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 * Welcome
   
   * Historical Association
   * Video Welcome
   * Museum Curator
   * OnCell Museum Tour
   * Videos

 * Unique Items

 * Galleries
   
   * Gouverneur Postcards I
   * Gouverneur Postcards II
   * Nonnie Caswell Gallery
   * Wesleyan Seminary
   * Clippings & Documents
   * Photos: Business
   * Photos: Community
   * Photos: Marble & Mining
   * Photos: Street Scenes
   * Photos: Rural Schools

 * Explore the Rooms
   
   * Foyer
   * Living Room
   * Music Room
   * Dining Room
   * Meeting Room
   * Cellar
   * Bedroom
   * Women's Room
   * Research Library
   * Children's Room
   * Military Room
   * Out Building
   * Fairgrounds Annex

 * Research
   
   * Gouverneur History Online
   * Presbyterian Church History
   * Gouverneur Stories
   * Osborneville Country School
   * Gouverneur Benefactors
   * Local History in Print
   * Local Cemetery Inventories
   * Riverside Cemetery Tours

 * Directions

 * Museum Shop

 * More


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THE GOUVERNEUR MUSEUM


30 CHURCH STREET, GOUVERNEUR, NY 13642


315-287-0570  |  315-323-2654

The Gouverneur Museum is open from 1:00 - 3:00PM on Wednesdays.

The Museum is only open on Saturdays by appointment.
Call Joe Laurenza at 315-323-2654 for a Saturday appointment.

Masks and social distancing is encouraged. — Admission is always free.





Visit the Gouverneur Museum virtually… using our mobile app. The app was built
for mobile devices, but can still be experienced with a computer.



Visit the Gouverneur Museum from Home  —  manse.oncell.com/


THE MUSEUM IN "THE MANSE"



The Gouverneur Museum has artifacts on three floors, an exhibit building
outside, an Annex at the Gouverneur and St. Lawrence County Fairgrounds, and an
authentic one room schoolhouse.



The museum's collection was built from local donations and every object speaks
to us from the past and links us to the real people who once owned it. Thanks to
the generosity of area residents, the Museum houses thousands of items, many are
quite unique.

The Museum's main building was built in 1904 and was once a three-story
Victorian home, the Presbyterian Manse. "The Manse" was purchased by the
Historical Association in 1974 and opened as a museum on July 4, 1976. In 2015,
the First Presbyterian Church building next door and the Manse were placed on
the National Historical Registry. Read more about the history of Gouverneur's
First Presbyterian Church.




HOW DID GOUVERNEUR GET ITS NAME...? FROM THE "WILDEST FOUNDING FATHER OF THEM
ALL!"

Gouverneur Morris was a Founding Father of the United States, and a signatory to
the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. He wrote
the Preamble to the United States Constitution and has been called the "Penman
of the Constitution." In an era when most Americans thought of themselves as
citizens of their respective states, Morris advanced the idea of being a citizen
of a single union of states. He was also one of the most outspoken opponents of
slavery among all of those who were present at the Constitutional Convention. He
represented New York in the United States Senate from 1800 to 1803. (From 
Wikipedia)



Some sources for The Ghost Who Wrote the Constitution:

 

1) A book on Morris by President Theodore Roosevelt:

 

2) A book on Morris by conservative historian Richard Brookhiser:

 

3) 2 books by Melanie Miller, a modern scholar on Morris:

 

4) A fascinating thesis that details how Morris changed the constitution in ways
the convention would not initially have agreed to:

 

5) There are public diaries by Morris himself. Which you can find through
Melanie Miller above. 

 

6) And of course, Madison himself said publicly that Morris did the final draft
and that "the finish given to the style and arrangement of the Constitution
fairly belongs to the pen of Mr. Morris."

 

It's not a secret or a theory. It's "hidden in plain sight."





Gouverneur was considered the
"Wildest Founding Father of them All."
 

Learn more about him... 

American Origin Stories - The Podcast Episode One

The Ghost Who Wrote the U.S. Constitution, Premiered Feb 13, 2023

 

To the vast majority of America, the identity of the 35-year-old man who wrote
the U.S. Constitution is a secret, hidden in plain sight. Knowing the essence of
"The Ghost" changes how we understand the nation and its character, both past
and present. 

 

Written and Narrated by Matthew Cooke. 

© Copyright, 2023, 1 Cooke in the Kitchen, Inc.

Gouverneur Morris 1752-1816



Gouverneur Morris 1752-1816



Gouverneur Morris 1752-1816



Gouverneur Morris 1752-1816



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The Ghost



THE FRY FAMILY: BLACK PIONEERS OF GOUVERNEUR



 * The Fry family lived in Gouverneur for over 60 years. Who was Flora Fry? 



 * Why was she given a Gerritt Smith land grant when women in New York State
   would not be able to vote until 1918? 



 * What became of her four children raised in Gouverneur? 



 * Learn about an unrecognized black civil war veteran from Gouverneur. 

Bryan Thompson, DeKalb, NY Historian presented a talk about the Fry family on
September 23, 2021 at the Gouverneur Community Center. Watch the Video


More about Danby Fry

In 2024, the Gouverneur Chamber's Flag Day ceremony honored a lost Civil War
veteran from Gouverneur. A plaque honoring Corporal Danby Fry was dedicated.
This plaque, fixed to the Memorial Arch, gives overdue recognition to a
Gouverneur soldier who served three years in the 20th US Colored Infantry during
the Civil War.



This recognition came about because of the efforts of Bryan Thompson, the
Historian for the Town of DeKalb, NY. Until Bryan’s research brought Danby Fry’s
identity to light, this Civil War veteran had been unknown to the Gouverneur
Historical Association. The Historical Association is grateful to Bryan for his
research and passion.

The 20th U.S. Colored Infantry was organized at Rikers Island, New York February
9, 1864 for three-year service and mustered under the command of Colonel Nelson
B. Bartram. The regiment was attached to Department of the East to March 1864.
Defenses of New Orleans, Louisiana, Department of the Gulf, to December 1864.

The Fry Family - presentation



VISIT THE NONNIE CASWELL GALLERY



"The Village Park" by local artist Nonnie Caswell





Visit the Historic Photo Galleries

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GOUVERNEUR BENEFACTORS

Many individuals have contributed to the Gouverneur community. These sixteen
profiles give you a glimpse  into the lives and backgrounds of some of our
historical benefactors. 



Read their stories.




GOUVERNEUR HISTORY ONLINE

The books are also available for purchase in the Museum Shop. However, no copies
of the Sesqui-Centennial History are available, but you can read the full text
here at the Museum's website.



Gouverneur
A History 1805-1890
by Jane A.W. Parker

Gouverneur
Sesqui-Centennial History
1805 - 1955

Gouverneur
Bicentennial History
1805-2005


30 CHURCH STREET, GOUVERNEUR, NY 13642
315-287-0570  |  315- 323-2654

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Send Your Message

Open from 1:PM - 3:PM on Wednesdays.

Open on Saturdays by appointment.
(Call Joe Laurenza at 315-323-2654
for a Saturday appointment.)

Masks and social distancing is encouraged. — Admission is always free. —



We welcome donations; make your check payable to "Gouverneur Museum."  

THE MUSEUM HAS STAIR CHAIRS TO THE EXHIBIT FLOORS FOR ACCESSIBILITY.
WIFI IS ENABLED THROUGHOUT.

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