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Waterway of Change

Visit Us at Canalside

This exhibit invites visitors to explore the transformative story of the Erie Canal. It begins with the traditional homeland of the Haudenosaunee and the canal’s opening in 1825, tracing how it helped turn Buffalo into a bustling port and shipping hub by the late 19th century.

It also highlights the diverse perspectives of Indigenous Peoples, Black individuals, women, and immigrant communities affected by the canal’s development, offering a richer understanding of its cultural and historical significance.

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07/08/2026

Canalside Lecture Series: The Seneca Chief Returns

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07/11/2026

Pan-American Walking Tour

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07/14/2026

Memory Cafe

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07/14/2026

Public Service at 250: New York’s Legacy of Civic Leadership

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07/17/2026

M&T Third Friday

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07/17/2026

Junior History Buffs

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07/17/2026

Decades on the Dance Floor

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07/20/2026

Fashion Lab NY Summer Fashion Camp

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08/01/2026

Pan-American Walking Tour

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08/13/2026

Presidential Descendants in Conversation

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On This Day In Buffalo

Thursday, July 2

Buffalo Marine Airport dedicated, 1932

Foot of Georgia St. in present-day LaSalle park

National League of American Wheelman holds annual convention in Buffalo, 1885

Canalside formally dedicated & opened to the public, 2008

Canalside

Missouri Day at the Pan-American Exposition, 1901

Friday, July 3

Women's Wheel & Athletic Club founded, 1888

Lounge singer Lance Diamond born, 1935

The New York State Building informally opens to the public, 1901

Pan-American Exposition

Telegraph service begins in Buffalo, 1846

Saturday, July 4

Parade House dedicated in Humboldt (Now Martin Luther King) Park, 1876

Ground broken for Erie Canal, 1817

Rome, NY, USA

Connecticut St. (74th Regiment) Armory cornerstone laid, 1898

Connecticut Street, Connecticut St, Buffalo, NY 14213, USA

Goo Goo Dolls perform live, 2004

Niagara Square, Buffalo, NY 14202, USA

Sunday, July 5

Sisters Hospital incorporated, 1848

Virginia St.

NY State Building opens, Pan-American Exposition, 1901

Delaware Park

Transfiguration Church dedicated, 1897

State Reservation at Niagara Falls established, 1995

Niagara Falls, NY

Monday, July 6

Polish Army Veterans Association, Buffalo Post #1 incorporated, 1977

First interment at St. John's Cemetery, 1859

Pine Hill Cemetery, Cheektowaga

Educators' Day at the Pan-American Exposition, 1901

Irish dock workers attack African-Americans in the Canal District, 1863