Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY. Photo Courtesy of the Fenimore Art Museum.Museums’ Research Library to Offer Free Books and Periodicals
The Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers’ Museum Research Library will offer a selection of surplus books and periodicals—free to the public.
The Mohawk Valley’s Erie Canal
The Erie Canal played a vital role shaping the Mohawk Valley, New York State, and our nation, attracting people from around the world.
The Sky Pilot and Lumberjacks of the Adirondacks
The first NYS Woodsmen’s Field Days was organized by Rev. Frank Reed in 1948 in Old Forge. This year marks the 76th year of the Field Days.
Fenimore’s Art by the Lake Event
Fenimore Art Museum presents its sixteenth annual Art by the Lake celebrating artists who are inspired by the region and its beauty.
Wild Edibles the Topic for Schoharie Crossing’s Wildlife Wednesday
Author Anita Sanchez will be exploring wild medicinal and edible plants August 9 beginning at 6pm outside the Visitor Center.
Local African American History Reflected State and National Events
The primary purpose of this piece of writing is to chronicle a history of African American presence in Little Falls from the time of slavery up to the 2015 dedication of a monument in Little Falls Church Street Cemetery recognizing what was once known as the “Colored Burial Ground.”
Day of Free Kids’ Workshops Inspired by the Art of M.C. Escher at Fenimore Art Museum
On Saturday, August 5, Fenimore Art Museum will host children’s workshops based on the exhibition M.C. Escher: Infinite Variations.
“Songs from the Revolutionary War”
Cosby Gibson and Tom Staudle, award winning songwriters and singers, will perform “Songs from the Revolutionary War,” August 21, 6:30 – 7:30pm at the Mayfield Presbyterian Church, 22 N. Main Street, Mayfield, NY.
Summer SKEWL program slated at Schoharie Crossing
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site continues the 2023 Summer Supplemental Knowledge Enhancement and Wellness Lab (Summer SKEWL) series at this Erie Canal historic site.
The Underground Railroad In And Around Little Falls
The Underground Railroad (URR) was a loosely organized network of people, (men and women, African American and white,) dedicated to helping people escape from bondage in the slave-holding states of the South to freedom in the antislavery states of the North and ultimately to Canada in the period before the Civil War.