• 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).

    Read the press release

  • 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.

    VIEW EXHIBITS

  • 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.

Main Street circa 1880, looking west from Mary St
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1882: The Year of Pestilence, Death and Solutions in Little Falls by David Krutz

The summer of 1882 was a bad time to be an inhabitant of Little Falls as sickness and death raged throughout the village. In those few months, an estimated sixty people died, with hundreds more sickened – over half of the deaths were of infants and adolescents. Cholera, typhoid fever and “brain congestion”, at the time often lumped together as “malarial disease”, were the culprits. Victims of cholera suffered severe cases of diarrhea and subsequent dehydration, with death sometimes occurring within hours or a few days from the onset of symptoms.

From the Archives and Our Membership

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

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OPENING AFTERNOON CROWD taxed tacilities at the new Little Falls Francis S. Skinner Municipal Pool. In foreground is fenced off area for small children, with shallow water. Swimming area for older persons is considerably larger and diving area is at right.OPENING AFTERNOON CROWD taxed tacilities at the new Little Falls Francis S. Skinner Municipal Pool. In foreground is fenced off area for small children, with shallow water. Swimming area for older persons is considerably larger and diving area is at right.
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New Swimming Pool a Busy Place on First Day of Use on August 9, 1961

Little Falls Evening Times – Opening of the new swimming pool near the Monroe Street field was a big splash. About 400 swimmers, mostly children, were on hand for the first dip.

OPENING AFTERNOON CROWD taxed tacilities at the new Little Falls Francis S. Skinner Municipal Pool. In foreground is fenced off area for small children, with shallow water. Swimming area for older persons is considerably larger and diving area is at right.OPENING AFTERNOON CROWD taxed tacilities at the new Little Falls Francis S. Skinner Municipal Pool. In foreground is fenced off area for small children, with shallow water. Swimming area for older persons is considerably larger and diving area is at right.
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New Swimming Pool a Busy Place on First Day of Use on August 9, 1961

Little Falls Evening Times – Opening of the new swimming pool near the Monroe Street field was a big splash. About 400 swimmers, mostly children, were on hand for the first dip.

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

OLD BANK BUILDING MUSEUM IS OPEN
FOR THE 2026 SEASON BEGINNING MAY 29, 2026.

HOURS

Mondays & Wednesdays: 1-4 PM
Saturdays: 9 AM – noon
Every other Friday: 1-4 PM
(beginning Friday, May 29)

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

Little Falls Historical Society Museum Exhibits

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