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Fred Rollins POSTCARD collection!
Former staff member, Fred Rollins (1949-2019) of... MORE
OPEN for 'Second Saturday' January 14 2023
We are now open the second Saturday of the month... MORE
Open 2nd Saturday December 10th Genealogy Opportunity!
We are open this Saturday December 10th from 10... MORE
Paul Meyers Guitar Concert
PAUL MEYERS IN CONCERT Sunday December 4th... MORE
Raquette River Exhibit
The Raquette River: Past Present and... MORE
BAYSIDE CEMETERY TOUR - sunday Oct 2 at 2 PM
Sunday Oct 2 at 2PM Bayside Cemetery... MORE
Rachael Greenblatt, grand-daughter of Louis Greenblatt visits museum!
Pictured here is Rachael Greenblatt, Brandeis... MORE
Museum Staff visits the Adirondack Experience ADKX at Blue Mountain Lake
The staff recently visited the Adirondack... MORE
Asbestos Abatement
The basement of the museum is now an asbestos... MORE
Bill Lewis Archive
Bill Lewis, Potsdam High School's Boys Track... MORE
DP CHURCH AERIAL Photographs
Dwight Church (1891-1974), Mr. Church was... MORE
RAQUETTE RIVER EXHIBIT NOW OPEN!
2022 Summer Exhibit: The Raquette River: Past,... MORE
Frederick Douglass in Potsdam!
In the cold December of 1874,... MORE
Jack Hantz - Clarkson Athletics "THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKIN"
Jack (John) Hantz (1924-1986) was well known for... MORE
The Civil War Between the Mountains (Geology of the Civil War)
Civil War Roundtable Event Any interest in... MORE
Native American Collection at the Potsdam Museum
Phillip White-Cree, Instructor of History and... MORE
100 years ago CLARKSON Hockey Team
100 Years ago the CLARKSON HOCKEY TEAM... MORE
Carribean Dolls on display
Carribean Dolls from the Dee Little Collection... MORE
Doll Collection of Dee Little currently on view!
'Dolls from around the World' are now on display... MORE
Doll Collection of Dee Little currently on view!
'Dolls from around the World' are now on display... MORE
National Native American Heritage Month
It's National Native American Heritage Month and... MORE
Bayside Cemetery Tour Sunday Oct 17 at 2PM Rain or Shine
Sunday October 17th at 2PM The Interim... MORE
Senator Joseph A. Griffo visits the Potsdam Museum
EVENT: Potsdam in the 1950s - Reflections of a Diaper Hill Kid by Sandra Paige Sorell
There will be a FREE event on Saturday July 24th... MORE
Summer Fest at Ives Park
Rolex Replica Watches Potsdam Public... MORE
Historic Crane Marker Installation
Potsdam-Mayor Reinhold Tischler announced today... MORE
Museum Is OPEN And So Are Research Opportunities!
We have re-opened our doors Tuesdays, Wednesdays... MORE
Museum Is OPEN And So Are Research Opportunities!
We have re-opened our doors Tuesdays, Wednesdays... MORE
1956 Lifeguard award at Postwood Park, Hannawa Falls, NY
Harry Paige, 1922-2003 In 1956 Harry... MORE
"After the Hunt"
Deer Hunting in the North Country has always been... MORE
Cruising in the Adirondacks in 1909 - Emilie Clarkson Style
Emilie V. Clarkson married William A. Moore,... MORE
Nightmare at 18 Elm Street, Potsdam
Nightmare on Elm Street is a film written and... MORE
Old Snell Hall Downtown Potsdam. Rehabbing a sandstone building built in 1917.
Old Snell is getting a facelift and more! Crews... MORE
Ives Park Sunset
Ives Park sunset looking south. For many years... MORE
Help CHANGE the world we live in!
The Museum Association of New York has a helpful... MORE
Spring on the Raquette River in Ives Park!... MORE
Spring in Ives Park on the Raquette River!... MORE
Potsdam Update April 16th 2020
St. Lawrence County has 101 COVID cases with 1... MORE
Call or email with research requests - We are CLOSED to the public but remain in service until further notice.
