 1/12 - Vols Bill & Earl begin our overhead train track! |
 1/8/12 - Train Engine with camera donated to Children's Museum extensive interactive train exhibit, w/the engine's path around the train table viewable on the TV on the back wall, thanks to donator Bill! |
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 1/8/12 - A family generously donates a Player Piano to the museum! |
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 1/8/12 - Hummel Figurines donated in memory of Joe Marotta |
Ceramic Christmas Village donated by Mr. & Mrs. DeSantis |
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 12/30/11 - Top: Mayor Rob Palmieri gets sworn in as Utica NY Mayor with wife Susan and family; Bottom: Bill Morehouse gets sworn in as Utica Common Council President with wife and family. View video. |
 12/30/11 - Top: Frank Vescera gets sworn in as Utica Common Council member with wife Gloria & granddaughter; Bottom: Joe Marino gets sworn in as Utica Common Council member with wife and family. (both Gloria and Joe are members of the Children's Museum Board of Directors) |
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 12/30/11 - Top: Jim Zecca gets sworn in as Utica Common Council member with family; Bottom: Samantha-Colosimo gets sworn in as Utica Common Council member with fiancee & family. |
 Children's Museum Executive Director Marlene Brown w/Mayor Palmieri (top) & with Susan Palmieri & Lou Parrotta & Susan Palmieri (bottom) |
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 9/26/11 - Newly sworn in Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi with wife Erica and children |
 9/26/11 - Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi & father, Lou Brindisi |
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 9/26/11 - Part of the standing room only supporters for the swearing-in ceremony for Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi |
 9/26/11 - Incoming Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi sharing a moment with then Mayoral Candidate Rob Palmieri |
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 12-30-12: Volunteer Earl (left in hat) keeps trains running which enthrall visitors of all ages! Right: WUTR films our "Green Week" activities |
 Board Members Gloria & Celia help visitors make pinecone birdfeeders & understand what Nano-Tech/STEM is all about during our "Green Week" (Board Members Marilyn & Brad & Mary & John also did activities!) |
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 Sat., Sept. 17th, 2011 we unveiled our 1st floor "Healthy Kids Hut", part of our going green! Sponsored by Mary Cardinale & Shaklee, the exhibits in the Hut and the video playing with 'Super Kids' is a great addition to our 1st floor Exploration Space!. Above, the first children enjoying! View video. |
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Ribbon Cutting of 3rd fl Bathroom courtesy of $25k Community Foundation grant! L to R: Board Members: Marilyn Dropkin; Nancy Crisino, Celia Domser, Mary Cardinale, Matt Chmielewski, Exec Dir Brown; Board Mbrs: Brad Brown, Lorrie Arcuri. Kneeling: Bd Mbr Peter Servello; Jr Bd mbr Samuel Butcher; Board Members Alan Pelsic & Anthony Brindisi |
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 Our beehive is active and busy bringing in pollen to make honey! |
 Our Living Science Room has a new resident, Happy Gerby! |
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 Our train exhibit keeps on growing! thanks to donors & volunteers |
 Our train exhibit keeps on growing! thanks to donors & volunteers |
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John Nogas puts up the big tree in the front foyer of the museum, part of holiday decorating for our Annual Holiday Gala/Festival of Trees & Lights and our Family Festival/Holiday on Main Street! The Children's Museum of Utica NY is a Not-for-Profit not owned or provided any operating funds by City of Utica, County of Oneida, State of NY. ~ Please Support Us |
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A group of Girl Scouts from Rochester NY took the train down for a visit to our Children's Museum & presented Director Brown w/a gift! |
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 Anthony Brindisi, CM Bd mbr, and family enjoy a visit to CM! |
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 Hamilton College students, Right & Below, spend two days helping visitors put together several STEM exhibits |
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 Field trips enjoying exploring the museum's 4 floors! |
 Their faces say it all about our extensive 4th floor interactive trains! |
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 July, 2011 - Volunteers make the difference at our Children's Museum. Above: rearranging our antique firefighter exhibits; right our train exhibits cared for by Volunteers Sam, Earl, & Jr Bd mbr Sammy |
