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.

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.

Date & Time: October 25, 2024 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Location: SLCCHC, 3 East Main St. – Canton, NY
Cost: $5 Suggested Donation ~ Members Free
Registration recommended: Call (315) 386-8133, e-mail carlene@slcha.org, or register online

Join SUNY Potsdam professor Hadley Kruczek-Aaron for a brown bag presentation on the archaeology of farmers and activists in the Adirondacks. This talk will provide an update on research carried out on sites linked to Timbuctoo, a 19th-century settlement of Black farmers in Lake Placid, NY.

This work has revealed the everyday lives of those who supported a voting rights effort launched in 1846 to give Black New Yorkers political and economic power through land ownership. Artifacts recovered during recent field seasons will be described and displayed during the presentation.

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.