An article released from the Niagara Gazette celebrates "The Niagara USA 250th Committee, created to coordinate local celebrations and strengthen Niagara County’s status as a heritage tourism destination for the United States’ 250th birthday in 2026, has received $7,500 from the Niagara County Legislature to fund initial planning activities."

The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum is represented by Executive Director Ian K. Seppala on the committee. For more information read the full article here.

https://www.niagara-gazette.com/news/local_news/niagara-usa-250th-committee-scores-county-funding/article_88def572-190d-11ef-baf2-a30820b79c3d.html​

Our amazing partners at Destination Niagara posted about the museum on their blog. Entitled: The Story Behind the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, the blog post focuses on the history of the museum and the factory building it is housed in. Click here, or the link below to read all about it!

www.niagarafallsusa.com/the-source/the-story-behind-the-herschell-carrousel-factory-museum/    

The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum has announced that they are once again a Blue Star Museum. For more information, please visit ​https://www.iloveny.com/thebeat/post/herschell-carrousel-factory-museum-is-a-2024-blue-star-museum/ for a full press release.

Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum announces it will join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The 2024 program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18, 2024, and end on Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2024. Learn more and find the list of participating museums at arts.gov/BlueStarMuseums.

About the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum (HCFM)
The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum, operated by the Carousel Society of the Niagara Frontier, is a premier national historic site and community resource for family recreation and learning that fosters an appreciation for the unique heritage of the carousel and related industries in the Niagara Region. To learn more, visit www.carrouselmuseum.org
About the National Endowment for the Arts
Established by Congress in 1965, the National Endowment for the Arts is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. Through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector, the Arts Endowment supports arts learning, affirms and celebrates America’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, and extends its work to promote equal access to the arts in every community across America. To learn more, visit arts.gov or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
About Blue Star Families
Blue Star Families (BSF) is the nation’s largest Chapter-based military and Veteran family support organization. Its research-driven approach fosters strong communities with a focus on human-centered design and innovative solutions. Since its founding in 2009, BSF has delivered more than $200 million in benefits and impacts more than 1.5 million people each year. For more information, click here.