History of the Museum / News Release Archive - September 2005 * Represents newest additions to our Archive 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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment Pre-SaleTickets Now Available for “13 Historic Ghosts of the Niagara Frontier” The North Tonawanda History Museum, in collaboration with Ghostlight Theatre and Mason Winfield, will present “13 Historic Ghosts of the Niagara Frontier,” in the “ Haunted Gardens on the EEErie Canal ” on three evenings in October, the 14 th, 21 st, and 28 th, from 6 to 8 p.m. each evening. Hartland Carriages will provide a “Haunted Hay Ride” and refreshments and gift items will be available for purchase in the “Haunted Greenhouse.” The event will take place in the North Tonawanda Botanical Gardens on Sweeney Street, just north of East Robinson Street. Scripts for the performances will be Mason Winfield creations. Ghostlight Theatre will direct the performers in the creation of and performing of the skits. North Tonawanda History Museum volunteers will coordinate ticket sales and the Haunted Hay Ride and Haunted Greenhouse. Pre-sale tickets will be available beginning Thursday, September 1, at the Museum at 314 Oliver Street, and at Hodgepodge, 72 Webster Street. Museum hours are Mondays and Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Fridays 9 a.m. to noon. Pre-sale tickets will be available through October 13. Pre-sale ticket information: Guided stroll through the Haunted Gardens on the EEErie Canal: Adults: $8; children 6 -11: $4; 5 and under – free; Maximum Family Pre-admission: $30. For Museum members, Adults: $6; children – 6 – 11: $3. Maxim Family Pre-admission for Museum members: $25. Haunted Hay Ride tickets: Adults - $5; children 6 – 11: $3; 5 and under: free. Refreshments available for purchase in the Haunted Greenhouse will include Budwey’s donuts, Barb’s Sweet Treats cookies, candied apples, popcorn, cider, coffee, and hot chocolate. Mason Winfield Haunted History Ghost Walks shirts, and a special North Tonawanda version, will be available for purchase, along with other interesting items for early Christmas shoppers. Proceeds from the event will become part of the North Tonawanda History Museum’s “The Future of Our Past” capital fund for the permanent future home of the Museum. Tickets will be available at the Botanical Gardens as well beginning with the October 14 performances. At the door admission fees will be: Adults: $10; children 6 – 11, $5; 5 and under – free. Maximum family admission: $40. Haunted Hay Ride: Adults - $5; children 6 – 11: $3; 5 and under: free. Call the Museum at 213-0554 or email at 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 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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment North Tonawanda History Museum to Host Additional Mason Winfield Haunted History Ghost Walks!!!! Come Walk on the Wild Side!!!! The North Tonawanda History Museum will host Mason Winfield’s North Tonawanda Haunted History Ghost Walks, 90-minute walking tours of North Tonawanda’s streets, beginning at 7 p.m. at 314 Oliver Street, on Fridays, beginning on September 16 through October 28; $10 adults, $5 kids 7-11, under 7 free. The North Tonawanda History Museum will also host seven additional Mason Winfield’s North Tonawanda Haunted History Ghost Walks on Fridays, September 16 through October 28, also beginning at 7 p.m. at the 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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment AREA YOUNGSTERS TO TAKE PART IN HALLOWEEN EVENT Pre-SaleTickets Now Available for “13 Historic Ghosts of the Niagara Frontier" The North Tonawanda History Museum, in collaboration with Ghostlight Theatre and Mason Winfield, will present “13 Historic Ghosts of the Niagara Frontier,” in the “ Haunted Gardens on the EEErie Canal ” on three evenings in October, the 14 th, 21 st, and 28 th, from 6 to 8 p.m. each evening. The event will take place in the North Tonawanda Botanical Gardens on Sweeney Street, just north of East Robinson Street. Area youngsters and their adult group leaders and parents will take an active role in the event, which has been designed as an educational event to afford community service opportunities to area students and volunteer opportunities to students of all ages and to provide Halloween entertainment for residents and visitors to North Tonawanda. It is hoped to become an annual event. Joanne Mis and Carl Tamburlin of Ghostlight Theatre are coordinating the creation of skits and logistics for the Guided Stroll through the Haunted Gardens. They have researched local historic ghost stories and are creating scripts for the thirteen sites in the stroll through the gardens and will supervise the performances. Hartland Carriages will provide a “Haunted Hay Ride” and refreshments and gift items will be available for purchase in the “Haunted Greenhouse.” North Tonawanda History Museum volunteers will coordinate ticket sales and the Haunted Hay Ride and Haunted Greenhouse, parking and traffic control, and ticket collection. Pre-sale tickets are available at the Museum at 314 Oliver Street, and at Hodgepodge, 72 Webster Street. Museum hours are Mondays and Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Fridays 9 a.m. to noon. Pre-sale tickets will be available through October 13. Pre-sale ticket information: Guided stroll through the Haunted Gardens on the EEErie Canal: Adults: $8; children 6 -11: $4; 5 and under – free; Maximum Family Pre-admission: $30. For Museum members, Adults: $6; children – 6 – 11: $3. Maxim Family Pre-admission for Museum members: $25. Haunted Hay Ride tickets: Adults - $5; children 6 – 11: $3; 5 and under: free. Refreshments available for purchase in the Haunted Greenhouse will include Budwey’s donuts, Barb’s Sweet Treats cookies, candied apples, popcorn, cider, coffee, and hot chocolate. Mason Winfield Haunted History Ghost Walks shirts, and a special North Tonawanda version, will be available for purchase, along with other interesting items for early Christmas shoppers. Dale Jenks of Hartland Carriages will also be offering fresh pumpkins from his farm during the event. Mason Winfield, who is also presenting Haunted History Ghost Walks for the North Tonawanda History Museum on Fridays beginning at 7 p.m. from September 16 through October 28, starting at the Museum at 314 Oliver Street, is expected to also be present to meet visitors at the “13 Historic Ghosts of the Niagara Frontier.” Proceeds from the event will become part of the North Tonawanda History Museum’s “The Future of Our Past” capital fund for the permanent