We are CLOSED to the public until further... MORE
New director search - Mimi Van Deusen steps down!
Mimi Van Desuen is stepping down after a decade... MORE
Plastic bag Law takes effect Monday on March 1st!
Northern Music & Video bag, Thanks for the... MORE
A Valentine from Radmila Zuman
Radmila Zuman was born in Prauge, Czechoslovakia.... MORE
Fred Rollins 1949-2019
POTSDAM — Alfred H. (Fred) Rollins, 70,... MORE
Open SATURDAY Dec 27th
Can You Hear Me Now: A History of... MORE
TECHNOLOGY - Early Cell Phones, Walkmans, GameBoys, and lots of old gadgets!
NEW EXHIBIT at the museum: TECHNOLOGY, curated by... MORE
Circus Train Wreck Aug 22nd 1889
130 years ago .... A circus train derailed just... MORE
Barnum & Baily Train Wreck Remembered
1889 Aug 22nd the Barnum and Baily Circus train... MORE
Camp Union Archeological Dig in Potsdam
SUNY Potsdam Archeology summer camp students... MORE
Thousand Islands International Club Visits Potsdam Museum
Students from Cape Vincent and Clayton who belong... MORE
1804 Map of Lower Canada
While conducting inventory the museum staff... MORE
Thousand Islands Arts Center and Hand Weaving Museum staff visits the China exhibit and tours the museum.
THE MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY MAY 1 for... MORE
1804 Map of Lower Canada and the North Country at the Potsdam Public Museum
This map of Lower Canada, c. 1804 was recently... MORE
SUNY Potsdam Students utilize archives!
SUNY Potsdam Students utilize archives!replique... MORE
Baseball Hall of Fame, Mickey Mantle bat
Recently the museum director, Mimi Van Deusen and... MORE
SUNY Potsdam Students create site using 1800s letters from museum archives
1800s letters used by SUNY Potsdam students... MORE
Prohibition - January 16th, 1919 The 18th Amendment took effect prohibiting the Manufacture, sale or transportation of Alcoholic beverages within the United States.
replica watches Potsdam...""Not only did... MORE
School Tours of the China exhibit!
Second graders from Colton-Pierrepont School... MORE
DANTE's inferno to be performed OCT 14th at the Potsdam Museum at 3:00.
On Sunday, Oct 14, 3pm, the Potsdam Museum... MORE
Ira Kendall's family visits the Museum!
Shown above: Dan Court, Sophia Court, Alison... MORE
Francis (Red ) Grandy 1922-2018
Red Grandy grew up in Russell and became a... MORE
CHINA - LAND OF SILK AND DRAGONS
CHINA - LAND OF SILK AND DRAGONS UPCOMING... MORE
Paul Meyers Trio, World on a String, will be performing at the Potsdam Museum on Sunday, August 5th, from 1-3 PM.
Paul Meyers Trio, World on a String, will be... MORE
China - Land of Silk and Dragons
China - Land of Silk and Dragons - Upcoming... MORE
FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM Invite the public to their Annual Meeting, Sunday June 10th at 2PM
AXEL FAIR-SCHULZ, Associate Professor of History... MORE
Northern New York Quilt Project
Hallie Bond and her daughter Maggie Smith inspect... MORE
What Were They Thinking?: Civil War Round Table - Sunday April 22 at 2 PM
Swiss Replica Watches Joanna Hickey took... MORE
Village worker Dustin Bradley installs new UV blocking window shades in the museum.
The window shade project is nearing... MORE
WPBS museum Video!
Above the film crew and volunteer (right)... MORE
Civil War era Valentine
Valentine from Thomas Hickey to Johanna Joy... MORE
Installation begins on the installation of the window shades.
The Northern New York Community Foundation's... MORE
STUDENTS FROM LAWRENCE AVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VISIT THE MUSEUM FOR THE HOLIDAY SCHOOL TOUR!
