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 or 692-2681 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com

website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 

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

2005 Office Hours: Mondays 5 to 9 p.m. , Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m. , Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m. , Fridays 9 to noon

Also open by appointment

Museum Throws Party & Honors active volunteers as part of National Volunteer Week; Public invited to North Tonawanda 's Birthday Party on April 18!

Tonawanda News, Rotary Club of the Tonawandas, and First Baptist Church also to be feted with birthday cakes from Budwey's bakery!

The North Tonawanda History Museum 's April meeting, which is free and open to the general public, will be North Tonawanda's Birthday Party , to begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 18 also in the DeGraff Community Center , 139 Division Street . The event, which is free and open to the public, will celebrate the 1 st anniversary of the North Tonawanda History Museum Charter (4/20/04), the City of North Tonawanda's 108 th birthday (4/24/1897), the 140 th anniversary of North Tonawanda's incorporation as a village (5/8/1865), the 125 th anniversary of the founding of our daily newspaper, now the Tonawanda News, the 100 th anniversary of Rotary International and the 88 th anniversary of the Rotary Club of the Tonawandas (1917), and the 120 th anniversary of First Baptist Church (founded at 190 Vandervoort Street in 1885) and its 40 th anniversary at its present home at 530 Meadow Drive. Representatives of the Tonawanda News, the Rotary Club of the Tonawandas, and First Baptist Church will share their history. The evening's activities will be recorded as part of the Museum's “Share Your Memories” oral history program. Refreshments will include birthday cakes provided by Budwey's Bakery.

Guests are invited to bring photos and other memorabilia from the city's or their family's history to share at the event. Certificates of Gift forms will be available at the meeting for those wishing to make donations of any items for the Museum's collections as a birthday gift for North Tonawanda . Photos or printed material may also be loaned to the Museum for scanning and copying, with the originals to be returned to the owner if desired.

The Museum's Board of Trustees will also honor their volunteer Director and other active volunteers during the evening as part of National Volunteer Week, which is sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation. This year's theme for the week is “Inspire by Example.”

Donna Zellner Neal, who has served as volunteer Director since the first meeting of the initial steering committee to create the Museum, has been nominated in the Senior category for the United Ways of Western New York 2005 Community Hero Awards: Shining the Light on Volunteer Achievement. The awards ceremony will be part of a breakfast held on Tuesday, April 19, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the Buffalo Convention Center . Neal was nominated by Cynthia Fredricks, President of the Board of Trustees of the North Tonawanda History Museum and Senator George D. Maziarz, a Charter Honorary Life Member of the new museum. In her nomination, Fredricks wrote: “Mrs. Neal accepted a volunteer assignment to lead a steering committee in September 2003 to create a new museum of the history of North Tonawanda . She assembled a grassroots group of residents and has coordinated their rapid transformation into a chartered museum (Charter obtained in April 2004), with 501(c)(3) status in place. Donated facilities, furniture and equipment were obtained through her efforts to be able to open a museum in September 2004 as a startup location. She is coordinating the vision of our permanent home and has worked tirelessly to gather qualified and dedicated volunteers to staff the museum, put together events and regular programs, create a museum online, and set up all the necessary policies, procedures, and other details. In constant pain and with physical limitations you rarely are aware of, she has been the catalyst, driving force, the spark that ignited a small city into sharing in the passion for their history.”

Also to be recognized at the meeting are Museum volunteers: Stephen Ash, A. Daniel Bille, John Borycki, Betty Brandon, Theresa L. Carpentieri, Donald Chretien, Penny Creasey, William Davignon, Joann Fearn, Dianne Flay, Cynthia Fredricks, John Fredricks, Marvin Fritz, Jane Garis, Jason Law, Kay Learned, Arlene McNair, Judith L. Mittiga, Michael Mroczka, Donna Zellner Neal, John Zellner Neal, Priscilla Zellner Neal, Timothy J. Neal, Lou Omel, JamiLee Piatt, Paul A. Rumbold, Jr., Heather Sowder, Sarah E. Walter, and Barbara Wickman.

