Dec. 27th 1911 St. Mary’s new School Hall opened with a dance and a party. Dec. 28th 1885 Rebecca Batteson, the old African-American woman, died at the Johnson house on Second Street. Her son-in-law, Robert Johnson, stated that Becky was 117 years old and that…

Dec. 20th 1855 General Z.C. Priest received $166.66 per month as Assistant Superintendent of the railroad. 1910 Some weeks ago, the Presbyterian church society purchased a large lot on Jackson Street upon which a parish house was to be erected. An announcement was made today,…

Dec. 13th 1939 Born in Little Falls in 1886, and brought up here, internationally renowned architect Dwight James Baum has died. He designed many homes, hospitals, college buildings, and pavilions for the 1939 World’s Fair, but his most famous work was the Ca d’Zan in…

Dec. 6th 1841 A large number of unoccupied lots in the outpart of the village, formerly owned by Ellice and more recently by R. R. Ward, were sold at auction. A greater part of the property around the village is now owned by resident citizens….

Nov. 29th 1878 W. S. Tucker advertised a lot of Indian tanned buffalo robes for sale. They may be seen at his residence on Monroe Street. 1894 About 200 people braved the frigid cold weather at the Taylor driving park and watched Little Falls Academies…

Nov. 22nd 1832 We are happy to announce that the stone bridge across the Mohawk River is completed. It reflects to great credit the mechanical skills of Robert Stewart and Captain William Chase. 1902 The cornerstone of the Bethel Mission Chapel on the south side…

Nov. 15th 1893 The first hospital in Herkimer County opened, with four rooms for patients, in a renovated house at 14 North Ann Street in Little Falls. Mrs. E. B. Waite headed a group of women to form the hospital. Mrs. Jennie Johnson was matron…

Nov. 8th 1901 A good start for better streets was made this week in Little Falls as paving some of the main thoroughfares with bricks has been started. The first street to be completed was from the railroad tracks to the Mohawk River bridge on…

Nov. 1st 1891 Forty-eight Italians arrived in Little Falls from Buffalo to work on the Little Falls – Dolgeville railroad. 1893 “Big Frank,” the little 90 pound kangaroo, which was to have boxed at the Star Academy, died in that building from cramps. Nov. 2nd…

  Oct. 25th 1878 A large ice house, with a capacity for holding 5,000 tons, is being built on the south side flats. The ice will be forwarded to city markets during the hot weather. 1902 The city breathed a sigh of relief after police,…