Mrs. Livernoise' 4th grade class from LAES visit... MORE
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE!!
Holiday Open House !Sunday Dec 3rd... MORE
Dr. Bayard D. Clarkson Sr. Visits the Potsdam Museum.
Bayard D. Clarkson Sr. MD recently visited the... MORE
Who Do you Think THEY are?
Tracing your family back to Potsdam? We can... MORE
2017 MEGA REUNION Registration at the Potsdam Museum - Friday August 11th from 11am to 3pm.
Potsdam High school Team Jacket!Loaned to the... MORE
NEW EXHIBIT IN PROGRESS: History of Clarkson University and the Clarkson Family
The History of Clarkson University and the... MORE
Potsdam Museum to host Hands on History for Kids! a North Country Children's Museum event. Saturday April 22 from 12:30 to 2:00.
Potsdam Museum to host Hands on History for Kids!... MORE
100th Anniversary of WWI Thursday MARCH 6, 2017. The museum has an exhibit in the Archives and Special Collections Area - highlighting local contributions to the war effort.
WW I Gas Mask (U.S.) brought back from... MORE
Miss Angie's Music - Children's music and puppet theater SAT March 25 at 4PM
CHILDREN'S PROGRAM - Music and Puppets at... MORE
Cabin Fever Concert Series: Saturday March 11 at 4 PM DON'T TELL DARLINGS
Cabin Fever Concert Series: Saturday March 11 at... MORE
PAUL MEYERS and BRET ZVACEK perform Jazz Guitar and Trombone Saturday March 4th at 7 PM
Paul Meyers, Guitar ... MORE
Classical Indian Music at the 'first' Cabin Fever Concert Series!!
Saturday, Feb 25 from 4 to 6 PM Rob... MORE
Clarkson Family China comes back to Potsdam!
... MORE
Elderkin Trunk - Civil War Round Table Presentation Jan 29 at 2 PM at the Potsdam Museum
Jan Wojcik will give a presentation on the Civil... MORE
MUSEUM WINTER HOURS
The Museum will be OPEN Friday and Saturday, 10... MORE
Holiday Jazz with Bill Vitek and Laura Brown
Please join us for some holiday cheer! Jazz... MORE
NORTHBOUND - Playing Holiday tunes at the Potsdam Museum SUNDAY Dec 11 from 3-5 pm
Audemars Piguet Replica Northbound - A music... MORE
DANTE Presentation by Walter Nobile Thursday OCT 20 at 7PM Sound and Music in the Divine Comedy
Audemars Piguet Replica Watches ... MORE
POLITICS AS USUAL? Exhibition at the Potsdam Museum Oct 14 - Nov 12, 2016
Politics as usual? On display are National, State... MORE
POTSDAM SANDSTONE FESTIVAL SEPT. 23-25
A guided tour of Herring-Cole Hall at St.... MORE
9/11 Remembrance Reception - Saturday Sept. 10 from 2-4 PM
Faye and Paul Jeser have recently given the... MORE
CIVIC CENTER
The Public is invited to a reception Thursday Aug... MORE
49th Potsdam Summer Festival !!
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Weaving Demonstrations at Ives Park - Potsdam Summer Festival - Saturday 9-4
Learn to weave at Ives Park during the Potsdam... MORE
FRIENDS ANNUAL MEETING, SUNDAY JUNE 26 at 2 PM. Jane Subramanian, retired SUNY Potsdam Archivist, will speak on the 'Milestones in the history of SUNY Potsdam'.
'Milestones in the history of SUNY Potsdam' will... MORE
Museum will be closed in the mornings and opening at 1:00 on June 14,15,and 16. The staff will be training in PastPerfect, a museum software program.
Jane Subramanian guest speaker at the Friends of the Potsdam Museum's Annual Meeting - Sunday, June 26 at 2 PM
Co-author of " State University of New York at... MORE
Julia Crane's Gold and Ebony Conductor's Baton on exhibit!
