Fenimore Art Museum Now Accepting Artist Submissions for Its Annual Art by the Lake Event

Fenimore Art Museum is currently accepting artist submissions for its annual juried summer art invitational, Art by the Lake, taking place Saturday, August 9, 2025.

Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot Featured in Summer Exhibition at Fenimore Art Museum

Opening May 24, Mary Cassatt / Berthe Morisot: Allies in Impressionism highlights the influence these two artists had on one another and their impact on the Impressionist movement.

Gloversville Downtown Development Specialist to Participate in National Historic Marker Day

National Historic Marker Day is a grassroots initiative launched by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, a Syracuse-based philanthropic organization.

Herkimer County Historical Society Hosts Murder Mystery Dinner and Sizzling Grill Raffle

The Herkimer County Historical Society is turning up the heat this spring with two thrilling events that promise suspense, excitement, and a dash of fun!

Otsego Herald or Western Advertiser, April 20, 1797, Cooperstown

Mohawk Valley History: Excerpts from the Otsego Herald or Western Advertiser, April 20, 1797, from Cooperstown, New York.

1906 San Francisco Earthquake reported in Johnstown, April 18, 1906

The Johnstown Daily Republican reports on the San Francisco, Cal., April 18, 1906, earthquake that has dealt the city a staggering blow.

Discover yourself at your local library

We are each living links between the past and the future. Our ancestors thought of us as symbols of potential, as their legacy carried on.

Abraham Lincoln, Little Falls and Beyond

2025 marks both the 165th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s 1860 election to the presidency and the 160th anniversary of his April 15th, 1865 assassination.

Mayfield Historical Society Presents “Fashion in the Age of the Suffragists”

The Mayfield Historical Society will host Fulton County Historian Samantha Hall-Saladino and Johnstown Historical Society Board President and vintage fashion enthusiast and boutique owner Jessica Henry McClements as they present “Fashion inn the Age of the Suffragists.”

This day in Mohawk Valley History: April 12

“THE FRANCHISE WAS RATIFIED. STREET CAR COMPANY AT LITTLE FALLS.” Headline from April 12, 1902, The Utica Observer.