CANTON – St. Lawrence County Power & Equipment Museum Board President Reginald Chester will speak at noon Thursday, Jan. 19 at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association Brown Bag Lunch.

The Power & Equipment Museum began in 1976, founded by the members of the St. Lawrence Gas & Steam Engine Association. Today it consists of a campus in Madrid that tells the history of power, industry, and transportation in the North Country with displays in several buildings such as a recreated mid-20th century gas station and a cobbler’s workshop.

The Brown Bag Lunch Series is a popular lunchtime lecture series dedicated to the memory of Patricia Harrington Carson, who founded the series during her 24 years as a trustee of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. She was active on numerous SLCHA committees, and was an article writer and an issue editor of the SLCHA’s history journal, The Quarterly.

The St. Lawrence County Historical Association’s Silas Wright House, 3 E. Main St., is normally open Tuesday through Saturday noon to 4 p.m., Friday noon to 8 p.m. Admission to the museum is free; admission to the archives is free for members and children, $2.50 for college students, and $5 for the general public.

Visit the SLCHA’s website, www.slcha.org, for more information on St. Lawrence County history, association membership, and more.