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Hands on History
Showing posts with label 7th grade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 7th grade. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Living History Day Scheduled For Lighthouse Point
Colonial-era games like Tip-Cat, Fox and Geese, and Rounders - possibly the precursor to modern American baseball - will come back to life May 20 at Lighthouse Point.
Living History Day is the culmination of a year-long project for fourth- and seventh-grade special education students from Heuvelton, Ogdensburg and Madrid-Waddington school districts who studied Fort La Presentation and the French and Indian War.
Michael J. Whitaker, of Bishops Mills, Ontario, is one of about a dozen of presenters for the day, and will lead children through a modified game of Rounders - participants will be using baseball bats and softballs instead of sticks and stones, as were used by children in the old days.
"We're trying to show the young people that although there has been change over time, many things are still the same," Mr. Whitaker said. "It's one of those things that is getting shuffled lower and lower in school curriculums, but history doesn't have to be boring."
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If it's related to where students live and what they do, he said, history can still be interesting.
"History happened right here along the St. Lawrence River in Ogdensburg," he said. "Living History Day gives students the opportunity to actually live history."
Barbara J. O'Keefe, president of Fort La Presentation Association, said this is the idea behind the day's activity.
"Students will be thrust back in time," Mrs. O'Keefe said of the second annual event, running from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. "The excitement we see is wonderful. We want to make more of an impression within our local schools. We're using our past for our future."
While Rounders will be the subject of Mr. Whitaker's 20-minute presentation for the approximately 275 students attending, the day will be much more than just fun and games, said Julie M. Madlin, Fort La Présentation Education Committee chair and a special education teacher at Heuvelton Central School.
"Eighteenth century reenactors and heritage interpreters will demonstrate many activities, including open hearth cooking, life in the navy and army, colonial clothing, and the art of the tinsmith and blacksmith," she said. "They will experience the life and color of America's history that happened in their own backyard," Mrs. Madlin said.
Other activities include a children's muster, rope making, tent set-up and take down and camp life, toys, mapmaking, artillery displays and demonstrations, music and fur trading.
The event is supported by the St. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services, several local school districts and Heuvelton parent-teacher association, and local Lions Clubs.
Living History Day is the culmination of a year-long project for fourth- and seventh-grade special education students from Heuvelton, Ogdensburg and Madrid-Waddington school districts who studied Fort La Presentation and the French and Indian War.
Michael J. Whitaker, of Bishops Mills, Ontario, is one of about a dozen of presenters for the day, and will lead children through a modified game of Rounders - participants will be using baseball bats and softballs instead of sticks and stones, as were used by children in the old days.
"We're trying to show the young people that although there has been change over time, many things are still the same," Mr. Whitaker said. "It's one of those things that is getting shuffled lower and lower in school curriculums, but history doesn't have to be boring."
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If it's related to where students live and what they do, he said, history can still be interesting.
"History happened right here along the St. Lawrence River in Ogdensburg," he said. "Living History Day gives students the opportunity to actually live history."
Barbara J. O'Keefe, president of Fort La Presentation Association, said this is the idea behind the day's activity.
"Students will be thrust back in time," Mrs. O'Keefe said of the second annual event, running from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. "The excitement we see is wonderful. We want to make more of an impression within our local schools. We're using our past for our future."
While Rounders will be the subject of Mr. Whitaker's 20-minute presentation for the approximately 275 students attending, the day will be much more than just fun and games, said Julie M. Madlin, Fort La Présentation Education Committee chair and a special education teacher at Heuvelton Central School.
"Eighteenth century reenactors and heritage interpreters will demonstrate many activities, including open hearth cooking, life in the navy and army, colonial clothing, and the art of the tinsmith and blacksmith," she said. "They will experience the life and color of America's history that happened in their own backyard," Mrs. Madlin said.
Other activities include a children's muster, rope making, tent set-up and take down and camp life, toys, mapmaking, artillery displays and demonstrations, music and fur trading.
The event is supported by the St. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services, several local school districts and Heuvelton parent-teacher association, and local Lions Clubs.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Family Tree Project
Recently my 7th graders have been researching their families and how they were effected by history. Since it's an interdisciplinary project with English students read the George Ella Lyon poem "Where I'm From" and then created their own.
