Mohawk Valley History

Writing Series

Read articles written by historians from throughout the Mohawk Valley region. Contact us if you have a story idea or local historian that you would like to see published in our writing series.

The Gloversville Daily Leader, September 6, 1901

This day in Mohawk Valley History: September 6, 1901

The September 6, 1901 Gloversville Daily Leader reports on the Local Record.
Snakes for Allies & The King Without a Crown

Snakes for Allies

The Wampum Chronicles by Darren Bonaparte continues, “In the Shadow of Serpents” with “The Mohawks and the Patriote Rebellion”
The Wampum Chronicles by Darren Bonaparte continues, “In the Shadow of Serpents” with “The Mohawks and the Patriote Rebellion”

The Mohawks and the Patriote Rebellion

The Wampum Chronicles by Darren Bonaparte continues, “In the Shadow of Serpents” with “The Mohawks and the Patriote Rebellion”

My First and Last Train Rides by Ann Eysaman Schuyler

In 1944 I took my first train ride – all the way to Utica, NY. Having lived in Little Falls all my life, some of it on West Main Street at the foot of Glen Avenue, I knew about the railroad.
The Wampum Chronicles by Darren Bonaparte continues, “In the Shadow of Serpents” with “The Mohawks and the Patriote Rebellion”

A Mohawk Meets the Pope

The Wampum Chronicles by Darren Bonaparte continues, “In the Shadow of Serpents” with “A Mohawk Meets The Pope.”
1795 Guard LockLittle Falls Historical Society

THE MAGNIFICENT MILE PART II

The resettlement of the village after the American Revolution began when a Scottish immigrant, John Porteous, came to Little Falls in 1785.
The Wampum Chronicles: The Rise of the Chief Warriors by Darren Bonaparte

The Rise of the Chief Warriors

The Wampum Chronicles by Darren Bonaparte continues, “In the Shadow of Serpents” with “The Rise of the Chief Warriors.”
Circa 1880’s Rufus Grider Pencil and Graphite Drawing: “Little Falls Rapids”

2023 CANAL CELEBRATION: 36th Annual Canal Celebration | August 7th-13th

UNVEILING of the HISTORIC 1795 GUARD LOCK signage will take place on Thursday morning, on August the 10th at 11 am in Little Falls.

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