Sugaring set up at mansion. Photo provided by the Herkimer Home State Historic Site.“Sugaring Off” at Herkimer Home State Historic Site
Sugaring Off at the Herkimer Home State Historic Site on Saturday, April 12th from 10am until 4pm, with a special Pancake Breakfast.
Defending Fort Stanwix by William L. Kidder
Our conversation continues with Willam L. Kidder, author of Defending Fort Stanwix: A Story of the New York Frontier in the American Revolution.
This day in Mohawk Valley history: March 13
Maple Season Off To Good Start In State, Freeman’s Journal, March 13, 1946, Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York.
Mohawk Valley history: March 11, 1897
This day in history highlights bicycles, women and fashion in the late 1890s in the wake of the Bicycle Craze.
Mohawk Valley history: March 9, 1905
Wife of Founder of Leland Stanford University Gave Two a Luxuriously Furnished House For a Year. Her Kindness to an Old Priest. Italian Admirer’s Tribute.
Bertha Benz around 1870 courtesy of the Bühler, Mannheim - Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz, Ladenburg.International Women’s Day: Bertha Benz
A pioneer during the 1880’s development of the motor car, Bertha Benz saw the great potential of combustion engine vehicles.
Mohawk Valley history: March 8, 1929, Montgomery County, NY
March 1, 1860: Musical Convention Concert at Union Hall, as reported in the Mohawk Valley Register, Fort Plain, NY.
Mohawk Valley history: March 7, 1903, Herkimer, NY
Herkimer newspaper acquires a Thorne simplex unitype typesetting machine on March 7, 1903, as reported in the Herkimer Democrat.
William L. Kidder’s Defending Fort Stanwix
We recently connected with Willam L. Kidder, author of Defending Fort Stanwix: A Story of the New York Frontier in the American Revolution.
This day in Mohawk Valley history: March 6
March 6, 1930: Thirty-five thousand unfit automobiles will be removed from the highways in New York State during the coming year.