I was amazed at their creativity!
Where I'm From Poem
I was amazed at their creativity!
Where I'm From Poem
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
$10,000 GRANT FOR AREA STUDENTS TO PUT THEIR HANDS ON HISTORY
OGDENSBURG, NY 17 January 2011 – A grant of $10,000 has been awarded to the Fort La Présentation Association by the telecom giant AT&T to develop and implement a five-year educational outreach project to elementary schools in the St. Lawrence Valley region.
The curriculum-based Hands-On-History project will provide reproduction 18th- and 19th- century heritage items, interpretive materials and lesson plans which will intrigue students and help teachers meet state and national standards for history and social studies.
Hands-On-History will run as the name suggests. Students will be able to handle, hold or try on the clothes, tools and other gear which will help them explore the history of Fort de la Présentation under the flags of France, Great Britain and the United States from 1749 to 1813.
“We are very grateful to AT&T for the generous funding,” said Barbara O’Keefe, President of the Fort La Présentation Association. “The donation significantly maximizes the Fort Association’s modest financial and in-kind resources to allow us to reach a major goal of our educational strategy.”
“Our thanks also go to our long-time supporter, former State Senator Darrel Aubertine,” O’Keefe continued, “who drew the attention of AT&T to our plans to enrich our children’s learning.”
To ensure the project continues beyond the first year, the Fort Association’s contribution is $4,700. Fort Association board is committing $300 annually in year’s two to five. The $1,200 investment is to maintain printed materials and replace lost or damaged items.
In-kind services worth $3,500 - volunteered by museum, history and education professionals affiliated with the Fort Association – will help develop evaluation criteria, meet curricular goals and promote the new education opportunity to schools across the region.
“By autumn 2011, Hands-on-History should be available to teachers,” said O’Keefe. “We look forward to students experiencing their local history and discovering a first-hand connection to early days in the St. Lawrence Valley region.”
For information, please contact;
Barbara O’Keefe
President, Fort La Présentation Association
Ogdensburg, NY 13669
315-393-3315
The curriculum-based Hands-On-History project will provide reproduction 18th- and 19th- century heritage items, interpretive materials and lesson plans which will intrigue students and help teachers meet state and national standards for history and social studies.
Hands-On-History will run as the name suggests. Students will be able to handle, hold or try on the clothes, tools and other gear which will help them explore the history of Fort de la Présentation under the flags of France, Great Britain and the United States from 1749 to 1813.
“We are very grateful to AT&T for the generous funding,” said Barbara O’Keefe, President of the Fort La Présentation Association. “The donation significantly maximizes the Fort Association’s modest financial and in-kind resources to allow us to reach a major goal of our educational strategy.”
“Our thanks also go to our long-time supporter, former State Senator Darrel Aubertine,” O’Keefe continued, “who drew the attention of AT&T to our plans to enrich our children’s learning.”
To ensure the project continues beyond the first year, the Fort Association’s contribution is $4,700. Fort Association board is committing $300 annually in year’s two to five. The $1,200 investment is to maintain printed materials and replace lost or damaged items.
In-kind services worth $3,500 - volunteered by museum, history and education professionals affiliated with the Fort Association – will help develop evaluation criteria, meet curricular goals and promote the new education opportunity to schools across the region.
“By autumn 2011, Hands-on-History should be available to teachers,” said O’Keefe. “We look forward to students experiencing their local history and discovering a first-hand connection to early days in the St. Lawrence Valley region.”
For information, please contact;
Barbara O’Keefe
President, Fort La Présentation Association
Ogdensburg, NY 13669
315-393-3315
Sunday, November 7, 2010
The Civil War of 1812
Just started reading this book, but noticed it mentioned the Battle of Ogdensburgh! Hooray!!!!
Find it at amazon.com
Find it at amazon.com
Sunday, October 31, 2010
The Life of Seneca Women
Native American lifeways in New York State and life in the longhouse are the topics of the Second Saturday Program The Life of Seneca Women at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House, 3 E. Main St., Canton from 11 a.m. to noon, Saturday, November 13th. This activity is another in the SLCHA’s series of free and fun monthly educational programs for kids age 4-10.
