History of the Museum / News Release Archive - July 2006 * Represents newest additions to our Archive
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 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 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/affiliated with:
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The North Tonawanda History Museum announces the release of a new 22-page booklet, “The Rand Family Left a Lasting Imprint on North Tonawanda—and the World!” The book, along with “North Tonawanda: The First 100 Years – 1797 – 1897,” a 12-page booklet which begins with the Holland Land Purchase in 1797 and summarizes the development and evolution as a municipality of the hamlet which became the City of North Tonawanda in 1897; “North Tonawanda: The Lumber City” a 32-page book, designed as a self-guided walking & driving tour guide containing 81 stopping points, sponsored in part by the Seaway Trail Corporation and was financed in part with funds from the New York Council for the Humanities, a State affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities; and “North Tonawanda Historic Gardens Tour 2006,” a guide to a 32-site self-guided garden and history tour, are all available for a donation of $2 each at the Museum at 314 Oliver Street. They may also be purchased at the North Tonawanda Public Library, the Mayor’s Office in City Hall, Hodgepodge at 72 Webster Street, and Lovin’ Life at 305 Robinson Street the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas at 15 Webster Street, and the DeGraff Hospital Gift Shop at 445 Tremont Street. All Museum publications are available through the Museum’s online gift shop as well at www.nthistorymuseum.org. “It is our sincere hope that these publications will prove useful both to our residents and to visitors to our city and to teachers in North Tonawanda schools wishing to use them as a tool in their local history focus,” noted Paula Belair, Education Committee Chair. All books are published by North Tonawanda’s Pioneer Printers, Inc. Quantities of all four publications will be distributed to social studies teachers in the North Tonawanda City School District by the Museum. Copies are also donated to the North Tonawanda Public Library for its reference library. The Museum also announces it has obtained quantities of a valuable resource for those seeking historical information on their homes. “House Histories: A Guide to Tracing the Genealogy of Your Home” by Sally Light is available at the Museum or through its online gift shop at www.nthistorymuseum.org. The book has been recommended by the American Library Association, as “a good, practical guide to dating and documenting a house,” and is highly recommended by the Preservation League of New York State, as well as North Tonawanda History Museum representatives. It is an excellent aid for owners of older homes, preservationists, residential real estate brokers, and others with questions about the origins, styles, materials, past owners of and events surround old houses. Also a new addition to the Museum’s gift shop is a CD-ROM version of “The Bison Shipyard Story” by Allen C. Gademsky, which joins the CD-ROM version of “The Richardson Story” by William C. Lindquist.
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 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 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/affiliated with:
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The North Tonawanda History Museum’s North Tonawanda Historic Gardens Contest & Tour 2006 includes 32 sites ismeant to showcase North Tonawanda and its homes and gardens to residents and non-residents as a wonderful community in which to live, and encourage interest in combining a love of gardening with an interest in history. The tour will runs through August 31, with some gardeners specifying specific dates or times for public viewing, if gardens are not accessible from the street. Those accessible from the street are available at all times. Guide books with maps showing locations of participating gardens are available at the North Tonawanda History Museum offices at 314 Oliver Street; Hodgepodge at 72 Webster Street; the North Tonawanda Mayor’s office at 216 Payne Avenue; the North Tonawanda Public Library, 505 Meadow Drive; the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas at 15 Webster Street; Lovin’ Life at 305 Robinson Street, and the DeGraff Memorial Hospital gift shop at 445 Tremont Street. The North Tonawanda Historic Gardens Tour 2006 is hosted by the North Tonawanda History Museum, in collaboration with the Tonawanda News’ Towpath Tiller, and sponsored by Anderson’s Frozen Custard, Inc., Awnings Plus, Canal Fest of the Tonawandas, Cipriano, Inc., Realtors, Downtown Merchants Association of North Tonawanda, Friends of the North Tonawanda Public Library, Hodgepodge, Senator George M. Maziarz, Michael B. Mroczka/RealtyUSA, Pane’s Restaurant, Pioneer Printers, Inc., and Project Pride. Call 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 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 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/affiliated with:
