Tuesday, May 27, 2025

“15 Years on the Erie Canal” vs. “15 Miles on the Erie Canal” — Why It Matters

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The song, Low Bridge, Everybody Down (aka The Erie Canal Song ), is widely known. Some people sing it with the words “fifteen years on th...
Friday, December 2, 2022

The Girl on the Barge/ A Girl on a Barge

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In my webinar, The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible , I include some of the writings about the Erie Canal, historical and fic...
Thursday, March 24, 2022

Videos to Accompany "The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible"

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In my presentations about the Erie Canal (e.g., “The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible”), I often use videos to illustrate sp...
Friday, April 9, 2021

New York's Erie Canal American Innovation Coin - U.S. Mint 2021

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New York’s Erie Canal American Innovation Coin United States Mint 2021 ...
Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Land Acknowledgement – 200th Anniversary of the Erie Canal

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I prepared the following land acknowledgement for a presentation on the Erie Canal . I would appreciate your comments and suggestions.  Whi...
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Thursday, February 25, 2021

Erie Canal Scenes: Hollywood Realistic

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In an attempt to provide a realistic—and brief—illustration of life on the Erie Canal, I have excerpted canal and boat scenes from the movi...
Friday, June 12, 2020

Santa's COVID Guidance

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Santa’s COVID Song COVID 19’s Comin’ to Town* You better not cough, you better not sneeze You better stay ’way, I’m beggin’...