Donna Vargo of Harrisville will teach children about Seneca women's lifeways - including food preparation, tools, baskets and false face - through the use of music, storytelling and historic artifacts. Vargo is of Seneca descent and serves on the board of the Fort La Presentation Association, which is working to build a replica of that French fur trading post and mission. The Seneca were one of the Six Nations of Iroquois, the people of the longhouses of New York State.
The Second Saturday Program begins at 11 a.m. in the Children’s Attic on the second floor of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. Parents, grandparents and other caregivers are welcome to attend this free program. Parking is available in the back of the SLCHA, next to the museum’s main entrance.
For more information, call SLCHA at 315-386-8133 or e-mail info@slcha.org. Visit the SLCHA’s website, www.slcha.org for more information on St. Lawrence County History. This program is made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Donna Vargo of Harrisville will teach children about Seneca women's lifeways - including food preparation, tools, baskets and false face - through the use of music, storytelling and historic artifacts. Vargo is of Seneca descent and serves on the board of the Fort La Presentation Association, which is working to build a replica of that French fur trading post and mission. The Seneca were one of the Six Nations of Iroquois, the people of the longhouses of New York State.
The Second Saturday Program begins at 11 a.m. in the Children’s Attic on the second floor of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. Parents, grandparents and other caregivers are welcome to attend this free program. Parking is available in the back of the SLCHA, next to the museum’s main entrance.
For more information, call SLCHA at 315-386-8133 or e-mail info@slcha.org. Visit the SLCHA’s website, www.slcha.org for more information on St. Lawrence County History. This program is made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Fort de la Presentation Podcast #1
This podcast tells the story of how Fort de la Presentation was built...
Sunday, September 26, 2010
The War That Made America
I recently began using the PBS series "The War That Made America" with my seventh grade students. It's a great series, however some of the student activities were a little over their heads. I decided to design worksheets with questions based on each part of the series to ensure that my students understood the events that were being shown. I think these worksheets were pretty effective. To use them click on the link below.
WORKSHEETS
WORKSHEETS
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
Using Music in the Classroom
I love to use music in the classroom, so I was anxious to see Tim Bedley's workshop. I wasn't disappointed! I can't wait to use what I've learned with my students. Click here to learn more...
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Living History Day 2010
We had a great day on Lighthouse Point last Friday. Thanks to all who planned and participated!
French & Indian War Exhibit
Global warfare in our own backyard is the theme of the newest exhibit Battle for the St. Lawrence: The French & Indian War at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. The exhibit is part of our year long commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the end of the French & Indian War.
This exciting exhibit features military and archeological artifacts from Fort La Presentation (modern day Ogdensburg), Native trade goods, and a variety of 18th century American everyday objects. Battle for the St. Lawrence: The French & Indian War tells the story of the war in North America between the French and the English and their respective Native American allies. Rivers were the highways of the 1700’s and whichever nation controlled the main waterways controlled the territory. Thus the St. Lawrence River was an important transportation resource for both sides.
This European grudge match was fought around the globe, and the decisive Battle of the Thousand Islands in August 1760 took place near Ogdensburg, NY. This battle was the last stand of the French on the St. Lawrence River and ultimately led to France’s defeat and loss of control of its northern North American territories to Britain. The exhibit Battle for the St. Lawrence: The French & Indian War is on display throughout 2010.
Other exhibits on display for your viewing pleasure include The Shaping of St. Lawrence County, Silas Wright House Period Rooms, Silas & Clarissa Wright Orientation exhibit, Quilts of Remington’s Day 1860-1910, and the Children’s Attic.
Researchers who visit the St. Lawrence County Historical Association’s archives and research room this summer can amuse themselves and learn at the same time by perusing the archives collection, which includes extensive genealogy information; old maps and directories; town and village histories; cemetery records; educational, industrial, and agricultural history; house histories; photographs of people, businesses, and buildings; and many postcards. Wireless access and a computer for public use expand research possibilities by connecting researchers to other libraries, newspapers, and online resources.