Catie Dominy, SUNY Potsdam, class of 2016 is... MORE
SAT. MAY 14 HISTORIC WALKING TOUR POTSDAM SANDSTONE: 50 SHADES OF RED Walking tour of Potsdam's Vibrant Sandstone Structures. 10 AM and 1 PM
SATURDAY MAY 14 Two tour times:AT 10 AM... MORE
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY!
HANKA'S TATTOO is a story about a Holocaust... MORE
SUNDAY APRIL 24, 2016 2PM LECTURE by Jim Carl, Archaeological Discoveries in Jamestown, VA
Dr. Jim Carl will present a lecture on... MORE
Tattoo Show Opening April 3rd 2 PM Live Music by Mary Ann Casale
Born on Long Island, Mary Ann started playing... MORE
New Exhibition opening in late March explores the early history of SUNY Potsdam to coincide with the college’s bicentennial celebration. If you have any memorabilia you would like to loan for the
The Early History of SUNY Potsdam will be the... MORE
SPINNERS INVITATIONAL 2016
SATURDAY FEB 20th from 11 AM to 2 PMBring Your... MORE
TATTOO EXHIBIT
Potsdam- “SKIN and INK” an exhibition about... MORE
Holiday School Tours at the Museum
Children make an angel ornament aspart of the... MORE
SNOW on Market Street Potsdam, NY
Market Street, Morgan's Mens store.See - we did... MORE
LIVE MUSIC - NORTHBOUND ON DEC 20TH
NORTHBOUND, a local band that includes Michael... MORE
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE!
The public is cordially invited to the Holiday... MORE
RUTH GARNER TURNING 100 ON NOV 18
RUTH GARNER turns 100 on Nov 18th. Pictured here,... MORE
Halloween Exhibit!
Volunteer Hayden Trejos was the official tour... MORE
DANTE'S INFERNO - The tragic love story of Paolo and Francesca and Ulysses last Voyage
Presented by Walter Nobile on Thursday Oct 15 at... MORE
First selfie on the Raquette River?
Title: Boating on the Raquette River, C.... MORE
POTSDAM SANDSTONE FESTIVAL!!! SEPT 10 - 20TH
POTSDAM SANDSTONE FESTIVAL ... MORE
New Coffee Shop Opens in Historic Arlington Inn at 1/2 Main Street
Parker Bros. Coffee Lab recently opened at 1/2... MORE
DUGOUT CANOE making in Lehman Park, SUNY Potsdam
Potsdam Anthropology Professor Dr. Tim Messner is... MORE
Potsdam Fire Dept Annual Review 1921
Annual Review 1921This view of the East Bridge... MORE
Walter Nobile will present Dante's Canto One, the... MORE
St. Lawrence Valley Genealogy Society to meet at 6:30 on June 25th
How's your family tree grow? Want to discover... MORE
JOHN & ORION KRIBS in Concert
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Work on the Bridges continued...
BRIDGE WORK...THEN!Iron Bridges,... MORE
Curator attends Museum Conference at Corning Museum of Glass
Potsdam Public Museum Curator, Mimi Van Deusen... MORE
KINDRED SPIRITS Dinner Murder Mystery
The Friends of the Potsdam Museum Present:... MORE
Tea at the Frederic Remington Art Museum
Wednesday, March 11th, Curator Mimi Van Deusen... MORE
Beverly Washburn, past museum board member and board president, passed away Feb. 25, 2015
An oral history interview with Beverly Washburn... MORE
Ruth Garner Receives New York Senate's Liberty Medal
Ruth Garner was amoung seven individuals to... MORE
Holiday School Tours!
The 2014 Holiday Season at the Potsdam... MORE
Holiday Exhibit: PORTRAITS OF POTSDAM PEOPLE
PORTRAITS of Potsdam People:Portrait photographer... MORE
St. Lawrence County Historians' Group to Meet Nov 7th at the St. Lawrence County Historic Association, Canton, NY
The above picture shows the group at the County... MORE
GIFT TO MUSEUM FROM THE ESTATE OF EMILIE CLARKSON MOORE!
