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Wire Wrapping with Gemstones Workshop

Celebrate Earth Day by learning to wrap copper or silver wire to make gemstone trees, pendants, or rings with Melissa Zeallor and David Mills, AKA the “Rock Doc.”

Choose from a variety of materials for your creations, including minerals naturally occurring in St. Lawrence County, like fluorite and calcite, dyed tumbled stones, beads, and salvaged natural items, such as beach glass and shells.

No experience necessary, but more experienced participants may be able to make more than 1 item to take home.

Cost: $10.00 suggested donation covers all materials

Space is limited. Registration required.
To reserve your spot, call the main office at (315) 386-8133, email Carlene Bermann at  carlene@slcha.org, or register online.

 

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SLCCHC Brown Bag: Hiscock Legal Aid Society: Learn About the Origins of Our Immigration Legal System

Details:
Date: Thursday, March 27, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Pricing: Cost of attendance is a $5 suggested donation, members are free.
Call us at 315-386-8133 or e-mail info@slcha.org
Pre-registration is recommended for both the Brown Bag Presentation and the legal consultation sessions.

In this Brown Bag Presentation, Juan J. Ariza Fabregas from Hiscock Legal Aid Society will discuss the history of U.S. immigration law and relevant changes over the years that have impacted current laws.

After the presentation, Juan will be available in person from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM for legal consultation regarding issues such as adjustment of status, naturalization & citizenship, specific immigrant juvenile status, family-based immigration, deportation & removal proceedings, travel documents, work authorization, and more. To sign up for a legal consultation spot, please contact Carlene Bermann at carlene@slcha.org or call the main office at (315) 386-8133. Legal consultation sessions are free.

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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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Giving Tuesday

Community Support Matters Created in 2012 in New York City, Giving Tuesday is an annual celebration held on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This celebration was created from a very…

Sensational Swags Holiday Workshop

Date: Saturday, November 30 Time: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Price: $20.00 Members, $25.00 Non-Members Location: 3 East Main St., Canton, NY 13617 Join Vicky Oakes and Carlene Bermann to create…

Help SLCCHC with Fall Planting in the Historic Gardens!

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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SLCCHC Online Silent Auction

The St. Lawrence County Center for History and Culture’s Online Silent Auction runs from October 18 to November 8. This year, the auction will be held on 32 Auctions. To bid on any of our items, you must create an account with 32 Auctions. If you already have an account, make sure you log in to bid.

If you have any questions, please contact Megan Royce at engagement@slcha.org or (315) 386-8133.

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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Hiking the Trail to Yesterday: Schuler Family Tract at Streeter Lake History Hike

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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Unearthing History, Cultivating Change: An Archaeology of Farmers & Activists in the Adirondacks

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.

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Sticks and Stones: Designing an Ecological North Country Garden

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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