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Herkimer County Historical Society Announces January Programs

The Herkimer County Historical Society invites the public to take part in two engaging programs this month.

This day in Mohawk Valley history: January 13

Built at a cost of over $100,000, the fully equipped building is dedicated for the benefit of men and women of Little Falls irrespective of creed.

This day in Mohawk Valley history: January 9

This day in Mohawk Valley History from Days of Old recalled by Items Clipped from The Star Files, The Oneonta Star, January 9. 1924.

Featured Mohawk Valley Artist: Angela DeCarlis

Angela DeCarlis is a Mohawk Valley artist whose public work includes murals in Utica, Old Forge, and Little Falls.

This day in Mohawk Valley history: December 31

Dutch explorer Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert left Fort Orange (Albany), and passed around the little falls, possibly south of Fall Hill, while visiting Iroquois villages on his way to Oneida Lake. Most likely, he was the first white person to have visited this area.

This day in history: December 19 in Herkimer, NY

On December 19, 1888, it was announced another knitting mill would be in the Herkimer Manufacturing Company brick building.