On APRIL 18, 1876, Dudley Burwell died at his home in what is now Moreland Park.
Prominent Little Falls attorney and one-time member of the state legislature, died at his home in what is now Moreland Park.
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Railway Express Agency employees Al Munger (on left - Al later became Little Falls fire chief) and Jimmy Fitzgerald (on right) pictured with cages of homing pigeons outside of the company office once housed in the Old Bank Building. Photo courtesy of the Little Falls Historical Society.The Railway Express Agency and Pigeon Releasing
Sometimes all it takes is a picture or a story to generate a Historical Society writing series piece. Such is the case with this article.
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.
Mohawk Valley history: March 23, 1909, Little Falls, NY
March 23, 1909: “Busy Times Down the Valley in Digging the Big Canal. The barge canal zone in this city will be a busy place this summer…”
The Entrance to Old St. Mary’s Cemetery | Archangel Gabriel with Trumpet in Alcove of MausoleumA Sailor at Heart | The Life Story of Charles P. Byron
The prelude to the life story of Charles P. Byron begins as one walks through the entrance of the Old St. Mary’s Cemetery.
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.
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.
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.