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Little Falls, NY

  • This day in history: October 12

    1933

    The biggest parade celebration in the history of Little Falls was held to symbolize the faith and confidence of the local people in the NRA (National Recovery Act) and the advent of better times. The mammoth event will feature 21 bands, 50 floats, and many uniformed organizations. A children’s parade was also held.

  • Many thanks to Louie Baum for his research for This Day in History.

    ALL EXHIBITS

    • 1912 Little Falls Textile Strike
    • 1940 Gulf Curve Train Wreck
    • 240th Anniversary of the Battles of Stone Arabia and Klock’s Field
    • Athletics Wing Collection
    • Battle of West Canada Creek
    • Camp Jolly Exhibit
    • Church Street Cemetery Tour
    • City Hall – A History
    • Distant Drums – Little Falls during the Civil War Era
    • Early Base Ball in Little Falls
    • Early Little Falls Buildings and Organizations
    • First U.S. Cheese Market Exhibit
    • Frog Fountain
    • Herkimer County Bank
    • Little Falls African American History
    • Little Falls Diamonds Collection
    • Little Falls Music Exhibit
    • Little Falls Waterways
    • Little Falls and Women’s Suffrage
    • Making History Today
    • Making History Today Student Edition
    • Massacre at the Little Falls Grist Mill
    • Myjava, Slovakia, Sister City of Little Falls
    • Native American Exhibit
    • Prohibition Exhibit
    • Rockton Exhibit
    • Urban Renewal Exhibit
    • Vietnam War Exhibit
    • World War II and Korean Conflict Exhibit
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    Happy 70th Birthday to Little League in Little Falls

    July 14, 2022/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    Little Falls has always been a great baseball town with this year marking the 70th birthday of Little League baseball in Little Falls.

    LITTLE FALLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY AWARDS TWO SCHOLARSHIPS

    July 5, 2022/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    The officers and directors are proud to announce that the Historical Society worked with the Little Falls Central School District to award 2022 scholarships to two members of the Class of 2022.

    Little Falls Pool Halls – Reflections on a Bygone Era

    June 29, 2022/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    Coming of age in the 1950s and 60s in Little Falls, New York included a number of rites of passage for the young men of that time.

    Little Falls South Side in the 1970s by David P. Talaba

    June 15, 2022/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    Growing up on the South Side of Little Falls in the decade of the 70s was a wonderfully unique, cultural, and educational experience. Residents looked out for each other, fed each other, helped raise each other’s kids, and basically loved and respected each other.

    Little Falls Historical Society Announces New Book: Beyond Our Bicentennial

    May 23, 2022/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    The officers, directors, and entire membership of the Little Falls Historical Society are proud to announce the publication and availability of their new book BEYOND OUR BICENTENNIAL.

    The Lighter Side of Vietnam by Schuyler Van Horn

    May 17, 2022/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    My journey with the US Army started on June 17, 1968, the day after I graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and started looking forward to law school. 

    MAY 14 PATRIOTS DAY PROGRAM AT NORWAY RURAL CEMETERY

    May 9, 2022/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    The Little Falls Historical Society and the Norway Historical Society will hold a partnered Patriots Day observance program beginning at 11:00 AM on Saturday May 14 in Norway Rural Cemetery, also known as Four Wars Cemetery. 

    SPORTS CITY U.S.A. – LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. by Ray Lenarcic

    April 26, 2022/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    As I get on in years, I’m often asked what factors accounted for my becoming the person I am. And surprisingly, given my legendary longwinded nature, the answer is five words. Music. Sports. Church. Little Falls.

    LITTLE FALLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNOUNCES 2022 WRITING SERIES

    April 25, 2022/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    The officers and directors of the Little Falls Historical Society are proud to announce that their 2022 writing series will be dedicated to former Little Falls social studies teacher Helen Dunteman.

    Little Falls Masonic Temple

    April 8, 2022/by Little Falls Historical Society Museum

    Little Falls’ Masonic Temple by Dana Murray. Narrated by Robert Katz, Cooperstown Museum Studies Graduate Program, SUNY Oneonta, Class of 2019.

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    • HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOSTS NYS CANAL SOCIETY VISITOctober 7, 2026 - 11:17 am
    • “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
      THE HERMIT OF BURWELL HILL POSTHUMOUSAugust 26, 2026 - 8:16 am
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      MOHAWK VALLEY GIVES HAS ANNOUNCED SEPTEMBER 18TH AS COMMUNITY-WIDE GIVING DAYAugust 19, 2026 - 9:02 am
    • The Privy and the Pear Tree: Unearthing Little Falls History in Your Own BackyardJuly 15, 2026 - 2:42 pm
    • Francis Skinner Municipal PoolFrancis Skinner Municipal Pool
      More than 150 Donors Help Reopen Francis Skinner Municipal PoolJuly 1, 2026 - 5:00 pm
    • COMMITTEE OF FIVE PRESENTING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TO CONGRESS IN 1776.
      THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 1776 – 2026June 26, 2026 - 8:01 am

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    Museum Exhibits

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    • 1940 train wreck | Little Falls Historical Society Museum
      1940 Gulf Curve Train Wreckin: Ongoing Exhibits, Past Exhibits
    • Native American Exhibit | Little Falls Historical Society Museum | Little Falls NY
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      Little Falls Diamonds Collectionin: Ongoing Exhibits
    • World War II Exhibit | Little Falls Historical Society Museum | Little Falls NY
      World War II and Korean Conflict Exhibitin: Past Exhibits
    • Little Falls Cheese Market | Little Falls Historical Society Museum | Little Falls NY
      First U.S. Cheese Market Exhibitin: Ongoing Exhibits
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    • Little Falls Waterwaysin: Past Exhibits

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