There are numerous ways to conduct research and find primary sources on the topic of the Erie Canal. Some of these items are at this library, but many of them are at other libraries. You may have to wait a week or two for such items to be delivered through the interlibrary loan office at Milne Library, or you may have to travel to another library to use the items there.
Subject headings can be tricky.
Click here for some suggestions. RoaringCat RoaringCat is the catalog of the Rochester Regional Library Council, which includes 400 libraries from the Rochester area. Most items from these libraries are available through the interlibrary loan office at Milne Library. New York State Library Located in Albany, this library will lend items through the interlibrary loan office at Milne Library. WorldCat WorldCat is a combined catalog of all of the libraries in the world who participate in interlibrary loan.