 

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 & 692-2681 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com

website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 

2005 Office Hours: Mondays 5 to 9 p.m. , Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m. , Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m. , Fridays 9 to noon

The Board of Trustees of the North Tonawanda History Museum has been notified that the Museum is the recipient of a GO grant from the Upstate History Alliance to enable volunteer Museum Director Donna Zellner Neal to attend the Upstate History Alliance & Museum Association of New York Annual Conference. The conference, with the theme: “The Next Generation,” will be held in Rochester April 24-26.

The MANY/UHA Annual Conference is the largest gathering of museum professionals in the state, bringing together a diverse array of individuals from all types and sizes of museum, historical societies, and similar cultural organizations.

The main host for this year's conference is the Rochester Museum and Science Center . The conference will examine how museums are keeping pace with changes in society, and what the future holds in store for museum and the communities they serve.

North Tonawanda History Museum President-Elect Betty Brandon will also attend the conference.

North Tonawanda Historic Treasures Tour and Towpath Tea

The North Tonawanda History Museum 's first bi-annual North Tonawanda Historic Treasures Tour , the first of which will be held on Sunday, July 31, 2005 , which has RealtyUSA as the Major Sponsor, is already attracting visitors to North Tonawanda . “Advance sales began in November, with people driving in from East Aurora, Orchard Park, Williamsville, West Seneca, Cheektowaga, Niagara Falls, Grand Island, as well as Kenmore and the Tonawandas to our Museum offices at 314 Oliver Street,” said Museum Director Donna Zellner Neal. “Tickets are by advance sale only and should be ordered early as only 500 will be sold. They are going fast.”

The event includes a 2-1/2 mile walking and/or driving tour of historic homes and other historic structures in the city. Ten of North Tonawanda 's most fabulously interesting homes, five historical church buildings, three of North Tonawanda 's registered historic sites (the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum and the Carnegie Arts Center building, and the Riviera Theatre) and the Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier will be included. Tour ticket holders may select the sites they wish to visit on this tour, hopefully wishing to return in 2007 to visit those that time didn't permit them to visit in 2005. (The Museum is planning a bi-annual Ethnic Heritage Festival for even-numbered years.)

A vintage automobile will be stationed in front of each location as a site marker to facilitate location of the sites by attendees. Tony LaNasa, a North Tonawanda resident, is assisting Museum representatives in coordinating the automobiles.

Horse-drawn Cinderella carriage rides, similar to those used by the wealthy residents of the City in the late 1800's and early 1900's, will be available during the event from Pinewoods Park to the Goundry Street homes and back to the park. Photos of those taking carriage rides may also be purchased as mementos. Rides will be provided by Double T Ranch (pictured above) of East Bethany and will be open to the public during the event, but those holding tickets to the Historic Treasures Tour will be given precedence. Non-ticket holders' ride fees will be $5 for adults, $3 for children, $10 for a family of 4 plus $1 for each additional family member.

Diane Meholick, author of “A Switch in Time,” and “Painting Katherine,” will be present in Pinewoods Park with copies of “Painting Katherine” for sale and will autograph books. Meholick grew up in North Tonawanda. The novel is about Kate Vermay, who inherits an old North Tonawanda Victorian home from her grandmother, Katherine Malloy, and her husband, Vincent, who partners with others to build a grand theatre in North Tonawanda .

Miss Western New York 2005, Lindsay Pratt, a North Tonawanda resident, will greet tour participants at the registration area of Pinewoods Park , as well as those participating in the Towpath Tea. Spirit, the RealtyUSA mascot, will also be in the park that day to greet and entertain youngsters of all ages.

The Shawnee Country Barns Co-Op will provide antiques for the event. Items to be displayed by Co-Op members in the historic homes included in the Tour may be purchased by attendees. Décor items from Hodgepodge and personal photography by Michael Mroczka will also be displayed in some of the homes.

Martin Wachadlo, an architectural historian and Blasdell resident, has assisted Museum event planners in detailing the architectural histories of the homes. A keepsake guidebook is included in the ticket price for the tour of historical homes and other sites and may be used as a self-guided tour of the City's historic treasures for return visits to the City.

A courtesy shuttle for elderly or others who find walking between sites a problem and for those not wishing to park and re-park their cars, will also be available, with two special new vans and drivers provided by Skill Buick of Tonawanda for the day's event.

Members of the Rotary Club of the Tonawandas will assist Museum representatives as volunteers for the event, as will Greg Burt and Boy Scout Troop 58 from St. Christopher's Church.

