This day in Mohawk Valley history: March 15
March 15, 1917: F. E. Barbour of Canajoharie will leave March 17th on a business trip to Belize, Central America, where the Beech-Nut companies are large buyers of chicle, a product used in making gum.
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Mohawk Valley history: March 14
in This Day in History, Writing Series/by MVMThis day in Mohawk Valley history: The Observer on March 14, 1913, Utica, NY. Women Prepare Bill for the right to vote.
“Sugaring Off” at Herkimer Home State Historic Site
in Press releases/by MVMSugaring Off at the Herkimer Home State Historic Site on Saturday, April 12th from 10am until 4pm, with a special Pancake Breakfast.
Defending Fort Stanwix by William L. Kidder
in Press releases, Writing Series/by MVMOur conversation continues with Willam L. Kidder, author of Defending Fort Stanwix: A Story of the New York Frontier in the American Revolution.
This day in Mohawk Valley history: March 13
in This Day in History, Writing Series/by MVMMaple Season Off To Good Start In State, Freeman’s Journal, March 13, 1946, Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York.
Mohawk Valley history: March 11, 1897
in This Day in History, Writing Series/by MVMThis day in history highlights bicycles, women and fashion in the late 1890s in the wake of the Bicycle Craze.
Mohawk Valley history: March 9, 1905
in This Day in History, Writing Series/by MVMWife of Founder of Leland Stanford University Gave Two a Luxuriously Furnished House For a Year. Her Kindness to an Old Priest. Italian Admirer’s Tribute.
International Women’s Day: Bertha Benz
in This Day in History, Writing Series/by MVMA pioneer during the 1880’s development of the motor car, Bertha Benz saw the great potential of combustion engine vehicles.
Mohawk Valley history: March 8, 1929, Montgomery County, NY
in This Day in History, Writing Series/by MVMMarch 1, 1860: Musical Convention Concert at Union Hall, as reported in the Mohawk Valley Register, Fort Plain, NY.
Mohawk Valley history: March 7, 1903, Herkimer, NY
in This Day in History, Writing Series/by MVMHerkimer newspaper acquires a Thorne simplex unitype typesetting machine on March 7, 1903, as reported in the Herkimer Democrat.