Join Curator of Education, Mary Alexander, and she discusses the Canajoharie, NY 1929 sesquicentennial celebration of the Sullivan Clinton Campaign.

The Sullivan Clinton Campaign was a major Revolutionary War event in which thousands of troops were sent by General George Washington to central and western New York. The troops were sent with the express purpose of wiping out the villages, homes, and crops of the Haudenosaunee "Iroquois" Confederacy. This scorched earth campaign wrought havoc on the land and people; complicating an already difficult set of circumstances in the region.
We will examine how the original historical event was viewed 150 years later, in 1929, when the Village of Canajoharie, and much of central and western New York, set about on a series of commemorations of the military event. To better understand this we will look at materials from the Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library's permanent collection including artwork, newspaper articles, and photography.
We will look at the legacy of the 150th celebration and the impact of this celebration - that is still visible throughout the built landscape of our region.

This is a FREE online Zoom event. Registration is required. Please register at: https://tinyurl.com/6j295hf2
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If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at info@arkellmuseum.org or at 518-673-2317 ext 113.

Join Curator of Education Mary Alexander as she takes a look at Judge Magazine political cartoons on view and in the collection of the Arkell Museum.
Join us for this fun and engaging presentation where we will chat about the imagery, subject matter, and the complicated politics of the era!

This will be a FREE presentation on Zoom. Registration is required. Please register at: https://tinyurl.com/rp74jvyy

Judge magazine debuted in 1881; William J. Arkell purchased the floundering periodical in 1885 specifically to attack the Democratic presidential campaign. Judge quickly rose in popularity with the addition of famed cartoonists including Eugene Zimmerman, and began to rival competing publications such as Puck. This talk will focus on the history of the magazine, the role it played in American political life, and its connection to Canajoharie, NY.

For questions or more information please email info@arkellmuseum.org or call 518-673-2314 ext 113.

Saturday September 11, 2021 during Canajoharie Street Fair the Arkell Museum is offering FREE admission to all visitors from 12 - 5 pm.