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Monday, Jan. 23rd, 2012
Civil War Round Table
Sunday- January 29 at 2pm
The St. Lawrence County Historical Society Civil War Round Table will be presented by Stanley Maine. He will speak on Potsdam's 92nd Infantry Regiment. The round table is an open discussion group focusing on the Civil War.
The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
January Hours: Open by appointment - call (315) 265-6910. The staff is conducting inventory of the museum's collections. Thank you for your support!
The extensive collections span the history of the village and surrounding towns and include artifacts from the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries including: tools, books, maps, photographs, textiles, paintings, dolls, furniture, burial records, family histories and decorative arts collected by local individuals.
Current Exhibition: Counting Sheep
Counting Sheep: Exploring the history of domestication and local introduction of sheep into the north country during colonial times. Hands-on wool carding and weaving. Selection of spinning wheels, yarn winders, carding tools and textiles from the museum collection and several items on loan from local collectors. On exhibit through April 2012.
January Events
Friday Jan. 6
Pick up Amish bookshelves
Pickens General Store
Heuvelton, NY
Tuesday Jan. 17
4:14
Museum Board of Trustees
Annual Meeting
Potsdam Village Board Room
Open to the Public
Sunday Jan. 29
2:00
Civil War Round Table
92nd NY Infantry Regiment
Upcoming...
February Events
Saturday Feb. 18
Spinning wool demonstration
10-2
All are welcome

Girl at a Spinning Wheel by Emilie V. CLarkson
Copyright Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
LOCAL ARTIST DONATES USE OF IMAGE TO MUSEUM!

This hand printed sheep card was made by Anne Johnson of Waddington, NY and is available at the front desk of the museum for $3.
The image was used by permission of the artist for the invitation to the Holiday Open House and on posters.


