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Special Request Programs
Depending on the subject and time frame, the History Center can offer customized programs on a particular topic. Download a brochure. Special request programs and hands-on activities can be arranged…
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Teaching Boxes
The History Center’s Teaching Boxes can be borrowed free of charge by schools and community organizations. The Teaching Boxes include new “old” objects, books, lesson plans and hands-on activities. Topics…
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Primary Sources
The History Center has a variety of primary and secondary sources related to local history that teachers and students can read and interpret as part of the NYS Social Studies…
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Erie Canal Lesson Plans
Grade Level: 4th grade New York State Social Studies Curriculum. The Niagara History Center created six virtual lesson plans on the Erie Canal and particularly “The Flight of Five” locks…
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“Belva Lockwood and the Precedents Set for Women’s Rights” Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6th – 8th This lesson examines the Women’s Rights Movement in the context of the life and career of Belva Lockwood. By studying the precedents Lockwood set for…
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“Urban Renewal or Urban Removal” Resource Kit
Grade Level: 11th and 12th This kit explores the history of Lockport, NY between 1954 and 1974 when almost every major city in the United States was impacted by federal…
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Summer and School Holiday Programs
The Niagara History Center offers summer and school holiday programs for kids 7 to 11 years old. New historical themes are developed each year and programs include hands-on activities, games,…
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Belva Lockwood Girl Scout Badge Program
Belva Lockwood Girl Scout Badge Program – Girl Scouts of all levels can earn a badge featuring the Niagara County woman who ran for President in 1884 and actually received…
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Museum Tour at 215 Niagara Street, Lockport
Tour the five building Niagara Historical Center’s museum complex at 215 Niagara Street in Lockport and learn about the history of the Niagara Frontier from the time of Native American…
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Tour of the Erie Canal Discovery Center at 24 Church Street, Lockport
Tour the Erie Canal Discovery Center, a multi-media, interactive museum that interprets the early days of the Erie Canal. Utilizing the 1928 Raphael Beck mural, “The Opening of the Erie…
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Historic Pantry
The Historic Pantry is located on the first floor of the Outwater Home at 215 Niagara Street, Lockport, NY. This room has kitchen implements from the late 19th and early…
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Civil War Room
The Civil War Room is located on the second floor of the Outwater Home at 215 Niagara Street, Lockport, NY. This room contains photographs and artifacts from the Civil War,…