Cars still a relative novelty at time of ‘Sociability’ run
Automobiles were still a relative novelty in Little Falls in 1909 when the Smith brothers, proprietors of the Richmond Hotel (later called Hotel Snyder) concocted the idea of a “Sociability” automobile run from the city to Cooperstown and back.

Earl Roberts - First Car Manufactured At Little Falls
Glimmerglass Film Days 2024, image by Glimmerglass Film Days
Sleepy Hollow Trick-or-Treat Event, Photo courtesy of the Farmers’ Museum.


Herkimer, NY, image by Mohawk Valley Today 

