News and Views from the Empire State
In recognition of Black History Month, the St. Lawrence County Historical Association (SLCHA) is set to host a presentation by De Kalb Historian Bryan Thompson entitled “The Fry Family: Black Pioneers of Gouverneur” on Thursday, February 27th.
Thompson will talk about the early black pioneers of Gouverneur such as Flora Fry, who was given a land grant by Gerritt Smith and her family. [Read more…] about The Fry Family: Black Pioneers of Gouverneur
In December, TAUNY’s Board of Directors welcomed two new members, Kate Newell of Canton and William Holland of Pierrepont. [Read more…] about Newell and Holland Join TAUNY Board
TAUNY’s Annual Holiday Open House has been set for Saturday, December 7th from 10 am to 2 pm. The public is invited to enjoy the Sugar & Spice Gingerbread Contest and Display, seasonal treats, live music, kids’ activities, and fun for the whole family. This event is free and open to the public.
Northern and Southern old-time music will be performed by Possumbilities, Nicholfalls, and The Daveys. Kitchen demonstrations will include dumpling-making with Margaret Chang of Sweet Margaret Cafe and more. There will also be a variety of children’s activities and sweet treats to enjoy throughout the day. [Read more…] about TAUNY’s Holiday Open House Dec 7th
TAUNY (Traditional Arts in Upstate New York), has invited the public to shop for products made by local artists and makers this season at the annual North Country Folkstore Holiday Showcase, set for November 2nd through December 31st at The TAUNY Center in Canton.
This showcase is a temporary expansion of the Folkstore during the holiday season and features a wide variety of additional locally-made products in The TAUNY Center’s first floor gallery space. From the expansive collection of handmade textiles, handcrafted woodwork, unique jewelry, children’s gifts, ceramics, locally made food products, and more. [Read more…] about TAUNY’s North Country Folkstore Holiday Showcase
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY) is currently seeking proposals for redesigning the TAUNY website, tauny.org.
TAUNY expects to select a vendor in late fall 2019, pending receipt of funding. Planning should start in winter 2020, with a goal of launching the new site by the end of fall 2020. TAUNY and the vendor will establish milestones to meet over the life of the project. [Read more…] about TAUNY Seeks Proposals for Website Redesign
The next Brown Bag Lunch program at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association has been set for noon on May 16th, at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. The talk will focus on teacher, world traveler, and photographer James Ricalton, of Waddington. [Read more…] about Waddington Photographer James Ricalton Subject of Talk
The next North Country Civil War Round Table has been set for Sunday, April 28th, at 2 pm, at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. Jim Dawson will speak on female spies of the war, focusing on Elizabeth Van Lew of Richmond. Visitors who own items with Civil War provenance are encouraged to bring them to the event for a “show and tell” session before the talk. [Read more…] about Women Spies in the Civil War April 28th
The St. Lawrence County Historical Association has announced a series of genealogy workshops for beginners to be held on four consecutive Saturdays – March 30, and April 6, 13, and 20 – from 10 am to noon in Canton, NY.
Members of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association and the St. Lawrence Valley Genealogical Society will present information on how to trace your family history. [Read more…] about Researching Family History Workshops In Canton
The next North Country Civil War Round Table is set for Sunday, February 17th, 2 pm at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. Dr. Thomas Baker, Zacharey Blackmer, and Emma Woolley and will look at the life of John Raymond, a civilian during the Civil War.
John Raymond of Potsdam was not a soldier: he sold lumber and farmed, and was a little too old for enlisting when the Civil War broke out. However, his position as a prosperous merchant allowed and required him to travel, making his surviving correspondence an illuminating source of a civilian’s view of the events unfurling around the country. [Read more…] about Civilian View of War: Civil War Round Table in Canton
The St. Lawrence County Historical Association has announced a low cost chair-caning workshop on three consecutive Wednesday evenings, March 6, 13, and 20 from 7-9 pm. Carl Stickney, instructor for the workshop, has decades of experience in chair-caning.
Participants in the workshop should bring a chair with the old caning removed. The appropriate chair, which will take a caned seat, has holes around the inner edge of the opening in the chair seat frame. These holes are also visible from the underside of the chair. It is expected that participants will be able to complete the caning of one chair during the course of the workshop. [Read more…] about Chair-Caning Workshops Set For Canton in March