• Mat Rapacz Archives

    St. Johnsville native Mat Rapacz was a reporter and photographer for The Evening Times from 1995 to 2005. He has been St. Johnsville town and village historian since 2015. These stories were originally published in The Evening Times.

Rialto was Little Falls’ movie palace
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Rialto memories

When preparing to write this article, I asked readers for their memories of the Rialto and received the following replies.

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

Little Falls Historical Society Museum Exhibits

All 10 /Current Exhibits 1 /Ongoing Exhibits 4 /Past Exhibits 1 /Virtual Exhibits 4

Early Base Ball in Little Falls

Little Falls African American History

Little Falls Music Exhibit

City Hall – A History

First U.S. Cheese Market Exhibit

Myjava, Slovakia Exhibit

Little Falls Diamonds Collection

Making History Today Student Edition

Native American Exhibit

Little Falls and Women’s Suffrage

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OLD BANK BUILDING MUSEUM 2025 SEASON

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