Listening Session at MVCC
The Mohawk Valley Economic Development District (MVEDD) invites you to join a Listening Session Feb 28, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
The Mohawk Valley Economic Development District (MVEDD) invites you to join a Listening Session Feb 28, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
SUNY Cobleskill is launching a new Dairy Processing Microcredential Series!
Offered free of charge, the series is open to any interested individual
Mohawk Valley Featured Weekend Events for February 7-9 happening in Cherry Valley, Fort Hunter, Gloversville, Little Falls, Old Forge, & more!!
The Center for Agriculture Development and Entrepreneurship reminder: Apply for the Beginning Farmer Boost Program by February 9!
Mohawk Valley Featured Weekend Events for January 31-Feb 2 happening in Cooperstown, Nelliston, Little Falls, Fort Plain, Johnstown & more!!
Mohawk Valley Featured Weekend Events for January 24-26 happening in Amsterdam, Nelliston, Little Falls, Fort Plain, & more!!
Mohawk Valley Featured Weekend Events for January 17-19! Thank you Little Falls, Fort Plain, & Gloversville for sharing events with us!!
Mohawk Valley Featured Weekend Events for January 10-12! Thank you Little Falls, Ilion, Old Forge, Gloversville for sharing events with us!!
Mohawk Valley Featured Weekend Events for January 3-5! Thank you Gloversville, Little Falls, and more for sharing your events with us!!
Read the timeless classic, A Visit from Saint Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore. ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the…
The Cabin Fever Virtual Conversation Virtual Series continues with “Fort Hunter Mohawks: We Are Still Here with Bonnie Jane Maracle beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday February 5, 2025 via Zoom.
Join Bonnie Jane Maracle and the Fulton County Historical Society for “Fort Hunter Mohawks: We Are Still Here!,” an update from a descendent of the Fort Hunter Mohawks on the survival and establishment of the Mohawk community at Kenhteke/Tyendinaga Territory in southern Ontario on the north shore of Lake Ontario. This program will be hosted on Zoom and is free but pre-registration is required.
Iehnhotonkws Bonnie Jane Maracle is from the Wolf Clan of the Mohawk Nation, Kenhteke/Tyendinaga Territory, Ontario. She holds a B.A. in Indigenous Studies, Trent U and a B.Ed. & M.Ed., Queen’s U. Bonnie Jane is a member of the Board of Directors for Tsi Tsyonnheht Onkwawenna Language & Culture Centre (TTO) at Tyendinaga; and is a Board member and Language Program Coordinator at Kanatsiohareke Mohawk Community in Upper New York State. She is also the CGO of Ontario Native Literacy Coalition at Ohsweken, Grand River Territory. Bonnie Jane has been a Sessional Instructor at U of Victoria for the past 20 years. At present, having retired from full-time employment as the Indigenous Learning Strategist in Student Life at U of Toronto, she is now the Traditional Teacher in Residence at First Nations House.
Wednesday, February 12th, 7pm
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From the women of the Revolutionary War to revolutionary women like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Rose Knox, join us in a discussion about some of Fulton County’s well-known and unsung heroines. This program will be hosted on Zoom and is free but pre-registration is required.
Wednesday, February 19th, 7:00 p.m.
The Erie Canal is celebrating its bicentennial! This program outlines the story of
the canal and how it has been heralded in pop culture, folklore, and the history books. Discover how it was recognized at 100, and what celebrations the corridor has planned for it’s 200th! This program will be hosted on Zoom and is free but pre-registration is required.
David Brooks is the Director of Education at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site.
February 22nd, April 12th, May 17th, and June 14th, 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
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Join Dr. Anna Biel and the FCHS in an exploration of and reflection on the history and legacies of the American Revolution as we consider how those legacies connect to or disrupt indigenous histories, our use of natural resources, political development, and national expansion.
A limited number of books will be available to borrow through Humanities NY on a first come, first serve basis.
Land, Liberty & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution is made possible with support from Humanities New York.
For questions and additional information please contact the Fulton County Historical Society.
