Mohawk Valley History
Writing Series
Read articles written by historians from throughout the Mohawk Valley region. Contact us if you have a story idea or local historian that you would like to see published in our writing series.
From the Land of Flint to the Land Where the Partridge Drums
The Wampum Chronicles continue with the first part of the Migration from the Mohawk Valley to Kahnawake and Akwesasne. The Mohawks used this area in ancient times for both permanent and seasonal occupation.
Otsego Herald or Western Advertiser, April 20, 1797, Cooperstown
Mohawk Valley History: Excerpts from the Otsego Herald or Western Advertiser, April 20, 1797, from Cooperstown, New York.
Cinema Sunday at Schoharie Crossing
Schoharie Crossing will host the first Cinema Sunday of the year at the Enders House on Schoharie Street in Fort Hunter, April 28th at 2pm.
On APRIL 18, 1876, Dudley Burwell died at his home in what is now Moreland Park.
Prominent Little Falls attorney and one-time member of the state legislature, died at his home in what is now Moreland Park.
1906 San Francisco Earthquake reported in Johnstown, April 18, 1906
The Johnstown Daily Republican reports on the San Francisco, Cal., April 18, 1906, earthquake that has dealt the city a staggering blow.
Land Where The Partridge Drums
Land Where The Partridge Drums: A History of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation by Darren Bonaparte originally published in the Indian Time, November 12, 1993
The Railway Express Agency and Pigeon Releasing
Sometimes all it takes is a picture or a story to generate a Historical Society writing series piece. Such is the case with this article.
Little Falls Historical Society Museum: This Day in History on April 6, 1903
Louis Ransom, a native of Little Falls, invented the steam street car in 1877, which was the precursor to the electric trolley.