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.

1850 depiction of the canal above Little Falls, a popular scenic stop. Hinton, John Howard, 1791-1873. Wikimedia Commons

The Mohawk Valley’s Erie Canal

The Erie Canal played a vital role shaping the Mohawk Valley, New York State, and our nation, attracting people from around the world.
Wampum Chronicles The Last Years of Cook and Gray • The End of the War of 1812

The Last Years of Cook and Gray

The Wampum Chronicles by Darren Bonaparte, “In the Shadow of Serpents: The Last Years of Cook and Gray • The End of the War of 1812.”
Adirondack lumberjacks, ca. 1910. Department of Environmental Conservation. Photographic prints and negatives, 1904-1949.

The Sky Pilot and Lumberjacks of the Adirondacks

The first NYS Woodsmen’s Field Days was organized by Rev. Frank Reed in 1948 in Old Forge. This year marks the 76th year of the Field Days.
The Wampum Chronicles: In the Shadow of Serpents The Battle of Chippawa

The Battle of Chippawa

The Wampum Chronicles by Darren Bonaparte continues with “In the Shadow of Serpents: The Battle of Chippawa.”
Civil War Burial Section of Fairview Cemetery outside Little Falls

Local African American History Reflected State and National Events

The primary purpose of this piece of writing is to chronicle a history of African American presence in Little Falls from the time of slavery up to the 2015 dedication of a monument in Little Falls Church Street Cemetery recognizing what was once known as the “Colored Burial Ground.”
Women’s Trade Unions, July 26, 1907

Women’s Trade Unions reported in Johnstown, July 26, 1907

The Johnstown Daily Republican reports on Women’s Trade Unions on July 26, 1907.
The Wampum Chronicles: The Battle of St. Regis and Mohawk Involvement in the War

The Battle at St Regis

The Wampum Chronicles by Darren Bonaparte continues with “In the Shadow of Serpents: The Battle at St. Regis and Mohawk Involvement in the War.”
The Wampum Chronicles

A Glimpse of Akwesasne Life in the Early 1800’s

The Wampum Chronicles by Darren Bonaparte continues with “In the Shadow of Serpents: A Glimpse of Akwesasne Life in the Early 1800’s and the War of 1812.”

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The Mohawk Valley is located along the Mohawk River in the ancestral lands of the Kanienʼkehá:ka’ (Mohawk) and Oneida. We offer our deepest respect to Hodinöhsö:ni’ ancestors, past and present.

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