Collections in the Research Room include:
--The Silas Wright Collection. Wright (1795-1847) lived in the house that now is home to the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. Wright was a figure of national prominence who served as U.S. Senator, Governor of New York, and in a variety of other state and local posts. The Silas Wright Collection includes personal and professional letters from Wright, as well as his books from when he served in the New York State Senate.
-- The J. Henry Rushton Collection. Rushton was a renowned canoe and boat builder whose business was located in Canton in the late 19th and early 20th century. The Rushton materials include numerous photographs, artifacts, catalogs, correspondence and original documents pertaining to Rushton and his craft.
-- Macomb Purchase Papers. The original mostly 18th century legal documents between Alexander Macomb and the state of New York for the purchase of land that became St. Lawrence County.
The historical association’s Gift Shop includes numerous books on local history that are perfect for your summer reading list. Titles include Waterways of War: The Struggle for Empire 1754-1763 by Steve Benson and Ron Toelke; Stepping Back in Time: Tales from the Country Schools, by Canton author Judith Liscum, and long-time favorite: Uneven Ground, by Paul Jamieson.
Researchers and genealogists will find numerous CDs and DVDs to help trace North Country ancestors. William Cutter’s Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York, and its index, first published in 1910, is now available in a fully searchable three-CD set. Beers’ 1865 Atlas of St. Lawrence County, Everts’ 1878 History of St. Lawrence County, and The Quarterly magazine from 1956-2005 are available, as are numerous other CDs and DVDs of history books, maps, and documents. The SLCHA now accepts major credit cards to make your purchasing experience even easier.
Admission is free to the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House; 3 East Main Street, Canton; museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday noon to 4 p.m., Friday noon to 8 p.m. The public research room is open the same hours. Admission to the research room is free for SLCHA members and children, $2.50 for college students, and $5 for the general public.
For more information, call the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at 315-386-8133 or e-mail info@slcha.org. Visit the SLCHA’s website, www.slcha.org for more information on St. Lawrence County history. SLCHA’s exhibits, publications, and programs are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
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This exciting exhibit features military and archeological artifacts from Fort La Presentation (modern day Ogdensburg), Native trade goods, and a variety of 18th century American everyday objects. Battle for the St. Lawrence: The French & Indian War tells the story of the war in North America between the French and the English and their respective Native American allies. Rivers were the highways of the 1700’s and whichever nation controlled the main waterways controlled the territory. Thus the St. Lawrence River was an important transportation resource for both sides.
This European grudge match was fought around the globe, and the decisive Battle of the Thousand Islands in August 1760 took place near Ogdensburg, NY. This battle was the last stand of the French on the St. Lawrence River and ultimately led to France’s defeat and loss of control of its northern North American territories to Britain. The exhibit Battle for the St. Lawrence: The French & Indian War is on display throughout 2010.
Other exhibits on display for your viewing pleasure include The Shaping of St. Lawrence County, Silas Wright House Period Rooms, Silas & Clarissa Wright Orientation exhibit, Quilts of Remington’s Day 1860-1910, and the Children’s Attic.
Researchers who visit the St. Lawrence County Historical Association’s archives and research room this summer can amuse themselves and learn at the same time by perusing the archives collection, which includes extensive genealogy information; old maps and directories; town and village histories; cemetery records; educational, industrial, and agricultural history; house histories; photographs of people, businesses, and buildings; and many postcards. Wireless access and a computer for public use expand research possibilities by connecting researchers to other libraries, newspapers, and online resources.
Collections in the Research Room include:
--The Silas Wright Collection. Wright (1795-1847) lived in the house that now is home to the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. Wright was a figure of national prominence who served as U.S. Senator, Governor of New York, and in a variety of other state and local posts. The Silas Wright Collection includes personal and professional letters from Wright, as well as his books from when he served in the New York State Senate.
-- The J. Henry Rushton Collection. Rushton was a renowned canoe and boat builder whose business was located in Canton in the late 19th and early 20th century. The Rushton materials include numerous photographs, artifacts, catalogs, correspondence and original documents pertaining to Rushton and his craft.
