MOMCC Fall Conference 2026

MOMCC 2026 Fall Conference
Wabash & Erie Canal, Delphi, Indiana
November 5 – 7, 2026

Training Along the Towpath: Acquiring Skills and Knowledge Along the Journey

A workshop-heavy conference with workshops led by well-qualified instructors in the 1840-50’s Canal Village. Sessions held in the Canal Interpretive Center. Enjoy the Canal Village atmosphere as you learn new skills and knowledge to motivate you and share with the public.

Call for Sessions & Workshops 
Download the Call for Proposals (PDF)

Proposals sought that engage themes including, but not limited to:

• Skilled and unskilled labor of the 1800-1900’s
• Trades, crafts, and apprenticeships of the canal era and associated time periods
• Daily life in canal and surrounding communities
• Transportation networks and economic development
• Interpretation, public history, and living history practices
• Teaching history through material culture and hands-on methods
• Preservation, archaeology, and historical landscapes
• Administration and Collections issues
• Making meaningful programs around historic crops, food ways, crafts, and historical techniques

Share your story with MOMCC friends. Session proposals should be submitted not later than August 1, 2026

Submit to: Becky Crabb, 7023 east 100 North, Lafayette, IN 47905 rebecca.crabb696@gmail.com

Phone (219) 689-7405