I remember well
I am of an age where I remember well the days before Roe v. Wade was the law of the land. I was in college, late ’60’s early ’70s, and living in an all-female dormitory. I remember a woman who was studying to...
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Where I Wander – Interesting Mushrooms
Story and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… in autumn quite often is in areas where I might find interesting mushrooms. The kind that I am looking for are definitely not edible; they are however the fascinating species...
Read MoreGoodbye Little Falls
Four years ago my wife and I moved to Little Falls, we found a beautiful home in a bucolic setting. Not being familiar with the area, my biggest concern was whether Little Falls was a city on the rise or a town whose best days...
Read MoreBurwell Street Namesake and Moreland Park visionary
by Jeff Gressler Since 1911, Moreland Park has played an important role in community life for generations of Little Falls residents. Family picnics, group outings, community events and celebrations, wedding receptions, birthday...
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Remembering of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, We Must Never Forget
As the 21st century got underway A group of people had evil planned on a certain day Think back in...
Read MoreWhere I Wander – Terrestrial Snails
Story and photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… several years ago a book by Elizabeth Tova Bailey entitled “The SOUND of a WILD SNAIL EATING” intrigued me enough to go wandering around our woods in search of these amazing...
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He Still Sustains: Pitt the Painter’s Studio Loft
by Laura Laubenthal From 2011 to 2013, I wrote my master’s degree thesis for the Cooperstown...
Read MoreWhere I Wander – Native Plants
Story and Photos by Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… may be to observe many of our native plants as I only have to walk out into our meadow, woods, or for a walk along the nearby roadsides. Many of the native plants can be found...
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Letter to the Editor – Congratulations
Dear Governor Hochul, Congratulations on your swearing-in today as Governor. As we look ahead to...
Read More“Surviving Childhood in Little Falls”
A Memoir and Interview with Jan P. Holick Sr. By Cynthia Holick Foley When asked if I had any siblings, I often quipped, “My brother and I were only children.” While my first decade was spent in the peaceful and prosperous...
Read MoreWhere I Wander – Another New Beginning
Story and Photographs By Joan Herrmann Whereiwander… even though we still have more than a month before our seasonal change begins in September; many signs of the coming transitions are appearing now. The Red Maple (Acer rubrum)...
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Historical Society cemetery walking tour and historic marker dedications – updated
The recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in Herkimer County has forced our board directors and officers...
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