John Frazier – Prisoner of War, Hero
by John Frazier, Jr. Personal and societal beliefs and principles certainly change with time....
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Category: LF Historical Society
The Little Falls Lock 17 Dedication Celebration of 1916
Photo by Dave Warner – Lock 17 in June 2020. by Angela Harris Will Go Down in History:...
Read MoreMayor Hadley Jones – A Saint or a Sinner? (Part II)
by Louis Baum Flight The writing was on the wall. Since there was no way of getting out of debt, much of it a result of illegal activities, Hadley Jones had a choice of, most likely, going to prison or fleeing from Little Falls...
Read MoreMayor Hadley Jones – A Saint or a Sinner?
by Louis Baum – Part I A Star is Born Everybody enjoys a “rag to riches“ story especially if it involves a local boy or girl. Think about John Riccardo. John was the son of hard-working Italian immigrant parents. His...
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A Sun Shower Without End
by Ray Lenarcic While driving down Flint Avenue in my hometown of Little Falls the other day, I...
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Patriots Day honors those who were not sunshine patriots
Photo submitted – New York State historic marker nearby Yellow Church Cemetery. by Jeffrey...
Read MoreSometimes Distributing Vaccines Easier Said Than Done
by Schuyler Van Horn With all the buzz about COVID-19 vaccines, it brought back memories of vaccines administered when I was in Vietnam in 1971-72. I was not a Medic but an intelligence officer stationed in a remote place named...
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Hector Allen
by David Krutz To anyone who walked the halls of Little Falls High School in the 1960s, ’70s,...
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A child’s memory of World War II
Photo submitted – Mary Ann Mucica (extreme left) and other children on a half-track military...
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1960s Rock and Roll in Little Falls
by Joe Chapadeau In some ways, the story of rock & roll in Little Falls begins and ends on...
Read MoreGuest Appearance: Christmas in 1971 in Vietnam – A veteran’s remembrance
By Schuyler Van Horn, member of the Little Falls Historical Society Recently, we celebrated the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War. One of the stories was of British and German troops peacefully playing soccer and...
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Old bank building reaches a milestone
Photo submitted – National Herkimer County Bank and Presbyterian Church in the background...
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