February 22nd, April 12th, May 17th, and June 14th, 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Pre-register for this series here
Join Dr. Anna Biel and the FCHS in an exploration of and reflection on the history and legacies of the American Revolution as we consider how those legacies connect to or disrupt indigenous histories, our use of natural resources, political development, and national expansion.
A limited number of books will be available to borrow through Humanities NY on a first come, first serve basis.
Land, Liberty & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution is made possible with support from Humanities New York.
For questions and additional information please contact the Fulton County Historical Society.
The public is invited to taste, try and buy food, beverage, and other products made by the small businesses and farms from the Mohawk Valley and beyond. The Expo will provide an opportunity for artisan, health, beauty and farm-to-table businesses to showcase their products to sponsors, buyers, and the community.
The Expo will showcase our participants, as well as local artisan, health, beauty, and farm-to-table businesses and their products to the community. Last year’s Expo featured over 100 value-added products, and 2025 is expected to be even bigger!
Admission is free for attendees.
February 22nd, April 12th, May 17th, and June 14th, 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Pre-register for this series here
Join Dr. Anna Biel and the FCHS in an exploration of and reflection on the history and legacies of the American Revolution as we consider how those legacies connect to or disrupt indigenous histories, our use of natural resources, political development, and national expansion.
A limited number of books will be available to borrow through Humanities NY on a first come, first serve basis.
Land, Liberty & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution is made possible with support from Humanities New York.
For questions and additional information please contact the Fulton County Historical Society.
Conference Lodging:
Please Click Here for the 2025 Hotel-Lodging Information
Lunch: Provided on Saturday and Sponsored by Lorna Hainesworth, Ambassador and National Traveler and Fort Plain Museum Board of Trustees Member
Conference Location: The Fulton-Montgomery Community College’s Theater – The Visual Arts & Communications Building (Campus Map Building #2) – 2805 NY-67, Johnstown, NY 12095 – Please Park in Lots 5, 4 or Visitor’s Lot – Please Click Here – FMCC Campus Map
Pulitzer Prize Winner Rick Atkinson – The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780
Major General Jason Q. Bohm USMC – 250th United States Marine Corp
Alexander R. Cain – We Stood Our Ground: 250th of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775
Abby Chandler – Choosing Sides: North Carolina’s Regulator Rebellion and the American Revolution
Gary Ecelbarger – The Mammoth of Monmouth: George Washington’s 1778 Campaign in New Jersey
Michael P. Gabriel – Richard Montgomery and the Other Invasion of Canada
Shirley L. Green – Integrating Enslaved and Free: Rhode Island’s Revolutionary Black Regiment
Don N. Hagist – State of British Army in 1775
Patrick H. Hannum – Great Bridge and Kemps Landing, Virginia 1775
Edward G. Lengel – 250th General George Washington and the Continental Army
Wayne Lenig – Committee of Safety and the Mohawk Valley in 1775
James Kirby Martin – Setting the Stage for Bloody Warfare in the Mohawk Valley: Neutrality versus Partisan Combat in 1775
James L. Nelson – Bunker Hill: The First Battle of the American Revolution
Jane Simpson, U.E. – Twice Refugees: A Huguenot Family’s Shades of Allegiance in Dutchess and Westchester County New York, during the American Revolution
William P. Tatum III, Ph.D. – “To Quell, Suppress, and Bring Them to Reason by Force:” Combatting the Loyalist Threat in New York during 1775
Bruce M. Venter – “It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones”: Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys Take Fort Ticonderoga
Bus Tour – We Stood Our Ground: The Battles of Lexington & Concord, April 19, 1775 – Led by Alexander R. Cain – Thursday, May 29, 2025
February 22nd, April 12th, May 17th, and June 14th, 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Pre-register for this series here
Join Dr. Anna Biel and the FCHS in an exploration of and reflection on the history and legacies of the American Revolution as we consider how those legacies connect to or disrupt indigenous histories, our use of natural resources, political development, and national expansion.
A limited number of books will be available to borrow through Humanities NY on a first come, first serve basis.
Land, Liberty & Loss: Echoes of the American Revolution is made possible with support from Humanities New York.
For questions and additional information please contact the Fulton County Historical Society.