Emilie Vallete Clarkson was born in Potsdam in... MORE
JOURNEY THROUGH DANTE'S DIVINE COMEDY New Presentation by Walter Nobile
Sunday October 19th from 2-3 PM, a new... MORE
POTSDAM SANDSTONE FESTIVAL 2014 SEPT 18-21
POTSDAM SANDSTONE FESTIVAL 2104SEPT 18-21Walking... MORE
POTSDAM SANDSTONE FESTIVAL 2014 SEPT 18-21
POTSDAM SANDSTONE FESTIVAL 2014SEPT 18-21Walking... MORE
TOY SHOW TO END!
STEP RIGHT UP!Come see the Greatest Toy Show in... MORE
Trains and Trolleys of St. Lawrence County PowerPoint Presentation
"The Trains and Trolleys of St. Lawrence County"... MORE
1976 Antique Car Show at Old Snell Hall
In 1976 the Antique Car Show was in front of Old... MORE
Friends of the Potsdam Museum purchase two new books on the Amish to add to the research collection!
The Friends large event tents of the Potsdam... MORE
Sunday, June 22, the public is invited to the Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Potsdam Museum!
The Friends of the Potsdam Museum invite the... MORE
SUNDAY June 22 FRIENDS ANNUAL MEETING 2PM
The Annual meeting of the Friends of the... MORE
Normandy Invasion recalled by local veteran!
Louis White of Potsdam was born in 1923 and... MORE
Normandy Invasion: A Potsdam Veteran recalled D-Day with the help of his daughter-in-law!
Story about Louis White, 1923-2011, as told... MORE
The Amish; Sunday, June 22, 2014 at 2PM the annual meeting of the Friends of the Potsdam Museum.
The Friends of the replica swiss watches Potsdam... MORE
MAPLE POSTCARDS for sale at Maple Run Emporium in Potsdam and at the Potsdam Museum.
This image shows the boiling of Maple sap from... MORE
EASTER DISPLAY - Postcards and Easter Eggs
The Potsdam Public Museum is very pleased to... MORE
Potsdam Historian attends conference in Saratoga Springs!
Mimi Van Deusen, historian for the Town and... MORE
Family visits Potsdam to see grandmothers wedding dress.
Ada Larkin Powers Victorian wedding dress detail:... MORE
It's-A-Dilly !
It's-A-DillyIt's-A-Dilly was the brain child of... MORE
Potsdam High School freshman, Lucas Hanss gives presentation on Railroads and War.
On Saturday January 25thLucas Hanss, a Potsdam... MORE
MUSEUM HOURS FOR JANUARY
Toyland - A century of Fun will be on view... MORE
500 School Children visit the TOYLAND exhibit!
Over 500 school children have visited the... MORE
ANNOUNCING... TOYLAND: A Century of Fun!
The exhibit kicks off with our annual Holiday... MORE
"CHILDREN ON BICYCLES" PICTURE GENERATES MUCH INTEREST!
This picture was published as part of the... MORE
Sandstone Festival Great Success!
Clarkson University offered at tour of Old Main... MORE
Sandstone Festival Sept 18-22, 2013
POTSDAM SANDSTONE FESTIVALSept 18 - 22,... MORE
Potsdam High School Class of '73 Reunion
appeal may be the absolutely simple watch face.... MORE
Potsdam Summer Festival July 11-13
for diving after which you will find watches for... MORE
Friends of the Museum Annual Meeting
The omega replica watches may be the classic... MORE
Fireman's Convention this weekend!
The key towards the hublot replica watches appeal... MORE
Vintage image of Market Street 1960s
This c. 1960’s photograph of downtown shows the... MORE
VICTORIAN BRIDES Exhibit to Open June 23rd at the Friends of the Museum annual meeting.
for diving after which you will find watches for... MORE
Victorian Wedding and Brides Exhibit will feature local ladies and their Victorian Wedding Gowns, shoes, and wedding portraits.
Recent Gift to the Museum!
