Lockport Town Historian

09/04/2026

See you this afternoon!
https://calendar.sunyniagara.edu/event/8133-americas-stairway-film-screening

13/02/2026

Historic home for sale 🚨 The Wertman home is on the market! Hoping for a buyer who will keep the farm intact. Unfortunately, the listing mentions subdividing the land and destroying the home. Let's preserve our local history.

This 2712 square feet Single Family home has 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It is located at 7127 Kinne Rd, Lockport, NY.

02/02/2026

Happy 204th birthday to the town of Lockport! Lockport was formed from the towns of Cambria and Royalton on February 2, 1822.

21/01/2026

Historic home for sale: The Beattie home (origin of Beattie Ave)

This 3176 square feet Multiple Occupancy home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. It is located at 5755 Beattie Ave, Lockport, NY.

09/10/2025

“America’s Stairway” is a new documentary that shines a national spotlight on Lockport’s iconic Flight of Five locks that helped shape America’s growth, tourism, and identity. Through stunning visuals and powerful storytelling, "America’s Stairway" connects our local heritage to the larger American narrative, proving that great moments in history often begin in small towns.

Come see this inspiring film about the Erie Canal for yourself, right here at the Kenan Center's Taylor Theatre. Showing Thursday, October 16th, at 7pm.
Tickets: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/kenancenter/america-s-stairway

11/09/2025

You can get a free commemorative poster at the library.

09/07/2025

Anyone in and around the Town of Pendleton, NY , the Town or The City of Lockport , or the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor : Join us for Genealogy Research: Free NYS Online Resources on Thursday, August 07, from 6:30 to 7:30 PM in the Community Meeting Room!

Learn about navigating and exploring different free sites including NYS Archives, NYS Historic Newspapers, New York Genealogical & Biographical Society, and NY Heritage. The variety of digital collections at these sites can help tell the stories of your ancestors. Presented by Jeanette Sheliga of Jeanette's Genealogy .

Free and open to the public. Registration is not required.

Summer Reading at the Lockport Public Library is sponsored by M&T Bank.

20/02/2025

Here is an aerial photograph taken by Dick Gallagher 25 years ago! You can see Carlisle Gardens, De Sales, Cold Spring Cemetery, and the Erie Canal, with Day Road in the distance.
There are many photographs by Dick Gallagher in the collection and he includes a detailed description on the back of each photo. Here is a project for one of you--I am looking for someone to transcribe his descriptions. You would look at the image, then type what is written into a word processor. This can all be done remotely with an internet connection. If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to Jean at [email protected] or message through this Facebook account.

07/01/2025

The Erie Canal turns 200 this year and we think it's the PERFECT time to celebrate in Lockport!! 🎉🎉🎉

We are inviting local businesses, non-profits, organizations, and community members to our Bicentennial Open House meetings on Tuesday, January 21st from 5pm to 7pm located at the Taylor Theater at the Kenan Center OR Saturday, January 25th from 11am to 1pm located at the Historic Palace Theatre Lockport.

At these meetings, we will discuss the mission and goals of the Bicentennial Committee, planned events for the 2025 summer season, ways to be informed about the Bicentennial and events, and how you can get involved!

Let your voice be heard by sharing your feedback and ideas on how to celebrate the Erie Canal's Bicentennial!

Bicentennial Open House- Meeting 1
Bicentennial Open House - Meeting 2