future home of the Museum. Tickets will be available at the Botanical Gardens as well beginning with the October 14 performances. At the door admission fees will be: Adults: $10; children 6 – 11, $5; 5 and under – free. Maximum family admission: $40. Haunted Hay Ride: Adults - $5; children 6 – 11: $3; 5 and under: free. Call the Museum at 213-0554 or email at 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 e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com website: www.nthistorymuseum.org Museum accepting applications for part-time volunteer office workers The North Tonawanda History Museum’s increasingly busy schedule and programming has resulted in an urgent need for additional volunteers to perform general clerical functions in the Museum. The Museum is open Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon. In addition to the regular hours, programs and events are scheduled evenings and weekends as well. Additional hours will be added when volunteers are trained who are available to handle office assignments and meet with Museum visitors. Volunteers can select hours appropriate to their personal schedules; however, regular schedules, such as mornings or afternoons or evenings on a specific day or days of the week are preferred. For a volunteer application, visit the Museum at 314 Oliver Street or download one from the Museum website at www.nthistorymuseum.org under the Membership & Other Participation section. Call 213-0554 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 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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment MUSEUM TO PRESENT “The American Gumbo: Multiculturism in America ” The North Tonawanda History Museum will present a lively and fun-filled concert celebrating the multicultural stew that is America for its 2 nd Annual Ethnic Heritage Night. The program, “The American Gumbo: Multiculturism in America,” will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 20, in the DeGraff Community Center, 139 Division Street. Parking is available in the rear of the center. The Hill Brothers, armed with a slew of intriguing musical instruments (guitar, jaw harp, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer &/or washtub bass) and a zest for exploring history through music, will perform. They will combine fun songs from Russia, Africa, Ireland, Mexico, and other countries. Adults and children attending the concert will be able to sing along with the entertainers on the songs that are more familiar. The Hill Brothers attempt to have audience participation to celebrate the diversity of cultures in our country, and in our own communities. Students of multicultural and diversity programs, immigration studies, international/world communities, and just lovers of history and music will find the evening entertaining. The event is free and open to the public. For information, 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 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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment History Museum to Participate in Lancater Polish Harvest Festival and Oliver Street Art Show The North Tonawanda History Museum will participate in the first annual Dozynki (Polish Harvest) Festival of Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral in Lancaster, 6298 Broadway, on September 17 and 18. The Museum’s focus is on the rich ethnic and industrial heritage of North Tonawanda as an Erie Canal and Niagara River community. The North Tonawanda History Museum plans to hold its first North Tonawanda Ethnic Heritage Festival, “ North Tonawanda: A Celebration of Our Diversity!”, on October 7, 2006. Museum representatives will be offering the 2006 Polish-American calendars by Don Samull and the Museum’s “North Tonawanda Ethnic Heritage Cookbook” at the festival. Due to significant demand for the 2005 Polish-American Calendars, the North Tonawanda History Museum has already stocked a much larger quantity of the 2006 calendars by Don Samull, known as Polonia’s “calendar man.” The calendars include a fact-a-day and a recipe-a-month, all focusing on Polish-American traditions and history. This year’s calendar includes information on the art of wycinanki: Polish paper cut-outs. A description of the “calendar man” is also included in this year’s calendar. Samull has been producing the calendar annually for many years. The Museum’s cookbook, in its third printing this year, includes brief anecdotes of the family or individual contributing each recipe. The Museum joined forces with the Polish Heritage Dancers for the annual Canal Fest of the Tonawandas’ parade in July, and took a prize in the costume category for their parade entry. The Polish Heritage Dancers will participate in the Museum’s October 7, 2006, festival. The North Tonawanda History Museum will also participate in the First annual Oliver Street Art Show, which is scheduled for Sunday, September 25, on Oliver Street between Schenck and Robinson Streets. The Art Show is being presented by Artistic Beginnings at 310 Oliver Street. The Museum, which is located at 314 Oliver Street, will be open for visitors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will have a table on the sidewalk in front of the Museum with information on Museum membership and items from the Museum gift shop, including books, Polish-American calendars, and other items.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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment Museum Adopts Code of Ethics The Board of Trustees of the North Tonawanda History Museum, at its September 12 meeting, adopted a Code of Ethics for Board of Trustees, Advisory Committee, Professional Staff, and Volunteers. Drafted by the Nominating & Governance Committee, much of the research on the final document was performed by Cynthia Fredricks, former President. The Code of Ethics meets standards established by the American Association of Museums. The Code of Ethics will be permanently posted on the Museum’s website at www.nthistorymuseum.org in the Administrative & Legal section. 