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MUSEUM SELLING FLOWER BULBS FOR FALL PLANTING The North Tonawanda History Museum, in conjunction with its 2 nd annual Historic Gardens Contest and Tour, which continues through August 31, and the planned 3rd annual contest and tour for 2007, is accepting orders for flower bulbs from Dutch Gardens for fall planting of spring flowers. Bulbs available are Angelique Tulips, Dogtooth Violets, Hardy Cyclamen, Naturalizing Daffodils, Decoy Daffodils, Jumbo Crocus, Fragrant Hyacinth, Lavender Mountain Lilies, and Monsella Tulips. A 50-bulb spring garden collection is also available (includes deluxe tulips, deluxe daffodils, jumbo crocus, blue grape hyacinths, tall Dutch iris, and Alpine rosy bells). Prices range from $10 to $25 for packages of available varieties. Orders must be received before September 15 and will delivered in Octber. Bulbs are endorsed by the National Gardening Association. This is the third year the Museum has offered the bulbs. Orders may be placed with museum volunteers or at the Museum at 314 Oliver Street or through the Museum’s online gift shop at www.nthistorymuseum.org. Photos of the flowers will be available on the online gift shop soon. Call 213-0554 for further 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 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 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/affiliated with:
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The North Tonawanda History Museum will be offering Don Samull’s new 2007 Polish American Calendar on John Paul II at the Museum’s gift tables during“Canal Fest History Weekend in North Tonawanda” during Canal Fest of the Tonawandas this year. The Museum will also offer historical and ethnic gift items from their gift shop. The event, presented in collaboration with Echoes Through Time Historical Tours & Presentations, takes place in North Tonawanda’s Gratwick-Riverside Park on River Road on Saturday and Sunday, July 22 and 23. Kolecki’s barbecued chicken and ribs dinners, Anderson’s frozen yogurt, and soft drinks, bottled water and other light refreshments will be available as well. A used book sale and book signings by local authors of historical publications, including North Tonawanda native Diane Meholick and North Tonawanda resident John Kolecki will be included in the weekend’s events at the park. Face painting by Danielle will be available for children. At 3 p.m. on Saturday at 3 p.m. there will also be a special performance by the Woodgate-Lachut School of Irish Dance, a repeat performance with the Museum for the group, having performed for their 1 st Irish Heritage Night program on March 17, 2005. Jay and Angela Wojcik of Swoongie will be present both days with demonstrations of their Swoongie game, which is played like horseshoes but with smaller washers. A Cinderella carriage ride along the Niagara River shore will also be offered from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days by Hartland Carriages. There will be a $5 charge for adults and $2.50 for children 6 to 16, free for ages 5 and under. This is a return engagement with the Museum for Hartland Carriages also, having provided the carriage rides for the first bi-annual Historic Treasures Tour in July 2005 and the haunted hayride for the Haunted Gardens on the EEEErie Canal in October 2005. The Canal Fest fireworks display can be viewed from the park as well on Sunday evening following the end of Canal Fest. Set for Saturday and Sunday, July 22 and 23, at Gratwick-Riverside Park, Echoes Through Time Historical Tours & Presentations will present historical presentations on Civil War and other historical periods, including teaching and demonstrations, and a mobile classroom setting, with displays, and uniformed presenters. Among the variety of participants will be the Sons of Confederate Veterans – Buffalo Guards Camp 1975, the Sons of Union Veterans - Chaplain PG Cook Camp 223, Buffalo Civil War Round Table, and the Niagara Frontier Relic Hunters Association (Metal Detector Club). To facilitate travel between the main campus of Canal Fest for the History Weekend and the popular canal Fest Craft Show and the also popular flea market in Clinton Park in the City of Tonawanda sponsored by the Historical Society of the Tonawandas, the North Tonawanda History Museum has contracted with Rainbow Transportation to provide a shuttle van service between Gratwick-Riverside Park and Clinton Park, with stops as well on River Road at Goundry Street and on the Tonawanda side of the Seymour Street bridge. The shuttle bus will begin both days at 11 a.m. at River Road and Goundry and will continue throughout the day, stopping at Clinton Park on the hour, and at Gratwick-Riverside Park on the half hour throughout the day both days until the last pick up at 6 p.m. A $1 fee will be charged per ride. 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 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 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/affiliated with:
