Was Akwesasne’s “Burnt Church” a Sacrifice to Peace?

This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues with, “Was Akwesasne’s “Burnt Church: a Sacrifice to Peace?” by Darren Bonaparte.

From the LFHS Cooney Archives: Italian immigrants find their way to Little Falls

This Day In History …” On November 1, 1891, forty-eight Italians arrived in Little Falls from Buffalo, NY to work on the Little Falls – Dolgeville Railroad.

The Treaty of Kahnawake of 1760

This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues with, “ “The Treaty of Kahnawake of 1760” at the Treaty of Kahnawake” by Darren Bonaparte.

An Elephant named Bimbo and a Funeral by Darlene Smith

Most people usually don’t have an elephant attend a family member’s funeral, but then most other families didn’t have a grandfather who loved the circus the way Milo Smith did.

“Burying the Hatchet” at the Treaty of Kahnawake

This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues with, “ “Burying the Hatchet” at the Treaty of Kahnawake” by Darren Bonaparte.

…To Smoke the Pipe of Peace…

This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues with, “…To Smoke the Pipe of Peace…Diplomacy and Peacemaking at the end of the French and Indian War” by Darren Bonaparte.

An October visit to the Herkimer Home State Historic Site

A visit to the Herkimer Home State Historic Site recently has us looking forward to December’s annual Herkimer Home Christmas Program.

Hyde Hall

Built in 3 sections with the entire mansion complex completed in 1834, each room has stories that are sometimes best told by candle light.

The Darkest Day in Mohawk History

This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues featuring, “The Darkest Day in Mohawk History” by Darren Bonaparte.

The Lost Dauphin

The Wampum Chronicles, “Land Where The Partridge Drums” by Darren Bonaparte continues with “The Lost Dauphin.”