• SLCCHC Annual Holiday Open House

    SLCCHC Annual Holiday Open House

    The St. Lawrence County Center for History & Culture invites you to our annual Holiday Open House at the Silas Wright Historic House & Museum on Friday, December 6 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. This event is free to attend and open to the public. Enjoy good food with wonderful company and see the museum decked out for the holidays!

    Holiday Program:

    Live music throughout the evening and a holiday music medley between live performances

    • 4:00 PM – Kai Vebber, playing acoustic guitar
    • 6:00 PM – Merrie Friends, playing folk music

    Refreshments provided in the County Gallery

    • Coffee
    • Apple Cider
    • Hot Chocolate
    • Cold Beverages
    • Hors d’oeuvres

    Self-guided museum tours

    • Guests are welcome to tour the museum at their leisure. Throughout the museum, crafting stations will be set up with take-home crafts for the whole family.
    • Visit the Research Room to view a selection of objects from our collection on display just for the Holiday Open House
    • Take-home mulling spices for mulling your own apple cider
    • Take-home historic recipes

    Drop-in Crafting Stations

    Crafting Stations will be set up from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM on Friday, December 6.

    • Holiday Card Making
    • Victorian Seed Work Inspired Seed Ornaments
    • Memory Ornaments Inspired by Disney & Pixar’s Inside Out 2
    • Traditional Tin Punch Ornaments
    • Playdough Sensory Station
    • Pomander Ball Making

    Holiday Artwork Raffle drawing at 6:30 PM. You do not need to be present to win.

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  • Be Part of the Silas Wright House Memorial Walkway

    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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  • 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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  • Unveiling a New Brand: The St. Lawrence County Center for History and Culture

    The St. Lawrence County Center for History and Culture Unveils New Brand to Illustrate Mission

    The St. Lawrence County Historical Association will transition in May to a new brand, The St. Lawrence County Center for History and Culture.

    Canton, NY (May 2024) – The St. Lawrence County Historical Association (SLCHA) is excited to announce a significant milestone – a rebranding initiative that illustrates a future-focused mission to serve as a dynamic center that promotes community engagement, inclusivity, and continued growth. Henceforth, we will be Doing-Business-As The St. Lawrence County Center for History and Culture (SLCCHC), accompanied by a fresh logo symbolizing our evolving identity.

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  • SLCCHC’s YouTube Page

    Missed a program? Check out our YouTube page to view all recordings from our past Brown Bag talks.

    Click here to access YouTube.

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.