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July 26, 2006 Letter to the Editor: The Board of Trustees of the North Tonawanda History Museum is grateful to all who participated in our first Canal Fest History Weekend in Gratwick-Riverside Park on July 22 & 23. This year’s event was created with a short lead time for planning. The weather was a negative factor both days. However, the response to this first attempt was so positive we have already initiated plans for the second such weekend on July 21 & 22, 2007. We plan to develop it into an annual event. We commend Rainbow Transportation for working with us to provide our first shuttle bus between the craft show, flea market in historic Clinton Park in Tonawanda, and our History Weekend in Gratwick-Riverside Park. Hartland Carriages, Krolick’s Barbecue, and Anderson’s contributed greatly to our effort and will be permanent parts of future History Weekends. We hope to develop horse-drawn Cinderella carriage history rides of North Tonawanda’s historic homes district for the 25 th annual Canal Fest of the Tonawandas next year, based upon our present history walks. Our thanks as well to John Kolecki and Diane Meholick for their personal appearances to perform book signings, Jason and Angela Wojcik and their Swoongie Polish horseshoes game, Danielle Oney for her face painting, and the Woodgate-Lachut School of Irish Dancing for their excellent performance in spite of the complications created by inclement weather. We hope to have them all back next year—with additional entertainment. Thanks are especially due to Steve Teeft of Echoes Through Time Historical Tours & Presentations. The Museum is already collaborating with him on next year’s event. Re-enactors of various historical periods will be recruited and we hope to expand our own ethnic and historical gift tables to include other vendors of such items. Our first attempt at a used book sale was enthusiastically received and will be repeated also. Unfortunately, because of the flooding in the eastern part of the state, the historic tugboat Urger could not make this year’s Canal Fest. We look forward to sponsoring next year’s visit and greeting visitors at the tugboat with information on attractions in the Tonawandas. Sincere thanks to all the Museum volunteers who helped in our participation in this year’s Canal Fest. We look forward to your help as we celebrating the 25 th anniversary of Canal Fest next year with the other member organizations of our wonderful Canal Fest of the Tonawandas! A special thanks to the hard-working volunteer Board of Directors of Canal Fest. You are probably the least appreciated, most taken for granted, but most dedicated working Board in the Tonawandas. Donna Zellner Neal, Director North Tonawanda History 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 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 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/affiliated with:
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Museum Launches Campaign to Pay Costs of Printing Book on City’s History The Board of Trustees of the North Tonawanda History Museum has announced the establishment of a Publications Committee for the purpose of creating the Museum’s first full-length book on the history of North Tonawanda. The first book, “ North Tonawanda: The Lumber City,” is expected to be the first in a series of books, as requested by area residents and former residents. The targeted release date is August 2007. “ North Tonawanda: The Lumber City” will be a 352 page book and will be printed for the Museum by Buffalo Spree Publications, Inc. The book will have a preprint hard cover and 50# stock for the pages. It will sell for $29.95 plus applicable sales tax. It will be a general overall account of the city’s development. Future volumes planned will focus in detail on historical homes and other sites, industrial heritage, and specific periods of time. Donna Zellner Neal is editor and contributing writers include A. Daniel Bille, Diane M. Meholick, Ken Mountain, Lloyd Long, Arlene Stocki McNair, Harold O. Schwartz, and Allen C. Gademsky, with assistance from architectural