The Potsdam Public Museum was founded in 1940 and is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and interpretation of local history. The Museum is a department of the Village of Potsdam, supported by the Town of Potsdam and governed by an independent board of trustees.

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.

 

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.