The St. Lawrence County Historical Association (SLCHA) is a non-profit organization, notable for owning and operating the Silas Wright Museum. It preserves the history of St. Lawrence County

St. Lawrence County, New York

St. Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 111,944. The county seat is Canton. The county is named for the Saint Lawrence River, which in turn was named for the Catholic saint on whose Feast day the river was discovered by...

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History

The Association was first founded in 1947, and was chartered in 1955. In 1965, the Association's archives began being stored in a Baptist

Baptist

Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...

 church in Richville

Richville, New York

Richville is a village in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 274 at the 2000 census. The name is from an early settler....

. The Silas Wright Museum was opened in 1978 and the archives were moved there. The Association was accredited by the American Association of Museums

American Association of Museums

The American Association of Museums is a non-profit association that has brought museums together since its founding in 1906, helping develop standards and best practices, gathering and sharing knowledge, and advocating on issues of concern to the museum community...

in 1982.