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St. Lawrence County Hist Soc

The Fry Family: Black Pioneers of Gouverneur

February 2, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Village of Gouverneur map 1865In 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

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: African American History, Black History, Canton, St. Lawrence County Hist Soc

St Lawrence Co Historical Meeting at 1844 House

October 30, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

St Lawrence County Historical AssociationThe St. Lawrence County Historical Association’s (SLCHA) Annual Membership Meeting has been set for Saturday, November 3rd at 4 pm. The meeting will take place at the 1844 House located at 6885 US Route 11, Potsdam.

A multi-course meal will be served with an entrée choice of Beef Bourguignonne, Dijon-Herb Crusted Salmon, or Butternut Ravioli (vegan and gluten free options are available upon request) followed by a program. [Read more…] about St Lawrence Co Historical Meeting at 1844 House

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Potsdam, St. Lawrence County Hist Soc

Dramatic Performance of “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” in Canton

October 8, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Legend of Sleepy HollowA dramatic performance of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by storyteller Jonathan Kruk has been set for Thursday, October 18th at 7 pm, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 3 ½ East Main Street, Canton, NY.

Kruk will read Washington Irving’s classic story, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” with an accompanying pipe organ played by Jim Keyes. [Read more…] about Dramatic Performance of “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” in Canton

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Canton, St. Lawrence County Hist Soc

Insider’s View of ’84 Winter Olympics in Canton

January 15, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

1984 winter olympics opening ceremony at kosevo stadiumLearn more about the history of the Olympic Winter Games when Mark Friden speaks at noon on Thursday, January 18th, at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association.

The talk will cover his involvement in figure skating as a competitor and as an official, leading up to his work for ABC Sports as their technical consultant for figure skating at the Sarajevo Winter Olympics. Brown Bag Lunches are free and open to the public. Bring your own lunch and enjoy a beverage and dessert provided by SLCHA. [Read more…] about Insider’s View of ’84 Winter Olympics in Canton

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Canton, Olympic History, St. Lawrence County Hist Soc

Old-Fashioned Holiday At Silas Wright House

November 22, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

christmas treeThe St. Lawrence County Historical Association will hold their annual Holiday Open House on December 1st from 4 to 8 pm.  Festive floral arrangements, refreshments, holiday music, and family history will fill the air at this holiday event which is open to the public. The Canton Garden Club provides fresh greens, floral arrangements, and early American Christmas tree decorations like gingerbread, dried apples, and lace.

The Holiday Open House will include live seasonal music provided by a variety of local musical talent: the Canton Central School Vocal Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Kimberly Busch; R. Merrie Song & Friends, performing early American carols; local musician John Danis; and the Noteworthy Handbell Choir. [Read more…] about Old-Fashioned Holiday At Silas Wright House

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Holidays, St. Lawrence County Hist Soc

Explore Family History in Canton October 21st

October 19, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

silas write houseA series of six lectures will be featured at the upcoming Local History and Genealogy Fair being held at the SLCHA Museum and Archives, 3 East Main Street, Canton from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, October 21. The schedule will include topics which should be of interest to both local history and genealogical researchers.

At 10 am, a panel of local researchers will hold a round table discussion on Beginning to Research Your Family Tree; at 11 am, a presentation will be held by a representative of Witherbee & Whalen, Canton, on cleaning and repairing cemetery monuments as well as a look at that firm’s history in Canton; at noon, Town Historian and Registrar will talk about the role of those offices to assist researchers looking for information on their ancestors; at 1 pm, Chuck Henry of the NNYLN will explain research methods using the New York State Historic Newspapers website; at 2 pm, a workshop will be held on Internet Genealogy and doing online research, led by an experienced local researcher; and at 3 pm, a discussion of the recent interest in DNA tests and their role in genealogy will be held. [Read more…] about Explore Family History in Canton October 21st

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Genealogy, St. Lawrence County Hist Soc

Talk, Exhibit Features General Newton Curtis

January 15, 2015 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

NMC postcard statueAn Ogdensburg statue stands in honor of General Newton Martin Curtis, a DePeyster native, who distinguished himself during the Civil War and won a Congressional Medal of Honor 150 years ago this week.

On January 15, 1865, General Curtis successfully led the Union forces at the Battle of Fort Fisher, North Carolina.  Find out more about the life and accomplishments of this true American hero at a special lecture and exhibit this Saturday, January 17th, from 11 am to 4 pm at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association’s Silas Wright House in Canton, NY.  [Read more…] about Talk, Exhibit Features General Newton Curtis

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Canton, Civil War, Military History, Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County Hist Soc

Helen Rich And St. Lawrence County Suffrage

November 13, 2014 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

younghelenrich(1)When most people discuss the American woman’s suffrage movement they think of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.  However, Helen Hinsdale Rich was the first woman to embrace the idea of woman’s suffrage in the North Country.

