“It’s in the Water-Women’s Rights and the Erie Canal”–a collaboration with Corn Hill Navigation

The Anthony Museum is pleased to be participating in Corn Hill Navigation’s Unlocking the Past Speaker Series on Sam Patch: Navigating the Erie Canal during the first 200 years.
This series takes an in-depth dive into the values, customs, ideas, and creativity that were sparked by the opening of the Erie Canal and the impact this waterway had on the individual and on the collective society of upstate NY and beyond. We will have educational presentations along with hands on art cruises to create a better understanding of what travelers did during long days flowting along the canal.

Join Deborah L. Hughes, President & CEO of the Anthony Museum, for “It’s in the Water-Women’s Rights and the Erie Canal.”

About the presentation:
The western NY canals run right through the 19th Century, merging and connecting a unique flow of religious fervor, free thought, and social reform. The waterways carried and connected the people and their ideas, and spurred the momentum for abolition, women’s rights, religious ideas, and social change. Join us as we explore this theme and some of the remarkable characters.

To register, visit: Sam Patch Speaker Series | Corn Hill Waterfront and Navigation