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Please join us at the Burchfield Penney Art Center Auditorium on Tuesdays in September for a continuing speaker series on the Scajaquada Creek Corridor that touches on all aspects of how this critical area of Buffalo waterfront has shaped the city - including the historical, environmental, cultural, and modern day changes and issues affecting the corridor.
Registration is free. Please confirm attendance for all engagements you wish to attend.
Event 1 Agenda
Part 1 — 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM The Indigenous lifeline, the use of the creek and the people of the region - Jason Corwin PhD, clinical assistant professor of Indigenous Studies, University at Buffalo and member of Seneca Nation Deer Clan
Part 2 — 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM A Brief History of Black Rock & Scajaquada Creek: c.1620 to the Present Day - Ryan F. Austin, Ph.D., RPA, University at Buffalo, Dept of Archeology
This presentation discusses the intertwined histories of Black Rock and the Scajaquada Creek, between the early 17th century and the present day. Topics that will be covered include: The colonial period of the Niagara Frontier (1620s – 1780s); Land speculation and early settlement (1790s – 1812); Black Rock and the War of 1812 (1812-1815); the Competition with Buffalo for the Erie Canal Terminus and the Development of Black Rock’s Harbor (1816-1840s); The Industrialization, Urbanization and Expansion of (Lower) Black Rock (1850s-1920s); the Economic Downturn and Disillusionment with Urban Renewal (1930s-1990s); and finally the community’s early 21st century renaissance (2000s-present).
Dr. Austin's presentation is provided with thanks to the University at Buffalo Archaeological Survey, and its director, Dr. Douglas J. Perrelli, Ph.D., RPA.
Sponsored by the generosity of the Baird Foundation, City of Buffalo Common Councilmember Joseph Golombek, and the Erie County Environmental Management Council.