Almanac for February 2026
Holidays and Observances in February
February 1 National Freedom Day; St. Brigit’s Day
February 2 Groundhog’s Day; Candlemas; Cross Quarter Day of Imbolc.
February 12 Abraham Lincoln’s...
Mohawk Valley Almanac for January 2026
Mohawk Valley Almanac for January 2026
Holidays in January 2026
January 1 New Year’s Day
January 7 Orthodox Christmas, Julian
January 6 Epiphany, Twelfth Night; Three Kings Day
January...
May Almanac ~
By Roger Chambers
May Holidays and Observances
May 1 May Day / Celtic Beltaine; Law Day; International Labor Day
May 2 Rhode Island Independence Day
May 5 Cinco...
Mohawk Valley Almanac October 2021 Edition: By Roger Chambers
Mohawk Valley Almanac October 2021 Edition
By Roger Chambers
Holidays and Observances of October
September 15- October 15
Hispanic Heritage Month
October 5 Child Health Day
October 6 German...
Mohawk Valley Almanac, September 2025
Holidays and Observations in September
September 1 Labor Day
September 7 Grandparents Day
September 9 Admission Day in California
September 11 Patriot Day
September 17 Constitution...
Mohawk Valley Almanac August 2024
Mohawk Valley Almanac August 2024
August followed closely by September’s Labor Day is the last hurrah of summer. Colleges and universities begin classes prior to...
Mohawk Valley January Almanac
By Roger Chambers
There are two major holidays in January. New Year’s Day ends the holidays season with a day feasting on holiday turkey, ham,...
Guest Editorial — Tenney Part of Problem
- by Roger Chambers
Utica has a long history of newspapers, starting with the Utica Observers as a weekly in 1817, becoming a daily paper...
MoVa August Alamanac
By Roger Chambers
There are no major holidays in August.
Proclamation days include Women’s Equality Day. On that day in 1920, a proclamation giving American women...
MoVa Almanac, November Edition
by Roger Chambers
November is generally a cool to cold month with gray skies, rain, and sometimes blustery snowstorms, an early reminder of the coming...