Helpful Links:
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Walter Elwood Museum,
Amsterdam
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Noteworthy Indian Museum,
Amsterdam
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| The Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs |
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Cherry Valley Museum,
Cherry Valley
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| New York State Museum, Albany |
| Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany |
| The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls |
| Adirondack Museum, Blue Mountain Lake |
| Cedar Grove, Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill |
| Olana State Historic Site, (Frederick Edwin Church Home), Olana |
| Catskill Fly Fishing Center and Museum, Livingston Manor |
| Storm King Art Center, Mountainville |
| DIA Art Foundation, Beacon |
| Francis Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar, Poughkeepsie |
Galleries
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Picture Perfect Art Gallery
and Frame Shop,
Canajoharie
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Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts,
Little Falls
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Historic
Three
Rivers
Fantastic site. "Hudson-Mohawk-Schoharie - History from America's
most famous valleys". Loads of information, including entire books.
Not to be missed. Go right to the site map.
Roots Web
Excellent site with a ton of info about old Canjo.
Also superb genealogy resource.
Mohawk River Archeology
N.Y. State Museum site contains descriptions and
Rufus Grider paintings of Keater's Rift, Spraker's Tavern, and river
craft from bateaux to Durham boats.
Drums along
the Mohawk
Essential Rev War site for Tryon County buffs
Erie Canal
From University of Rochester's History Department
Canal Culture
Official website of New York State Canal System. Also, check out the
schedule for events up and down the canal system.
Chief Joseph Brant
Brief
history of this controversial and mercurial Revolutionary War - era
Iroquois Sachem, who owned a farm in Canajoharie
The Iroquois of the
Northeast
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
The Iroquois Longhouse
N.Y. State Museum's write-up of Mohawk
architecture
Canajoharie History
Brief history of Canajoharie Village.
The Canoe Aurora
From 1885, book-length account of a canoe trip from the Adirondacks
to the Gulf of Mexico. The author paddles through Canajoharie in
chapter 1.
Palatines to America
An
organization for people researching the origins of their
German-speaking ancestors
Wagner Palace Car
Webster
Wagner from Palatine Bridge invented the Palace Car for Cornelius
Vanderbilt's New York Central Railroad
Old Fort Frey
From New York State Military Museum's index of
forts
The
Old Mohawk Turnpike
Photos and descriptions from Nelson Greene's
classic book
Old Fort Johnson
National Historic Site on Mohawk River, it was
here that William Johnson called together the six nations before the
French and Indian War, then married Molly Brant.
Mohawk
Valley Heritage Corridor Commission
Located right in Canajoharie, MVHCC was
established by the state in 1997 for the purpose of managing the
heritage of the Mohawk Valley.
Montgomery County
Department of History and Archives
Located in the old Fonda courthouse, MCDHA
maintains a large archive of genealogy info, photos, maps, books and
documents.
New York State Historical
Association
Located in Cooperstown, facility includes Fenimore Art Museum, the
Farmer's Museum and a research library.
Herkimer Home State Historical
Sight
Nicholas Herkimer became the wealthiest Palatine
and as brigadier general commanding Tryon County's militia, hero of
Oriskany in 1777.
Johnson Hall
Irishman William Johnson became Indian
Superintendent, major general and baronet, i.e. the most powerful person
in New York until his death in 1774.
Hyde Hall
"Hyde Hall is a stunning reminder of a bygone
American era when families of English aristocracy established vast
estates in the former colonies. The house itself may well be the finest
example of neoclassic country mansions anywhere in America."
List
of over 400 Revolutionary War battles
Compiled by Vi P. Limric (OHSSAR) in 1922.
2nd Regiment -
Albany County Militia
Site by a group of Reenactors, devoted to "the
"civil war" that took place in upstate New York between the Loyalists
and the Patriots".
Central New York Bed & Breakfast Association
Empire State Bed and Breakfast Association
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Fulton County Chamber of Commerce