The Raging Erie: Life and Labor Along the Erie Canal

Sun Oct 26 2025 at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm UTC-04:00

New York State Museum | Albany

New York State Museum
Publisher/HostNew York State Museum
The Raging Erie: Life and Labor Along the Erie Canal
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Join author Mark Ferrara, Professor of English at State University of New York at Oneonta and author of The Raging Erie: Life and Labor Along the Erie Canal (Columbia University Press, 2024) to discuss his recent book and some of the stories of the people who lived and worked along the banks of the canal, emphasizing the forgotten role of the poor and working class in this epochal transformation.
Brian Keough, New York State Archivist will talk about and show examples of records documenting New York's canals from the earliest Erie Canal surveys to the completion and operation of the Barge Canal spanning 1794–1958 (bulk 1817–1926) and totaling over 2,560 cubic feet. These archival documents are part of the holdings of the New York State Archives and Records Administration, part of the Office of Cultural Education in the State Education Department.
Learn more: https://nysm.nysed.gov/programs/the-raging-erie
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