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Causes: Arts & Culture, Historical Societies & Historic Preservation, History Museums, Museums
Mission: The herschell carousel factory museum, operated by the carousel society of the niagara frontier, is a premier national historic site and community resource for family recreation that fosters an appreciation for the unique heritage of the carousel and related industries in the niagara region through educational, cultural, and recreational programming, visitors will experience the places, people, stories, and artifacts associated with the production of carousels, band organs, and other a
Programs: Public programming/outreach - presented several sessions of beginning and intermediate woodcarving and "carousel chats" of mission-related topics, continued demonstrations of woodcarving and music roll making, presented family oriented events which included an education and entertainment component, and presented "school break" activity days for children.