Little Falls Historical Society Museum Events
This day in history: October 10
1802
In a letter to Alexander Ellice, William Alexander reported that the saw mill and fulling mill were of little use, the dams, runway etc. are decaying and the bridge over the Mohawk River was impassable.
1941
About 125 magicians were registered at the Hotel Snyder for their annual state convention. One highlight was a daring “suspension act” by Elmer Eckam at Eastern Park.
1952
Headline The Evening Times “Registration Drive Surges Toward Its Climax in City,”
“Early morning newscasts over the national radio networks, have already picked up the news of the community-wide campaign in Little Falls for a record registration and vote. Comment is to the effect that this city may be setting the pace for similar campaigns being carried on in towns and cities throughout the country.”
Another headline on the same day: “Float Used to Urge All To Register”
“A float, bearing a cash register and six girls is touring the city today and tomorrow as a part of the drive to “Register and Vote…The float bears the slogan, “Cash In On Your Citizenship. Register Today!”
1960
The saw mill at Andrew Little & Sons, Inc. on West Mill Street became the last industry in Little Falls to convert from water power to electricity. Andrew Little came to Little Falls in 1874 to build the woodwork at the Methodist church. When the project was completed started his company.
From the Cooney Archives
Just Ducky, He Cooled Her Off
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumHISTORICAL SOCIETY HOSTS NYS CANAL SOCIETY VISIT
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumAfter weeks of planning, the Little Falls Historical Society welcomed and hosted the NYS Canal Society for a two-day visit.
County Historian Writes: “Iron Horses” Made First Trip Through Little Falls in August 1836
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumFrom the Herkimer County Historian – The New York Central Railroad was like a tree with roots in the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys, and a trunk extending westward to Chicago and St. Louis.
THE ALEXANDER–SNYDER HOME
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumImagine North Ann Street during the early nineteenth century, when Little Falls was beginning to expand beyond its earliest settlement.
HORACE BURCH – FORD TRASK HOME
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumImagine walking along North Ann Street during the first half of the nineteenth century, when Little Falls was growing beyond its earlier canal settlement and substantial brick residences were beginning to appear along the village streets.
THE HERMIT OF BURWELL HILL POSTHUMOUS
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumTwo known pieces of Frances Ledyard Haun published literature were: “Auld Lang Syne”, a short story with the main character being Dudley Burwell, known as the Hermit of Burwell Hill.
THE FIRST SCHOOLHOUSE
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumImagine Church Street in the closing years of the eighteenth century, when Little Falls was still a small settlement surrounded by rugged terrain, scattered homes, mills, and unpaved roads.