Mohawk Valley History

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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.

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This day in Mohawk Valley history: February 22

Second Heavy Storm Of Season Hits Local Area. Last Snow Makes Depth of Three Feet Dropped in Week's Time. February 22, 1940, Cobleskill, NY.
Old News Clippings Document “Mohawk” Political Revival

Old News Clippings Document “Mohawk” Political Revival

The Wampum Chronicles: “Old News Clippings Document ‘Mohawk’ Political Revival“ by cultural historian and author, Darren Bonaparte.

Mohawk Valley history: February 16, 1889, Utica, NY

This day in Mohawk Valley history from The Utica Observer, February 16, 1889, Utica, Oneida County, NY. The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument.
The Great Bicycle Relay Race of 1892.

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.

Mohawk Valley history: February 15, 1909, Gloversville, NY

This day in Mohawk Valley history from The Johnstown Republican, February 15, 1909, Fulton County, New York.

This day in Mohawk Valley history: February 14

Two area men wounded in action while fighting in Vietnam, Freeman’s Journal, February 14, 1968, Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York.

This day in Mohawk Valley history: February 13

OPPOSE DAYLIGHT SAVING. Farmers Declare Schedule Imposes Hardships Upon Them. February 13, 1919, Cobleskill, NY.

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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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