This day in history: October 31
On October 31, many Americans celebrate the traditions of Halloween by dressing in costumes and telling tales of witches and ghosts.
Dr. Paul S. D’Ambrosio. Photo courtesy of the Fenimore Art Museum and Fenimore FarmFenimore Art Museum and Fenimore Farm Announce Leadership Transition
Cooperstown, NY: Dr. Paul S. D’Ambrosio, President and CEO of Fenimore Art Museum and Fenimore Farm, has announced his retirement in 2026
This day in history: October 30
José Manuel Gallegos was born in Spanish colonial Mexico, in the town of Abiquiú, Nuevo México, on October 30, 1815. His people were Hispanos, descendants of early Spanish settlers.
This day in history: October 29
African-American folk artist Harriet Powers External, nationally recognized for her quilts, was born in rural Georgia on October 29, 1837.
The Telegraph School Launches Koliada Workshops
The Telegraph School invites the community to join a series of immersive workshops this fall & winter that prepare participants for Koliada.
This day in history: October 28
On October 28, 1919, Congress passed the Volstead Act providing for enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which was ratified nine months earlier. Known as the Prohibition Amendment, it prohibited the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors” in the United States.
This day in history: October 27
On October 27, 1787, the first of 85 essays was published in New York’s Independent Journal later to become known as the “Federalist Papers.”
Community Halloween Reading Program Returns to Hartwick College’s Yager Museum
The Yager Museum of Art & Culture at Hartwick College will present its annual Halloween storytelling event, “The Horror in the Museum,” from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30.
Finding Enslaved People in Early Montgomery County for NYS History Month program at Schoharie Crossing
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site will host Dr. Sherri Cash of Utica University to present “Finding Enslaved People in Early Montgomery County, New York, 1784-1810,” as part of the 10th Annual NYS History Month Tuesday Talk series.
Fulton County Historical Society’s Bowling for History Fundraiser
Grab some friends and head on over to Arterial Lanes on Saturday, November 8th from 12-3pm for Bowling for History!