Little Falls Historical Society Museum Events
This day in history: October 11
1860
A ”monster” parade was held in Little Falls, with several bands and two thousand men in uniform all carrying torches. The parade was organized by Republicans to further the efforts to elect Lincoln president.
1874
Little Falls progresses. There were five drunken fights in the village last night.
1890
A young bride, married two weeks ago without her farmer father’s consent, was torn from the arms of her husband in front of the Cowen shop. As she attempted to rejoin her husband, she was “picked up like a sack of flour” by her irate father, thrown into a buggy and driven out of the village at a rapid pace.
1952
Headline read: Registration Well Ahead of 1944 and 1948. Three-Day total Here Far Above Four Years Ago”
The intensive community wide campaign to get out the vote is producing splendid results. When the eight registration places in the city closed at 10 o’clock last night, the names of 4,303 voters had been entered on the books. The total is 1.026 higher than the three-day figure for the last comparable year…”
1962
It was announced that the Little Falls Felt Shoe Company will cease operations at the local plant, and by the end of this year will consolidate all its factory work at the St. Johnsville plant.
2012
William Moynihan, Little Falls native and St. Mary’s Academy graduate, has passed away. Earning degrees from SUNY Binghamton, Colgate, and Syracuse (Ph.D.), Bill had leadership positions at Colgate, was director of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, and lastly as CEO of the Milwaukee Public Museum. He was buried in Hamilton, N.Y.
Little Falls Pool Halls – Reflections on a Bygone Era
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumComing 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
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumGrowing 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
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumThe 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
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumMy 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
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumThe 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
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumAs 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
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumThe 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.