Mohawk Valley history: March 9, 1905

Wife 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

A 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

March 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

Herkimer newspaper acquires a Thorne simplex unitype typesetting machine on March 7, 1903, as reported in the Herkimer Democrat.

This day in Mohawk Valley history: March 6

March 6, 1930: Thirty-five thousand unfit automobiles will be removed from the highways in New York State during the coming year.

Mohawk Valley Women’s History Month: Anna Maria Müller (Miller)

Anna Maria Müller (Miller) was born Anna Maria Jacobi in Mainz, German, to parents Anne Barbara and Melchioris in 1687.

Mohawk Valley history: Utica Public Library, 1900

This day in Mohawk Valley history from The Utica Observer, March 2, 1900, Utica, Oneida County, NY. Inspected Several Libraries.

This day in Mohawk Valley history: February 28

February 28, 2003: Molly Pearlman may seem a bit young for an ambassador, but by the time she turns 10 years old she will be just that…