An Elephant named Bimbo and a Funeral by Darlene Smith
Most people usually don’t have an elephant attend a family member’s funeral, but then most other families didn’t have a grandfather who loved the circus the way Milo Smith did.
“Burying the Hatchet” at the Treaty of Kahnawake
This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues with, “ “Burying the Hatchet” at the Treaty of Kahnawake” by Darren Bonaparte.
Children’s Storybook Workshop Inspired By Frog and Toad Author Arnold Lobel at Fenimore
Children ages 9-14 are invited to participate in a storytelling and illustration workshop at Fenimore Art Museum.
NYS History Month Lecture Series offered by Schoharie Crossing
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site continues its 8th Annual New York State History Month Lecture Series on Thursday.
…To Smoke the Pipe of Peace…
This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues with, “…To Smoke the Pipe of Peace…Diplomacy and Peacemaking at the end of the French and Indian War” by Darren Bonaparte.
Photo by Sarah RogersAn October visit to the Herkimer Home State Historic Site
A visit to the Herkimer Home State Historic Site recently has us looking forward to December’s annual Herkimer Home Christmas Program.
Hyde Hall
Built in 3 sections with the entire mansion complex completed in 1834, each room has stories that are sometimes best told by candle light.
The Darkest Day in Mohawk History
This week’s Wampum Chronicles continues featuring, “The Darkest Day in Mohawk History” by Darren Bonaparte.
Diné (Navajo) artist, Serape, c. 1875-1885, Arizona. Handspun white and indigo-dyed blue, all other colors 4-ply synthetic-dyed Germantown, 52 × 90 in. Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw, T0128. Photograph by Richard Walker.New Exhibition Featuring Navajo Textiles
Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown presents Following the Thread: Navajo Textiles from the Thaw Collection, a new exhibition on view October 7 – December 31, 2023.
The Mayfield Historical Society's Fall Harvest Cruise-InMayfield Historical Society’s Fall Harvest Cruise-In
The Mayfield Historical Society’s Fall Harvest Cruise-In is Saturday, October 7, noon-4pm at The Rice Homestead, 328 Riceville Road, Mayfield.