The Mayfield Historical Society will be kicking off the summer season with a New York Path Thru History event – its 42nd Annual Strawberry Festival and 2nd Annual Treasures in the Trunk sale on Saturday, June 14th, from 12 to 4 pm at The Rice Homestead
On June 10, 1902, The Utica Observer reports on mud in the canal, along with reports from other locales in the Mohawk Valley.
Oneida and Herkimer Counties historic sites will host General Lafayette, portrayed by interpreter, Michael Halbert
Herkimer Home State Historic Site will continue the 2025 season on June 7th and 8th with a “Raid Along the Mohawk” living history event.
![[Bird's-eye view of landing craft, barrage balloons, and allied troops landing in Normandy, France on D-Day] / U.S. Maritime Commission photo.](https://mohawkvalleymuseums.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_4496-180x180.jpeg)
In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, Americans received word that three years of concerted war efforts had finally culminated in D-day
Relive the story of the struggle of the brave mill workers to survive, resist the 3-month lockout by their employers and support each other and their union.
April 19, 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution.
Herkimer Home State Historic Site and the Little Falls Historical Society co-hosted a very successful Patriots Day event on Saturday May 24 as part of Herkimer Home’s 2025 season-opening, afternoon-long Living History event.
The first national celebration of the holiday took place May 30, 1868, at Arlington National Cemetery, where both Confederate and Union soldiers were buried.
The official dedication ceremony for the Little Falls Historic Entry’s historic markers and related signage along East Main Street will take place sometime in early June.
![Detroit Publishing Co., Publisher. Erie Canal, Utica, N.Y. [Between 1900 and 1915] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, .](https://mohawkvalleymuseums.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_3599-180x180.jpeg)
Detroit Publishing Co., Publisher. Erie Canal, Utica, N.Y. [Between 1900 and 1915] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, 
Bailey's Mill, courtesy of the Little Falls Historical Society
Historic New York: Site of the Battle of Oriskany, August 6, 1777. Photo by Mohawk Valley Today.
Dr. Oscar Stivala playing "Taps" in front of Herkimer Home obelisk. Photo by Pat Frezza-Gressler.
Horydczak, Theodor, Approximately, photographer. Arlington National Cemetery. Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater from mast of Maine. ca. 1920-ca. 1950. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, 
Little Falls Buildings And Streets .. etc. sign located near the intersection of Main and South Ann Streets.