First Trolley at Little Falls #24Inter-urban trolley lasted 30 years by Mat Rapacz
The electric trolley started in Little Falls in 1903 with great fanfare, a convenient and, for awhile at least, popular way to travel between Little Falls and points west and south.
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Earl Roberts - First Car Manufactured At Little FallsCars still a relative novelty at time of ‘Sociability’ run
Automobiles were still a relative novelty in Little Falls in 1909 when the Smith brothers, proprietors of the Richmond Hotel (later called Hotel Snyder) concocted the idea of a “Sociability” automobile run from the city to Cooperstown and back.
Nostalgia By Louis Baum
Nostalgia becomes a personal emotional experience. In times of stress, nostalgia can provide a retreat, a respite, a way to feel less alone.
Boy's Basketball Team 1901. Photo courtesy of the Little Falls Historical Society Little Falls was basketball pioneer
When basketball was new, Little Falls (along with Herkimer) was one of its pioneering communities and had some of its better teams.
Little Falls Public Library librarian, Julia Yardley, at the Old Bank Building Museum during the October 5th Cheese Festival
Little Falls Public Library head librarian Julia Yardley pictured on the front portico of the Old Bank Building Museum during the October 5th Cheese Festival.
Home Of The First U.S. Open Air Cheese Market
Jonathan Burrell and his family were influential in making Little Falls the cheese capital of the United States and beyond.
Home Of The First U.S. Open Air Cheese Market
DID YOU KNOW…Xerxes Willard wrote articles on the activities of the cheese industry at Little Falls, for the Utica Morning Herald & Daily Gazette, which were read by cheese producers, buying agents and merchants, eventually leading to Little Falls becoming the hub for the Cheese Market?
OLD BANK BUILDING MUSEUM SITE OF ALBANY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RECORDING
Friday September 27 was a most interesting and history-making day at the Little Falls Historical Society’s Old Bank Building Museum.
LITTLE FALLS HISTORIC ENTRY SIGNAGE NOW IN PLACE
Over five years in the planning and execution stage, the Little Falls Historic Entry is now a physical reality.
In memory of Ann Schuyler (1931-2021)
Ann authored four articles for the Historical Society writing series, each reflecting upon life experiences, memories, and family lore.