www.nthistorymuseum.org. Quantity pricing for schools is available through the Museum.

The Museum will also be releasing its third in the Heritage Cookbook Series, “North Tonawanda Sweet Treasures” at its two gift table locations during WinterWalk on December 1. The cookbook contains 159 recipes and notes about the individuals and families contributing them. Advance orders are being accepted for that also. The new cookbook will sell for $15. The first two cookbooks in the series, “North Tonawanda Ethnic Heritage Cookbook” ($7) and “North Tonawanda Families & Their Favorite Recipes ($11) are available in the Museum as well or from the On-line Gift Shop. All Museum publications are available at most Museum events as well and will be available at the December 8 (2 p.m. ) “Forgotten Holidays” program on Dutch Christmas traditions at Sutherland Lodge (1400 Ruie Road). Cookbooks will be mailed anywhere in the United States for $4 each. Foreign shipment is additional.

 The “Forgotten Holidays” program (December 8 at 2 p.m. at Sutherland Lodge, 1400 Ruie Road) will  explain the practices brought here by Dutch settlers in the 17th century that had a lasting impact on American life. The program will include the changes that took place, not only in the present day celebration of Christmas, but also in the festivities surrounding New Year’s, Pinkster (which became an African American holiday) and other events that are cause for celebration, such as the birth of a child. Slides illustrating the various festive occasions are part of the lecture. This program will also be presented by Peter G. Rose. One of the earliest Holland Land purchases of what is now North Tonawanda was made by Dutch William Vandervoort.

Recipes and brief notes on family or individual history from the recipe sources are being accepted for the Museum’s fourth heritage cookbook, expected to be released in time for Valentine’s Day 2008. “Chilly Days in North Tonawanda” will focus on chili, soups, stews, and hearty “winter” meals, but recipes of all kinds will be accepted.

The second in the series, “North Tonawanda Families & Their Favorite Recipes,” with 174 recipes, sells for $11 including sales tax.    Include $4 for shipping and handling per cookbook. Recipes, along with historical notes on individuals, families, and businesses are from a wonderful cross section of North Tonawanda, including workers and owners in businesses on Oliver Street, Payne Avenue, and Webster Street. “Even gentlemen have joined in to have their favorite recipes included,” notes Museum Director Donna Zellner Neal. The second cookbook is dedicated to Barbara Wickman, described in the dedication at “the heart of the Museum” for her volunteer efforts on behalf of the Museum in its first three years.

The Museum’s first book in the series, “North Tonawanda Ethnic Heritage Cookbook”, which was first released for sale on January 6, 2005, has been reprinted four times since. Orders have come in from all over the country, and as far away as Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates for the first cookbook.   The unique cookbook contains 115 recipes, with a variety of ethnic flavoring, each including a historical note about the family or individuals contributing or originating the recipe. A brief history of North Tonawanda is included as well. The cookbook is dedicated to Ken Mountain, a 1958 graduate of North Tonawanda High School, who is a Charter member of the new Museum and a researcher/writer for the Museum. He is credited as having suggested the cookbook project. He is now a resident of Texas. Cynthia Fredricks coordinated the creation and compilation of first the cookbook. This first cookbook is still available at the Museum offices at 314 Oliver Street, or by mail for $7 each, including tax.   Include $4 for shipping and handling for each cookbook for mail orders. The Museum also accepts Master Card and Visa.

Barbara Wickman is Heritage Cookbook Committee Chair. Danielle Oney is typing coordinator for the fourth cookbook and is credited with selecting the name for the new book. Oney worked on producing the second and third cookbooks also.  
Call 213-0554 for further information. Orders may be phoned in with Master Card of Visa information.   Submit new recipes or checks for orders to the Museum at 314 Oliver Street. Because the first cookbook sold out so quickly in the first printing and the second one has already resulted in significant advance orders, and advance orders have already come in for the third one, early ordering is suggested for the cookbook to be released in December.

Museum representatives also encourage residents and family residents to dig out the family and individual historical photos and records and all historical material they have collected on the history of North Tonawanda. If you prefer not to donate your originals, Museum volunteers will copy and scan them and return them safely to the owners. The materials will be used in completing the next three full-length books. Museum researchers are already gathering additional materials and working to fine tune facts for future volumes. Museum Director Donna Zellner Neal has already begun drafting all three.

