Special Projects
The Canton Area Heritage Center does special projects with other organizations. The museum board also seeks out students for a variety of volunteer opportunities that will provide them enhanced learning and leadership avenues.
Students Pandemic Reflections
This 2021 project involved the Canton Area Heritage Center, history students and their teacher at Canton High School (CHS). Online surveys asked CHS students to describe their COVID-19 Pandemic reflections. The student leaders who worked on this project created research questions, developed a plan to reach out to their age-mates, and then extracted key findings and implications from the data they collected. A report summarized the high school students’ Pandemic experiences.
Women’s History Month: Canton Women of Note
March is Women’s History Month. The Canton Area Heritage Center museum has commemorated it with a new permanent exhibit. It’s focused on the contributions and achievements of women in history, society, and culture. Museum volunteers selected seven Canton women to feature. Visitors will learn more about these women who were pioneers in several non-traditional careers.
The “Canton Women of Note” include Marjorie Rich Bordner, Dorothy I. Fennell, Elizabeth A. Kovachevich, Elizabeth Magie, Barbara Gross Mertz, Signa Axcell Thomas, and Harriet Vittum. Work has also begun on an addition to “Canton Athletes,” featuring Canton women in sports.
A tour of the museum is encouraged as both notable women and men of Canton and their accomplishments are on display. Museum hours are Fridays, 10am-12 noon; Saturdays, 10am-2pm; and Sundays, 1-3pm.