The Erie Canal revolutionized 19th-century travel and offered our ancestors a high-speed route from the eastern United States to the Midwest. It made settlement of the Old Northwest Territories economically possible by providing an efficient means of exporting agricultural products to the markets and ports of the east. But it was also one of the most challenging and fascinating projects ever undertaken in America.
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Really enjoyed learning more about the history of the Erie Canal and available resources. I have some ancestors who lived near the canal in Schenectady. Annette is a great speaker!
My relatives didn’t get to United States until 1850’s but this webinar was still useful for me, as I am very ignorant about history and geography of the area and this talk has given me a better understanding of what life was like in 19th century.
A family story has my ancestors associated with the Erie Canal before moving to Baraboo Wisconsin in the 1840’s. They had been Vermont and Connecticut residents for over 100 years prior to moving to New York. This talk gave me some new ideas for my search for documentation of this family story. Thank you.
Wonderfully researched and great resource tips!
Very interesting and informative.
I was hoping that I would find a way by canal to Minnesota but this presentation did not have that info. In spite of that Annette spoke clearly and with a myriad of sources. Photos and etchings were a plus!
So interesting, I learned so much! When I was in 4th grade many years ago, I learned a song, “15 years on the Erie Canal.” From that I learned they used mules and that is about all I knew about the canal. Thank you!
My husband and I used to summer on the Erie Canal in a boathouse that we owned and converted to living quarters. The locks do close in the Fall and reopen in the Spring but not sure of the dates.