Tickets may be ordered for $18 each or $15 for members of the North Tonawanda History Museum . To include a prepaid a carriage ride with the tour ticket, an additional $5 should be included. A maximum of 500 tickets will be sold for the tour. The keepsake guidebook will be included in the ticket price. The guidebooks will be distributed to ticket holders at a registration table in Pinewoods Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the day of the event. Tickets are available at the Museum offices at 314 Oliver Street, open Mondays 5 to 9 p.m., Tuesdays 1 to 5 p.m. , Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m. , and Fridays 9 to noon; or at Hodgepodge at 72 Webster Street, Barb's Sweet Treats at 238 Oliver Street, Lovin' Life, 305 Robinson Street, the Mayor's Office at City Hall, 216 Payne Avenue, or the offices of the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas at 15 Webster Street. To order tickets by mail, send check or money order to the North Tonawanda History Museum , 314 Oliver Street , North Tonawanda , NY 14120 .

Although advance sale tickets must be purchased for participation in the Historic Treasures Tour, the Museum is also planning a daylong combination of events in historic Pinewoods Park for non-ticket holders as well as ticketholders.

There will be a Towpath Tea in the pavilion in the park, presented by Mr.& Mrs. Catering of North Tonawanda . The tea is not included in the ticket price for the Tour, and it will be open to the public as well as to ticket holders. The tea will include a sampling of typical fare from the late 1800's to early 1900's as well as more modern fare. Attendees will pay for their individual choice of food and beverage purchases.

“Yesterday's News,” Bruce Trombley and Dennis LaFontaine (pictured left), of Mohawk, New York, folk singers who perform Erie Canal folk songs and other New York State folk songs, will return to North Tonawanda for the event and will perform throughout the day in the park for the benefit of those attending the Towpath Tea and other area residents as well as tour participants. “Yesterday's News” performed for the Museum in May 2004 in their “Antiques & Things: Auction & Antique Appraisal & Concert” event in the Buffalo Suzuki Strings Musical Arts Center . No admission fee will be charged for this part of the event and neighbors and other residents are invited to come to the park to enjoy the Towpath Tea and the Erie Canal music.

A daylong raffle will also be part of the day's activities, including the chance to win a St. Francis of Assist indoor/outdoor garden statue and other items.

Hours for the event will be: Registration in historic Pinewoods Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ; Historic Treasures Tour (admission by ticket only) from noon to 5 p.m. , carriage rides and Towpath Tea from noon to 7 p.m.

Betty Brandon is chairing this event.

Photos of homes by Historic Treasures Tour Chair Betty Brandon:  397 Tremont Street, the Architect's Own Home; 202 Niagara Street, the Richardson Home, and 373 Goundry Street, the Wurlitzer Home.

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 or 692-2681 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com

website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 

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

2005 Office Hours: Mondays 5 to 9 p.m. , Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m. , Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m. , Fridays 9 to noon

Also open by appointment

Museum Announces Summer Contests

An annual citywide Historic Gardens Contest , the first of which is scheduled for the summer of 2005, will include a map of the locations of those gardens registered to participate in the contest. The contest was suggested by the Museum member known as The Towpath Tiller , a member of the garden contest committee. All gardens participating must be in the front yards so that older or disabled visitors may view them from their vehicles. Individuals wishing to participate in a separate category for rear or side gardens must allow access to the gardens by visitors on Sunday afternoons during July and August. All neighborhood groups, civic organizations, businesses, and individuals are invited to participate in promoting gardens of all types to showcase our city as a garden city in 2005. Only those with a historical flavor or theme will be eligible to be included in the Historic Gardens Contest , but it is hoped that people will come to see our entire city full of flowers, not just those participating in the North Tonawanda History Museum Historic Gardens Contest. Eligibility requirements and applications are available at the Museum at 314 Oliver Street or may be downloaded from the Museum website at www.nthistorymuseum.org . Winners will be announced during Canal Fest 2005. Dale Rogers and Donna Neal are coordinating the contest.