historian Martin Wachadlo, Town of Tonawanda Historian John W. Percy, and numerous other residents and former residents. Proof readers will include Paula Belair, A. Daniel Bille, John W. Percy, and Diane M. Meholick. Indexing will be by Frances Wilson. Research assistance is being provided by Lou Omel and Walter Wozniak. The Board of Trustees has established a restricted Book Fund, on the suggestion of Niagara County Legislator Malcolm Needler. Needler has suggested that the community and museum members around the world be invited to participate in the book project by making $100 donations. Each $100 donation will entitle individuals, groups, and businesses to a patron listing in the published book—and one copy of the book. Needler made the first $100 donation. Donations to the project may be made by cash, check, or money order payable to “ North Tonawanda History Museum” and marked “BOOK PROJECT.” In the next two weeks, it will also be possible for donations to be made by using Master Card or Visa. Advance orders of the book will also be accepted and should be marked “BOOK ORDER.” For out of town orders or those wishing to have the completed book(s) mailed to their address, a $3 per book shipping and handling fee should be included. 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 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 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/affiliated with:
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The North Tonawanda History Museum will host its second annual series of three Fridays in the North Tonawanda Botanical Gardens at 1825 Sweeney Street. Originally named the Adam Gondek Botanical Gardens, it was the site of last year’s “13 Historic Ghosts of the Niagara Frontier.” The event has been given a permanent name and format for this year’s and future years. The HAUNTED GARDENS ON THE EEEErie CANAL will take place this year on October 13, 20, and 27 from 7 to 10 p.m. This year’s event will bring back the popular Haunted Hayride presented by Hartland Carriages, the Haunted Greenhouse with refreshments and gift items for sale, and a new guided Spooky Stroll through the Haunted Gardens. Advisors to this year’s event will be Joann Mis and Carl Tamburlin, who created the scripts, sets, costuming and props for last year’s events and produced the guided stroll portion. Coordinating the guided stroll for the North Tonawanda History Museum will be Danielle Oney. Coordinating the Haunted Hayride and Haunted Greenhouse is Donna Zellner Neal. Advance sale tickets will be available at the Museum in the near future and may be used on your choice of the three nights. Discounted tickets may be purchased through October 6 only from the Museum or through the Museum’s online gift shop. Advance purchase fees are $9 for adults for BOTH the stroll and hayride; $4.50 for children 5 -16 for BOTH the stroll and hayride. Admission at the event will be charged separately and will be $5 for adults for the guided Spooky Stroll and $ for the Haunted Hayride; $2.50 for children ages 5-16 for the Spooky Stroll and $2.50 for the Haunted Hayride. Both events are free for ages 4 and under and free admission is included for all to the Haunted Greenhouse where light seasonal refreshments will be on sale as well as ethnic and historical gift items. Discounted tickets are only available for the combination of stroll and hayride. However, they participation is allowed on different nights if preferred by the purchaser. Advance purchase will save time the evening of the event by eliminating the need to stand in line to purchase tickets. Youth groups and classes are still needed to create haunted hayride tableaus. Last year’s event included 150 area youngsters who, using their imaginations and creative talents, haunted the hayride route, including such things as a witches’ cauldron, haunted graveyard, and even a dancing ghost. The earliest groups to volunteer will have first choice of locations in which to create their part of the haunted hayride—and the first choice on subject matter or focus of their part of the project. Teachers and youth group leaders are invited to contact the Museum at 213-0554 or by email at nthistorymuseum@aol.com before September 1 expressing interest in participation. Participants will be required to attend two full rehearsals prior to the October 13 event and may also be required to participate in several additional practice sessions and walk throughs of their own parts. Individuals wishing to participate who are not part of an organized group are also invited to register with the Museum. All efforts will be made to include everyone who is interested in participating in some form in the event. Community service credit is given to all who participate who have need of such projects.
