Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry

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December '05

Artist in the Window

JoAnn Willis is proudly holding the brass angel candle stick that was awarded to the Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry for “It’s A Wonderful Life 2005 Clarence Award”. The museum placed first in the downtown decorating contest.

Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry in Seneca Falls was awarded “It’s a Wonderful Life 2005 Clarence Award” for winning the downtown window decorating contest. They received the brass angel candle stick that will remain in their window until 2006’s winner is announced. Bonnie Vaughn and Adriene Emo, chair persons of “It’s A Wonderful Life”, recently presented the angel to the museum.

The museum’s assistant director, Linda Solan, and WORKFORCE employee, JoAnn Willis, designed and worked on the window that represented Bedford Falls.

PAC J-O-Z at Seneca Museum

The Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry was recently notified they are a recipient of a Finger Lakes Arts Grants and Services DEC Grant for 2006. Their proposal was to increase cultural awareness in the Finger Lakes by bringing people to the museum through “PAC J-O-Z at the Seneca Museum”.

June will bring “Ball in the House”, a pop a capella singing group from Boston, MA, hence the PAC part of the program. The J part of the program is jazz which will be performed in March by the “Dixie Swing Project” from Ithaca. The O is for orchestra, as the Finger Lakes Symphony Orchestra will perform on the canal side of the museum in June. Z is for zither and Pop Spencer from Waterloo will present a program on his instruments in April

Seneca Museum’s Board of Directors, Director Kathy Peters and Assistant Director Linda Solan are enthusiastic and looking forward to working with FLAGS in Geneva as well as with the variety of performers.

October '05

Local young visitors having fun building with Seneca Sticks at the Museum.

The Steve Dougherty Family from Seneca Falls were the winners of the Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest sponsored by the Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry. Judging was by Abby Gazely. Pictured is Jessica Dougherty standing by her Vampire Pumpkin

WHO ARE THESE WOMEN on our deck??? Only kidding. Local visitors lounge in the sun on our deck after a talk by Shelden King on the “Trolley to Cayuga Lake”.

Director, Kathy Peters, pulling weeds at the canal level. Come look at our new facelift on the back deck of our building.

The "First Annual Fundraiser - Silent & Live Auction" held at the Seneca Museum, 89 Fall Street on Friday evening was a success. Auctioneer Mike Rusinko from the Finger Lakes Radio Group with Kathy Peters, Director of the museum and guests.

Senator Michael Nozzolio and artist Jay Vine, Waterloo, at the auction fundraiser for Seneca Museum, 89 Falls Street on Friday evening, October 21. Jay Vine painted the Seneca Knitting Mill through the window at the museum this summer. Vine donated the painting and the framing was donated by Sherry's Frame & Bear Shop.

September '05

A wonderful pamphlet kiosk designed and built by one of our SUPER volunteers, Elvin Grube.

Board President Senator Mike Nozzolio,
Canal Director Carmella Mantello and
Board Vice President Bruce H. Bonafiglia
at the ribbon cutting and for the South Side Promenade lights, held at Seneca Museum on September 16th.

Senator Mike Nozzolio and Director Mantello touring the Seneca Museum’s Dioramas.

June '05

Rossbach & VanNorstrand played
mountain ballads & bluegrass music at the Canal Days festival.
(Available to us because of a NYS-DEC grant)

Director Kathy Peters giving Historic Boat Tours for Father's Day on the LIBERTY boats for a fundraiser for the Seneca Museum.

Professor David Hanna spoke Friday evening at the opening of our NEW EXHIBIT “1870's Kitchen”. (Artifacts on loan from Helen Barben, Seneca Falls Historical Society and Terwilliger Museum)

Above Kathy Peters, Director of
Seneca Museum, introduces
Mrs. Helen Barben at the opening of the exhibit donated by Mrs. Barben (below).

A few of the eight who judged the first Seneca County 4 th Grade History Jamboree.

A young visitor ironing the old fashioned way with a Flat Iron.

May '05

On May 12th, Mary Ellen Lee visited the museum and shared with us her historical children's novels about Danny. Books for sale at the gift shop.

Irish Exhibit - In cooperation with the Seneca Falls Historical Society

On April 30 th Gretchen Murray Sepik, actress, singer and storyteller gave us a wonderful performance of her fictitious character “Surely Sal”, a cook on a packet boat.

Junior Girl Scout Troop from Walworth , NY work toward their Local Lore Badge at the Seneca Museum.

On April 16 th , THE HILL BROTHERS came to the museum entertaining us with songs and music about our New York State History with emphasis on the Erie Canal.

The Seneca Falls Museum Trail (5 museums of Seneca Falls) recently hosted a successful evening for elected county politicians. Each museum served food and made a presentation.

Audience participation at the Hill Brothers concert.

William S Jr., Cindy & Cheyenne Gavitt donated an 1832 Marshall & Adams clock from the estate of William S. Gavitt Sr. Marshall & Adams did a landslide business ($40,000 per year in sales) making clocks for markets throughout the eastern states sold by traveling agents. In 1836 financial panic shut down the business causing the death of Marshall in 1837.