-- Macomb Purchase Papers. The original mostly 18th century legal documents between Alexander Macomb and the state of New York for the purchase of land that became St. Lawrence County.
The historical association’s Gift Shop includes numerous books on local history that are perfect for your summer reading list. Titles include Waterways of War: The Struggle for Empire 1754-1763 by Steve Benson and Ron Toelke; Stepping Back in Time: Tales from the Country Schools, by Canton author Judith Liscum, and long-time favorite: Uneven Ground, by Paul Jamieson.
Researchers and genealogists will find numerous CDs and DVDs to help trace North Country ancestors. William Cutter’s Genealogical and Family History of Northern New York, and its index, first published in 1910, is now available in a fully searchable three-CD set. Beers’ 1865 Atlas of St. Lawrence County, Everts’ 1878 History of St. Lawrence County, and The Quarterly magazine from 1956-2005 are available, as are numerous other CDs and DVDs of history books, maps, and documents. The SLCHA now accepts major credit cards to make your purchasing experience even easier.
Admission is free to the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House; 3 East Main Street, Canton; museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday noon to 4 p.m., Friday noon to 8 p.m. The public research room is open the same hours. Admission to the research room is free for SLCHA members and children, $2.50 for college students, and $5 for the general public.
For more information, call the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at 315-386-8133 or e-mail info@slcha.org. Visit the SLCHA’s website, www.slcha.org for more information on St. Lawrence County history. SLCHA’s exhibits, publications, and programs are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Irish in America Topic of March 18th Brown Bag Lunch
Irish in America Topic of March 18th Brown Bag Lunch
CANTON – Want to extend your St. Patrick’s Day celebration an extra day? Then join Ron Semple for his noontime Brown Bag Lunch program A Study in Green: The Irish in Our Midst, on Thursday, March 18th at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House, 3 East Main St., Canton.
Semple will trace the journey of the Irish in America from the trickle in colonial days, through the flood touched off by the devastating Irish famine in the mid-19th century, through the Civil War that brought them glory but not acceptance, to their long delayed assimilation in the mid-20th century.
Ron Semple is a retired newspaperman and a member of the board of trustees of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. He is also the descendent of Irish immigrants who arrived in America in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
Nowadays, everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. It wasn’t always so. Semple notes that the Protestant Irish assimilated swiftly upon arrival but their Catholic compatriots, who formed the vast majority of immigrants, faced attitudes ranging from mild hostility to resolute hate.
According to Semple, the Irish formed their own communities, established their own churches, schools and institutions, and managed to be both prominent and isolated as they stubbornly made their way upwards in an American society that simultaneously grew more tolerant.
Now, Semple says, most Americans probably don’t know or care that Vice President Joe Biden is both Irish and Catholic.
In the 2000 census, 16 percent of the residents of St. Lawrence County identified themselves as Irish. That was more than any other ethnic group in the county except for the French who, as Semple points out, got there first.
The talk will begin at noon on March 18th, the day after St. Patrick’s Day, in the County Gallery of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House, 3 E. Main St., Canton. The public is welcome to this free program; those attending may bring their lunch. Coffee, tea, and light refreshments will be provided.
Parking is available in back of the SLCHA, next to the main entrance to the museum. For more information, call the SLCHA at 315-386-8133 or e-mail info@slcha.org. This program is made possible 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.
CANTON – Want to extend your St. Patrick’s Day celebration an extra day? Then join Ron Semple for his noontime Brown Bag Lunch program A Study in Green: The Irish in Our Midst, on Thursday, March 18th at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House, 3 East Main St., Canton.
Semple will trace the journey of the Irish in America from the trickle in colonial days, through the flood touched off by the devastating Irish famine in the mid-19th century, through the Civil War that brought them glory but not acceptance, to their long delayed assimilation in the mid-20th century.
Ron Semple is a retired newspaperman and a member of the board of trustees of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. He is also the descendent of Irish immigrants who arrived in America in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
Nowadays, everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. It wasn’t always so. Semple notes that the Protestant Irish assimilated swiftly upon arrival but their Catholic compatriots, who formed the vast majority of immigrants, faced attitudes ranging from mild hostility to resolute hate.
