(Madison, NY – April 2012) The Madison Historical Society will host a round-and-square dance, to be held at the Madison Historical Museum on South Street in Madison, April 21, from 7 until 11 p.m. Music will be provided by “Good Old Boy.” Donation is $6 per person. Refreshments will be available.
Duran to Attend Banquet of Champions
April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(Canastota, NY) The International Boxing Hall of Fame announced four-division world champion Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran will attend the Banquet of Champions on Saturday, June 9. The banquet is part of festivities planned for the 23rd Annual Hall of Fame Induction Weekend set for June 7 to 10, 2012.
“Roberto Duran was one of the greatest to ever step into the boxing ring,” said Hall of Fame director Edward Brophy. “Known as ‘Hands of Stone’ for his devastating punching power, Duran is revered by boxing fans the world over.”
The Panamanian superstar turned pro in 1968 and boxed in five decades. He captured world championships in four weight divisions (lightweight, welterweight, junior middleweight and middleweight) and during his career registered wins over Esteban DeJesus, Iran Barkley, Davey Moore and Hall of Famers Ken Buchanan, Carlos Palomino, Pipino Cuevas and Sugar Ray Leonard. His pro record is 103-16 (70 KOs).
Duran, who was inducted in his first year of eligibility in 2007, will join fellow Hall of Famers Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard at the banquet to help pay tribute and welcome to the Hall of Fame their former ring rival and 2012 Inductee Thomas “Hitman” Hearns.
“I’m very pleased and happy to return to the Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota and see my good friend Thomas Hearns getting inducted into such a wonderful place,” said Duran.
“I watched Thomas Hearns grow from amateur status to a professional, until he became a World Champion, who faced his boxing challengers with courage and determination,” said Hagler. “I am glad that he finally has retired for good! I believe that Boxing Hall of Fame makes a good choice. Thomas Hearns deserves to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and be recognized as one of the best. I have tremendous respect for Hearns. My congratulations!”
“Tommy was such an imposing and incredibly exciting fighter. People were in awe of his power and speed,” said Leonard. “He would out-speed the boxers. He would annihilate the punchers. He was one of my toughest fights without question. He brought the best out of me and he told me I brought the best out of him. I’m so excited for my friend to be inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame.”
Also at the banquet, the Hall of Fame will help Duran celebrate the 40th anniversary of his lightweight title win over Ken Buchanan at Madison Square Garden on June 26, 1972.
“Forty years ago I beat Ken Buchanan for my first world title in Madison Square Garden,” said Duran. “I look forward to stepping back into the famous Madison Square Garden ring that is on display at the Hall of Fame. I’m very, very happy and proud to take not only my name but to take my country Panama to Canastota with me,” said Duran.
“We’re thrilled to help Roberto Duran commemorate the landmark anniversary of his first world championship,” said Brophy.
For more information on weekend events, call 697-7095 or visit ibhof.com.
Want to Volunteer at the Madison County Historical Society?
April 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(Oneida, NY – April 2012) The Madison County Historical Society is having a volunteer meeting on April 17 at 11 am at the historical society. We encourage all to attend including current, former, and those who want to become volunteers.
Volunteers are essential in aiding the society with the many activities and services provided to the public. If you have an interest in history, enjoy giving house tours, helping out with mailings, then you should become a volunteer at the historical society. The volunteer meeting is Tuesday, April 17 at 11 am at the Madison County Historical Society.
For more information, or if you cannot attend the meeting and would like to volunteer, please call 315-363-4136, 315-361-9735, or email us at history@mchs1900.org.
The Madison County Historical Society is a nonprofit organization that operates both a museum and the Mary King Research Library located at 435 Main Street in Oneida. The society continues to preserve, collect, promote, and exhibit the history of Madison County and its fifteen towns and one city through the development of programs that enhance Madison County’s heritage.
The historical society’s headquarters are housed in an 1849 Gothic Revival Villa that is listed on the State and National Registry of Historic Places.
Boxing’s Hometown Prepares
April 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Fans line the streets for the Parade of Champions that takes place prior to the Official Induction Ceremony during the annual Boxing Hall of Fame Weekend.
Volunteers putting right combinations together for celebration
(Canastota, NY) The International Boxing Hall of Fame will host the 23rd Annual Hall of Fame Induction Weekend in Canastota, New York on June 7 to 10. With many events planned, there will be something for everyone in “Boxing’s Hometown.”
With just a few months remaining before the bell rings to kick off Hall of Fame Weekend festivities, the Hall’s staff and team of volunteers in Canastota are already busy planning details for the celebration. According to Hall officials, nearly 300 volunteers and many community organizations will contribute their time and effort to make the annual Induction Weekend a success.