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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment AREA YOUNGSTERS TO TAKE PART IN HALLOWEEN EVENT Pre-SaleTickets Now Available for “13 Historic Ghosts of the Niagara Frontier" The Niagara Frontier has had an adventurous past. Think of wars, piracy, conspiracy, the Underground Railroad...! Not suprisingly, a supernatural tradition has built up across the centuries, and a few The North Tonawanda History Museum and Ghostlight Theatre, inspired by the research of author Mason Winfield, have arranged for thirteen of the Niagara Frontier’s most famous ghosts to visit the City on three Friday nights in October. Sprits are sure to be high as the North Tonawanda History Museum and Ghostlight Theatre present “13 Historic Ghosts of the Niagara Frontier,” in the “ Haunted Gardens on the EEErie Canal ” on three evenings in October, the 14 th, 21 st, and 28 th, from 6 to 8 p.m. each evening. The event will take place in the North Tonawanda Botanical Gardens, 1825 Sweeney Street, just north of East Robinson Street. Area youngsters and their adult group leaders and parents will take an active role in the event, which has been designed as an educational event to afford community service opportunities to area students and volunteer opportunities to students of all ages and to provide Halloween entertainment for residents and visitors to North Tonawanda. It is hoped to become an annual event. Joanne Mis and Carl Tamburlin of Ghostlight Theatre are coordinating the creation of skits and logistics for the Guided Stroll through the Haunted Gardens. They have researched local historic ghost stories and are creating scripts for the thirteen sites in the stroll through the gardens and will supervise the performances. Hartland Carriages will provide a “Haunted Hay Ride” and refreshments and gift items will be available for purchase in the “Haunted Greenhouse.” North Tonawanda History Museum volunteers will coordinate ticket sales and the Haunted Hay Ride and Haunted Greenhouse, parking and traffic control, and ticket collection. Pre-sale tickets are available at the Museum at 314 Oliver Street, and at Hodgepodge, 72 Webster Street. Museum hours are Mondays and Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Fridays 9 a.m. to noon. Pre-sale tickets will be available through October 13. Pre-sale ticket information: Guided stroll through the Haunted Gardens on the EEErie Canal: Adults: $8; children 6 -11: $4; 5 and under – free; Maximum Family Pre-admission: $30. For Museum members, Adults: $6; children – 6 – 11: $3. Maxim Family Pre-admission for Museum members: $25. Haunted Hay Ride tickets: Adults - $5; children 6 – 11: $3; 5 and under: free. Refreshments available for purchase in the Haunted Greenhouse will include Budwey’s donuts, Barb’s Sweet Treats cookies, candied apples, popcorn, cider, coffee, and hot chocolate. Mason Winfield Haunted History Ghost Walks shirts, and a special North Tonawanda version, will be available for purchase, along with other interesting items for early Christmas shoppers. Dale Jenks of Hartland Carriages will also be offering fresh pumpkins from his farm during the event. Mason Winfield, who is also presenting Haunted History Ghost Walks for the North Tonawanda History Museum on Fridays beginning at 7 p.m. from September 16 through October 28, starting at the Museum at 314 Oliver Street, is expected to also be present to meet visitors at the “13 Historic Ghosts of the Niagara Frontier.” Proceeds from the event will become part of the North Tonawanda History Museum’s “The Future of Our Past” capital fund for the permanent future home of the Museum. Tickets will be available at the Botanical Gardens as well beginning with the October 14 performances. At the door admission fees will be: Adults: $10; children 6 – 11, $5; 5 and under – free. Maximum family admission: $40. Haunted Hay Ride: Adults - $5; children 6 – 11: $3; 5 and under: free. Come meet famous thirteen of the Niagara Frontier and hear them tell their stories! And take a walk on the dark side into our region's history and mystery... Call the Museum at 213-0554 or email at 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 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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment New Museum’s Volunteer Director Nominated for Two Awards in 2005 The Board of Trustees of the North Tonawanda History Museum, chartered April 20, 2004, and begun as an interest group on September 10, 2003, has nominated its founder and volunteer Director, Donna Zellner Neal, twice this year for awards to recognize her community service. She has been nominated for the Karen Albond Courage in Caring Award from the Health Association of Niagara County, Inc. The award honors individuals in the Niagara community who persevere in service to others despite a physical or developmental disability or chronic illness. The award is named for Karen Albond, a longtime HANCI board member who passed away in 2003 after significant volunteer and professional service to the Niagara community. New York State Senator George D. Maziarz submitted a letter of support as well, reading, “It is my great pleasure to submit this letter of support on behalf of Donna Zellner Neal’s nomination for the Karen Albond Courage in Caring Award. I have worked closely with Donna over the years, particularly since 2003 and the advent of the North Tonawanda History Museum, for which she is largely responsible. I am delighted to place her name for consideration to be a recipient of this excellent new award. Donna is a disabled senior citizen who has selflessly made the North Tonawanda History Museum her life’s work. The museum has made tremendous progress in a short amount of time, and continues to grow thanks to Donna’s leadership. Without a doubt, her vision and her efforts will leave a mark on the North Tonawanda community long into the future.” In January, Donna was nominated in the senior category by the Board of Trustees and Senator Maziarz for the United Ways of Western New York Community Hero Awards: Shining the Light on Volunteer Achievement. Although she was not one of the finalists, she was feted at a breakfast ceremony in the Buffalo Convention Center, accompanied by the wife of North Tonawanda ’s Mayor, the Town of Wheatfield Historian, and members of the North Tonawanda History Museum Board of Trustees.