Railway Express Agency employees Al Munger (on left - Al later became Little Falls fire chief) and Jimmy Fitzgerald (on right) pictured with cages of homing pigeons outside of the company office once housed in the Old Bank Building. Photo courtesy of the Little Falls Historical Society.The Railway Express Agency and Pigeon Releasing
Sometimes all it takes is a picture or a story to generate a Historical Society writing series piece. Such is the case with this article.
Genesee Street Window Reflections, Utica, NY, April 2020. Digital photograph.After-Hours Tour of New Exhibition featuring Utica-Based Photographer Joshua Ives
Fenimore Art Museum Offers After-Hours Tour of New Exhibition with Utica-Based Photographer Joshua Ives on April 26.
The Wampum Chronicles by Historian and author, Darren BonaparteNia:wen ko:wa, Tehanetorens | Akwesasne Remembers Ray Fadden
The Wampum Chronicles: Nia:wen ko:wa, Tehanetorens | Akwesasne Remembers Ray Fadden by historian and author, Darren Bonaparte.
The Wolf Belt
The Wampum Chronicles: The Wolf Belt, The Covenant Chain of Peace and Friendship Returns to Akwesasne by Darren Bonaparte.
The Entrance to Old St. Mary’s Cemetery | Archangel Gabriel with Trumpet in Alcove of MausoleumA Sailor at Heart | The Life Story of Charles P. Byron
The prelude to the life story of Charles P. Byron begins as one walks through the entrance of the Old St. Mary’s Cemetery.
The Two Row Wampum Belt
The Wampum Chronicles: The Two Row Wampum Belt: An Akwesasne Tradition of the Vessel and Canoe by historian and author, Darren Bonaparte.
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, Artist. Leap-year / J. Keppler. , 1884. N.Y.: Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2012645186/.It’s a leap day in a leap year
With a leap year comes the Leap Day, today, February 29. As most are aware, a leap year occurs approximately every four years to accommodate alignment with the astronomical year.
Register Now For Spring Workshops at The Farmers’ Museum
Join the knowledgeable staff at The Farmers’ Museum and experience one or more of the Spring Workshops starting Saturday, April 6.
THE GREAT BICYCLE RELAY RACE OF 1892
Details of the Great Race were published in The Saturday Globe. This article has been adapted and added to by Ann Eysaman Schuyler.
Members of National CORE organizations protest at the New York State World’s Fair, 1964New York State Capitol Black History Month Exhibit
Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced the opening of the 2024 Black History Month exhibit in the New York State Capitol.