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May 3, 2003 - May 30, 2004 "Wheels of Power: Electrifying Western New York"

Location: Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, 25 Nottingham Court, Buffalo

Telephone: 873-9644 ext.0

The electrical revolution that forever changed American life and American industry started right here in Western New York with the harnessing of Niagara Falls. Drawn primarily from the Historical Society's extensive collections, "Wheels of Power" illuminates the dramatic story of innovations large and small, clashes of ego and money, and the myriad of opportunities generated here - a story nowhere else can claim.

Cost: $6.00 Adults, $4 Seniors and Students, $2.50 Students ages 7-12, Children under 7 free.

No registration or reservation necessary.

May 1 - December 31, 2003

"Wheels Make the Rides Go Round"

Location: Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, 180 Thompson Street, North Tonawanda

Telephone: 743-9018

We will be exploring how rides operate with gears and wheels since 1885.

Cost: $4.00/Adults, $2.00 Children

No Registration/Reservations necessary.