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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment Museum to offer Haunted History Christmas Ghost Walks for Winter Walk 2005 The North Tonawanda History Museum will take an active role in its third Winter Walk on December 2 & 3. Winter Walk is a joint project of the Downtown Merchants Associations of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda. Once known widely as the Twin Cities, the two small cities are now becoming known as the Gateway Cities, a reference to their location at the western end of the Erie Canal, and their thriving Gateway Harbor. The Historic Downtown Shopping District is an eclectic mix of unique shops, services, theatre and other cultural venues. The Museum will sponsor two Haunted History Christmas Ghost Walks with Mason Winfield. The first will be on Friday, December 2, beginning at 6 p.m.; the second will be on Saturday, December 3, beginning at 5 p.m. The 90-minute walks will begin in front of Buffalo Suzuki Strings at 4 Webster Street at the North Tonawanda History Museum gift & information stand. Fees are $10 for adults, $5 for children 7 – 11, 6 y ears old and younger are free. Ghost Walk shirts will also be available at the Museum’s gift stand. The Museum sponsored four Haunted History Ghost Walks during Canal Fest of the Tonawandas in July. Another seven weeks of Friday walks ran from September 16 through October 28. The Museum will also hold an Open House at their facilities at 314 Oliver Street from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 3, and will also staff two gift & information stands, also from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Museum will offer hot, freshly brewed gourmet coffees and teas and hot chocolate to visitors at the Open House. The gift & information stands will be located in front of Buffalo Suzuki Strings Musical Arts Center at 4 Webster Street at the Erie Canal and in front of Greater Buffalo Savings Bank at 107 Main Street at Goundry where Main is joined by Webster Street. Museum personnel will have a variety of items for sale for Christmas giving at the gift stands and in the Museum in addition to the Ghost Walk shirts. 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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment Museum Seeks North Tonawanda Student Participation in Ethnic Heritage Festival Students who are North Tonawanda residents—all age levels from elementary through college—are invited to participate in the North Tonawanda History Museum’s first ethnic heritage celebration by researching and creating essays, art works, costumes, ethnic craft or occupational items or demonstrations, or musical performances related to North Tonawanda’s ethnic heritage. Projects may be individual or group or class efforts. Focus can be on any of the original ethnic groups who settled North Tonawanda or on more recent arrivals who now make North Tonawanda their home. Topics may include traditions and customs, holiday celebrations, general history of the immigrant heritage if a particular nationality, clothing, foods, or other appropriate topics. Selected essays will be used in a souvenir book for “North Tonawanda: A Celebration of Our Diversity!” to be held on October 7, 2006. Art work will be considered for the cover and illustrations in the souvenir book. All created works will be displayed at the festival. The 79 entries in the 2004 student logo design contest will also be displayed at the festival. Ethnic costumes or ethnic craft or occupational demonstrations or musical performances will also be incorporated into the festival. The present 2005 logo design contest entries will also be displayed at the festival. Prizes will be awarded for some of the best participating projects. Details will be announced in the future when sufficient responses have been received to make it possible to determine categories for allocation of prizes. Museum representatives plan the celebration to be a bi-annual event. Although still in the developmental stage, as with all Museum programming, their educational responsibility to the community is a central focus of this project. To register for participation or to discuss how you or your group or class may participate, call the Museum at 213-0554.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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment MUSEUM TO PRESENT “The American Gumbo: Multiculturism in America ” The North Tonawanda History Museum will present a lively and fun-filled concert celebrating the multicultural stew that is America for its 2 nd Annual Ethnic Heritage Night. The program, “The American Gumbo: Multiculturism in America,” will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 20, in the DeGraff Community Center, 139 Division Street. Parking is available in the rear of the center. The Hill Brothers, armed with a slew of intriguing musical instruments (guitar, jaw harp, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer &/or washtub bass) and a zest for exploring history through music, will perform. They will combine fun songs from Russia, Africa, Ireland, Mexico, and other countries. Adults and children attending the concert will be able to sing along with the entertainers on the songs that are more familiar. The Hill Brothers attempt to have audience participation to celebrate the diversity of cultures in our country, and in our own communities. Students of multicultural and diversity programs, immigration studies, international/world communities, and just lovers of history and music will find the evening entertaining. The event is free and open to the public. For information, call 213-0554 or email to nthistorymuseum@aol.com. The Hill Brothers were founded in 1977 to bring educational music programs to Western New York area schools for Young Audiences of Western New York. The group is now well known throughout New York State and beyond for its high quality arts-in-education concerts, performing at over 250 assembly programs per year in addition to professional conference addresses and workshops. Dave Ruch is a multi-instrumentalist with over twenty years of experience playing acoustic music. He has performed in clubs from Toronto to Austin, Texas, and with a number of nationally known folk, rock, and bluegrass artists. Currently, Dave is a full-time arts in education professional, splitting his time between performances with the Hill Brothers and his own workshop series. The concert is meant to celebrate the fact that America (and North Tonawanda ) is made up of many diverse cultures, and we’re all better off because of our country’s (and city’s) cultural richness. It is meant to develop a deeper appreciation of the place of immigration in the shaping of modern society, and to expose people to the wonderful music and language of many different peoples, and to encourage, by example, an interest in and reverence for other cultures. Available at the concert will be a number of items appropriate for Christmas giving, including tapes and CD’s by the Hill Brothers, “Good Time Music 2” a delicious gumbo” of songs celebrating the diversity of cultures in our country; “The Season of Light,” celebrating the spirit of Christmas, Chanukah, & Kwanzaa; The 3 R’s & Celebrate Reading,” and “Good Time Music,” which includes Erie Canal songs and other songs featured in Hill Brothers programs. 