06/02/2026
From now until June 27th, the Seneca Falls Library is hosting two incredible traveling exhibits from The Erie Canal Museum:
๐ Girls: Single Irish Immigrant Women Working in Syracuse
๐ถ Hidden Perspectives: Womenโs Lives on the Erie Canal
Come dive into the local history and discover the powerful stories of the women who shaped our region. See you at the library! ๐
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๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฌ: ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฒ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐
The Great Famine of 1845-1852 created a cultural flip in Ireland where thousands of women were suddenly unable to earn wages or get married. This exhibit focuses on Irish women immigrants who came to Syracuse and how they utilized the booming industrial revolution to establish their worth in this new country.
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๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ: ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ
The Story of women whose lives were impacted by the Erie Canal, whether they worked on it traveled on it, or had their political awakenings as a result of it. This exhibit is based on the collection of images and writings owned by the Erie Canal Museum.