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New York St. Lawrence County Town of Canton
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Resources
Church Records
Repositories
Archives, Libraries and Museums
Libraries
- The Canton Free Library
8 Park Street
P.O. Box 150
Canton, New York 13617
Phone: 315-386-3712
Email: swafford@northnet.org
Hours: Monday and Wednesday 9:30 am - 8 pm
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9:30 am - 5 pm
Saturday (school year) 10 am - 3 pm, closed summer Saturdays
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Numerous scrapbooks of newspaper clippings available in print and on the library's website. Small collection of local history books and pamphlets and some genealogy materials.
- State University of New York at Canton
Southworth Library
Cornell Drive
Canton, New York 13617
Phone: 315-386-7058
Email: bucher@canton.edu
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Collection includes material relative to the history and conditions of the college.
Museum
- Frederic Remington Art Museum
303 Washington Street
Ogdensburg, New York 13669
Phone: 315-393-2425
Societies
Town Clerk
Canton Town and Village Clerk
60 Main Street
Canton, New YOrk 13617
Phone: 315-386-3735
Email: cantontc@cantonnewyork.us
The Town clerk's office offers genealogy searches and general information.
Town Historian
Canton town and village historian
60 Main Street
Canton, New York 13617
Phone: 315-386-1633
Email: historian@cantonnewyork.us
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 9 am, noon - 1 pm, 4 pm - 5 pm, and by appointment.
Collection contains photographs, memorabilia relating to Canton's history and inhabitants from 1802-1991, maps, cemetery records, diaries, town and village minutes from 1805 to present.
Town Records
To locate additional published and transcribed records for Canton, New York check:
- Gordon L. Remington, New York Towns, Villages, and Cities: A Guide to Genealogical Sources (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002). American Ancestors online edition; At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 974.7 D27r. Alphabetical list including date founded, if a town history exists, church and cemetery sources, and if a Civil War register (TCR) exists. The codes used under Church and Cemetery are defined in the link above the listing of towns, cities and villages.
Vital Records
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