Little Falls Historical Society Museum Events
The Little Falls Dramatic Association will give their first entertainment in Keller Hall. Two splendid pieces, “The Idiot Witness” and the laughable farce “Don Paddy de Bazan,” will be presented with new scenery.
At the MacKinster Hotel, Little Falls citizens celebrated the triumph of the Americans in the Mexican War. Decoration and illumination were done in good taste, and addresses were made by George H. Feeter and George W. Smith.
At 7:30 p.m. President Abraham Lincoln’s remains, with his funeral cortege, stopped briefly at the Little Falls railroad depot on their way to his resting place in Springfield, Illinois. A large crowd was present at the solemn event to pay their respect to the fallen President.
The Burnetsfield Patent was instituted, granting lands to 94 persons representing 38 families. The land covered 9,400 acres purchased from the Mohawks in 1722. Each patentee received 100 acres.
Governor John T. Hoffman signed the “Finck’s Bridge Bill” much to the delight of the residents and friends of the bridge living east of Little Falls.
2018 Church Street Cemetery Tour
Church St. Cemetery [officially] opened in 1842. A 15-acre lot was purchased by the village from Mr. Ward. At the time, the cemetery was located outside the village with very few homes in close proximity. A wagon road entered the cemetery from Church St., and another rose diagonally from Monroe St. Originally, the southern arm […]
Historical Society Seeks Prohibition Related Artifacts
Many stories abound in Little Falls from the Roaring 20’s era of Prohibition which lasted from 1919-1933. Some of our parents or grandparents may even have violated the Volstead Act. This law attempted to establish the legal apparatus to enforce the 18th Amendment which outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of most alcoholic beverages. There […]
2018 ANNUAL REPORT
The Little Falls Historical Society Museum 2018 Annual Report is available for download.