Little Falls Historical Society Museum Events
This day in history: January 21
1890
People scoff at the idea that anyone has had the genuine Russian influenza. Every man who has had a little cold flatters himself that he has the fashionable disease. Whether you call it “La Grippe”, “influenza”, plain “grip”, or a matter of fact cold, one has profound respect after wrestling with the critter awhile.
1969
Wilbur Crisp, Syracuse University basketball star, but more importantly the legendary basketball coach at LFHS for decades has died. A state championship in 1929-30 and all-class section 3 championship in 1959-57 were the high points of his 334-167 record. Crisp was also a prolific inventor of basketball and wrestling devises and equipment. He also coached at SMA.
1974
Mabel Richards, who had been identified with the library system since 1907, passed away today. She had served as school librarian from 1907 to 1929 and as librarian at the Little Falls Public Library for many years beginning in 1929.
1977
In a letter to Rear Admiral J. S. Gracey, Commander of North Coast Guard District, and Victor E. Taylor of the Federal Highway Administration; Stanley Doromas Of The U. S. Department of Interior strongly recommended against approval of the application for a bridge over Moss Island. Various groups had indicated that Moss Island merits protection and preservation.
2020
The first case of coronavirus (COVID19) was first reported at a nursing home in the U.S., in Washington state.
This day in history: January 22
1976
Little Falls has been designated a Bicentennial City.
2010
The 1982 Little Falls High School state champion baseball team was inducted in the Mohawk Valley Baseball Hall of Fame before a crowd of 200 gathered at the Knights Inn in Little Falls.
2015
The Wyndham Hotel Group has upgraded the “Knights Inn” in Little Falls to “Travelodge and Suites.” The move will provide a wider marketing plan. The motel has 48 rooms and four suites.
This day in history: January 23
1937
St. Joseph’s parish, made up of Italian immigrants, had been formed in 1923 and a wood-frame church was soon built at the corner of East John and South Mary streets. On this evening, the church was destroyed by fire.
This day in history: January 24
1833
There are from ten to fifteen Stage Coaches running through the village every day, and from twenty to sixty Boats passing daily on the Canal in the season of navigation.
1896
West Main Street has been set apart by the mayor to be used by horsemen as a speedway on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, between two and five pm.
From the Cooney Archives
The Lockout of the 20,000
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumIn 1886, 20,000 knitting mill employees were locked out of their jobs by 50 mill owners in New York’s Mohawk Valley. The lockout was mostly lost to history but recently came to light.
Remembering the Old Manheim Neighborhood
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumMuch of today’s third ward of the City of Little Falls was once widely referred to as “the Manheim neighborhood.”
2025 Little Falls Historical Society Christmas Luncheon
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumAfter a six-year pause, we’re bringing back the holiday magic—with a nod to our rich local heritage! Join us for a festive afternoon filled with delicious food, warm company, and a celebration of the city we love.
SEPTEMBER 23 LITTLE FALLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY EVENT AT WCA
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumTown of Herkimer historian James Greiner’s latest book THE HOYT-WALLIS MURDER MYSTERY IN HERKIMER COUNTY will be the topic for his September 23 presentation
57 Years Later, Reflections on the Tet Offensive
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumOn the night of January 30th 1968, the first day of the Vietnamese New Year (Tet), communist forces launched an enormous, concerted attack on American strongholds throughout South Vietnam.
BURIAL GROUND SIGN PLACEMENT COMPLETES LONG PROJECT
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumThe combined efforts of the City of Little Falls and the Little Falls Historical Society over a ten-year period culminated in a Thursday August 7th well-attended sign dedication ceremony at the African American Burial Ground section of Church Street Cemetery.
VICTOR ADAMS, A MAN OF PAPER, AND THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE NORTH WOODS
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumIn the years when Little Falls was renowned in the Mohawk Valley as the center of the knit-goods industry, Victor Adams’ Box Manufactory provided employment opportunities to many of its local citizens with the manufacturing of paper boxes.