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 Volunteer Larry G cleans & restocks our beehive to bring pollen from the Utica Marsh & fill the beehive with honey! |
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 Board of Directors L-R: Peter Servello, Rob Palmieri, Alan Pelesic, [Exec Dir Brown], Matt Chmielewski, John Stephenson, Lorrie Arcuri, Mary Cardinale, Nancy Crisino, John Nogas. Kneeling Brad Brown. Bd Members missing from photo: Anthony Brindisi, Josh Glassberg, Celia Domser |
 July 14, 2011 The Children's Museum of History, Nat'l History (Culture), Science & Technology receives a $25,000 grant from The Community Foundation for new 3rd floor bathrooms, announced by the Community Foundation's Executive Director Peggy O'Shea (at mic) & attended by Foundation Trustee Mary Lyons Bradley (to her L. in white blouse), and one of the founders of the museum 48 years ago, Alice Pender O'Shea, to her right in green blouse.) |
 Children's Museum Executive Director Brown shows the room where the new bathroom will go to Foundation Trustee Mary Lyons, left, Museum Board member Rob Palmieri, & CF Exec Dir. Peggy O'Shea, on right |
 Viewing 4th floor trains, L to R: CM Bd Mbrs Brad Brown & Alan Pelesic, Tina Ponce, WIBX reporter, WKTV reporter, Lucille Vincent Read WKTV article * Read WIBX article |
 CM Bd member Nancy Crisino, L, chats with Alice Pender O'Shea. In the background, CM exhibits manager Volunteer Earl Lewis |
 Among the other attendees at the conference were Tina Oyer Ponce, center above, and Lucille Vincent, on right |
 Students enjoy a unique day-long field trip to interact with the 100's of exhibits on all four floors of the Children's Museum followed by a trip on the Adirondack Science Railroad to the Utica Marsh, Canal & back! |
 June 2011: The Children's Museum & Adirondack Scenic Railroad kicked off the first of their combined collaborative day-long field trips! View photos below of the first groups of students/teachers exploring the museum, then boarding & onboard the train! Email Marlene |
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 The NASSA team poses by the DVD showing the astronauts on the ISS! |
 The NASSA team demonstrates the rockets exhibit conducted on the International Space Station with Astronauts! View more here |
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 Feb. 2011: The Children's Museum opened its additional HO & Lionel train exhibits; |
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 July 2011: The Butterfly Wranglers returned to help our caterpillars in their journey to butterflies! |
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 I weigh how much on which planet?? (amongst our NASA exhibits) |
 Bd Mbr Brad assists children 'taking a ride' in our real airplane |
 Helping to feed critters in our Living Science Room |
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 Our ever popular 2nd floor LED Play Dance floor! |
 May, 2011 - school field trips enjoying a visit to the museum! |
 Bd Chair John Nogas, Deputy Pete & CM Dir Brown at Plant Sale |
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 Checking out our updated live Radio Room: Jah Czar, NYC: Tony Esposito, JetNet; CM Director Brown; David Tucci, Sunny Boyee, Tone Mucitelli; Andrew Docherty; Ruben Maldanado, Urban Headquarters |
 May, 2011 - CM Exec Dir Brown gives a tour to AAA writer Jeff & his sons for an Aug 2011 article on Mohawk Valley family travel opps. |
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 May, 2011 CM Exec Dir Brown gives a tour to Joe Kelly for an upcoming televised "The Joe Kelly Show" shot at the museum! View videos here |
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 April 30th, 2011 Princeton Plasma Lab's John DeLooper returned to the Children's Museum to enthrall visitors with Fun Plasma Science Toys |
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 April 2011: The Museum open its new Science Room, thanks to NASSA team! Museum Board Members (John Nogas, Mary Cardinale, Celia Domser) help Director Brown, John DeLooper & Staff Terese & Selma cut the ribbon |
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 The NASSA team with L to R front row: Jennie Bulawa, Maryann Bulawa, Baylen Marschall, Adia Bulawa; second row: Exec Director Marlene Brown, Ben Olney, Tyler Marshall, Fiona Dutcher, Lillith Bulawa, and Mentor Dr. Beth Bulawa |
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 Feb. 10, 2011: The family of Damian Sands, visiting from the Bahamas, enjoyed running the trains! View OD article on next exhibits & programs with quote from Sands. |
 Feb. 10, 2011: Front Row L to R: Steve Mowers, Leif Willson, Jay McFarland, Marlene Brown, Deputy Sheriff Peter Servello, Josh Glassberg, Celia Domser, Mary Cardinale; Back Row L to R: |
