About Us

Inspired by North Country Traditions, Made by North Country Hands

The North Country Folkstore is TAUNY's gallery shop and features authentic, handmade products from more than a hundred individuals and families throughout the region. The North Country Folkstore's Mission is to:

• Provide the public with the opportunity for education about the traditional arts and regional culture beyond TAUNY’s other programming.
• Provide the public with the opportunity to see and purchase products that are traditional and authentic to the region or that reflect the values and aesthetics of life in the region.
• Provide traditional artists with exposure to a larger audience.
• Provide financial support for TAUNY’s work in the North Country.
• Uphold and further TAUNY’s mission through products that meet criteria that reflect regional traditions and identity.

TAUNY is the only organization in New York’s North Country dedicated to showcasing the folk culture and living traditions of the region. TAUNY collects, preserves, interprets, and presents the customs and traditions of the North Country. With archives, exhibits, and programs in Canton and throughout the region, TAUNY celebrates the diversity of living traditions inherited from the past, maintained in the present, and passed on to the future. There’s a lot more information about TAUNY here.

You can support TAUNY's work with a donation of any amount below.