Mohawk Valley history: March 9, 1905
Wife of Founder of Leland Stanford University Gave Two a Luxuriously Furnished House For a Year. Her Kindness to an Old Priest. Italian Admirer’s Tribute.
Bertha Benz around 1870 courtesy of the Bühler, Mannheim - Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz, Ladenburg.International Women’s Day: Bertha Benz
A pioneer during the 1880’s development of the motor car, Bertha Benz saw the great potential of combustion engine vehicles.
Mohawk Valley history: March 8, 1929, Montgomery County, NY
March 1, 1860: Musical Convention Concert at Union Hall, as reported in the Mohawk Valley Register, Fort Plain, NY.
Mohawk Valley history: March 7, 1903, Herkimer, NY
Herkimer newspaper acquires a Thorne simplex unitype typesetting machine on March 7, 1903, as reported in the Herkimer Democrat.
William L. Kidder’s Defending Fort Stanwix
We recently connected with Willam L. Kidder, author of Defending Fort Stanwix: A Story of the New York Frontier in the American Revolution.
This day in Mohawk Valley history: March 6
March 6, 1930: Thirty-five thousand unfit automobiles will be removed from the highways in New York State during the coming year.
The Battle at St Regis
The Wampum Chronicles by Darren Bonaparte continues with “In the Shadow of Serpents: The Battle at St. Regis and Mohawk Involvement in the War.”
Mohawk Valley history: Utica Public Library, 1900
This day in Mohawk Valley history from The Utica Observer, March 2, 1900, Utica, Oneida County, NY. Inspected Several Libraries.
Mohawk Valley history: March 1, 1860, Fort Plain, NY
March 1, 1860: Musical Convention Concert at Union Hall, as reported in the Mohawk Valley Register, Fort Plain, NY.
This day in Mohawk Valley history: February 28
February 28, 2003: Molly Pearlman may seem a bit young for an ambassador, but by the time she turns 10 years old she will be just that…