Greetings! Canal Society of NY State website address is
 
www.canalsnys.org
 
The Executive Director is Michele D. Beilman
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Ms. Beilman may be able to assist you with this question. 
 
 
Also, a good source might be the Canal Museum in Syracuse as they have a great deal of historic material from CSNYS and their own holdings.  Their website is
 
www.eriecanalmuseum.org
 
 
Sincerely,
Mariana Rhoades
Geologist-Chemistry Department
St. John Fisher College
3690 East Avenue 
Rochester, New York 14618-3597
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Subject: Canal lecturer




Hi, Folks 

A pictorial history of Wayne County includes a photo of a man with a microphone lecturing to some people on a boat. The caption reads:

"Trip on the Barge Canal with the Canal Society. Dr. David Ennis indicates points of interest (1961)." 

The "Canal Society" is presumably the Canal Society of New York State. People in the photo are wearing name tags with a silhouette of New York State clearly visible. My question is whether anyone can tell me who David Ennis is. He could be someone connected with the Canal Society, an historian, or a local physician with an amateur interest in the canal. Would the Canal Society have a record of this?

Best regards, 
Scott Monje