“North Tonawanda:  Historic Treasures” will focus on buildings, homes, and other sites in the city. A 2009 release date is anticipated. “North Tonawanda:  Its People” will focus on the stories of the people who have lived in or were born in North Tonawanda and their accomplishments. A 2010 release date is anticipated. “North Tonawanda:  Lumber Capital of the World & Industrial Center” will focus on the businesses and industry of North Tonawanda.  A 2011 release date is anticipated.

Patron sponsorships for the publication of these three books will be accepted as they were for the first full-length book.   For $100, a patron will be listed in the book of their choice as a patron and receive a copy of the book upon release. For $175, a patron will be listed in the two books of their choice and receive a copy of each upon release. For $250, a patron will be listed in all three books of their choice and receive a copy of each upon release. The copies included in the patron arrangement may also be donated in the name of the patron to area schools or the North Tonawanda Public Library or others at the donor’s request.  The cover price for the books will not be official until the total number of pages for each is established. However, those wishing to make advance orders for “North Tonawanda:  Historic Treasures” may do so for a $35 donation per book. The price may later be increased due to length and increased production costs for future purchasers.

The Museum accepts Master Card and Visa orders and will mail any of its publications to addresses anywhere in the world.  
Call the Museum at 213-0554 for information.

NORTH TONAWANDA HISTORY MUSEUM

Telling the Story of Our City’s Rich Ethnic & Industrial Heritage

As a City Located on the Historic Erie Canal & Mighty Niagara River

314 Oliver Street

North Tonawanda, New York 14120

(716) 213-0554

e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com - website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 

A new museum of the rich immigrant heritage of North Tonawanda, known as “the Lumber Capital of the World,” and its role as an important shipping and manufacturing center on the Historic Erie Canal and the Mighty Niagara River in the 19th and early 20th centuries.  

Museum Hours: Mondays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. , Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. , Thursdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. , Fridays 9 a.m. to noon

Also open by appointment; admission free; donations accepted

Proud to be a member of the Cultural Alliance of Niagara, Downtown Merchants Association of North Tonawanda and the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas!!

HAUNTED GARDENS on the EEEErie CANAL features 13 historic ghosts and a haunted hayride
Continues next two Saturdays in October

The HAUNTED GARDENS ON THE EEEErie CANAL2007 will continue on Saturdays, October 20 and 27 from 7 to 10 p.m. The event will return to the North Tonawanda Botanical Gardens, 1825 Sweeney Street. The first event took place on October 13.

This year’s event brings back the popular Haunted Hayride presented by Hartland Carriages, the Haunted Greenhouse with refreshments and gift items for sale, and the guided Spooky Stroll through the Haunted Gardens. This year’s guided stroll features 13 historic ghosts, including the North Tonawanda ghosts of Ghostlight Theatre, Black Hannah, Tonawanda Island, and the North Tonawanda History Museum. Other ghost stories acted out as part of the Guided Spooky Stroll are the ghosts of Youngstown’s Old Fort Niagara, Town of Tonawanda’s Elmlawn Cemetery, Devil’s Hole, Wells College, the Grand Island Holiday Inn, the Lewiston Frontier House, Appleton’s Marjim Manor, and Newfane’s Van Horn Mansion.

Coordinating the event for the North Tonawanda History Museum is Danielle Oney, who created the scripts for the 2006 event and the current event. Oney is a SUNYAB student and long-time volunteer of the Museum. Advisors to this year’s event will again be Joann Mis and Carl Tamburlin, who created the scripts, sets, costuming and props for the 2005 events and produced the guided stroll portion for that tour.
Special group rates may be arranged in advance for any of the dates.  

Officially designated the Adam Gondek Botanical Gardens, the city park was the site of the Museum’s 2005 “13 Historic Ghosts of the Niagara Frontier” event. The event was given a permanent name and format for the 2006 event. However, the October 12, 2006, storm and the resultant closing of city parks caused the cancellation of last year’s event.

Admission fees are:  Guided Spooky Stroll – Adults - $5; Children ages 5 to 16 - $2.50; ages 4 and under FREE. Haunted Hay Ride provided by Hartland Carriages – Adults - $5; Children ages 5 to 16 - $2.50 each; ages 4 and under FREE.

