Sugaring Off at Herkimer Home this Saturday

Return To Sugar Bush, Sugaring Off” at Herkimer Home State Historic Site from 10:00 a.m until 4:00 p.m. on Saturday April 12th, 2025.

Fenimore Art Museum Presents a Virtual Lecture on Susan Fenimore Cooper’sComing of Age in Europe

Join noted scholar Rochelle L. Johnson for a lecture exploringSusan Fenimore Cooper’s coming of age in Europe and how it kindled her environmental understanding of New World landscapes.

See Performances of Local Writing at Fenimore Art Museum

Writers and actors take the stage offering a variety of poetry, prose, short fiction, and more on April 26.

Little Falls Historical Society Museum: This Day in History on April 6, 1903

Louis Ransom, a native of Little Falls, invented the steam street car in 1877, which was the precursor to the electric trolley.

Mayfield Historical Society Announces 2025 Events

The Mayfield Historical Society, home of The Rice Homestead at 328 Riceville Road, in Mayfield, NY, has announced its 2025 events.

This day in Mohawk Valley history: April 5

Chorus from 5 Schools Takes Part In Area Music Festival, The Morris Chronicle, April 5, 1962 Morris, Otsego County, New York.

Dwight James Baum: The World’s Most Famous Architect from Little Falls

My grandfather, Dwight James Baum, is undoubtedly Little Falls’ most-famous architect ever and one of its most-famous sons.

Heritage Tourism in the Mohawk Valley

Here at Mohawk Valley Museums, we often get inquiries about heritage tourism, local communities, museums, and landmarks.

April 1: All Fools’ Day

Read about, April, 1, All Fools’ day, in the Mohawk Valley as reported in NYS historic newspapers in Herkimer and Fulton Counties.

The Little Falls Post Office

John Porteous was appointed postmaster at the little falls, and the post office was located in his store. The early mail was delivered once a week punctually by Adam Feeter.”
March 30, 1797, Cooney Archives