The Mohawk Valley’s Erie Canal
The Erie Canal played a vital role shaping the Mohawk Valley, New York State, and our nation, attracting people from around the world.
The Sky Pilot and Lumberjacks of the Adirondacks
The first NYS Woodsmen’s Field Days was organized by Rev. Frank Reed in 1948 in Old Forge. This year marks the 76th year of the Field Days.
Local African American History Reflected State and National Events
The primary purpose of this piece of writing is to chronicle a history of African American presence in Little Falls from the time of slavery up to the 2015 dedication of a monument in Little Falls Church Street Cemetery recognizing what was once known as the “Colored Burial Ground.”
The Underground Railroad In And Around Little Falls
The Underground Railroad (URR) was a loosely organized network of people, (men and women, African American and white,) dedicated to helping people escape from bondage in the slave-holding states of the South to freedom in the antislavery states of the North and ultimately to Canada in the period before the Civil War.
The Main Street in Little Falls, NY, circa 1955 -1965
Recollections by Allen Kazmerski from the Little Falls Historical Society 2023 Writing Series dedicated to Edward J. Cooney.
Enter Joseph Brant
In this week’s The Wampum Chronicles, Darren Bonaparte continues with Enter Joseph Brant.
From the LFHS Cooney Archives: A Place to Call Home – The Mohawk Valley
A patent issued by King George II of England, bestowed to John Jost Schnell and Jacob Zimmerman 3,600 acres of land north of the Mohawk River across from the General Herkimer home.
New York Disposes of Northern New York
In this week’s The Wampum Chronicles, Darren Bonaparte continues with New York Disposes of Northern New York.
Friends of Johnson Hall awarded Park and Trail Partnership Grant
The Friends of Johnson Hall has been awarded $27,585 to develop an app that will enhance the traditional tour through the historic house.
New York Disposes of Northern New York
In this week’s The Wampum Chronicles, Darren Bonaparte continues with Treaties of Contention with New York Disposes of Northern New York.