This barn loom was donated in memory of Flora... MORE
A baseball uniform of the Potsdam Indians of the old Northern New York Amateur League has been donated by Dan Hurley who played center field for the team from 1951 through 1954.
design. The 44 mm watch bracelet is within... MORE
Spring Harp Concert Success!
On Sunday April 14th more than 50 enthusiastic... MORE
Spring Concert - Selections from Members of the Crane Harp Ensemble - Sunday - April 14th - 2PM
Members of the Crane Harp Ensemble, under the... MORE
HISTORY AT NOON March 19th Presentation and Book signing: University of New York at Potsdam!
is an extremely elegant piece which matches well... MORE
Nancy Blodgett Friend of the Museum 1935-2013
The Museum lost a real vacheron constantin... MORE
Potsdam Pee Wee Hockey 1966-67
Travelling in one region to a different has... MORE
Unusual paper dolls from the Museum Collection!
Unusual Paper Dolls!The Potsdam Antique Study... MORE
Maple Sugar Seasons Past!
MAPLE SUGAR SEASON!This may be our earliest image... MORE
Betty Weeks remembrance image!
Betty Weeks (center) with friends Mary Theisen... MORE
Feb 28th Betty Weeks Remembrance!
swiss replica watchesRemembering Betty Weeks- she... MORE
Genealogy Alert: Updated list of family surnames now online!
The staff at the Potsdam Museum has taken great... MORE
JANUARY - COLLECTIONS CARE AND INVENTORY MONTH - OPEN regular hours Friday and Saturday and by appointment Tues - Thursday!
January is collections care and inventory month... MORE
Victorian Christmas-Victorian Style: Guided School Tours
December 4 through the 13th Guided School tours... MORE
Sandstone Festival a Great Success
The 2012 Sandstone Festival was a great success.... MORE
Potsdam Sandstone Festival
POTSDAM SANDSTONE FESTIVAL... MORE
Potsdam High School Mega Reunion!
Potsdam High School Mega Reunion August 10,... MORE
Summer Festival IVES PARK SATURDAY
Visit the museum booth at the summer festival... MORE
Friends of the Museum Annual Meeting June 24th 2PM
The Friends of the Museum annual meeting and... MORE
Walnut Telephone c. 1907 by Western Electric - Donated to Museum And best dresses for evening online.
Dorothy Gordanier wanted the museum to have this... MORE
Garden Program Thursday May 17th at 7pm
The Cecilie Garden is located in Lehman Park,... MORE
Spinning and Weaving Program offered to Area Fourth Graders - June 5-8th
Area Fourth Grader teachers are encouraged to... MORE
Tri-corner Hat Now on display
This Tri-corner hat is made of felted beaver and... MORE
Museum staff inventories and photographs local sandstone buildings
Museum intern, Courtney Doyle, who will be... MORE
Maple Sugaring photos from the archives are on view at the Maple Run Emporium, Market Street, Potsdam.
This image taken round 1895 shows a group of... MORE
Spinning Demonstration
SPINNING DEMONSTRATION- On Saturday, Feb 18 from... MORE
War of 1812 Uniform Coat on exhibit
Brought to light during the January inventory of... MORE
Civil War Round Table
Sunday- January 29 at 2pmcopia orologi rolexThe... MORE
INVENTORY in Progress!
The museum has been conducting inventory this... MORE
Gift of Amish Bookshelves
On a snowy January morning a group of volunteers... MORE
Phi Kappa Sigma donates time to the museum
Members of Clarkson's Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity... MORE
White family donates Fire Chief's uniform to museum.
Louis White (1923-2011) was a long time resident... MORE
Onondaga Hill Antiques Club visits the museum.
Twenty-five members replika klockor of the... MORE
Vivian I. Proper and daughter Jane Whyland visit the Burnap Collection of English Ceramics.
In 1940, Frank and Harriet Burnapdonated a omega... MORE
Museum Director, Mimi Van Deusen attends the Museum Institute at Sagamore.
