The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum was recently listed on the WNBF News Radio site as one of the top 13 carousels in New York State. According to the article: "We are so lucky to have 46 historic, working carousels in the Empire State. Here is a list of 13 of the best!"
The museum's 1916 Allan Herschell Special Number One Carousel was the first Carousel on the list! To read the article, and to see what other carousels made the list (there are FIVE North Tonawanda built carousels on the list) follow the link below!

Read More: Take a Ride on Any of These 13 Historic New York Carousels 

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​Executive Director Ian K. Seppala joined an esteemed panel to discuss the Stewart Park Carousel located in Ithaca New York. The presentation includes a brief history of later Herschell Carousels, a discussion on the history of Stewart Park, The restoration of the carousel, and more! A big thank you to all of the presenters and the Friends of Stewart Park for hosting such a wonderful program!

A recent article on the Family Vacationist named the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum as one of the Best 25 Things to Do in Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Author Dave Parfitt is a well-known travel writer, with credits including Lonely Planet, AAA, & US News & World Report among others. Listed in the Family-Friendly Attractions section, Dave notes:

"Amusement park fans should stop at the Herschell Carrousel Factory in North Tonawanda, midway between Niagara Falls and Buffalo, where half of the hand-carved wooden carousels in North America were created. Head to this early 1900s factory to see the carving floor and take a ride on one of the two historic merry-go-rounds." 

To see what other recommendations Dave Parfitt has, or to read the whole article, follow the link below:

familyvacationist.com/things-to-do-in-buffalo-ny-and-niagara-falls-usa/

​Carrousel Chats are a free virtual program series presented by the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum. They consist of presentations from experts in the amusement field and then a question and answer session. Carrousel Chats Episode 1: Maintaining Historic Carousels aired on November 11, 2021. An extra special THANK YOU to Bill Brown of Balboa Park Carousel for presenting at the first Carrousel Chat! 
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​This program is made possible by the Museum Association of New York Building Capacity Grant.

Kneel More, a popular Geocaching Youtuber, just released a new video today of its Cache Tales time visiting the Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum. According to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary Geocaching is "a game in which players are given the geographical coordinates of a cache of items which they search for with a GPS device". The museum actually possess one of these caches in its front garden. The museum's volunteer docent Dru, or babrshpdru as shes known to geocaching friends, has placed this cache for anyone to find!

Below is the video by Kneed More, and all of its contents are property and opinions of that account.

The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum is proud to partner with local crafters and companies to sell quality local items. One of these partners was recently featured on ShoutoutHTX which recognizes mom & pop shops. The interview with The Smell of Fear Candle Co. owner  Jillian Walkowiak can be found here. Congratulations to Jill and her deserved spotlight! Keep up the good work Jill!

Additionally, The Smell of Fear Candle Co. has created an exclusive scent, Carousel Magic, for HCFM! The candle is available in the giftshop.

​An article from back in May, from Niagara Frontier Publications, marks the end of a Niagara Falls era. Author Michael DePietro mentions that three of the rides from the former location are now in the museum's Kiddieland Testing Park Exhibit. The link for the article is found below.


https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/featured/2021/05/07/146522/former-pages-whistle-pig-and-clancys-restaurant-site-demolished