The first annual Lumber City Scavenger Hunt is planned for May, June, and July 2005, with the winning entries selected during the week following Canal Fest. The Board of Trustees hopes the Lumber City Scavenger Hunt will encourage residents and non-residents to visit North Tonawanda 's wonderful assortment of businesses and cultural and other attractions. Scavenger Hunters must visit each participating business, cultural attraction, or other venue in order to obtain the answer to a question about that site or a product sold or on display there on the questionnaire/entry blank. Completed entry blanks will be reviewed for accuracy of answers and those with the most correct answers will become part of the final drawing for selection of winners. Entry blanks with questions will be available by May 1, 2005 , and should be turned in before August 5, 2005 . Winners will be announced and prizes awarded on August 19, 2005 . Judith L. Mittiga is coordinating the Lumber City Scavenger Hunt.

The Museum's logo design contest, “The Future of our Past,” continues as well, with entry blanks available at Museum offices or downloadable from the Museum website.

To volunteer for any event or to participate in any way, contact the Museum at 213-0554 or 692-2681 or email at nthistorymuseum@aol.com.

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 or 692-2681 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com

website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 

A new museum of the rich immigrant heritage of North Tonawanda 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. Known as the “Lumber Capital of the World” in the late 19th century.

2005 Office Hours: Mondays 5 to 9 p.m. , Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m. , Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m. , Fridays 9 to noon

Also open by appointment

History Museum Offers Walking Tours of North Tonawanda

Seaway Trail Walks – North Tonawanda , New York – Wednesdays, 5 – 6:30 p.m. , June 8 through September 28. $8 adults, $4 children under 12, $6 ea. in groups of 15 or more. Hosted by the North Tonawanda History Museum . Walking tours of historic North Tonawanda , a city whose location at the juncture of the historic Erie Canal with the mighty Niagara River made it a significant industrial center in the 19 th and early 20 th centuries. Learn about the rich immigrant heritage of “the Lumber Capital of the World,” and see the homes of the lumber barons and other prominent individuals in the city's history. Two rotating walking tours: North Tonawanda 's Industrial Heritage: June 8, 22; July 6, 20; August 3, 17, 31; September 14, 28. North Tonawanda 's Historic Homes: June 15, 29; July 13, 27; August 10, 24, September 7, 21.

Tours begin and end in the parking lot of the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum , 180 Thompson Street (admission extra, open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily) or visit the Historic DowNTown North Tonawanda shopping district, a unique eclectic mix of shops, restaurants, and cultural venues. Plan to stay after the walking tour for a free concert in Gateway Park on the banks of the historic Erie Canal . Visit the North Tonawanda History Museum at 314 Oliver Street Mondays 5 to 9 p.m. , Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m. , Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m. , or Fridays 9 to noon . Also open by appointment. Call 716-213-0554 or 716-692-2681 for further information.

North Tonawanda Haunted History Ghost Walks , presented by Mason Winfield and hosted by the North Tonawanda History Museum, 90-minute walking tours of North Tonawanda, beginning at 7 p.m. at 314 Oliver Street, Friday, July 15, Saturday, July 16, Friday, July 22, and Saturday, July 23; $10 adults, $5 kids 7-11, under 7 free. Part of Canal Fest of the Tonawandas week activities.

Historic Treasures Tour 2005 presented by the North Tonawanda History Museum and RealtyUSA - July 31 – Noon to 5 p.m. Walking/driving tour of ten historic homes, five historic church buidings, and four other historic sites. Includes a Cinderella carriage ride, a Towpath Tea, and Erie Canal music by Yesterday's News in Historic Pinewoods Park . Tour only available by pre-purchased tickets. Cinderella arriage rides presented by Double T Ranch may be pre-purchased but will be open to the public as well, with pre-paid ticket holders taking precedence; Towpath Tea presented by Mr. & Mrs. Catering will offer an a la carte menu. Skill Buick will provide two new special courtesy shuttle vans for those wishing to avoid parking and re-parking their cars. Tickets are $18 for the tour; $5 additional for a pre-paid carriage ride. Photos may be purchased as well of riders in the carriage. Towpath Tea and Erie Canal music in historic Pinewoods Park will be open to the public.

Fridays, September 16 through October 28 - North Tonawanda Haunted History Ghost Walks, presented by Mason Winfield and hosted by the North Tonawanda History Museum – 90-minute walking tours of North Tonawanda , beginning at 7 p.m. at 314 Oliver Street : History, legend, architecture, parapsychology, and ghosts! $10 adults, $5 kids 7-11, under 7 free.

