The Rich History of Fort Plain
The following photo essay deals with the event that had the greatest influence on the growth of Fort Plain.
Sleepy Hollow Trick-or-Treat Event for Kids at The Farmers’ Museum
Bring the kids for a “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” themed trick-or-treat event on Saturday, October 26 from 1-3p.m. at The Farmers’ Museum.
Boy's Basketball Team 1901. Photo courtesy of the Little Falls Historical Society Little Falls was basketball pioneer
When basketball was new, Little Falls (along with Herkimer) was one of its pioneering communities and had some of its better teams.
Mohawk Valley Migration to Akwesasne
This week, in The Wampum Chronicles, Darren Bonaparte continues with Mohawk Valley Migration to Akwesasne.
Reckoning with Ancestral Sins: Uncovering My Family’s Slaveholding Past
Journalist and author, Debra Bruno, will talk about her personal journey of uncovering her Dutch American family’s history of slaveholding in the Hudson Valley.
Little Falls Public Library librarian, Julia Yardley, at the Old Bank Building Museum during the October 5th Cheese Festival
Little Falls Public Library head librarian Julia Yardley pictured on the front portico of the Old Bank Building Museum during the October 5th Cheese Festival.
Akwesasne’s “Neutrality”
Darren Bonaparte’s The Wampum Chronicles continues with Mohawk vs. Mohawk: The Battle of Lake George, “From the Land of Flint to the Land Where the Partridge Drums.”
Home Of The First U.S. Open Air Cheese Market
Jonathan Burrell and his family were influential in making Little Falls the cheese capital of the United States and beyond.
Home Of The First U.S. Open Air Cheese Market
DID YOU KNOW…Xerxes Willard wrote articles on the activities of the cheese industry at Little Falls, for the Utica Morning Herald & Daily Gazette, which were read by cheese producers, buying agents and merchants, eventually leading to Little Falls becoming the hub for the Cheese Market?
Antique Tractors and More During Tractor Fest at The Farmers’ Museum
Learn about the world of tractors and everything they powered on New York State farms at The Farmers’ Museum’s annual Tractor Fest.