According to Semple, the Irish formed their own communities, established their own churches, schools and institutions, and managed to be both prominent and isolated as they stubbornly made their way upwards in an American society that simultaneously grew more tolerant.
Now, Semple says, most Americans probably don’t know or care that Vice President Joe Biden is both Irish and Catholic.
In the 2000 census, 16 percent of the residents of St. Lawrence County identified themselves as Irish. That was more than any other ethnic group in the county except for the French who, as Semple points out, got there first.
The talk will begin at noon on March 18th, the day after St. Patrick’s Day, in the County Gallery of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House, 3 E. Main St., Canton. The public is welcome to this free program; those attending may bring their lunch. Coffee, tea, and light refreshments will be provided.
Parking is available in back of the SLCHA, next to the main entrance to the museum. For more information, call the SLCHA at 315-386-8133 or e-mail info@slcha.org. This program is made possible 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.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Irish Heritage
March 13th Second Saturday program Irish Heritage & the Lowly Potato
CANTON -- Children 4-10 are invited to learn about Irish Heritage & the Lowly Potato, as the next Second Saturday Program at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House, 3 E. Main St., Canton from 11 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 13th. This activity is another in the SLCHA’s series of free monthly educational programs for kids.
Children will learn about Irish settlement in St. Lawrence County, find out why roads were named after the Irish, learn about the work of the Irish on the nation’s railroads, and discover that Irish immigrants were the 2nd largest immigrant group after French Canadians to come to St. Lawrence County! The kids will also sing songs like I’ve Been Working on the Railroad, Streets of New York, and Irish Eyes Are Smiling. Children will also make a shamrock craft to take home. Ron Semple, St. Lawrence County Historical Association Trustee, will lead the program, and will be joined by SLCHA volunteers, who will help the kids during the program.
The Second Saturday Program begins at 11 a.m. in the Children’s Attic on the second floor of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. Parents, grandparents and other caregivers are welcome to attend this free program. Parking is available in the back of the SLCHA, next to the museum’s main entrance.
For more information, call SLCHA at 315-386-8133 or e-mail info@slcha.org. Visit the SLCHA’s website, www.slcha.org for more information on St. Lawrence County History. This program is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
CANTON -- Children 4-10 are invited to learn about Irish Heritage & the Lowly Potato, as the next Second Saturday Program at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House, 3 E. Main St., Canton from 11 a.m. to noon, Saturday, March 13th. This activity is another in the SLCHA’s series of free monthly educational programs for kids.
Children will learn about Irish settlement in St. Lawrence County, find out why roads were named after the Irish, learn about the work of the Irish on the nation’s railroads, and discover that Irish immigrants were the 2nd largest immigrant group after French Canadians to come to St. Lawrence County! The kids will also sing songs like I’ve Been Working on the Railroad, Streets of New York, and Irish Eyes Are Smiling. Children will also make a shamrock craft to take home. Ron Semple, St. Lawrence County Historical Association Trustee, will lead the program, and will be joined by SLCHA volunteers, who will help the kids during the program.
The Second Saturday Program begins at 11 a.m. in the Children’s Attic on the second floor of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. Parents, grandparents and other caregivers are welcome to attend this free program. Parking is available in the back of the SLCHA, next to the museum’s main entrance.
For more information, call SLCHA at 315-386-8133 or e-mail info@slcha.org. Visit the SLCHA’s website, www.slcha.org for more information on St. Lawrence County History. This program is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the French and Indian War
Day-Long Celebration! French & Indian War 250th Anniversary
Commemoration, February 11th, Noon – 8 pm
CANTON – Native Americans, beaver pelts, French traders, and the
British Empire- find out what happens when you mix them altogether in
18th century North America! Join the St. Lawrence County Historical
Association and the Fort La Presentation Association in commemorating
the 250th Anniversary of the French & Indian War on February 11th,
Noon - 8 pm at the SLCHA, 3 East Main St., Canton. You’ll be amazed
at the historic events that occurred on, and predated the founding of,
the City of Ogdensburg!
