THE GREAT BICYCLE RELAY RACE OF 1892
Details of the Great Race were published in The Saturday Globe. This article has been adapted and added to by Ann Eysaman Schuyler.
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Lundstrom corner bookcase on museum displayLundstrom Bookcase’s Long Journey Home
Lundstrom sectional barrister bookcases are often found in local law offices and private homes,holding sets of law books and personal libraries.
Edwin Vogt. Photo provided by the Little Falls Historical Society.Little Falls Historical Society 2024 Writing Series dedicated to Edwin Vogt
Edwin Vogt was the first person to draw attention to the all-but-forgotten “Colored Burial Grounds” section of Church Street Cemetery.
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
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.