Fridays, October 14, 21, and 28 –6 to 8 p.m. – “Historic Ghosts of the Niagara Frontier” in the Haunted Gardens in North Tonawanda: “The Ghostly Top Ten,” a Mason Winfield creation for the North Tonawanda History Museum. Including a haunted hayride and a haunted tea in the haunted greenhouse . At the North Tonawanda Botanical Gardens. Area students, teachers, and other youth groups will participate in development of this projected annual event.

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

Administrative Office: 314 Oliver Street

North Tonawanda , New York 14120

(716) 213-0554 or 692-2681 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com

website: www.nthistorymuseum.org

A new museum of the rich immigrant heritage of North Tonawanda 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. Known as the “Lumber Capital of the World” in the late 19th century. 

2005 Office Hours: Mondays 5 to 9 p.m. , Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m. , Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m. , Fridays 9 to noon

Also open by appointment

Museum Seeks Volunteers for Variety of Efforts and Projects 

The North Tonawanda History Museum is seeking volunteers with an education background to participate in the development and coordination of elementary and/or middle school and/or and/or high school student-oriented programming; computer literate and detail oriented individuals to learn cataloguing with PastPerfect Museum Software; individuals with clerical background to do manual phases of cataloguing and labeling; youth groups or teachers and their classes for participation in an October Halloween project which will involve creation of scenery, skits, and acting out “spooky” tales; and volunteers to be trained as outdoor walking tour guides who are capable of studying a prepared script and answering questions from tour participants.

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 or 692-2681 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com

website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 

A new museum of the rich immigrant heritage of North Tonawanda 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. Known as the “Lumber Capital of the World” in the late 19th century. 

2005 Office Hours: Mondays 5 to 9 p.m. , Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m. , Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m. , Fridays 9 to noon

Also open by appointment

For Immediate Release 

North Tonawanda History Museum Plans Day Trip To Niagara County Historical Society

Registrations are now being accepted by the North Tonawanda History Museum for a Saturday, May 21 bus trip to the Niagara County Historical Society in Lockport , as part of its educational programming and in keeping with its efforts to collaborate with other historical and cultural venues.

Stephen Ash and Judith Mittiga are planning the trip.

The event will be a joint participation in Preservation Month 2005 by the two historical organizations, with the Society hosting Museum guests. Attendees will meet at the Museum at 314 Oliver Street at 9 a.m. Parking will be available in the lot behind Ascension Church 's Monsignor Szabo Hall on Vandervoort Street between Robinson and Keil. The bus will leave 314 Oliver Street at 9:30 a.m. Attendees will tour the five historic homes on the Historical Society campus and pay a visit to the Outwater Emporium Gift Shop. The bus will leave at 12:30 for the return trip and a stop at Pane's Restaurant for a 1:15 p.m. luncheon. The bus will then drop attendees off at either the Monsignor Szabo Hall parking lot or at the Museum.

A $25 advance registration is required, which includes the bus trip, parking, admission, and the luncheon.
To register, send check or money to the North Tonawanda History Museum, 314 Oliver Street, North Tonawanda , NY 14120.

Call 213-0554 or 692-2681 or email to nthistorymuseum@aol.com for additional 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 or 692-2681 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com

website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 

A new museum of the rich immigrant heritage of North Tonawanda 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. Known as the “Lumber Capital of the World” in the late 19th century.

2005 Office Hours: Mondays 5 to 9 p.m. , Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m. , Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m. , Fridays 9 to noon

Also open by appointment

The North Tonawanda History Museum needs volunteers with research, cataloguing experience (for both manual and computerized records), and exhibit and display experience. Call 213-0554 or email to nthistorymuseum@aol.com.

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 or 692-2681 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com

website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 

A new museum of the rich immigrant heritage of North Tonawanda 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. Known as the “Lumber Capital of the World” in the late 19th century. 

2005 Office Hours: Mondays 5 to 9 p.m., Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m., Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon

Also open by appointment 

Museum Plans First Annual Meeting to Report on Progress 

Registrations are now being accepted for the North Tonawanda History Museum 's First Annual Meeting to be held on Thursday, June 16, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Elks Club Hall, 20 Main Street.

The Museum's Board of Trustees invites its members and volunteers and others interested in the progress of the emerging organization since its inception as a grassroots steering committee in September 2003 to attend.

