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Featured Collection: St Lawrence Co Genealogy Resources

August 21, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

St Lawrence County Historical AssociationThe Archives and Reading Room at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association (SLCHA) in Canton, NY, offers resources to help the public learn about aspects of history and genealogy.

The Archives and Reading Room features:

· Genealogical data about families, indexed and often cross-referenced.
· Donated genealogies; some names included are Austin, Ballou, Condlin, Goodell/Goodale, Harwood/Hatch/Hayes, Jung/Young, Kenyon, Francis LeClerc and Felicite Bisaillon (and children), Maine/Mayne, Polley, Van Slyck/Van Slyke, and Westurn.
· Military records from the American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, WWI, WWII, and some veteran obituaries.
· Books on topics relating to St. Lawrence County or written by authors from our county.
· Topics on our 32 towns and one city (Ogdensburg), including early settlements, personalities, religions, churches, schools, businesses, and fraternal organizations.
· County and town maps dating from the early 1800s; some have names of early property owners.
· Gravestone transcriptions for over 100 cemeteries – and descriptions on the creation of some cemeteries, including some that were moved.
· Donated scrapbooks, indexed by surname and topic and organized by town – many include clippings from early newspapers.
· Photographs organized by surname, town, organizations; postcard views of town streets, buildings and residences;
· County-wide directories and phone books; diaries, ledgers, fraternal/civic group records, advertising posters and fliers.
· Subjects such as immigration, rivers, agriculture/farming, forestry, education, transportation, mining, artists, fairs, and other entertainment.

The SLCHA is open Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm, and Friday, 10 am to 6 pm. Call (315) 386-8133 to make an appointment for archives research.

For more information, call (315) 386-8133, e-mail info@slcha.org, or visit their website.

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