Little Falls Historical Society Museum Events
This day in history: November 1
1891
Forty-eight Italians arrived in Little Falls from Buffalo to work on the Little Falls – Dolgeville railroad.
1893
“Big Frank,” the little 90 pound kangaroo, which was to have boxed at the Star Academy, died in that building from cramps.
1952
Radio station WLFH broadcast a pre-election segment to supplement their coverage of the Get Out the Vote campaign which began on Oct. 8 with the mission of registering unregistered voters and continued through the month as this week’s Election Day approached. The program was a live broadcast from 6:30-6:45 hosted by committee chairperson, Edwin Marion, who summarized the efforts and interviewed 4 key volunteers in the campaign: Mrs. Frederika Conrad, Miss Inez McCoy, Chief Francis Reardon and Mr. Walter Sheff.
Patriots Day at Yellow Church Cemetery
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumOn Saturday May 20, the twelfth annual Patriots Day ceremony was held at historic Yellow Church Cemetery in Manheim. The well-attended event was co-sponsored by the Manheim Lutheran Church Association and the Little Falls Historical Society.
Hector Allen Memorial Celebration
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumA memorial celebration for Hector Allen will be on June 3, 2023, from noon to 6:00 PM at the H.C. Smith Benefit Club outside St. Johnsville.
OLD BANK BUILDING MUSEUM OPEN FOR THE 2023 SEASON
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumApril 28: National Historic Marker Day
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumThe officers and directors of the Little Falls Historical Society marked this day by placing a new historic marker atop a previously installed marker pole at the site of the guard gate for the 1795 Western Inland Navigation Lock Canal.
April 28 National Historic Marker Day
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumThis is a service-oriented event intended to bring people together to help maintain their historic markers, celebrate local history, and beautify their communities.
Little Falls Alerts in need of players
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumThe Little Falls Alerts, a vintage base ball team, is looking for players to continue building on the success of the past two years.
Little Falls Patriots Day Past and Present
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumThe Little Falls Historical Society will partner with the Yellow Church Cemetery Association to host a Patriots Day observance at their historic site beginning at 11:00 AM on Saturday May 20. The rain date is Sunday May 21 at the same time. The event is free and open to the public.