The St. Lawrence County Center for History & Culture will be closed for professional development on Saturday, October 12. We will also be closed on Monday, October 14 in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
Normal hours will resume Tuesday, October 15 at 10:00 AM. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed from September 15 to October 15 each year! On October 5, we celebrated Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, as part of Canton’s Family Fun Weekend.
Traditionally, Día de los Muertos is celebrated on November 1 & 2, so we are continuing our celebration all month long!
When you stop into the museum, you can participate in decorating the ofrenda, making traditional papel picado, learning how to make calaveritas, and on some Wednesdays, you can also get your face painted in “La Catrina”-style.
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Date: October 19, 2024 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $10 Suggested Donation
Pre-registration Recommended: Contact Carlene Bermann at 315-386-8133 or carlene@slcha.org, or register online.
Grasse River Players will be performing three short scenes and a monologue as part of SLCCHC’s 2024 Readers’ Theatre!
Performances Include:
• “I’m Herbert” Directed by Carole Berard. Read by Derrick Conway and Jennifer Berbrich.
• “The Last Can” Directed by Jeannie Blake. Read by Casey Sweeney and Vania Falen.
• “The Best Daddy” Directed by Casey Sweeney. Read by Ryan Hewer and Jeannie Blake.
• “The Mirror Within” Directed and read by Jeannie Blake.
Date & Time: Sunday, October 20 – 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Russell, NY
Cost: $15 Members/ $20 Non-members
This tour is a fundraiser for the SLCCHC historic garden project.
Registration required: Register online, e-mail Carlene Bermann at carlene@slcha.org, or call 315-386-8133. Anne’s address will be provided at registration.
Join Anne Csete in her 1-acre garden in Russell to learn about incorporating natural elements like stones and branches into your landscaping. Anne will also discuss creating and maintaining wildlife habitat, mixing herbaceous perennials and woody shrubs, combining native and non-native plants, and creating and maintaining effective paths and edges. She will also touch on fall transplanting and “putting a garden to rest” for the winter, as well as any other topics participants are interested in.
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Date & Time: October 26, 2024 – 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM
Location: Streeter Lake – Fine, NY
Cost: Free, $10 Suggested Donation
Registration required: Call (315) 386-8133, e-mail carlene@slcha.org, or register online
Join us on Saturday, October 26 for a history hike at Streeter Lake! Bill Hill will be leading another historic hiking tour in conjunction with his series, Hiking the Trail to Yesterday. This scenic hike will visit the Schuler Tract at Streeter Lake in the 26,702-acre Aldrich Pond State Forest. The tour will start at a campsite on Streeter Lake Rd. There is parking available and an outhouse. Directions will be provided at registration.
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The St. Lawrence County Center for History & Culture is looking for volunteers to help with prepping our Historic Gardens for fall planting.
A work party is scheduled for Wednesday, October 16 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. You don’t need to stay for the full 3 hours, or you can come a bit earlier or stay a bit later if you prefer.
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Auction Dates: October 18 through November 8
Mark your calendars! The St. Lawrence County Center for History and Culture’s Online Silent Auction will be going live on October 18. This year, the auction will be held on 32 Auctions. Bookmark the link and sign up for notifications to preview what we have for auction. All items will be available to bid on starting October 18.
We are currently seeking donations for the auction. If you would like to donate an experience, tickets to an event, or items to our auction, please e-mail Megan Royce at engagement@slcha.org. The donation deadline is October 11.
Money raised during this initiative will support our general operations and community, such as funding educational programming, school tours, and archival operations. We thank you for your continued support!
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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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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.