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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment North Tonawanda Ghost Walk Shirts Now Available at Museum The North Tonawanda History Museum announces it is now offering “Haunted History Ghost Walks” shirts. Created for the Museum by North Tonawanda’s Impressive Imprints, the logos and printing glow in the dark. Shirts are a light blue appropriate for casual wear and are available in Small, Medium, Large, XLarge, and XXLarge sizes. Shirts are $22.00 plus sales tax for all sizes except XXL, which is $23.50. The North Tonawanda History Museum hosts Mason Winfield’s North Tonawanda Haunted History Ghost Walks, 90-minute walking tours of North Tonawanda ’s streets, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Museum 314 Oliver Street, on Fridays, through October 28. Attendees are invited to “Walk on the Dark Side..... into Western New York 's hidden history!” The mile-plus walking tours of the city’s streets will feature history, legends, architecture, parapsychology, and….. GHOSTS!HAUNTED HISTORY GHOST WALKS was founded by Mason Winfield, author of four books: SHADOWS of the WESTERN DOOR (1997); A GHOSTHUNTER’S JOURNAL (1999); SPIRITS of the GREAT HILL (2001); HAUNTED PLACES of WESTERN NEW YORK (2003). Mason Winfield and his research associates also present their Ghost Walks in East Aurora, Allentown, Buffalo, Lewiston, and Niagara Falls. Call (716) 213-0554 or 655-6663 to confirm North Tonawanda walks. Changes are possible due to weather! For additional information, call the Museum at 213-0554 or e-mail to nthistorymuseum@aol.com. Visit www.masonwinfield.com for information on other Ghost Walks. 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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment Museum Establishes Educational Programming Fund The North Tonawanda History Museum, with an initial donation from Diana R. Harrison or Cheektowaga, in memory of Donald Gyulovics, and in recognition of the dedication and hard work of Judith Mittiga, a Trustee of the Museum, has established an Educational Programming Fund. Diana Harrison is an HSBC Bank employee and has arranged for HSBC to match her donation for educational programming. This is a restricted fund for use only for educational programming needs of the Museum. Judith Mittiga, who serves as Treasurer of the Museum, is also an HSBC Bank employee. The North Tonawanda History Museum ’s Board of Trustees, in order to ensure the permanence of the new museum organization, has also established endowment funds with donations already made for specific purposes. Only the earnings on the endowment funds will be used at some time in the future when the funds have grown enough to provide sufficient annual income to be utilized for the intended purpose of each fund. The proceeds of these endowment funds will be preserved and hopefully increased with future donations to the funds. 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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment Museum & Theatre Remind Participants of Rehearsals The North Tonawanda History Museum and Ghostlight Theatre remind registered participants in the “Thirteen Historic Ghosts of the Niagara Frontier” of the official rehearsal on Wednesday, September 28. Participants in all categories should be present promptly at 6:30 p.m. at the program site. Final dress rehearsal will be Thursday, October 13, beginning at 6 p.m. Call the Museum at 213-0554 if you have any questions. 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 2005 Office Hours: Mondays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment Community Lead for the Three Tonawandas Requests Promotional Support from Media for Doors Open Niagara 2005 for Tonawandas’ sites The North Tonawanda History Museum, serving as Community Lead for the three Tonawandas, the cities of North Tonawanda and Tonawanda, and the Town of Tonawanda/Village of Kenmore, requests the assistance of our local media in promoting the participation of our area sites in Doors Open Niagara 2005 on October 15 & 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. You will be receiving news releases from the Bi-National Tourism Alliance and Doors Open Niagara 2005. We would appreciate your helping to highlight the wonderful local participating sites so that more visitors take advantage of the cluster of sites we have gathered this year. Participating in the Tonawandas this year are: North Tonawanda: Ascension Roman Catholic Church, Carnegie Art Center, First United Methodist Church, Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, North Tonawanda History Museum, Partners in Art Studios, Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier, the Riviera Theatre. Tonawanda: Tonawanda Armory, Benjamin Long Homestead. Town of Tonawanda: Tonawanda-Kenmore Historical Society. Donna Zellner Neal, who is coordinating the project for the North Tonawanda History Museum, notes that the sites will all be open free to the public both days. Each site will be identified by bright yellow Doors Open Niagara signs. The purpose of the event is essentially to provide an introduction to sites with architectural and historical significance to visitors who might not ordinarily visit them. The local objective in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawanda, the Downtown Merchants Associations of North Tonawanda and Tonawanda, Project Pride and Oliver Street Pride of North Tonawanda, is to draw attention to the fact that the Tonawandas have a variety of reasons for people to visit them. Area merchants are invited to take advantage of the larger number of visitors expected to the area those two days in any way possible. Donna Zellner Neal, as Director of the North Tonawanda History Museum, will be working in the next year as well with Marilyn Brown, President of the Tonawanda-Kenmore Historical Society, to increase the number of historic and cultural sites participating in the two cities and the town and village for next year’s Doors Open Niagara event. We would appreciate your coverage of the individual sites participating in the coming weeks in order to promote the event as widely as possible and facilitate as much community participation as possible. Call 213-0554 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 e-mail: nthistorymuseum@aol.com website: www.nthistorymuseum.org 2005 Office Hours: Mondays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursdays 9 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment North Tonawanda History Museum to participate for first time in Doors Open Niagara 2005 The North Tonawanda History Museum, which began as a grassroots interest group on September 10, 2003, received