• LITTLE FALLS CANAL CELEBRATION

    Experience the history of Little Falls during Canal Celebration! Enjoy self-guided historic tours, stop by the Little Falls Historical Society Museum and meet our docents, and immerse yourself in the history of Little Falls.

    EXPERIENCE THE HISTORY OF LITTLE FALLS

  • Little Falls Historical Society Book: Beyond Our Bicentennial

    Available for $35 (tax included) at the Community Co-op, Little Falls Library, FunTech Providers, Pohlig Enterprises or order by calling Louis Baum at 315-867-3527, Jeffrey Gressler at 315-823-2799 or Maryanne Terzi at 315-823-1502. Mailed copies are available for $40 (tax included).

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  • EXPERIENCE THE HISTORY OF LITTLE FALLS

    Enjoy our city’s history through mapped audio tours, historic homes and places, historic markers, along with so much more!

    EXPERIENCE THE HISTORY OF LITTLE FALLS

  • 2024 Writing Series Dedicated to Edwin Vogt By Jeffrey Gressler

    The Society’s 2024 writing series is being dedicated to Little Falls city historian and author, Edwin Vogt.

    Read Our Writing Series Articles

  • Current, Virtual and Ongoing Exhibits

    Exhibits include a new virtual exhibit, Making History Today, along with ongoing Native American Artifacts, Little Falls Diamonds, from the First Cheese Market in the United States Exhibits. Our Current Exhibits include the Urban Renewal Exhibit and our Vietnam War Exhibit.

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  • BECOME A MEMBER

    The Little Falls Historical Society consists of individual, family, sustaining, patron, student, and honorary members. Honorary membership may be granted by the Board of Directors to an individual who has significantly contributed to the objectives or benefit of the Society.

    BECOME A MEMBER
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Welcome to the Little Falls Historical Society Museum in New York

Originally an 1833 bank, the building where The Little Falls Historical Society Museum is located in Herkimer County, New York, was converted and restored to house thousands of artifacts, family records, and relics of the past. The museum is an educational, eye-opening experience, suitable for all ages.

  • The Little Falls Historical Society Museum Hours

    For appointments, please call
    Louie Baum at 315-867-3527
    Mary Ann Terzi at 315-823-1502
    Jeff Gressler at 315-823-2799

    View self-guided activities and tours
    Railway Express Agency employees Al Munger (on left - Al later became Little Falls fire chief) and Jimmy Fitzgerald (on right) pictured with cages of homing pigeons outside of the company office once housed in the Old Bank Building.

Little Falls History

Enjoy our Writing Series and latest updates.

From the Archives

Explore what the Little Falls Historical Society has in the Cooney Archives, From Our Membership and more.

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Dr. D. Willard Bliss summons Alexander Bell to use his induction-balance device to locate the assassin's bullet, which is something of a metal detector device; unbeknownst to them all, is that Garfield's mattress was lying on top of metal springs, which were uncommon at that time. After 80 days of suffering, he died from infection from the gunshot wound. The D. in the Dr. Bliss' name stands for Doctor, given as his first name at birth.Dr. D. Willard Bliss summons Alexander Bell to use his induction-balance device to locate the assassin's bullet, which is something of a metal detector device; unbeknownst to them all, is that Garfield's mattress was lying on top of metal springs, which were uncommon at that time. After 80 days of suffering, he died from infection from the gunshot wound. The D. in the Dr. Bliss' name stands for Doctor, given as his first name at birth.
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Garfield’s whistle stop – 1880

In the presidential election of 1880, — General James A. Garfield, Republican nominee for president, brought his campaign to Little Falls on August 4 with a “whistle stop” on the New York Central.

Dr. D. Willard Bliss summons Alexander Bell to use his induction-balance device to locate the assassin's bullet, which is something of a metal detector device; unbeknownst to them all, is that Garfield's mattress was lying on top of metal springs, which were uncommon at that time. After 80 days of suffering, he died from infection from the gunshot wound. The D. in the Dr. Bliss' name stands for Doctor, given as his first name at birth.Dr. D. Willard Bliss summons Alexander Bell to use his induction-balance device to locate the assassin's bullet, which is something of a metal detector device; unbeknownst to them all, is that Garfield's mattress was lying on top of metal springs, which were uncommon at that time. After 80 days of suffering, he died from infection from the gunshot wound. The D. in the Dr. Bliss' name stands for Doctor, given as his first name at birth.
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Garfield’s whistle stop – 1880

In the presidential election of 1880, — General James A. Garfield, Republican nominee for president, brought his campaign to Little Falls on August 4 with a “whistle stop” on the New York Central.

Thank you for your membership renewals

Contact Us

Little Falls Historical Society Museum
319 South Ann Street
Little Falls, NY  (Get directions)

(315) 823-0643

Contact the LFHS

All research requests should go HERE and use the RESEARCH REQUEST FORM.

Little Falls Historical Society Museum | Little Falls NY

Where Community History Lives

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE AND VISITS DURING THE 2024 SEASON

OUR ALL-VOLUNTEER STAFFED MUSEUM WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE SEASON AS OF SATURDAY OCTOBER 19. THE MUSEUM WILL THEN BE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

For appointments, please call

Louie Baum at 315-867-3527
Mary Ann Terzi at 315-823-1502
Jeff Gressler at 315-823-2799

PLEASE CONTINUE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON OUTDOOR EVENTS, VIRTUAL TOURS & NEWS.

Little Falls Historical Society Museum
319 South Ann Street
Little Falls, NY 13365

Little Falls Historical Society Museum Exhibits

All 20 /Current Exhibits 7 /Ongoing Exhibits 2 /Past Exhibits 3 /Virtual Exhibits 9

World War II and Korean Conflict Exhibit

Camp Jolly Exhibit

Making History Today

Little Falls Waterways

The Herkimer County Bank

First U.S. Cheese Market Exhibit

Vietnam War Exhibit

Little Falls and Women’s Suffrage

The Battle of West Canada Creek

Distant Drums by David Krutz

Church Street Cemetery Tour

Massacre at the Little Falls Grist Mill

Early Base Ball in Little Falls

Urban Renewal Exhibit

Rockton Exhibit

Little Falls Music Exhibit

Prohibition Exhibit

The Frog Fountain

Athletics Wing Collection

Making History Today Student Edition

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Urban Renewal Exhibit | Little Falls Historical Society Museum | Little Falls NY
Little Falls Historical Society Museum | Little Falls NY
Hadcock Fountain 1889, photo taken in 2018. | Little Falls Historical Society Museum | Little Falls NY
Bank Vault | Little Falls Historical Society Museum | Little Falls NY
Vietnam War Exhibit | Little Falls Historical Society Museum | Little Falls NY
Native American Exhibit | Little Falls Historical Society Museum | Little Falls NY
World War II Exhibit | Little Falls Historical Society Museum | Little Falls NY
Myjava, Slovakia Exhibit | Little Falls Historical Society Museum | Little Falls NY
World War II Exhibit | Little Falls Historical Society Museum | Little Falls NY
Documents from the 1700s | Little Falls Historical Society Museum | Little Falls NY
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World War II Exhibit | Little Falls Historical Society Museum | Little Falls NY
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