The lineup for the 250th commemoration program on Thursday, February 11 is:
12 noon Exhibit opening- Battle for the St. Lawrence: The
French & Indian War
12 noon Bob Bearor presenting an overview of the French and Indian War
3 pm Jack Vargo presenting The Fur Trade and the French
& Indian War
5:30 pm French Folk Songs and Sacred Music of the 1750s
7 pm Jack Vargo presenting A Blast from the Past:
Remembering deLery’s Daring Raid on Fort Bull, March 1756
Bob Bearor from Keene, NY will speak at noon. Bearor is an
internationally known expert on French and Canadian partisan leaders
of the war. His fifth and newest book Leading By Example, Partisan
Fighters & Leaders of New France, 1660-1760: Volume Three has been
heralded as one of the most definitive works on the French & Indian
War. Bearor will give the big picture view of the war; including its
causes and how French forces in North America were able to stand up to
the overwhelming might of the British Empire for so many years.
In February 2006 Bearor, dressed in period clothing, walked along
major segments of the route used by French Captain Gaspard Joseph
Chaussegros deLery from Ft. La Presentation (Ogdensburg, NY) on a
historic winter raid against British forces at Ft. Bull (Rome, NY).
Bearor’s trek was done in subfreezing temperatures and included stops
along the route to speak at schools, historical associations, and
colleges. Bearor has been honored with the Nouvelle Croix de St.
Louis at a ceremony at Ft. Ticonderoga and was the first recipient of
this award on the North American Continent.
Jack Vargo from Croghan, NY will speak at 3 pm and 7 pm. Vargo will
explain during his 3 pm talk why the fur trade was so important to
both the French and English. He will also discuss how Native
Americans were involved with these European powers that were the Super
Powers of the 18th century. At 7 pm Vargo will give an exciting
presentation on Gaspard Joseph Chaussegros deLery’s daring winter raid
on Ft. Bull, and the tremendous damage visited upon British forces
from this risky attack during frigid weather.
Vargo is co-owner and head artisan for the Beaver River Trading
Company, a business started in 1995 to provide historically accurate
museum quality reproductions of 17th and 18th century colonial
artifacts for use at historic sites, museums and by re-enactors of the
colonial period. Some of Beaver River Trading Company’s reproductions
were used in the movies “Last of the Mohicans” and “Tecumseh” and an 8
hour PBS documentary on the “Lost Colony of Roanoke”. In addition to
operating a colonial blacksmith shop focused on the production of
knives, trade axes, and other metal trade material, Jack produces
items from brain tanned buckskin and uses Native American decorative
techniques, such as porcupine quill embroidery and loomed quillwork,
for other objects he produces. Jack and his wife Donna teach classes
on brain tan buckskin production, quill decoration and practical
blacksmithing, and have published 3 scholarly archeological papers
together.
The February 11th program is a lead up to the final signature event of
the NYS French and Indian War 250th Anniversary Commemoration
Commission to be held at Fort La Presentation’s Founder’s Day in
Ogdensburg the weekend of July 17-18, 2010. The Fort La Presentation
Association is working to build a replica of Fort La Presentation at
Light House Point in Ogdensburg.
During the day-long commemoration the new exhibition Battle for the
St. Lawrence: The French & Indian War will open, featuring military
artifacts from Fort La Presentation, Native trade goods, and a variety
of 18th century North American household objects. The exhibit is part
of Canton’s Winterfest Celebration and will be on display through
2010.
Refreshments will be served during the February 11th program. Join
the St. Lawrence County Historical Association and the Fort La
Presentation Association in commemorating the anniversary of this
truly historic conflict and the 1760 Battle of the Thousand Islands
which occurred at the site of the City of Ogdensburg.
Parking is available in back of the SLCHA, next to the main entrance
to the museum. For more information, call the SLCHA at 315-386-8133 or
e-mail info@slcha.org. This program is made possible 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. There is no cost for this program.
Commemoration, February 11th, Noon – 8 pm
CANTON – Native Americans, beaver pelts, French traders, and the
British Empire- find out what happens when you mix them altogether in
18th century North America! Join the St. Lawrence County Historical
Association and the Fort La Presentation Association in commemorating
the 250th Anniversary of the French & Indian War on February 11th,
Noon - 8 pm at the SLCHA, 3 East Main St., Canton. You’ll be amazed
at the historic events that occurred on, and predated the founding of,
the City of Ogdensburg!