its Provisional Charter as a Museum on April 20, 2004, and opened a startup facility at 314 Oliver Street in the fall of 2004, will be one of the participating North Tonawanda sites for Doors Open Niagara 2005, the first year it was physically able to participate. “Our humble Museum has been impressing visitors from all around Western New York as well as some who came to know us through our online museum at www.nthistorymuseum.org who have come from as far away as California and the State of Washington to visit us,” noted Donna Zellner Neal, Director. “We are still totally a volunteer operation but we have several full-time as well as many part-time regular volunteers and hundreds of occasional volunteers. Although we lack space to do justice to our collections at present, our plans for the future will rectify that situation. We find that visitors are always amazed at what we have crammed into our relatively small quarters and how much we have accomplished in spite of our newness and being in a temporary startup facility.” “We are extremely grateful to our first landlord, David Zobrist, who donated the use of the facilities to get us started, and to our present landlord, Paul Brown, for working with us for continued occupancy while we work on the future permanent home for the Museum. Our Museum combines a small part of our rapidly increasing collections, our administrative functions, and our gift shop in a manner most people appreciate when they visit. We have regular visitors and one-time visitors. Support for the new Museum has been enthusiastic from the beginning. Many people who have supported our efforts but only recently came to visit have expressed amazement at our progress.” The Museum will have colored renderings on display showing part of the concept of their future permanent museum home. They will be displaying some of their recorded past programs, such as Military Heritage, and Polish Christmas. Their web site will be shown also on one of the Museum computers. They will be offering our many gift items, their new North Tonawanda Ghost Walk shirts, and hopefully, our new ethnic gift items in time for Christmas gift purchasing. We will be offering kitchen towels, kitchen magnets, Polish Christmas music, Our Lady of Czestochowa Christmas ornaments (Polish eggs) and other Polish egg ornaments, and other items. The North Tonawanda History Museum, although a new organization participating in Doors Open Niagara for the first time, has been serving as Community Lead for the three Tonawandas, the cities of North Tonawanda and Tonawanda, and the Town of Tonawanda/Village of Kenmore, for this year’s 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 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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment MASON WINFIELD, AREA YOUNGSTERS TO TAKE PART IN "13 Historic Ghosts of the Niagara Frontier" Discounted Pre-sale Tickets & Ghost Walk Shirts Now Available! The Niagara Frontier has had an adventurous past. Think of wars, piracy, conspiracy, the Underground Railroad...! Not surprisingly, a supernatural tradition has built up across the centuries, and a few ghostly stars stand out. Their appearances are usually rare and unpredictable, but this Halloween season something special is going on in the North Tonawanda Botanical Gardens. The North Tonawanda History Museum and Ghostlight Theatre, inspired by the research of author Mason Winfield, have arranged for thirteen of the Niagara Frontier’s most famous ghosts to visit the City on three Friday nights in October. Sprits are sure to be high as the North Tonawanda History Museum and Ghostlight Theatre present “13 Historic Ghosts of the Niagara Frontier,” in the “Haunted Gardens on the EEErie Canal” on three evenings in October, the 14 th, 21 st, and 28 th, from 6 to 8 p.m. each evening. The event will take place in the North Tonawanda Botanical Gardens, 1825 Sweeney Street, just north of East Robinson Street. Area youngsters and their adult group leaders and parents will take an active role in the event, which has been designed as an educational event to afford community service opportunities to area students and volunteer opportunities to students of all ages and to provide Halloween entertainment for residents and visitors to North Tonawanda. It is hoped to become an annual event. Joanne Mis and Carl Tamburlin of Ghostlight Theatre are coordinating the creation of skits and logistics for the Guided Stroll through the Haunted Gardens. They have researched local historic ghost stories and are creating scripts for the thirteen sites in the stroll through the gardens and will supervise the performances. Hartland Carriages will provide a “Haunted Hay Ride” and refreshments and gift items will be available for purchase in the “Haunted Greenhouse.”North Tonawanda History Museum volunteers will coordinate ticket sales and the Haunted Hay Ride and Haunted Greenhouse, parking and traffic control, and ticket collection. Pre-sale tickets are available at the Museum at 314 Oliver Street, and at Hodgepodge, 72 Webster Street. Museum hours are Mondays and Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Fridays 9 a.m. to noon. Pre-sale tickets will be available through October 13. Pre-sale ticket information: Guided stroll through the Haunted Gardens on the EEErie Canal : Adults: $8; children 6 -11: $4; 5 and under – free; Maximum Family Pre-admission: $30. For Museum members, Adults: $6; children – 6 – 11: $3. Maxim Family Pre-admission for Museum members: $25. Haunted Hay Ride tickets: Adults - $5; children 6 – 11: $3; 5 and under: free. Refreshments available for purchase in the Haunted Greenhouse will include Budwey’s donuts, Barb’s Sweet Treats cookies, candied apples, popcorn, cider, coffee, and hot chocolate. Mason Winfield Haunted History Ghost Walks shirts, and a special North Tonawanda version created by North Tonawanda ’s own Impressive Imprints, will be available for purchase, along with other interesting items for early Christmas shoppers. Dale Jenks of Hartland Carriages will also be offering fresh pumpkins from his farm during the event. Mason Winfield, who is also presenting Haunted History Ghost Walks for the North Tonawanda History Museum on Fridays beginning at 7 p.m. from September 16 through October 28, starting at the Museum at 314 Oliver Street, is expected to also be present to meet visitors at the “13 Historic Ghosts of the Niagara Frontier” on Friday, October 14 and 21 and will be autographing his books and CD’s in the Haunted Greenhouse part of the event. On October 14, Susan Harris will also be doing face painting in the Haunted Greenhouse. Proceeds