The Friends of the Museum, funded a trip for the... MORE
Elephants roamed Potsdam 122 years ago!
On a warm August night in 1889, Barnum and Bailey... MORE
A History of the Potsdam Town and Country Club:1921- 2010 was recently presented to the museum by co-author Diane Hansen.
... MORE
SUMMER FESTIVAL 2011
POTSDAM SUMMER FESTIVAL !Many thanks to all the... MORE
Volunteers and museum staff reconstruct a barn loom from early 1800's.
THE COVER-UP: Coverlets, Looms and Spinning... MORE
Friends of the Potsdam Museum Annual Meeting - Sunday June 12 at 2 PM
The public is invited to attend the annual... MORE
CANOES ON THE RACQUETTE RIVER 1884
This image was taken on the Racquette River near... MORE
High Water State of Emergency
MAYOR DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN POTSDAM2pm... MORE
North Country Heritage and Hardy Roses
THURSDAY MAY 5TH7 PMNorth Country Heritage... MORE
Volunteers Help with Quilt Inventory
FRIENDSHIP QUILTc. 1880-90Diamond PatternMade by... MORE
Dorothy Gordanier and her daughter Tenny Czerpak at home in one of the earliest Potsdam sandstone dwellings.
Dorothy Gordanier who reached 100 years of age in... MORE
ICE COLD POTSDAM EXHIBIT Through March 31st
ICE COLD POTSDAM- A history of Ice Skating, Ice... MORE
Saturday March 12, 2011 Book signing and presentation of ADIRONDACK ICE 2 PM
ADIRONDACK ICE: Slide show and Book Signing by... MORE
Recent Paintings William Beebe Feb 25th and Feb 26th Reception Friday 5-8 PM
William Beebe, local artist will feature RECENT... MORE
William Allen Dart comes home to Potsdam!
On Saturday February 12, 2011 Peter Dart of... MORE
Holiday Open House 2010
Potsdam High School Jazz Band with director... MORE
Family Archives at the Museum
replica hublot watches Gary Grahling and... MORE
This Amish made oak table and chairs are a recent gift to the museum from The Sweetgrass Foundation.
For the young and the young at heart, there is a... MORE
SECOND ANNUAL SANDSTONE FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 15-19th 2010
Wednesday,rolex replica watches September... MORE
Friday, February 13, 2015
Abraham Lincoln helped Potsdam couple!
President Lincoln had a spiritual advisor. His name was
Phineas Gurley, his family moved to Parishville in the early 1800s.
He graduated from Union College in 1837 and then entered the Theological School at Princeton, NJ. The same year he married Emma Brooks, born in Parishville, NY. They eventually ended up at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC. He was elected Chaplain to the U.S. Senate in 1859 and was pastor of several presidents of the United States, including Lincoln.
Rev Gurley's daughter Frances Mary was born in Washington, but spend her summers in Potsdam with her uncle, E.D. Brooks, who lived on Elm Street. Around the summer of 1859 or 1860, she met and fell in love a handsome young cadet who was home from West Point Military Academy. His name was William Elderkin. Elderkin Street was named for his family.
When the war broke out in 1861, Miss Gurley's father was called to the White House by President Lincoln for some spiritual advising. As his favorite pastor was departing, he inquired how the young daughter was doing and suggested it might be easier for her and young Elderkin to marry before he shipped off to the front. The president asked his pastor to send the daughter over to see him. Lincoln and Frances, her nick name was Fanny, spoke and she protested that she did not have an proper dress. The president said to leave the details up to him. He sent a carriage out and obtained a dress, slippers etc...for the bride.
The president sent a dispatch immediately to Elderkin giving him leave to be married the next morning. Rev. Gurley married the couple and the President stood by Miss Gurley's side giving her advice on how to be happy in marriage.
He is quoted as saying: " Have a home of your own, if it's only one room, with a stove in one corner and a bed in the other, have a home of your own. ...Stay with your husband when you can. Don't let a third party interfere between you two; stay by yourselves. Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you".