Tag Archive for: Fulton County Writing Series

42nd Annual Strawberry Festival & Treasures in the Trunk

The Mayfield Historical Society will be kicking off the summer season with its 42nd Annual Strawberry Festival and “Treasures in the Trunk” sale on Saturday, June 14th, from 12 to 4 pm at The Rice Homestead.

May 2, 1906: Another Big Plant

The General Electric Company announced yesterday the awarding of contracts for the erection of another mammoth shop in Schenectady.

Gloversville Downtown Development Specialist to Participate in National Historic Marker Day

National Historic Marker Day is a grassroots initiative launched by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, a Syracuse-based philanthropic organization.

1906 San Francisco Earthquake reported in Johnstown, April 18, 1906

The Johnstown Daily Republican reports on the San Francisco, Cal., April 18, 1906, earthquake that has dealt the city a staggering blow.

Heritage Tourism in the Mohawk Valley

Here at Mohawk Valley Museums, we often get inquiries about heritage tourism, local communities, museums, and landmarks.

April 1: All Fools’ Day

Read about, April, 1, All Fools’ day, in the Mohawk Valley as reported in NYS historic newspapers in Herkimer and Fulton Counties.

Mohawk Valley history: March 18, 1911

Hints for prospective house builders in Johnstown, NY, with Design 942, by Glenn L. Saxton, Architect, Minneapolis, Minn.

Mohawk Valley history: March 16, 1892

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.

Mohawk Valley history: March 11, 1897

This day in history highlights bicycles, women and fashion in the late 1890s in the wake of the Bicycle Craze.

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.