from the event will become part of the North Tonawanda History Museum’s “The Future of Our Past” capital fund for the permanent future home of the Museum. Tickets will be available at the Botanical Gardens as well beginning with the October 14 performances. At the door admission fees will be: Guided Stroll through the Haunted Gardens : Adults: $10; children 6 – 11, $5; 5 and under – free. Maximum family admission: $40. Haunted Hay Ride: Adults - $5; children 6 – 11: $3; 5 and under: free. Come meet famous thirteen of the Niagara Frontier and hear them tell their stories! And take a walk on the dark side into our region's history and mystery... Call the Museum at 213-0554 or email at 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 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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment Museum Surveying Community via Website The North Tonawanda History Museum has added an Annual Questionnaire to its popular North Tonawanda History Museum On-line Museum at www.nthistorymuseum.org. The questionnaire’s focus this year is to obtain information on the appropriateness of Museum programs and activities, meeting dates and times, and as a means of soliciting ideas for future programming. The survey will be active until October 26. Responses may be submitted through the website or by mail to the Museum at 314 Oliver Street, North Tonawanda, NY 14120 or by e-mail to nthistorymuseum@aol.com. The website, established initially in October 2003 when the organization was a 45-day old grassroots interest group working to create a museum, has received wide recognition for its interactive educational approach to disseminating North Tonawanda’s history in a readily accessible format. As it grew through its first three webmasters, the Board of Trustees closely analyzed the feedback received from website visitors both before and after the opening of their startup actual museum facility at 314 Oliver Street in the fall of 2004. The entire focus of the North Tonawanda History Museum and its programming and activities has been created around public input received, a significant amount of which has always come from the on-line museum visitors. John Zellner Neal assumed the role of webmaster in February 2005, and under the direction of the Board of Trustees, transformed the entire format into its final structure, combining the results of thousands of requests and suggestions from North Tonawanda residents and former North Tonawandans around the world. The website has drawn members to the Museum who live in almost every state in the country, from Germany, Poland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Canada.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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment MUSEUM TO PRESENT “The American Gumbo: Multiculturism in America” Performers have incorporated many of the NYS Department of Education’s Learning Standards into their performance The North Tonawanda History Museum will present a lively and fun-filled concert celebrating the multicultural stew that is America for its 2 nd Annual Ethnic Heritage Night. The program, “The American Gumbo: Multiculturism in America,” will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 20, in the DeGraff Community Center, 139 Division Street. Parking is available in the rear of the center. The Hill Brothers, armed with a slew of intriguing musical instruments (guitar, jaw harp, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer &/or washtub bass) and a zest for exploring history through music, will perform. They will combine fun songs from Russia, Africa, Ireland, Mexico, and other countries. Adults and children attending the concert will be able to sing along with the entertainers on the songs that are more familiar. The Hill Brothers attempt to have audience participation to celebrate the diversity of cultures in our country, and in our own communities. The performance incorporates many of the New York State Department of Education’s Learning Standards and is ideal for parents who home school as well as individuals and families who enjoy a “different” type of history program! Students of multicultural and diversity programs, immigration studies, international/world communities, and just lovers of history and music will find the evening entertaining. The event is free and open to the public. For information, call 213-0554 or email to nthistorymuseum@aol.com. The Hill Brothers were founded in 1977 to bring educational music programs to Western New York area schools for Young Audiences of Western New York. The group is now well known throughout New York State and beyond for its high quality arts-in-education concerts, performing at over 250 assembly programs per year in addition to professional conference addresses and workshops. Dave Ruch is a multi-instrumentalist with over twenty years of experience playing acoustic music. He has performed in clubs from Toronto to Austin, Texas, and with a number of nationally known folk, rock, and bluegrass artists. Currently, Dave is a full-time arts in education professional, splitting his time between performances with the Hill Brothers and his own workshop series. The concert is meant to celebrate the fact that America (and North Tonawanda ) is made up of many diverse cultures, and we’re all better off because of our country’s (and city’s) cultural richness. It is meant to develop a deeper appreciation of the place of immigration in the shaping of modern society, and to expose people to the wonderful music and language of many different peoples, and to encourage, by example, an interest in and reverence for other cultures. Available at the concert will be a number of items appropriate for Christmas giving, including tapes and CD’s by the Hill Brothers, “Good Time Music 2” a delicious gumbo” of songs celebrating the diversity of cultures in our country; “The Season of Light,” celebrating the spirit of Christmas, Chanukah, & Kwanzaa; “The 3 R’s & Celebrate Reading,” and “Good Time Music,” which includes Erie Canal songs and other songs featured in Hill Brothers programs.