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Birdsfoot Farm is an intentional community in Canton, New York.

A broadside is a large single-sided printed sheet of paper or vellum.  James Sullivan defines poetry broadsides in his book On the Walls and in the Streets: American Poetry Broadsides from the 1960s this way:

Robert DeMont Graham was a 1961 graduate of St. Lawrence University.  In 1954 and 1955, he spent two summers working aboard the Halco Corporation freighter Eastcliffe Hall, sparking a lifelong interest in shipping.

A digital collection and research portal highlighting the significance of the back-to-the-land movement in St. Lawrence County.

The North Country Defense Committee and the coalition Upstate People for Safe Energy Technology (UPSET) were the most prominent groups that opposed the implementation of the 765 kV power line by the New York State Power Authority.

William L. Fox, Jr. was the 18th President of St. Lawrence University.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts from St. Lawrence University (1975), a Master of Divinity from Harvard University (1978), and a Ph.D from George Washington University (1989).  He served as President of St.

The Grasse River is a 115 mile tributary of the St. Lawrence, and is located entirely in St. Lawrence County.  The South Branch begins near Long Tom Mountain in the Town of Colton, and the river runs through Russell, Canton and Madrid on its way to meet the St. Lawrence River downstream of Massena.

The Michael W. Ranger Endowment for Special Collections at St. Lawrence University is a permanent endowed fund for the Special Collections in the Owen D. Young Library. The endowment will fund the purchases of materials to acknowledge and reflect Mike’s love of history, St.

Rachel Pierce-Blanchard was the eldest of the eight children of Foscott Harris, founder of Harrisville, NY. Siblings include Sally, Roxana, Austin, Jane, James, and Russet (all mentioned in letters). She had two children of her own, Charles O. Pierce and Helen Bones.

Helen E. Whalen was the registrar at St. Lawrence from 1930-1968. During the years of the Second World War, she served as “Communications Officer” between the college and those in the greater Laurentian community serving in the Second World War. In this capacity, she wrote and published “Tommie’s Newsletter,” which was a periodic sharing of the location, status, and general news of those serving abroad. During the war, she kept photographs and other objects sent to her on display in her office. After the war, she compiled her correspondence into a scrapbook.