The lineup for the 250th commemoration program on Thursday, February 11 is:
12 noon Exhibit opening- Battle for the St. Lawrence: The
French & Indian War
12 noon Bob Bearor presenting an overview of the French and Indian War
3 pm Jack Vargo presenting The Fur Trade and the French
& Indian War
5:30 pm French Folk Songs and Sacred Music of the 1750s
7 pm Jack Vargo presenting A Blast from the Past:
Remembering deLery’s Daring Raid on Fort Bull, March 1756
Bob Bearor from Keene, NY will speak at noon. Bearor is an
internationally known expert on French and Canadian partisan leaders
of the war. His fifth and newest book Leading By Example, Partisan
Fighters & Leaders of New France, 1660-1760: Volume Three has been
heralded as one of the most definitive works on the French & Indian
War. Bearor will give the big picture view of the war; including its
causes and how French forces in North America were able to stand up to
the overwhelming might of the British Empire for so many years.
In February 2006 Bearor, dressed in period clothing, walked along
major segments of the route used by French Captain Gaspard Joseph
Chaussegros deLery from Ft. La Presentation (Ogdensburg, NY) on a
historic winter raid against British forces at Ft. Bull (Rome, NY).
Bearor’s trek was done in subfreezing temperatures and included stops
along the route to speak at schools, historical associations, and
colleges. Bearor has been honored with the Nouvelle Croix de St.
Louis at a ceremony at Ft. Ticonderoga and was the first recipient of
this award on the North American Continent.
Jack Vargo from Croghan, NY will speak at 3 pm and 7 pm. Vargo will
explain during his 3 pm talk why the fur trade was so important to
both the French and English. He will also discuss how Native
Americans were involved with these European powers that were the Super
Powers of the 18th century. At 7 pm Vargo will give an exciting
presentation on Gaspard Joseph Chaussegros deLery’s daring winter raid
on Ft. Bull, and the tremendous damage visited upon British forces
from this risky attack during frigid weather.
Vargo is co-owner and head artisan for the Beaver River Trading
Company, a business started in 1995 to provide historically accurate
museum quality reproductions of 17th and 18th century colonial
artifacts for use at historic sites, museums and by re-enactors of the
colonial period. Some of Beaver River Trading Company’s reproductions
were used in the movies “Last of the Mohicans” and “Tecumseh” and an 8
hour PBS documentary on the “Lost Colony of Roanoke”. In addition to
operating a colonial blacksmith shop focused on the production of
knives, trade axes, and other metal trade material, Jack produces
items from brain tanned buckskin and uses Native American decorative
techniques, such as porcupine quill embroidery and loomed quillwork,
for other objects he produces. Jack and his wife Donna teach classes
on brain tan buckskin production, quill decoration and practical
blacksmithing, and have published 3 scholarly archeological papers
together.
The February 11th program is a lead up to the final signature event of
the NYS French and Indian War 250th Anniversary Commemoration
Commission to be held at Fort La Presentation’s Founder’s Day in
Ogdensburg the weekend of July 17-18, 2010. The Fort La Presentation
Association is working to build a replica of Fort La Presentation at
Light House Point in Ogdensburg.
During the day-long commemoration the new exhibition Battle for the
St. Lawrence: The French & Indian War will open, featuring military
artifacts from Fort La Presentation, Native trade goods, and a variety
of 18th century North American household objects. The exhibit is part
of Canton’s Winterfest Celebration and will be on display through
2010.
Refreshments will be served during the February 11th program. Join
the St. Lawrence County Historical Association and the Fort La
Presentation Association in commemorating the anniversary of this
truly historic conflict and the 1760 Battle of the Thousand Islands
which occurred at the site of the City of Ogdensburg.
Parking is available in back of the SLCHA, next to the main entrance
to the museum. For more information, call the SLCHA at 315-386-8133 or
e-mail info@slcha.org. This program is made possible 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. There is no cost for this program.
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