Little Falls Historical Society Museum. Photo by Mohawk Valley TodayNational Historic Marker Day
View the Little Falls Historical Society’s list of historic markers that preserve the city’s history for future generations.
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Abraham Lincoln, Little Falls and Beyond
2025 marks both the 165th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s 1860 election to the presidency and the 160th anniversary of his April 15th, 1865 assassination.
Sugaring set up at mansion. Photo provided by the Herkimer Home State Historic Site.Sugaring Off at Herkimer Home this Saturday
Return To Sugar Bush, Sugaring Off” at Herkimer Home State Historic Site from 10:00 a.m until 4:00 p.m. on Saturday April 12th, 2025.
Circa 1914 | Street Car being pulled by horses on Main Street, Dolgeville, New York. Photo courtesy of the Little Falls Historical Society Museum.Little Falls Historical Society Museum: This Day in History on April 6, 1903
Louis Ransom, a native of Little Falls, invented the steam street car in 1877, which was the precursor to the electric trolley.
Heritage Tourism in the Mohawk Valley
Here at Mohawk Valley Museums, we often get inquiries about heritage tourism, local communities, museums, and landmarks.
“Sugaring Off” at Herkimer Home State Historic Site
Sugaring Off at the Herkimer Home State Historic Site on Saturday, April 12th from 10am until 4pm, with a special Pancake Breakfast.
Burnetsfield Patent land along the Mohawk RiverMohawk Valley Women’s History Month: Anna Maria Müller (Miller)
Anna Maria Müller (Miller) was born Anna Maria Jacobi in Mainz, German, to parents Anne Barbara and Melchioris in 1687.
Rialto memories
When preparing to write this article, I asked readers for their memories of the Rialto and received the following replies.
Ilion Little Theatre “Prescription: Murder” Tickets on Sale
Tickets are on sale for performances of Prescription: Murder from March 28-April 6 at the Ilion Little Theatre.
Rialto was Little Falls’ movie palace
The Gateway Theatre in Little Falls, later to be renamed Rialto, first opened its doors to the public on October 22, 1923.