LITTLE FALLS HISTORY
Experience the history of Little Falls! 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
The 2025 LF Historical Society writing series to our organization’s founding members.
We owe so much to these forward looking historical preservationists who saved the 1833 Old Bank Building from the urban renewal wrecking ball in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Also, 2025 is the 60th anniversary of of the 1965 election of Dr. Fred Sabin as the first LF Historical Society president.

READ OUR WRITING SERIES
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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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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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.

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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

Little Falls History

Enjoy our Writing Series and latest updates.

October 7, 2026/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOSTS NYS CANAL SOCIETY VISIT

After weeks of planning, the Little Falls Historical Society welcomed and hosted the NYS Canal Society for a two-day visit.

“Auld Lang Syne”, a short story with the main character being Dudley Burwell, who was known to the villagers of Little Falls as ”The Hermit of Burwell Hill,” was written in 1903 by Frances Ledyard Haun,, twenty-five years after the death of Burwell

August 26, 2026/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

THE HERMIT OF BURWELL HILL POSTHUMOUS

Little Falls Historical Society Mohawk Valley Gives

August 19, 2026/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

MOHAWK VALLEY GIVES HAS ANNOUNCED SEPTEMBER 18TH AS COMMUNITY-WIDE GIVING DAY

July 15, 2026/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

The Privy and the Pear Tree: Unearthing Little Falls History in Your Own Backyard

Francis Skinner Municipal Pool

July 1, 2026/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

Patriots Day Event Saturday, May 16, at the Fort Herkimer Church

From the Archives and Our Membership

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

September 21, 2026/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumInArchives

County Historian Writes: “Iron Horses” Made First Trip Through Little Falls in August 1836

From the Herkimer County Historian – The New York Central Railroad was like a tree with roots in the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys, and a trunk extending westward to Chicago and St. Louis.

FIGURE 2.16 Alexander–Snyder Home. Photograph © Elizabeth Spraker.

September 15, 2026/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumInFrom our membership

THE ALEXANDER–SNYDER HOME

FIGURE 2.14 Horace Burch–Ford Trask Home. Photograph © Elizabeth Spraker.

September 1, 2026/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumInFrom our membership

HORACE BURCH – FORD TRASK HOME

FIGURE 2.12 The First Schoolhouse. Photograph © Elizabeth Spraker.

August 21, 2026/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumInFrom our membership

THE FIRST SCHOOLHOUSE

FIGURE 2.10 James Sanders Home. Photograph © Elizabeth Spraker.

August 13, 2026/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumInFrom our membership

JAMES SANDERS HOME

Contact Us

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

(315) 823-0643

Little Falls Historical Society Museum | Little Falls NY

Where Community History Lives

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATRONAGE AND VISITS DURING THE 2026 SEASON!!

OUR ALL-VOLUNTEER STAFFED MUSEUM
will be open by appointment only
beginning Friday, Oct. 9

ENJOY SELF-GUIDED TOURS THROUGHOUT LITTLE FALLS

We WILL be OPEN for Christmas in Little Falls on Saturday December 12

AFTER OCT. 9 (exception above)
THE MUSEUM WILL BE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

For scheduling 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.
319 South Ann Street, Little Falls, NY, 13365