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Utica College of Syracuse University names first president: This week in history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 months ago1963, 61 years ago He's the first Dr. J. Kenneth Donahue is appointed the first president of Utica...
Utica's first school opens, cutlery company makes pocket knives: Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year ago1797, 226 years ago First school opens The first school in Utica (the hamlet was called Old Fort...
Utica becomes sixth city in the state: This week in Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 months ago1832, 192 years ago We are No. 6 Utica becomes a city this week -- on February 13 -- when the state...
Mohawk Valley history: Utica novelist makes best-seller list in U.S., England
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: A previous version of this article contained incorrect information. Gerald Magee of...
Utica grad makes Hollywood debut in new Western: Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years ago1799, 224 years ago Brick hotel is a first in Utica The village of Utica's first hotel — and brick...
Taking a look back at Utica's 'first lady.' A look back this week in Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 months ago1832, 192 years ago Utica's 'first lady' Sarah Backus Kirkland, the new city of Utica's first "first...
Mohawk Valley history: Museum's wax 'collection of curiosities' attracts hundreds in Utica
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years ago1828, 194 years ago Coming soon: a 'real' mermaid Dozens of stuffed animals, hundreds of stuffed and...
Mohawk Valley history: Broadway pros stage musical valentine for Utica Symphony Orchestra
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year ago1832, 191 years ago Utica is No. 6 The state Legislature grants a city charter to the village of...
Western NY university's story begins with Utica businessman: Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year ago1854, 169 years ago A charitable Utican Nicholas Devereux, wealthy Utica businessman, is in Rome...
Here's what the president said to a crowd on Main Street in Utica | Mohawk Valley history
Utica Observer-Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year ago1861, 162 years ago These were Abraham Lincoln's words to Utica February 18, 1861, a date that will...