This day in history: July 4 1776
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence.
Escape from Slavery and Life in Little Falls
Addison and Lucinda Phillips, a Black family, lived most of their adult lives here beginning in mid-1863, raised their nine children here, and are buried locally.
The Last Years of Cook and Gray
The Wampum Chronicles by Darren Bonaparte, “In the Shadow of Serpents: The Last Years of Cook and Gray • The End of the War of 1812.”
Researching Your Family History
Sometimes, it hits you that you’re not just one person. Other people define you, and you define them. We’re all in a network of history.
Historic New York: Site of the Battle of Oriskany, August 6, 1777. Photo by Mohawk Valley Today.A Local, Contemporary Look at the American Revolution
April 19, 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution.
The Battle of Chippawa
The Wampum Chronicles by Darren Bonaparte continues with “In the Shadow of Serpents: The Battle of Chippawa.”
Little Falls Historical Society Museum. Photo by Mohawk Valley TodayLearn More About This Local Historical Society and Museum
This local historical society understands how we’ve each lent a hand in carrying forth the enduring truths of humanity.
Discover yourself at your local library
We are each living links between the past and the future. Our ancestors thought of us as symbols of potential, as their legacy carried on.
Abraham Lincoln, Little Falls and Beyond
2025 marks both the 165th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s 1860 election to the presidency and the 160th anniversary of his April 15th, 1865 assassination.
Circa 1914 | Street Car being pulled by horses on Main Street, Dolgeville, New York. Photo courtesy of the Little Falls Historical Society Museum.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.