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SLCCHC March Brown Bag Presentation – Florence Patterson
The St. Lawrence County Center for History & Culture is kicking off our 2025 Brown Bag Presentation season next month on Thursday, March 13, at 12:00 PM!Florence Patterson will be joining us to share information about a local non-profit, Pamoja International Cultural Exchange Inc. (PICEI). Based out of Brasher Falls, NY, PICEI aims to promote and share information about the various and unique cultures within the community. Their goal is to foster respect and understanding, thereby helping to bridge the gap between different cultures and generations around the world.Details:Thursday, March 13, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PMThe cost of attendance is a $5 suggested donation, members are free.Pre-registration is suggested.Call us at 315-386-8133 or e-mail info@slcha.orgJoin us in person at 3 East Main Street in Canton or virtually via Zoom. -
Seasonal Closure – December 26, 2024 to March 3, 2025
The St. Lawrence County Center for History & Culture will be entering its seasonal closure from Thursday, December 26, 2024, through Monday, March 3, 2025.
We will be open by appointment only for research requests Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The front brick pathway will also be closed for the season and reopen in the spring. Please continue to use our main entrance, located at the Red Barn Addition, to visit.
SLCCHC will also be closed for the following holidays:- January 20, Martin Luther King’s Birthday
- February 17, Presidents’ Day
Our Museum Gift Shop will remain open during our seasonal closure, as staff will periodically be in the office. Orders purchased through our online Gift Shop will continue to be processed as they are received. If you would like to stop in and shop, please call the main office at (315) 386-8133 to ensure the building is open.
Normal hours will resume on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
Thank you for your understanding!
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Become a Garden Sponsor Today
Join us in nurturing history and community by becoming a garden sponsor. Your support helps us maintain and care for our gardens, creating a vibrant space for everyone to enjoy. Choose from the five levels below and help our garden grow!
For more information, please contact engagement@slcha.org or call (315) 386-8133.
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Be Part of the Silas Wright House Memorial Walkway
As we continue restoring and developing our historic garden, SLCCHC would like to offer you an opportunity to showcase your commitment to our heritage by purchasing a brick engraving in the Silas Wright House Memorial Walkway.
Your purchased brick will have words chosen by you engraved directly onto the newly installed brick pathway in the historic garden. This engraving opportunity is a wonderful way to commemorate special milestones and remember loved ones. The installation of the memorial walkway is being planned for summer/fall 2025.
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The St. Lawrence County Center for History and Culture was awarded $25,000 by the New York State Council on the Arts
The St. Lawrence County Center for History and Culture was awarded $25,000 by the New York State Council on the Arts
CANTON, NEW YORK – The St. Lawrence County Center for History and Culture announced today a grant award totaling $25,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the nonprofit arts and culture sector. Through New York State’s continued investment in arts and culture, NYSCA has awarded $82 million this year to 509 artists and 1,497 organizations across the state.
“As the unparalleled leader of arts and culture, New York’s creativity and innovation inspires the world,” Governor Hochul said. “Our continued investment in our dynamic creative sector will further boost tourism, strengthen our local economies and continue New York’s success as a rich and vibrant place to live, work and visit.”
Executive Director of NYSCA Erika Mallin said, “On behalf of the Council and staff, I am so proud that we are supporting the critical work of so many nonprofit organizations all across the state, including work of the St. Lawrence County Center for History and Culture. New York State’s art and culture nonprofits make us a global leader, strengthening our connections to each other and the larger world. I thank you for your dedication and service and look forward to all your work in the coming year.”
About the New York State Council on the Arts
The mission of the New York State Council on the Arts is to foster and advance the full breadth of New York State’s arts, culture, and creativity for all. To support the ongoing recovery of the arts across New York State, the Council on the Arts will award $162 million in FY2025, serving organizations and artists across all 10 of the state’s regions. The Council on the Arts further advances New York’s creative culture by convening leaders in the field and providing organizational and professional development opportunities and informational resources.
Created by Governor Nelson Rockefeller in 1960 and continued with the support of Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature, the Council is an agency that is part of the Executive Branch. For more information on NYSCA, please visit arts.ny.gov, and follow NYSCA’s Facebook page, on X @NYSCArts and Instagram @NYSCouncilontheArts.

To explore more about occupied Indigenous land, visit: https://native-land.ca.
The St. Lawrence County Center for History and Culture occupies the traditional lands of the Haudenosaunee (the People of the Longhouse)/Iroquois Confederacy including, Kanienʼkehá꞉ka “the People of the Flint”/Mohawk, Onyota’a:ka “the People of the Upright Stone”/Oneida, Onondagaono “the Hill Place People”/Onondaga, Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫʼ “the People of the Great Swamp”/Cayuga, Onongawaga “the People of the Great Hill”/Seneca, and Skarureh “the People of the Hemp”/Tuscarora who have stewarded this land through generations. This acknowledgment is not enough to honor the people and the land, but we hope that it raises awareness about suppressed Indigenous histories and promotes the visibility of Indigenous peoples.