Learn more about Helen Rich when Bryan Thompson speaks at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association’s next Patricia Harrington Carson Brown Bag Lunch Series at noon on Thursday, November 20th at the Silas Wright House, 3 East Main St., Canton.  Brown Bag Lunches are free and open to the public.  Bring your own lunch and enjoy a beverage and dessert provided by SLCHA. [Read more…] about Helen Rich And St. Lawrence County Suffrage

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, New Exhibits Tagged With: Gender History, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Political History, St. Lawrence County Hist Soc, Suffrage Movement, womens history

War of 1812 Lecture: ‘The War No One Wanted’

May 8, 2014 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Map of Lake Frontier to Illustrate Campaigns of 1812-1814Communities on both sides of the St. Lawrence River had built an interconnected life of social contracts, trade, marriages, friendships, and respectful neighborliness in the years since the American Revolution. Thus, the approach of war in 1812 found little enthusiasm among the civilian populations of New York and Upper Canada.

Find out more about this unwanted and unpopular war when Victor Suthren presents The St. Lawrence War of 1812: The War No One Wanted on Saturday, May 10th, 2 p.m. at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House, 3 East Main St., Canton. [Read more…] about War of 1812 Lecture: ‘The War No One Wanted’

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, History Tagged With: Maritime History, Military History, St. Lawrence County Hist Soc, St. Lawrence River, War of 1812

1812: The War That Should Not Have Been

September 13, 2012 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Bob Wells speaks on “The War That Should Not Have Been” as part of the War of 1812 Lecture Series on Monday, September 17, 7 p.m. at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House, 3 East Main St., Canton.

The United States of America, a young nation with a scattered peacetime army of only 12,000 regulars and a comparatively small navy did not let these facts stand in the way of going to war with England in June of 1812. But did the War of 1812 have to happen?

In his program “The War That Should Not Have Been,” Bob Wells will discuss reasons why the war was not inevitable or even particularly popular in New England and Northern New York, including St. Lawrence County. U.S. Justifications for the war, such as the annexation of Canada, the need to quell the hostile Native American tribes supposedly armed by the British, and the need to end the English naval practice of impressments of U.S. sailors could have all been handled differently. Another reason cited for war with England was the U.S. desire to be free to trade with France without the English blockading harbors or seizing merchant ships coming from French ports. This issue was actually settled in favor of the United States just prior to the beginning of the war.

The program will be presented by Bob Wells, who serves on the SLCHA’s War of 1812 Bicentennial Committee and Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission. He is an active member of the association’s Civil War Roundtable. Wells is a former Mayor of the Village of Canton and was a professor for over 34 years at St. Lawrence University. He retired from full-time teaching in 1999 as the emeritus Munsil Professor of Government.

This War of 1812 program is part of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association’s Commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, which was fought from 1812-1815. St. Lawrence County was one of the battlefields of the War of 1812. 

The SLCHA Gift Shop is a great way to learn about the War of 1812. Books include Major Battles of the War of 1812 and Famous People of the War of 1812. SLCHA members receive a 10% discount on these books and most other items in the gift shop.

The St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House is open Tuesday through Saturday noon to 4 p.m., Friday noon to 8 p.m. Admission to the museum is free; admission to the archives is free for members and children, $2.50 for college students, and $5 for the general public. The St. Lawrence County Historical Association is located at 3 E. Main St., Canton. Parking is available in back of the SLCHA, next to the museum’s main entrance.

The St. Lawrence County Historical Association is a membership organization open to anyone interested in St. Lawrence County history. For more information, or to become a member, call the SLCHA at 315-386-8133 or e-mail info@slcha.org. Exhibits and programs are made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Visit the SLCHA’s website, www.slcha.org, for more information on St. Lawrence County history

Illustration: Columbia Teaching John Bull his New Lesson from the Library of Congress by William Charles, 1813, a caricature presenting a U.S. view of the War of 1812. On the left, Columbia (the personification of the United States, holding a pole with a liberty cap on it, and with a stars-and-stripes shield behind her) says: ‘I tell you Johnny, you must learn to read Respect — Free Trade — Seaman’s Rights &c. — As for you, Mounseer Beau Napperty, when John gets his lesson by heart, I’ll teach you Respect, Retribution, &c &c.’ In the middle, a short-statured Napoleon says: ‘Ha Ha — Begar, me be glad to see Madam Columbia angry with dat dere John Bull — But me no learn respect — me no learn retribution — Me be de grand Emperor.’ On the right, John Bull says: ‘I don’t like that lesson, I’ll read this pretty lesson’ (holding a book with ‘Power constitutes Right’, i.e. ‘might makes right’).”
 

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events Tagged With: Canada, Cultural History, Maritime History, Military History, St Lawrence County, St. Lawrence County Hist Soc, War of 1812

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