The Mayfield Historical Society 2023 Calendar now available!

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Attention Mayfield residents and those who enjoy our lovely community!

These high-quality calendars make great stocking stuffers and are only $15 with all proceeds going to the Mayfield Historical Society for activities to promote and conserve our area’s history.

Support this historical society with a gift perfect for loved ones who may have moved away or the history buff in the family.

Available for sale in the following locations:

  • Mayfield Town Clerk at the Municipal Building
  • Food-n-Fuel
  • Hart’s Motorsports
  • Powerhouse Motorsports
  • NACs Meat Market
  • Nanny and Pops
  • The L.A.B. Shack
  • Or call 518-857-2820

More locations to be announced. For additional information email mayfieldhistoricalsociety@gmail or call 518-857-2820.

Celebrate the Holiday Season with the Caroga Lake Music Festival!

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World-class musicians from the Caroga Lake Music Festival return to Caroga this December 15-17, 2022, to celebrate the holiday season. Enjoy this very special week of musical festivities featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Handel, holiday singalong favorites, and more!

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A visit to the Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park

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This week MVEDD visited the Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park to learn about the exhibits along with their vision for the future.

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Re-Thinking Thanksgiving: A Native American Perspective on an American Holiday at The Farmers’ Museum

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Re-Thinking Thanksgiving: A Native American Perspective on an American Holiday on Saturday, November 26 • 2:00–3:30pm at The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown

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Mohawks and the Dutch in the Mohawk Valley

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View a video from the Friends of the Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site featuring historian and scholar, Paul Gorgen, as he takes a close look at the relations between the Mohawk People and the Dutch settlers in the Mohawk Valley.

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Native Cinema Showcase

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The online program includes a total of 35 films (six features and 30 shorts) representing 30 Native nations in eight different countries: US, Canada, New Zealand, Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Colombia and Sweden. There are 10 Indigenous languages spoken in the films.

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Colgate University Repatriates More than 1,500 Funerary Objects to the Oneida Indian Nation

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On Wednesday, November 9, the Oneida Indian Nation and Colgate University held a repatriation ceremony during which more than 1,500 funerary objects and cultural artifacts were transferred to the Nation from the collections of the university’s Longyear Museum of Cultural Anthropology.

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1882: The Year of Pestilence, Death and Solutions in Little Falls

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The summer of 1882 was a bad time to be an inhabitant of Little Falls as sickness and death raged throughout the village.

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Four live performances of Charles Dickens' classic “A Christmas Carol”

“A Christmas Carol” Live Performances at The Farmers’ Museum

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The Farmers’ Museum announces the return of its annual live performances of Charles Dickens’ beloved classic “A Christmas Carol” on Friday, December 16 (7:00 p.m.), Saturday, December 17 (3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.), and Sunday, December 18 (3:00 p.m.) in the museum’s Louis C. Jones Center. 

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400 Local Veterans Honored at Oneida Indian Nation

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On November 1, more than 400 Local Veterans Honored at Oneida Indian Nation’s Annual Veterans Recognition Event at Turning Stone Resort Casino

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