Upcoming SRAC Events!

We are really excited about the upcoming events at SRAC! There is something for everyone to come and enjoy for just a few dollars and a whole lot of fun!

LIVE Raptor Show, presented by Tanglewood June 26, 2009 – 6:30pm – 7:30pm

SRAC is proud to bring Tanglewood’s Raptor show to Waverly, NY. This hour-long program highlights Tanglewood’s resident raptors, Icarus, a Broad-winged Hawk, Sophie, a Great-horned Owl and Paco, a rehabbing African Gray Parrot. The program will discuss bird features, adaptations for flight and general life history.

There will be a short question and answer period at the end as well as several hands-on materials.

Admission: Adults $4, Students and SRAC members $3.Children under 12 free. Doors open at 6pm and admission to the exhibit hall filled with thousands of local Native American artifacts is included in the admission price.



The Sullivan Campaign” by J. Arthur (Archie) Kieffer, Chemung County Historian Tuesday, July 7th , 2009 - 6:30 – 7:30pm
During the Revolutionary War, General Washington under the direction of Continental Congress orders General John Sullivan to route out the British allies in this region. Ultimately this meant to engage in a campaign against the Iroquois Nation and their allies who had been raiding the frontier of New York State and Pennsylvania under the direction of the British.

Starting in Athens, PA, Sullivan led 5,500 troops through our region, and decimated all of the Indian villages and crops stretching from Athens, PA to Western New York.

The presentation is a must for anyone wanting to learn more about our region’s role during the Revolutionary War and the effects it had on the Native American cultures of our region.

The doors will open at 6pm, with the program running from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Admission is $4 Adults, $3 for SRAC members and students. The public is advised that the SRAC gift shop and exhibit hall will also be open during this time as well and to please consider arriving early to browse these areas before the program.


“Laquin & Barclay Mountain” by Matt Carl, Bradford County Historical Society Tuesday, August 4th , 2009 - 6:30 – 7:30pm
Once a thriving town on Barclay Mountain, County, Laquin was built in 1902 as a lumber town and eventually held five major factories, churches, schools, a large hotel, depot, store, restaurant, over 100 homes and many other buildings. Stretching over a mile in length, Laquin was home to approximately 1,500 people. But when the lumber was exhausted from the mountain, the buildings were dismantled and the town finally deserted in 1941.

Participants will step back in time and tour the streets of Laquin using over 100 photographs, many produced from glass plate negatives. Some of the photos to be featured in this program have never been viewed by the public and were not included in Bradford County Historical Society’s 2007 book on Barclay Mountain.

The doors will open at 6pm, with the program running from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Admission is $4 Adults, $3 for SRAC members and students. The public is advised that the SRAC gift shop and exhibit hall will also be open during this time as well and to please consider arriving early to browse these areas before the program.

Native American Pottery Symposium Saturday, August 15, 2009 from 1pm - 4pm

SRAC’s unique ability to bring collectors and professionals together to create the region’s largest Native American exhibit for a day is back collectors , professionals and museums of the region to roundup all of the region’s Native American pottery. The event includes educational presentations about our local pottery by NYS Archaeological Association President, William Engelbrecht PhD, and NYS Museum Research & Collections Director, Jon Hart, PhD.

Doors open at 11 am fro collectors to setup. (Contact Ted Keir for more information - 570-888-2718) ADMISSION: Adults - $5, SRAC Members and Students- $4, Kids under 12- $2.