NEW BOOK – MURDER & MAYHEM IN HERKIMER COUNTY
Herkimer County is a region steeped in history that dates back to the settlement of the wilderness of the Mohawk Valley when the Palatine German settlers came to live along the Mohawk River in 1723. The Erie Canal opened up the West and travelers streamed through the Valley and communities grew. The County became notable for its agricultural pursuits and industries, and as these stories will attest, high profile murder cases. Roxalana Druse murdered her abusive husband and became the last woman to be hanged in New York State in 1887. Chester Gillette and Grace Brown were from Cortland, NY, but with their stop on a trip together at Big Moose Lake in northern Herkimer County, they became one of the most famous murder cases in the country in 1906. For the first time psychological tests of intelligence were admitted into court leading to a verdict of acquittal based on criminal imbecility for 16 year old jean Gianini who murdered his schoolteacher Lida Beecher in the village of Poland in 1914. These and more of the most fascinating historical murder cases in Herkimer County will be revealed in these pages.
The book sells for $23.99. It is available for sale in our Gift Shop, open Monday-Friday, 10-4, and by mail (add $5.00 for shipping and send a check to our address: HCHS, 400 N. Main St., Herkimer, NY 13350). For more information, call us at 315-866-6413!
Thank you to our wonderful writers for this book – Ted Adams, Jane Bellinger, Kelsey Denton, Jane Dieffenbacher, Barbara Dunadee, Faith Eckler, Jim Greiner, Jeff Gressler, Mary Haefele, Angela Harris, Caryl and Jim Hopson, David Krutz, Kathy Huxtable, Gregg Lawrence, Peg Masters, Susan Perkins, Fran Peruzzi, Donna Rubin, Jack Sherman, Margaret Sinclair, Jeff Steele, Roberta Walsh, Dennis Webster, and Wendy Ladd Weeks.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS ON OUR BOOK:
Come hear about some “murder and mayhem” at our upcoming programs. They all feature different authors, so don’t hesitate to come to more than one!
Saturday, February 8 @ 1:00 p.m. – Little Falls Public Library
~featuring contributing authors Jeff Gressler, Angela Harris, David Krutz and Susan Perkins
Thursday, February 27 @ 6:30 p.m. – Herkimer College – RMCC288 (Small Auditorium) in the Robert McLaughlin College Center, Sponsored By The Herkimer College History Club
~featuring authors Ted Adams, Kelsey Denton, Jim Greiner, Angela Harris and Jeff Steele
Tuesday, March 10 @ 2:30 p.m. – Acacia Village
~featuring authors Fran Peruzzi and Margaret Sinclair
Friday, April 17 @ Noon – Women of Rotary presentation at Raspberries restaurant in Utica
~featuring author Donna Rubin
Thursday, April 23 @ 7:00 p.m. – Limestone Ridge Historical Society in Oriskany Falls
~featuring author Jim Greiner
Wednesday, April 29 @ 6:30 p.m. – Frankfort Free Library
~featuring authors Barbara Dunadee and Margaret Sinclair
Wednesday, April 29 @ 6:00 p.m. – Earlville Library
~featuring authors Kathy Huxtable and Donna Rubin
Saturday, May 2 @ 10:30 a.m. – Didymus Thomas Library in Remsen
~featuring authors Jim Greiner and Susan Perkins
Wednesday, May 13 @ 11 a.m. – Erwin Library in Boonville
~featuring author Jack Sherman
Thursday, June 18 @ 6:30 p.m. – Frankfort Hill Historical Society at the No. 10 District Schoolhouse (located on the corner of Higby and Albany Roads)
~featuring author Jim Greiner
Tuesday, July 28 @ 6:30 p.m. – Woodgate Free Library at the Community Hall on Bear Creek Road
~featuring authors Susan Perkins and Roberta Walsh
Tuesday, August 4 @ 6:30 p.m. – Old Forge Library
~featuring authors Peg Masters and Susan Perkins
Wednesday, September 9 @ 6:30 p.m. – Frank J. Basloe Library in Herkimer
~featuring authors Ted Adams, Caryl Hopson and Fran Peruzzi
Some pictures from our Author Booksigning held on December 14:
