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- Gene & Connie Barto, Massena
- Blanchard's Auction Services, Potsdam, New York
- Village of Canton, New York
- Community Bank, NA
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- New York Power Authority
- New York State Council on the Arts
- Niles Asset Management Inc
- North Country Savings Bank
- Northern New York Community Foundation
- Renew Architecture & Design PLLC
- St Lawrence County
- SeaComm Federal Credit Union
- Stewart's Shops
- Sweetgrass Foundation
- Canton Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1231
- Gouverneur Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 6338
SeaComm Sponsors Civil War Weekend at Robert Moses State Park, Saturday and Sunday, August 27-28
Massena - The St Lawrence County Historical Association received a $1,000 sponsorship from SeaComm Federal Credit Union for the SLCHA's 10th annual Civil War Reenactment Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, August 27-28 at Robert Moses State Park, Massena. Trent Trulock, SLCHA Executive Director (left) is pictured gratefully accepting the check from Scott A Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer of SeaComm Federal Credit Union for the Civil War event.
The Civil War Reenactment Weekend is part of the SLCHA's Commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, which began in 1861. Union and Confederate reenactors will stage mock battles, perform military drills, talk about camp life, and demonstrate such skills as coffin-making, cooking, cannon firing, and medical practices on August 27-28. There will be a fashion show of Civil War-era clothing, a basket auction, historical displays and period music. Special this year will be a reenactment of the 1st Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) and a Saturday evening concert by the 77th NY Regimental Balladeers beginning at 7 pm.
The St Lawrence County Historical Association presened the weekend, which is hosted by the 2nd Michigan, Co. E Reenactment Unit.
The St Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House is open Tuesday through Saturday noon to 4 pm, Friday noon to 8 pm. 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 East Main Street, Canton. Parking is available in the 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. Exhibits and programs are made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.