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 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 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/affiliated with:
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“North Tonawanda: A Celebration of our Ethnic Diversity!” set for Saturday, October 7, 2006, will be the first bi-annual ethnic heritage festival of the North Tonawanda History Museum. It will be held in the Sportsplex Family Entertainment Complex at 90 Ridge Road from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Individuals or groups who are interested in participating should call the Museum as soon as possible. Event planners and workers, coordinators, and other participants are presently being interviewed. A limited number of openings still exist for individuals or groups willing to perform or present demonstrations of ethnic and occupational skills and crafts, narrators to explain various ethnic traditions with which they are familiar; providers of ethnic foods, individuals/businesses/groups with ethnic items to sell. Museum representatives plan the celebration to be a bi-annual event. As with all Museum programming, their educational responsibility to the community is a central focus of this project. The North Tonawanda History Museum hopes to develop the bi-annual festivals in celebration of the rich ethnic heritage of North Tonawanda. The earliest settlers in what is now the City of North Tonawanda were primarily of German heritage. Present day North Tonawanda has a population of over 33,000, 37% of which claim German heritage, 19% Polish heritage, 11% Italian, 11% Irish, and then smaller groups of other nationalities. While the City’s early historical heritage was primarily built around the lives of the North German or Prussian, Polish, Italian, Irish, Hungarian, Ukrianian, Lebanese, and Slovakian immigrants of the 1800’s through the 1920’s, over the years additional ethnic groups have come to call North Tonawanda home, including those of Russian heritage, Native Americans, Latin Americans, and others. North Tonawanda was and continues to be a melting pot of nationalities, each with a rich individual cultural heritage and identity. The Polish migration to North Tonawanda was part of the influx of what historians call “the new immigration to” the United States. The period from the 1880’s through the 1920’s was a period in which new ethnic groups entered the United States in increasing numbers. They were described as “new” because they came from Italy, Russia, Greece, Slovakia, China, Poland, and other countries, rather than from the traditional areas of U.S. migration to that point from England, Germany, and Ireland. The original groups continued to arrive but the newer groups became the most numerous. The Polish migration, for example, generally began in the 1890’s and continued until the period following World War I. The Polish immigration to North Tonawanda began in earnest when the Buffalo Bolt Co. set up shop and paid the passage for many Polish and Slovakian immigrants. Intended as an all day family event, the festival will include entertainment, educational programming, displays and exhibits, and ethnic foods. Some of the confirmed participants for this first event are the 55-member choir, the German Schwabenchor, the Polish Heritage Dancers, “Step in Time” Scottish Music Presentations, the Woodgate-Lachut School of Irish Dance, St. Stephen’s (Serbian) Tamburitzans & Dancers, the Bergholz Blashapelle (German Brass Band), the Latin American Institute, and North Tonawanda’s own Matt Piorkowski. Presented courtesy of funding by the New York Council for the Humanities Speakers in the Humanities program are “Traditional & Historical Songs of New York State” by Dave Ruch; Ciudad & Suburbia: The Changing Nature of Latino Immigration” by Dr. Sherrie Baver; and “Linguine and Lust: Food and Sex in Italian-American Culture” by Dr. Fred Gardaphe. There will be occupational and ethnic demonstrations, book signings, exhibits, ethnic and historical items for sale, and the Ethnic Food Court will include German food prepared by the German Schwabenchor, Polish pierogi by North Tonawanda’s Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, and Greek food by Niko’s “Big Fat Greek” Restaurant. The German Schwabenchor is coordinating the food court for the event. A festival souvenir book, “ North Tonawanda: A Celebration of Our Diversity!”, is being prepared and will contain a variety of ethnic cultural and historical information, much of it created for the museum by college student volunteers, with typing assistance by museum volunteers and high school students. The souvenir book, as with all publications created by the North Tonawanda History Museum, will become part of its regular gift shop product line. Printing is by North Tonawanda’s Pioneer Printers. Advance sale tickets may be ordered at the Museum or through its online gift shop. Discounted adult tickets for the all-day event are $8, children 5-16 are $2. Children 4 or under are FREE but tickets are required. Admission at the door will be $10 for adults, $3 for children ages 5-16. The deadline for discounted ticket purchases is October 6. |
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