Connect with history, heritage, and community at the Herkimer County Historical Society.

The Herkimer County Historical Society is located at The 1870 Eckler House adjacent to the Suiter building. This is where the Society’s offices are located as well as our Resource Center/Library and Gift Shop. This building was named after the Eckler family who were major contributors to our capital campaign project when we purchased and refurbished it in the late 1980s. The 1884 Suiter Museum Building is a Queen Anne style building located at 400 North Main Street in Herkimer. This building was a legacy to the Herkimer County Historical Society in 1925 by Dr. A. Walter Suiter, a prominent citizen and physician. It was named in memory of Dr. Suiter’s father, Col. James A. Suiter, a noted Civil War veteran.