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.
When basketball was new, Little Falls (along with Herkimer) was one of its pioneering communities and had some of its better teams.
Known as “Chub” by his family and close friends, Charlie taught and coached at LFHS for over two decades, and left an indelible mark.
Every high school class has its outstanding students – the class valedictorian, the star athlete, the popular one, the most likely to succeed
Each year, the Little Falls Historical Society honors Patriots Day by hosting an event at a local historical site that played an important role in our colonial and Revolutionary War eras.
The Little Falls Historical Society will co-host a Saturday, May 18, Patriots Day observance program beginning at 11 a.m.
Sometimes all it takes is a picture to generate a Little Falls Historical Society writing series piece. Such is the case with this article.
The prelude to the life story of Charles P. Byron begins as one walks through the entrance of the Old St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Details of the Great Bicycle Race were published in The Saturday Globe. This article has been adapted and added to by Ann Eysaman Schuyler.
Lundstrom sectional barrister bookcases are often found in local law offices and private homes,holding sets of law books and personal libraries.
Earl Roberts - First Car Manufactured At Little Falls
Boy's Basketball Team 1901
1824 Bellinger Home, Little Falls, NY. Photo courtesy of the Little Falls Historical Society.
Railway Express Agency employees Al Munger (on left - Al later became Little Falls fire chief) and Jimmy Fitzgerald (on right) pictured with cages of homing pigeons outside of the company office once housed in the Old Bank Building. Photo courtesy of the Little Falls Historical Society.
The Entrance to Old St. Mary’s Cemetery | Archangel Gabriel with Trumpet in Alcove of Mausoleum
Lundstrom corner bookcase on museum display