Diaries and Autobiographies Give Voice to the Civil War at Louisville Historical Center

Canton- Listen to their war stories in their own words when Scott Wilson, a Civil War Artillery Living Historian, reads from the diaries and autobiographies of Civil War soldiers at Voices from the Past – A look back 150 Years Ago. This Civil War Roundtable will be held on Tuesday, March 29th at 7 p.m. at the Louisville Historical Center, near the Louisville Community Center (Arena). Please note this program is not at the usual Sunday afternoon meeting time. This Civil War Roundtable program is part of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association’s Commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, which began in 1861.

Remember that the March 29th Civil War Roundtable is at 7 p.m. at the Louisville Historical Center, near the Louisville Community Center (Arena), instead of the Silas Wright House. If you want to visit the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House come during open hours, Tuesday through Saturday noon to 4 p.m., Friday noon to 8 p.m. Admission to the museum is free; admission to the archives is free for members and children, $2.50 for college students, and $5 for the general public. The St. Lawrence County Historical Association is located at 3 E. Main St., Canton. Parking is available in the back of the SLCHA, next to the museum’s main entrance.

The SLCHA Gift Shop is a great way to learn more about what St. Lawrence County soldiers experienced in the Civil War with the most recent issue of the SLCHA’s Quarterly, which has articles on St. Lawrence County’s Irish Zoauves and The 14th New York Heavy Artillery.

The Civil War Roundtable is a free program of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association, a membership organization open to anyone interested in St. Lawrence County history. For more information, or to become a member, call the SLCHA at 315-386-8133 or e-mail info@slcha.org. This free program is made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Visit the SLCHA’s website, www.slcha.org, for more information on St. Lawrence County history.