50th Anniversary Reflections: The Early Days of Canal Museums
Posted July 22, 2020 by Miranda AlvarezBlog by: Martha Capwell Fox, Historian and Archives Coordinator
Until well into the 1920s, people who lived in the cities, towns,…
Welcome Back!
We're thrilled to announce that the National Canal Museum and Welcome Center will be reopening next week!
Beginning with a…
50th Anniversary Reflections: Putting Down Roots
Posted June 19, 2020 by Miranda AlvarezBlog post by: Martha Capwell Fox, Historian and Archives Coordinator
June 21, 1970 was a rainy day. But it didn’t dampen…
Blog post by: Martha Capwell Fox, Historian and Archives Coordinator
You know what they say about best laid plans….
Today, May 16,…
Blog Post by: Martha Capwell Fox, Historian and Archives Coordinator
This Mother’s Day, we remember the canal boat moms who were…
Fifty years today, on May 4, 1970, the first iteration of the National Canal Museum (then known simply as the…
Blog Post by: Martha Capwell Fox, Historian and Archives Coordinator
During the fall of 1918, Americans lived in an atmosphere that…
Blog Post by: Martha Capwell Fox, Historian and Archives Coordinator
Keystone Aircraft
The black livery of this little bi-plane and the bat-wing…
