Victorian Fair

03/15/2024

Happy Ides of March!

04/24/2015

Erie Canal Village under new management starting May 1 - ROME – The Erie Canal Village, 5789 Rome-New London Road, will be under the management of Empire State Heritage Park, LLC, starting May 1. Beginning on that day, the property will be open to the public, without charge, even as restoration work…

04/21/2015

On May 20th, at 11:30 am, a plane from JFK will land at Syracuse airport carrying precious cargo...

Ladies and Gentlemen, Kristi Mchugh returns to Rome... Mothers lock up your sons... TIKA'S COMING BACK!!!!

04/13/2015

Important Announcement:

For those of you that wish to volunteer to help us repair and rebuild the old Erie Canal Village, we need you NOW!

Before we can begin ANY work on the property, we must have all of the artifacts own by the city out of the buildings and into the storage building on the east side of the property. The Rome Historical Society have been tasked to do this job, but they need volunteers!

The best help you can provide at this point is to call the RHS and donate your time to help save these priceless treasures. You can contact the Rome Historical Society by phone at (315) 336-5870, or by email at [email protected]

To Actively Research, Collect, Preserve and Present The Historical Importance of Rome and Oneida County, And To serve as a Educational & Community Resource.

04/01/2015

Open House Craft Fair
Empire State Heritage Park
(Formerly the Erie Canal Village)

When: Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-25th, 10am to 6pm

Where: 5789 Rome New London Road (Routes 46 & 49) • Rome, New York 13440

Join us for our first annual Open House Craft Fair! See what we have already done since taking possession of the property on May 1st and learn about our plans for the future. Shop with 100 artisans and crafters who will be showing their wears! Enjoy live entertainment! Experience living history environmental areas including Coppertree Renaissance, Civil War Encampment, Victorian Leisure Fair and Pirates! Visit the Cheese Factory Museum, the Erie Canal Museum, and the Baird Transportation Museum and tour the historic buildings on the property.

Entry for this event is FREE and family friendly!

If you are interested in vending (14x14 spots for this event are free!), promoting your non-profit organization, performing or volunteering, contact Danielle at 315-281-8181 or 562-714-3714 or you can email her at: [email protected]

You are also invited to join us the weekend we take possession of the property, May 1st-3rd. On this weekend you will see the property in the condition we are inheriting it and you will be able to attend the open forums at 2 pm each day where we will present our vision for the future of the property and take questions and feedback from you! We will also have volunteer work crews doing everything from gardening to heavy building almost every day from May1st through May 23rd.

Like our page “Friends of the Erie Canal Village” to get the latest news as it happens!

03/30/2015

03/27/2015

We will be setting up a Victorian Leisure Fair environmental area and performances for the Memorial Day Open House Craft Fair at Empire State Heritage Park (formerly the Erie Canal Village)! If you want to be part of the impression or stage show...let me know! This is a great way to introduce the audience to what they can look forward to next year during the Victorian Leisure Fair!

03/07/2015

Please remember to like our new page:

https://www.facebook.com/ErieCanalVillage

This is the official FaceBook Page for the Erie Canal Village in Rome, New York.

01/18/2015

A California investor has inked a lease-to-buy agreement for Erie Canal Village, and intends to open this spring without charging admission.

09/20/2014

Thank you, everyone for making Mr. Prince and Col. Shannon's visit a successful one. Instead of seeing the sites of the area, both men insisted that we return to the village and walk the property again.

Yesterday before the reception they used words like "could", "if" and "maybe". Today while walking the property they used the words "can" and "will" and "our".

Also, while driving up George street we stopped at every house with a for sale sign. They couldn't believe that such houses could be bought for so cheap. Both men made it very clear that they intend to spend a lot of time in Rome.

Again, thank you all for making this possible.

09/09/2014

The reception for Mr. Prince and Col. Shannon (investors) will be at The Beeches lounge on Friday the 19th at 8pm. All welcome.

Anyone interested in being a part of the Erie Canal Village project should attend.

The Beeches
7900 Turin Road, Rt 26
Rome, NY 13440

09/08/2014

Attention New York friends: My investor, Ron Prince will be in Rome on the 19th to inspect the Erie Canal Village for purchase. After 5 years of Hell, our Victorian Fair will finally have a home.

We will have a reception that night, so all of you can meet Mr. Prince; time and place to be determined this week.

05/02/2014

Dear Vic-fair Family,

After over a year with no real news, I have a big update for everyone.

Last week Mr. Prince sent me with a contractor to the Erie Canal Village to survey the damage. According to the contractor it will take at least $2 million to get the property to the point it was 5 years ago. This means saving the Crosby house before it collapses, restoring the Shull house, building a new Packet Boat, and repairing the rest of the buildings so that the Rome Codes Department will remove the yellow tags. Also included is the complete rewiring and re-plumbing of the entire property.

We should have the complete estimate by Monday, but so far just those repairs plus the purchase price puts it well over the project’s budget.

In order to make this work I’m looking for volunteers with time, talent and tools to help save the village. If I can cut the cost of restoration in half by using volunteers, we can save ECV and reopen it to the public.

If you’re interested in helping, please contact me at [email protected]

Thank You

-Ed