Colonel Louis at Oriskany and Valley Forge
This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues with, “ Colonel Louis at Oriskany and Valley Forge” by historian and author, Darren Bonaparte.
Louis Cook: A “Colonel” of Truth?
This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues with, “Louis Cook: A “Colonel” of Truth?” by historian and author, Darren Bonaparte.
Louis Cook: A French and Indian Warrior
This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues with, “ Louis Cook: A French and Indian Warrior” by Darren Bonaparte.
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.
Circa 1911 Italian Immigrant workers of the Little Falls - Dolgeville RailroadFrom 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.
Photo by Sarah RogersAn 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.