A “military cemetery” is usually a national parcel managed by the federal government. The National Cemetery Administration has the primary responsibility for verifying eligibility for burial in VA national cemeteries. The village oversees the military cemetery in Sackets Harbor. Read More ⇒
PULASKI — After years of sleuthing, Bonnie Turgeon Borrello found closure, comfort and amazement on the shores of Sandy Pond Beach earlier this month. Read More ⇒
CANTON — After more than three months of being closed to the public, the St. Lawrence County Historical Association, 3 E. Main St., will reopen to the public at 8 a.m. Tuesday, as part of the north country’s Phase IV reopening plan. Read More ⇒
In her last days, memories of her time in the Thousand Islands continued to bring a smile to June Noble Smith Larkin Gibson, who died Tuesday at the age of 98 at her home in Greenwich, Conn. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Still-enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were told by Union soldiers they were legally free more than two years after the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation took effect. The Proclamation stated all enslaved people in the seceding Confederate states, including Texas, “are, and … Read More ⇒
MEXICO — Traditionally, time capsules are for distant future generations, as though they were messages from another world of long ago and far away. But 20 years ago, when Ken Sturtz was a 10-year-old Cub Scout, his troop leaders had a different idea, a 20-year time capsule they’d not only be… Read More ⇒
CANTON — With its final graduation ceremony Thursday evening, St. Mary’s School has said farewell. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Community organizers will host Potsdam’s first Juneteenth celebration this weekend at Ives Park. Read More ⇒
Oswego County Federal Credit Union (OCFCU) recently launched a military tribute banner program, Hometown Heroes, in Fulton and Oswego, said William Carhart, CEO. Read More ⇒
Seventy-five years later, in our “Looking backward” feature, Ray B. Martin had become just a name, associated with an intriguing fact during the waning days of World War II. Read More ⇒
CENTRAL SQUARE — Due to COVID-19, the Central Square Community Historical Society will not be holding history talks for the foreseeable future. They are hoping to begin offering them in September. Read More ⇒
CENTRAL SQUARE — Due to COVID-19, the Central Square American Legion centennial celebration that was supposed to take place in May has been postponed to July 2021. Read More ⇒
POTSDAM — Tucked in a closet at Potsdam’s First Presbyterian Church, detailed records of north country life have been kept for more than two centuries. Read More ⇒
August Kissel, a cousin of my great-grandfather, was a native of Germany who, with several relatives, emigrated to this country at the age of 15 in 1857. August’s obituary in the Watertown Daily Times edition of March 29, 1923 stated that he arrived in Theresa by stagecoach from Evans Mills … Read More ⇒
When 16 American suffragettes picketed outside the White House on July 14, 1917 — on the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille during the French Revolution — women in the United States had already been fighting for voting rights for decades. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Since James D. Carl’s April 10 death, the St. Lawrence County Historical Association has received several donations in his memory. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — The official search for a new Remington Art Museum Director has begun and the application review process will begin June 1. Read More ⇒
The dark clouds of World War II were finally seeing evidence of being permanently cast aside 75 years ago when Victory in Europe was announced. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — It was a milestone week for the Massena Volunteer Emergency Unit, commonly known as the Massena Rescue Squad. Read More ⇒
SYRACUSE — A new grant is available for history-related organizations in New York State with budgets under $100,000 that have been forced to close in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ⇒
We are living in historic times with the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s something that the Association of Public Historians of New York State is urging its members to document. Read More ⇒
Watertown native Eleanor R. Dingman buried her husband Alvin S. Dingman when he was just 33 and she was 23. The had been married for six years when the first of two tragedies struck. Read More ⇒
Oct. 11, 1894 — To superintendent of lifesaving stations, Washington, D.C.: Read More ⇒
BRASHER FALLS — There are already about 2,000 personalized bricks at a “Veteran Memorial Walkway” near the A-4Skyhawk mounted across from the Brasher Municipal Building. Read More ⇒