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SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Happy History Hour
This periodic educational program highlights a different topics and speakers throughout the year. Come enjoy and learn together. Programs are open to all ages but please provide a chaperone for students under age 16. Events are free to attend. Donations appreciated.
2025 Calendar of Happy History Hour Programs
Title | Date | Time | Location | Details | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Two Hundred Years on the Erie Canal Birthday Party | 5/17/2025 - Saturday | 12pm - 4pm | Wayne County Museum of History, 21 Butternut St. Lyons, NY | The Erie Canal is kicking off this milestone season, marking its 200th anniversary this year. We're throwing a birthday bash for this historic waterway! Join us for cake, canal tunes, fun games like pin the tail on Sal, insightful historical talks, museum exhibits, and our main exhibit "Capturing the Erie Canal in Wayne County." Learn about the history of the canal and other Wayne County historical sites. | Admission to the Museum. No extra fees charged. |
The People Who Made the Erie Canal - History Presentation | 6/18/2025 - Wednesday | 6pm - 8pm | Wayne County Museum of History 21 Butternut St. Lyons | The NYS Canal Society director Craig Williams offers unique insight into the demographic variety of people whom without their hard work, the Erie Canal would never have been completed. | $5 Donation at the door! |
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