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This day in history: January 15
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., twentieth-century America’s most compelling and effective civil rights leader, was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia.
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This day in Mohawk Valley History: December 18, 1924
The Oneonta Daily Star from December 18, 1924 headline reads “The Spoken Newspaper.”
Community Days Return to Hartwick’s Yager Museum
Hartwick College’s Yager Museum of Art and Culture will host its annual Community Days to mark the end of the fall semester and celebrate the holiday season.
Angelica Palmer Awarded a New York State Council on the Arts Support for Artists Grant
Mohawk Valley Artist, Angelica Palmer, receives a Support for Artists grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support her creative work.
This day in Mohawk Valley History: November 21, 1929
The Cobleskill Index from November 21, 1929 headline reads “Vicinity is Disturbed Again By Earthquake Monday Afternoon.”
Hartwick College’s Yager Museum Invites Families on a Quest for Fun
Yager Museum of Art & Culture is excited to present a new family event, Family Quest, on Sunday, Nov.16, beginning at 1 p.m.
Hancock House and Moses CircleFenimore Art Museum Transfers Hancock House and the Horace A. Moses Endowment to The Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History
Fenimore Art Museum is pleased to share that on July 11, 2025, the ownership of the Hancock House in Ticonderoga, New York was transferred to The Lower Adirondack Regional Center for History (LARCH), formerly known as the Ticonderoga Historical Society (THS).
Dr. Paul S. D’Ambrosio. Photo courtesy of the Fenimore Art Museum and Fenimore FarmFenimore Art Museum and Fenimore Farm Announce Leadership Transition
Cooperstown, NY: Dr. Paul S. D’Ambrosio, President and CEO of Fenimore Art Museum and Fenimore Farm, has announced his retirement in 2026
The Telegraph School Launches Koliada Workshops
The Telegraph School invites the community to join a series of immersive workshops this fall & winter that prepare participants for Koliada.
Community Halloween Reading Program Returns to Hartwick College’s Yager Museum
The Yager Museum of Art & Culture at Hartwick College will present its annual Halloween storytelling event, “The Horror in the Museum,” from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30.