“Come celebrate with us, learn of our first year's accomplishments and plans for the future, and help us honor those wonderful Honorary Charter Life Members and Advisory Committee members who have helped us create the North Tonawanda History Museum,” said Betty Brandon, President.

Advance registration is required: reception with cash bar; $15 each; $25 couple.

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 or 692-2681 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com

website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 

A new museum of the rich immigrant heritage of North Tonawanda 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. Known as the “Lumber Capital of the World” in the late 19th century. 

2005 Office Hours: Mondays 5 to 9 p.m., Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m., Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon

Also open by appointment

MUSEUM HONORS VOLUNTEERS 

The North Tonawanda History Museum's Board of Trustees recognized 29 Museum volunteers during their North Tonawanda's Birthday Party event on April 18, as part of National Volunteer Week, which is sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation. This year's theme for the week was “Inspire by Example.”

Receiving certificates of recognition in the public ceremony in the DeGraff Community Center at 139 Division Street were: Stephen Ash, A. Daniel Bille, John Borycki, Betty Brandon, Theresa L. Carpentieri, Donald Chretien, Penny Creasey, William Davignon, Joann Fearn, Dianne Flay, Cynthia Fredricks, John Fredricks, Marvin Fritz, Jane Garis, Jason Law, Kay Learned, Arlene McNair, Judith L. Mittiga, Michael Mroczka, Donna Zellner Neal, John Zellner Neal, Priscilla Zellner Neal, Timothy J. Neal, Lou Omel, JamiLee Piatt, Paul A. Rumbold, Jr., Heather Sowder, Sarah E. Walter, and Barbara Wickman.

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 or 692-2681 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com

website: www.nthistorymuseum.org

A new museum of the rich immigrant heritage of North Tonawanda 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. Known as the “Lumber Capital of the World” in the late 19th century.

2005 Office Hours: Mondays 5 to 9 p.m., Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m., Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon

Also open by appointment

Lumber City Scavenger Hunt Questionnaires Available

Prizes for Winning Participants

The North Tonawanda History Museum will host its first annual Lumber City Scavenger Hunt during May, June, and July, with the winning entries selected during the week following Canal Fest. The Board of Trustees hopes the Lumber City Scavenger Hunt will encourage residents and non-residents to visit North Tonawanda 's wonderful assortment of businesses and cultural and other attractions.

Scavenger Hunters must visit each participating business, cultural attraction, or other venue in order to obtain the answer to a question about that site or a product sold or on display there on the questionnaire/entry blank. Completed entry blanks will be reviewed for accuracy of answers and those with the most correct answers will become part of the final drawing for selection of winners. Entry blanks with questions will be available by May 1, 2005, in a variety of locations throughout the city and should be turned in before August 5, 2005. Winners will be announced and prizes awarded on August 19, 2005 . Judy Mittiga is coordinating the Lumber City Scavenger Hunt.

For information, call 213-0554 or 692-2681 or email to nthistorymuseum@aol.com .

Entry blanks may be picked up at the Museum offices at 314 Oliver Street which are open Mondays 5 to 9 p.m., Tuesdays 9 to 5 p.m. , Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m. , and Fridays 9 to noon. Entry blanks will also be available at Budwey's Supermarket, Fantastic Sam's, Hodgepodge, Barb's Sweet Treats, and Lovin' Life.

 Entry blanks for the Museum's first annual citywide Historic Gardens Contest and it's the Future of our Past Logo Design Contest are also available at the Museum.

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 or 692-2681 - e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com

website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 

A new museum of the rich immigrant heritage of North Tonawanda 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. Known as the “Lumber Capital of the World” in the late 19th century. 

2005 Office Hours: Mondays 5 to 9 p.m., Tuesdays 1 to 9 p.m., Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon

Also open by appointment 

North Tonawanda History Museum Awarded Folk Lore Grant 

The North Tonawanda History Museum has been approved for a $1,500 consultancy grant to cover the services of a credentialed folklorist mentor in the planning stages of the Museum's 1st Annual North Tonawanda Ethnic Heritage Festival , planned for October 7, 2006. Claire Aubrey, the folklorist selected by Museum representatives, will meet with Museum representatives from June 9 through September 29, 2005, as they begin planning the event for 2006. The grant will also cover the consultant's transportation costs.