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
2023 Writing Series Dedicated to Edward Cooney By Michael Cooney
Edward Cooney was City Historian for over 40 years, president of the Herkimer County Historical Society, and a founding member of the Little Falls Historical Society.

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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.

Little Falls History

Writing Series and latest updates

December 11, 2020/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumInNews and Press Releases

OLD BANK BUILDING REACHES A MILESTONE

Photo submitted – National Herkimer County Bank and Presbyterian…

From the Cooney Archives

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Circa 1824 | Jaques Gerad Milbert "Aqueduct Bridge"

December 5, 2023/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumInCooney Archives

1822 AQUEDUCT | A BRIDGE FOR BOATS

On December 1, 1853, John Burnham was attempted to cross the aqueduct on the side without rails, slipped on the ice, and fell 20 or 25 feet to his death upon the rocks below.