“The Hall of Fame Weekend is an opportunity for everyone who loves boxing to celebrate the spirit of the sport in ‘Boxing’s Hometown,’” said Hall of Fame Executive Director Edward Brophy. “Canastota looks forward to again hosting boxing’s highlight weekend of the year.”
Events planned for the weekend include a banquet, a heavyweight bash, parade, golf tournament, boxing autograph card show, cocktail party and the Official Induction Ceremony honoring the Class of 2012. Living inductees to be honored at the Official Induction Ceremony on Sunday, June 10th are multi-division champion Thomas “Hitman” Hearns, two-division champion Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson, “Let’s Get Ready To Rumble” ring announcerMichael Buffer, trainer Freddie Roach, broadcaster Al Bernstein and journalist Michael Katz. Posthumous inductees will also be honored.
“Boxing fans from throughout the United States and Canada and as far away as Australia, Mexico and England have already reserved tickets and made hotel accommodations for the weekend,” said Brophy.
A list of more than 40 boxing greats from the United States and abroad will participate in weekend festivities. Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, “Irish” Micky Ward, Johnny Tapia and Ken Norton are among the stars already confirmed to attend.
For more information on the Hall of Fame’s 23rd Annual Induction Weekend, call 697-7095 or visit ibhof.com.
Museum Clean Sweep held April 21
April 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(Chittenango, NY – April 2012) Clean Sweep at Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum is scheduled for Saturday April 21 from 9 a.m. to noon. It is sponsored by NY Parks and Trails.
Volunteers will meet at the visitor center and will be cleaning up the museum’s buildings and grounds. Those interested please contact Donna Lynch or the museum. Call 687-3801 or e-mail coordinator@clcbm.org.
Fashion Show: Antebellum, War, and Peace
April 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dode Page will be the featured speaker at the Madison County Historical Society’s Fashion Show: Antebellum, War, and Peace scheduled for April 29 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Rusty Rail.
By Sydney L. Loftus
(Canastota, NY – April 2012) The Madison County Historical Society is hosting a Fashion Show: Antebellum, War, and Peace on April 29 at the Rusty Rail in Canastota. Fashion from the periods between 1840-1860 and 1940-1960 will be modeled.
Dode Page, owner of Black Cat Antiques and Gifts of Earlville, will be the guest speaker. Dode will be sharing her vast knowledge of vintage clothing showcasing her 1940-1960s era clothing from her shop. She will also present the clothing borrowed from Mary Jeanne Bialas’ Victorian Whispers collection covering the eras 1840-1860.
Dode is a 1976 graduate of Morrisville-Eaton Central school and has lived in Morrisville most of her life. In 2004, she opened Black Cat Antiques and Gifts filling her shop with vintage clothing from the 1940s-1980s, antique furniture and decorative accessories, hand- made primitive gifts by Valerie Valentine of Sherburne, and locally made honey and beeswax candles.
Dode and her husband, Charles, enjoy going to auctions and estate sales to buy items for her shop. Her background running a fashion show comes from her four years of experience leading the Earlville Opera House’s Annual Mother’s Day fashion show of vintage clothing and desserts scheduled this year for May 12.
Dode emcees, coordinates the outfits, and writes outfit descriptions. Since 2010 Dode has served on the board of the Earlville Opera House. She also volunteers her time with events for the Chenango Canal Association of Madison and the Earlville Community Day Planning Committee.
Dode’s shop is located at 14 East Main St. Earlville. Her hours are Tuesday- Friday 9-5 and Saturdays 9-2. You can also contact her by calling 691-5721.
Tickets for the historical society’s Fashion Show: Antebellum, War, and Peace on April 29th at the Rusty Rail in Canastota are $20. They are available at the Madison County Historical Society, 435 Main Street in Oneida. The buffet menu served at 1 p.m. will include: chef salad, rolls and butter, garlic mashed potatoes, carrots with dill, fresh baked chicken, Virginia baked ham, sausage and meatballs in sauce.
The fashion show will start after the buffet luncheon. Door prizes and raffle gift baskets will also be available at the luncheon.
For more information please contact the society at 363- 4136, 361-9735, or history@mchs1900.org. Reservations are required and payment must be received by April 20.
Geographic Conference Planned
April 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(Chittenango, NY – April 2012) Join us at Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum for the first Erie Canal Geographic Conference April 27. This event is sponsored by the New York Geographic Alliance and CLCBM and is free for all educators, museum docents, canal enthusiasts and geographers who teach about the Erie Canal and related topics.