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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment Museum to participate in its 3rd Winter Walk The North Tonawanda History Museum, which began as a grassroots interest group in September 2003, owes its beginning in part to its first participation in Winter Walk 2003. The fledgling group of volunteers participated that year in order to raise enough funds to send out their first official mailing about the new museum project. Eighteen volunteers worked the cold and blustery December day in front of Buffalo Suzuki Strings Musical Arts Center, selling Budwey’s hot Italian sausage sandwiches cooked on a propane grill, Budwey’s donuts, coffee, cookies from Barb’s Sweet Treats, and Erie Canal music CD’s. Budwey’s supplied a light up sign to assist the group. Winter Walk is a joint project of the Downtown Merchants Associations of the Cities of Tonawanda and North Tonawanda, the purpose of which is to provide an opportunity for Christmas shopping and fun in the historic shopping districts of the two cities. There is an opportunity to win a $250 shopping spree in the stores, and all sites offer things like free refreshments and raffles to those taking part. A grand kick off Christmas celebration is held in historic Clinton Park in Tonawanda on the evening before the actual Winter Walk day. In 2004, as a chartered Museum, having received its Provisional Charter in April 2004, the Museum set up a stand near Hodgepodge on Webster Street, selling gift items, and held their first Open House at their starter location at 314 Oliver Street. For this year’s Winter Walk, the Museum has a more ambitious schedule. On Friday, December 2, the Museum will sponsor a Haunted History Christmas Ghost Walk with Mason Winfield, starting at 6 p.m. at the Museum’s gift stand in front of Buffalo Suzuki Strings Musical Arts Center, 4 Webster Street. The 90-minute walk is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 11, and free for children under 6 years of age. On Saturday, December 3, the Museum will host an Open House at its 314 Oliver Street location from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A shuttle will bring people to and from the downtown shopping district. Museum volunteers will also staff two gift and information booths throughout the day in the historic downtown North Tonawanda shopping district, one in front of Buffalo Suzuki Strings Musical Arts Center, 4 Webster Street, and one in front of Greater Buffalo Savings Bank, 107 Main Street. At 5 p.m. beginning at the 4 Webster Street gift and information stand, the Museum will sponsor another Haunted History Christmas Ghost Walk with Mason Winfield.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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment North Tonawanda History Museum Participates in Archives Week The North Tonawanda History Museum is participating in Archives Week, October 9 through 16. The Museum will have part of their photo collection of the industrial heritage of North Tonawanda on display. Photo collections will include Richardson Boat Company, Bison Shipyard, Buffalo Bolt Company, Taylor Devices, and R. T. Jones Lumber Company. Archives Week is an annual observance of the importance of archival and historical records of our lives. Over the years, the State Archives, local governments, and other historical institutions in New York State have celebrated Archives Week in a variety of ways. The Museum, located at 314 Oliver Street in North Tonawanda, will be open Tuesday, October 11 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, October 13 from 9 a.m. to noon and Friday, October 14 from 9 a.m. to noon. The Museum will also be participating in Doors Open Niagara 2005 on Saturday and Sunday, October 15 and 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment Museum President to Present Award Certificates to 3 Eagle Scouts The North Tonawanda History Museum will present Certificates of Appreciation to three new Eagle Scouts from Troop 58, which is chartered to St. Christopher’s Roman Catholic Church, in the Town of Tonawanda. Museum President Betty A. Brandon will attend the Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Thursday, October 13, to present the Museum’s awards and thank them on behalf of the Museum’s Board of Trustees. Gregory Charles Burt and Paul Christopher Burt of the Town of Tonawanda and David Jordan Walsh of Snyder will be recognized at the Court of Honor. Their project involved the boys assisting the Museum with its first bi-annual Historic Treasures Tour on July 31. The scouts coordinated a group of other scouts, all in full uniform, who provided security and assistance to attendees of the event throughout the day and also promoted the event at both St. Christopher’s and St. Amelia’s Churches prior to the event. Their assistance enabled Museum to deal with the many other details of the all-day event which brought in visitors to North Tonawanda from five states, Canada, and all across New York State.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 to 5 p.m., Fridays 9 to noon Also open by appointment Museum Participates In State Humanities Month By Presenting “The American Gumbo: Multiculturism In America” Performers Have Incorporated Many Of The NYS Department Of Education’s Learning Standards Into Their Performance As part of State Humanities Month, the North Tonawanda History Museum will present a lively and fun-filled concert celebrating the multicultural stew that is America for its 2 nd Annual Ethnic Heritage Night. The program, “The American Gumbo: Multiculturism in America,” will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 20, in the DeGraff Community Center, 139 Division Street. Parking is available in the rear of the center. State Humanities Month is a statewide celebration of New York’s historical and cultural riches. State Humanities Month gives New Yorkers an opportunity to explore new ideas and celebrate their common heritage, while calling attention to the state’s unique contributions to the humanities. The Hill Brothers, armed with a slew of intriguing musical instruments (guitar, jaw harp, banjo, mandolin, dulcimer &/or washtub bass) and a zest for exploring history through music, will perform. They will combine fun songs from Russia, Africa, Ireland, Mexico, and other countries. Adults and children attending the concert will be able to sing along with the entertainers on the songs that are more familiar. The Hill Brothers attempt to have audience participation to celebrate the diversity of cultures in our country, and in our own communities. The performance incorporates many of the New York State Department of Education’s Learning Standards and is ideal for parents who home school as well as individuals and families who enjoy a “different” type of history program! Students of multicultural and diversity programs, immigration studies, international/world communities, and just lovers of history and music will find the evening entertaining. The event is free and open to the public. For information, call 213-0554 or email to nthistorymuseum@aol.com. |
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