Little Falls Historical Society Museum Events
This day in history: July 25
1952
Restante’s Dairy Bar at 87 Flint Avenue advertised “a new taste thrill,” their own spumoni ice cream.
1923
Governor Alfred E. Smith made a brief stop in Little Falls, and strolled into the City Hall to renew his friendship with the mayor and other city officials who were at the time attending a meeting of the Grade Crossing Commission. “Hello fellows,” said the state executive, who had his wife and children in tow, as he stepped into the room.
1941
Little Falls threw a street dance for 300 men in the 18th Quartermaster Battalion of the 4th Armored Division who camped overnight on the Middleville Road. The Rhythm Dukes provided music, and about 2,000 Little Falls residents watched or joined in.
June 19th Little Falls Historic Entry Dedication Ceremony
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumThe LITTLE FALLS HISTORIC ENTRY will be formally dedicated at a ceremony on East Main Street at the bottom of Ward Squareat 10:00 AM on June 19th.
Lafayette Tour Comes to Little Falls on June 10, 2025
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumLafayette visits Herkimer Home State Historic Site and Benton’s Landing in Little Falls on June 10 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Lockout of the 20,000
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumPresented by the New York Labor History Association and Little Falls Historical Society at the Little Falls Public Library, 10 Waverly Place, Little Falls, NY, 13365. Free admission!
A Local, Contemporary Look at the American Revolution
/by Cheyenne DorsagnoApril 19, 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. It was set off with the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.
MAY 24TH PATRIOTS DAY EVENT SUCCESSFUL DESPITE RAIN
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumHerkimer Home State Historic Site and the Little Falls Historical Society co-hosted a very successful Patriots Day event on Saturday, May 24, as part of Herkimer Home’s 2025 season-opening, afternoon-long Living History event.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY DUES HELP FINANCE SIGNS AND HISTORIC MARKERS – PART I OF 2
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumThe official dedication ceremony for the Little Falls Historic Entry’s historic markers and related signage along East Main Street will take place sometime in early June.
PATRIOTS DAY EVENT SATURDAY, MAY 24 AT HERKIMER HOME
/by Little Falls Historical Society MuseumThe Herkimer Home State Historic Site and the Little Falls Historical Society will co-host a Patriots Day event at Herkimer Home beginning at 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 24.