The conference starts at 9 a.m.; lunch will be provided.
Register at nygeographicalliance.org or by contacting Timothy McDonnell at (585) 292-2398 or tmcdonnell@monroecc.edu.
Museum to Host Blacksmith Workshop
April 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(Chittenango, NY – April 2012) Durand Van Doren, a professional artist blacksmith, will be presenting a Blacksmith Workshop at Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum on Sat. April 21 from 9 AM until 4 PM and Sun. April 22 from 10 AM until 3 PM.
This is an excellent hands-on introduction to a wide range of techniques, skills, materials and tools. Cost is $50 for both days, lunch is included.
For more information and to make a reservation please call 315-687-3801 or email coordinator@clcbm.org. The museum is located at 7010 Lakeport Rd., Chittenango.
Museum Receives Grant Funding
April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(Chittenango, NY – March 2012) Christine O’Neil, executive director of the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum, is pleased to announce the receipt of a GET SET grant of $1,396 to retain the help of a professional blacksmith. The CLCBM will secure the services of Durand Van Doren to teach a blacksmith workshop at the museum April 21 and 22.
Durand Van Doren is a professional blacksmith who has worked for over 30 years with his work installed in places from London to Cornell University. His experience will help Chittenango Landing train future blacksmiths who might one day demonstrate in the onsite recreated 19th century blacksmith shop. The art of blacksmithing was crucial to the boatbuilding and repair site at Chittenango Landing.
The GET SET grants are one of a series of grants offered to help museums and historical societies strengthen and develop their institutions and work with their communities. These grants are designed to make it easy for organizations to access professional help and improve their institutions.
The Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum is located at 7010 Lakeport Road in Chittenango. It is open 1 to 4 p.m. in May, June, September and October, and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in July and August.
For more information, call (315) 687-3801, email info@clcbm.org or see us on Facebook or the web at clcbm.org.
Erie Canalway Event Sponsorship Recipients Announced
April 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(Chittenango, NY – April 2012) The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission is co-sponsoring four canal-wide events and 28 community-based events in 2012 to showcase the distinctive historic, cultural and recreational resources of the canal corridor.
Events sponsored include free concerts, boat races and tours, historic re-enactments and family fun.
Among community events sponsored is the June 17 Chittenango on the Grand Ole Erie at the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum in Chittenango. Celebrate the village’s bicentennial and its connection to the Erie Canal with period music, demonstrations, children’s games and family-style chicken barbecue.
Events are a significant contributor to the $380 million in economic impact generated annually by canal-related tourism. More than 700 events and festivals will take place in the National Heritage Corridor this year—more than 400 events and programs are scheduled at Buffalo’s Erie Canal Harbor alone.
The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor spans 524 miles across the full expanse of upstate New York, encompassing the Erie, Cayuga-Seneca, Oswego, and Champlain canals and their historic alignments, as well as more than 230 canal communities.
Partnerships with the New York State Canal Corporation, Parks & Trails New York, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, Western Erie Canal Alliance, and community partners are essential to the success of these events.
Video Workshop for Kids Planned
April 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(Chittenango, NY – April 2012) A video workshop for young people will be held at the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, April 10 and Wednesday, April 11. Come and create your own kid-oriented tour of the museum.
Interview the co-founders of CLCBM or video a behind-the-scenes look at the museum. We have a video camera, or bring your own. At the end of the workshop, vote on “Canal Kids Choice” for best videos.
It will be featured on our Facebook page.
For more information, parents may call (315) 687-3801 or email coordinator@clcbm.org.
Museum to Host the Sullivan Chamber
April 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
(Town of Sullivan, NY – April 2012) The Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum will host the Greater Sullivan Area Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting April 5 at 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to meet the canal museum’s new executive director, Christine O’Neill.
O’Neill will share her vision and plans for the canal museum’s future development, which will include her vision to attract visitors and tourists to the canal museum. Canal museum volunteers will be on hand to conduct tours of the site.
The CLCBM is located along the historic Erie Canal on Lakeport Road in Chittenango.
Jim Walter from Madison County Tourism will also discuss how increased tourism will impact our community, especially local businesses. Chamber President Bill Baldwin says the Chamber would like to assist businesses in showcasing their products and services.
Baldwin said the Chamber selected the evening timeframe for the meeting to allow the public and business owners the opportunity to attend this informational meeting. The intent of these informational Chamber meetings is to allow the community and businesses alike to network and stay abreast of community initiatives and events.
The Ten Pin Restaurant will serve light hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer. Chamber members are encouraged to display marketing materials at the meeting.