Inexpensive refreshments, Museum publications and items for holiday gift giving will be on sale in the Haunted Greenhouse under the direction of Barbara Wickman.

The format for the event was created by the North Tonawanda History Museum with the assistance of Starry Night Theatre in 2005 as an opportunity for area youngsters to utilize creative skills and perform volunteer service and to provide community service opportunities for area youngsters.   Participants this year include individual North Tonawanda High School students, Tonawanda High School students, North Tonawanda Middle School and elementary school students, and students representing the North Tonawanda High School Honor Society and North Tonawanda High School Internship Program, the Tonawanda Future Business Leaders, and the Alpha Phi Omega Epsilon Sigma Chapter at SUNYAB and Bryant & Stratton.  Students and other Museum volunteers do all the preparatory work for the event as well as taking part in the event itself on the three Saturdays.

NORTH TONAWANDA HISTORY MUSEUM

Telling the Story of Our City’s Rich Ethnic & Industrial Heritage

As a City Located on the Historic Erie Canal & Mighty Niagara River

314 Oliver Street

North Tonawanda, New York 14120

(716) 213-0554

e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com - website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 

A new museum of the rich immigrant heritage of North Tonawanda, known as “the Lumber Capital of the World,” and its role as an important shipping and manufacturing center on the Historic Erie Canal and the Mighty Niagara River in the 19th and early 20th centuries.  

Museum Hours: Mondays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. , Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. , Thursdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. , Fridays 9 a.m. to noon

Also open by appointment; admission free; donations accepted

Proud to be a member of the Cultural Alliance of Niagara, Downtown Merchants Association of North Tonawanda and the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas!!

HISTORY MUSEUM  2007 “SPEAKERS IN THE HUMANITIES” LECTURE SERIES CONTINUES

The North Tonawanda History Museum will present the third in its 4-part "Speakers in the Humanities Series" on  Thursday, November 8, 2007, at 6:30 p.m.

The programs, which are free and open to the public, are made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities’ Speakers in the Humanities Program.  This year's programs take place at the Sutherland Lodge, 1400 Ruie Road, North Tonawanda.

“El Dia de los Muertos:  The Mexican Celebration of Life” will be explained by Professor Susan Aberth. This celebration takes place annually on November 2 and combines the Spanish Catholic feast of All Soul’s Day with the pre-Conquest Indian rituals of death. This presentation provides a stunning visual survey of the altars, food, objects, and cemetery observances connected with this unique Mexican holiday.

Susan Aberth received her Ph.D. in Art History from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She is currently Assistant Professor of Art History at Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY) where she specializes in Latin American Art. In 2000-2001, she received a Professional Development Fellowship from the College Art Association and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Susan Aberth just published Leonara Carrington:  Surrealism, Alchemy and Art (Lund Humphries, London, 2004) which is the first book in English to survey the life and work of the Mexican Surrealist (British born) Leonara Carrington. It is also published in Spanish by Turner, Madrid.

The final lecture in the four-part series will bring back Ms. Peter G. Rose, who presented "Dutch Influence on the American Kitchen and Life" on September 20.  She will return on Saturday, December 8 at 2 p.m. with "The Forgotten Holidays. "   Ms. Rose will explain the practices brought here by the Dutch settlers in the 17th century that had a lasting impact on American life. The talk includes the changes that took place, not only in the present-day celebration of Christmas, but also in the festivities surrounding New Year’s, Pinkster (which became an African American holiday) and other events that are cause for celebration, such as the birth of a child. Slides illustrating the various festive occasions are part of this lecture.

NORTH TONAWANDA HISTORY MUSEUM

Telling the Story of Our City’s Rich Ethnic & Industrial Heritage

As a City Located on the Historic Erie Canal & Mighty Niagara River

314 Oliver Street

North Tonawanda, New York 14120

(716) 213-0554

e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com - website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 

A new museum of the rich immigrant heritage of North Tonawanda, known as “the Lumber Capital of the World,” and its role as an important shipping and manufacturing center on the Historic Erie Canal and the Mighty Niagara River in the 19th and early 20th centuries.  

Museum Hours: Mondays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. , Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. , Thursdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. , Fridays 9 a.m. to noon

Also open by appointment; admission free; donations accepted

Proud to be a member of the Cultural Alliance of Niagara, Downtown Merchants Association of North Tonawanda and the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas!!