The NYS Education Department Recognizes Black History Month
Resources, Online, and In-Person Programming and Public Broadcasting Events Available Throughout February Across the State.
Eagle Down by John Frazier
Donnie Coffin was somewhat of an enigma. Those who remember him recall him as an easygoing guy, but not many people have vivid memories of him.
Darren Bonaparte’s “The Wampum Chronicles” Writing Series
We are so excited to announce the upcoming writing series featuring “The Wampum Chronicles by historian, author and artist, Darren Bonaparte.
Little Falls Philanthropy by Louis W. Baum
What did wealthy people do with their money? Some spent lavishly on themselves and their families caring little for their fellow man; others were philanthropic. Over the years, the citizens of Little Falls have greatly benefited in many different ways from the philanthropy of several of its leading residents who lived here in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Bygone Little Falls winters of skiing and sledding by Jeffrey Gressler
Decades before there was a Pine Ridge ski center in Salisbury or a Shu-maker Mountain ski area outside Little Falls, generations of Little Falls winter sports enthusiasts skied and sledded down the vertical drops that typify our steep, narrow Mohawk Valley topography. Others enjoyed skating on the frozen canal and ice rinks. Times were different in the age before television and computers provided time diversions and snowmobiles proved to be so popular.
A visit to the Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park
This week MVEDD visited the Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park to learn about the exhibits along with their vision for the future.
Mohawks and the Dutch in the Mohawk Valley
View a video from the Friends of the Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site featuring historian and scholar, Paul Gorgen, as he takes a close look at the relations between the Mohawk People and the Dutch settlers in the Mohawk Valley.
1882: The Year of Pestilence, Death and Solutions in Little Falls
The summer of 1882 was a bad time to be an inhabitant of Little Falls as sickness and death raged throughout the village.
400 Local Veterans Honored at Oneida Indian Nation
On November 1, more than 400 Local Veterans Honored at Oneida Indian Nation’s Annual Veterans Recognition Event at Turning Stone Resort Casino
Kanatsiohareke’s Fall Festival Fundraiser
Dating back as early as the 12th century, the Mohawk Valley has been home to the Kanienkehaka (“People of the Flint or Mohawk). Support the Kanatsiohareke community during their Fall Festival fundraiser.