Photo courtesy of the Russian History MuseumThe Russian History Museum in Jordanville, NY
Despite what the name may indicate, this site is a hidden gem encompassing not just Russia, but decades worth of immigrant culture and diaspora in the Mohawk Valley
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1914: A Christmas Truce
Join the Herkimer County Historical Society as Joe Schmidt presents 1914: A World War Stopped for Christmas.
The front door to the Suiter Mansion. Photo by Mohawk Valley Today.Herkimer County Historical Society December Events
The Herkimer County Historical Society welcomes residents, visitors and historians to the Suiter Mansion for two December events.
Circa 1950s -Photo by Howard Ohlhous1822 AQUEDUCT | A BRIDGE FOR BOATS
On December 1, 1853, John Burnham was attempted to cross the aqueduct on the side without rails, slipped on the ice, and fell 20 or 25 feet to his death upon the rocks below.
Christmas in Little Falls Rocks the Holidays!
Plan a visit to the Little Falls Historical Society Museum on your list of fun activities during Christmas in Little Falls from December 8-10.
Mysteries of the Bowie Knife by Ann Schuyler
I sat by the window on the night of September 29th watching the last of four Super Full Moons when random memories ran through my mind.
Circa 1911 Italian Immigrant workers of the Little Falls - Dolgeville RailroadFrom the LFHS Cooney Archives: Italian immigrants find their way to Little Falls
This Day In History …” On November 1, 1891, forty-eight Italians arrived in Little Falls from Buffalo, NY to work on the Little Falls – Dolgeville Railroad.
An Elephant named Bimbo and a Funeral by Darlene Smith
Most people usually don’t have an elephant attend a family member’s funeral, but then most other families didn’t have a grandfather who loved the circus the way Milo Smith did.
Photo by Sarah RogersAn October visit to the Herkimer Home State Historic Site
A visit to the Herkimer Home State Historic Site recently has us looking forward to December’s annual Herkimer Home Christmas Program.
CITY AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY CONTINUE EFFORTS TO RECOGNIZE AFRICAN AMERICAN BURIAL GROUND
It all began sometime in the early-2000s in the mind and heart of deceased former City Historian Edwin Vogt.