Little Falls NY Historical Society Museum posted on January 7 at 10:14 PM ·
Doctor Frederick Collins Sabin - As a thirteen-year-old, he lost his mother, Nellie, at age forty to cancer. His father Peden James was a conductor for the railroad and was killed five years later in a train accident. Maybe it was these two tragedies that provoked a selfless caring for others throughout his life.
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On January 8, 1965, Dr. Fred Sabin, who was president of the successful Sesquicentennial Celebration, was elected the first president of the Little Falls Historical Society."
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Dr. Frederick Collins Sabin was born in East Syracuse on October 12, 1893. He attended medical school in Maryland and became physician for the City of Little Falls serving the Baby Welfare Clinic and attending to the poor. He first married Esther Chapman in 1924 and the couple had three children. Esther passed away from a cerebral embolism in 1936. In 1937, Dr. Sabin married his nurse, Gertrude Moynihan.
The Sabins purchased the property at 23 North Ann Street on February 25, 1938. His office was located in the back of their home with the entrance on Garden Street. They built a summer home, Three Acres, close to the city on Sabin Road near the Little Falls Municipal Golf Course. They shared a love of Early American History and collected antique artifacts, turning Three Acres into a private museum. The site contained period buildings such as an old-fashioned doctor's office and a country store.
On April 19, 1940, Dr. Sabin responded to the horrific Gulf Curve Train Wreck in which 31 people were killed. He pushed for the removal of the Gulf Curve. The project was delayed for several years because of World War II and it wasn't completed until 1947.
In 1965, Dr Sabin was the first president of the newly formed Little Falls Historical Society. He was instrumental in saving the Old Stone Bank from demolition through Urban Renewal. He was very active within the community and was a member of many organizations including the Little Falls Historical Society, Presbyterian Church, Masonic Order, American Legion & Auxiliary, Exchange Club, Board of Charities, The Herkimer Home, the Medical Society of Herkimer County and he served as coroner. He was the chairman of the huge and successful Little Falls Sesquicentennial Celebration in July 1961.
Dr. Frederick Sabin died on June 7, 1967, after becoming ill at his Three Acres homestead. He had been in a car accident a few weeks prior to his death, from which he had never fully recovered. After Dr. Sabin's death, the contents of Three Acres, including the buildings, were sold to museums and collectors across the country. One museum was the famous Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Dr. Sabin's wife, Gertrude, donated the 1886 Frog Fountain to the Little Falls Historical Society in his memory. The Society had the fountain restored and it was installed outside the museum on Albany Street.
Doctor Frederick Collins Sabin - As a thirteen-year-old, he lost his mother, Nellie, at age forty to cancer. His father Peden James was a conductor for the railroad and was killed five years later in a train accident. Maybe it was these two tragedies that provoked a selfless caring for others throughout his life.
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On January 8, 1965, Dr. Fred Sabin, who was president of the successful Sesquicentennial Celebration, was elected the first president of the Little Falls Historical Society."
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Dr. Frederick Collins Sabin was born in East Syracuse on October 12, 1893. He attended medical school in Maryland and became physician for the City of Little Falls serving the Baby Welfare Clinic and attending to the poor. He first married Esther Chapman in 1924 and the couple had three children. Esther passed away from a cerebral embolism in 1936. In 1937, Dr. Sabin married his nurse, Gertrude Moynihan.
The Sabins purchased the property at 23 North Ann Street on February 25, 1938. His office was located in the back of their home with the entrance on Garden Street. They built a summer home, Three Acres, close to the city on Sabin Road near the Little Falls Municipal Golf Course. They shared a love of Early American History and collected antique artifacts, turning Three Acres into a private museum. The site contained period buildings such as an old-fashioned doctor's office and a country store.
On April 19, 1940, Dr. Sabin responded to the horrific Gulf Curve Train Wreck in which 31 people were killed. He pushed for the removal of the Gulf Curve. The project was delayed for several years because of World War II and it wasn't completed until 1947.
In 1965, Dr Sabin was the first president of the newly formed Little Falls Historical Society. He was instrumental in saving the Old Stone Bank from demolition through Urban Renewal. He was very active within the community and was a member of many organizations including the Little Falls Historical Society, Presbyterian Church, Masonic Order, American Legion & Auxiliary, Exchange Club, Board of Charities, The Herkimer Home, the Medical Society of Herkimer County and he served as coroner. He was the chairman of the huge and successful Little Falls Sesquicentennial Celebration in July 1961.
Dr. Frederick Sabin died on June 7, 1967, after becoming ill at his Three Acres homestead. He had been in a car accident a few weeks prior to his death, from which he had never fully recovered. After Dr. Sabin's death, the contents of Three Acres, including the buildings, were sold to museums and collectors across the country. One museum was the famous Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Dr. Sabin's wife, Gertrude, donated the 1886 Frog Fountain to the Little Falls Historical Society in his memory. The Society had the fountain restored and it was installed outside the museum on Albany Street.
Little Falls NY Historical Society Museum posted on January 7 at 10:14 PM ·
Doctor Frederick Collins Sabin - As a thirteen-year-old, he lost his mother, Nellie, at age forty to cancer. His father Peden James was a conductor for the railroad and was killed five years later in a train accident. Maybe it was these two tragedies that provoked a selfless caring for others throughout his life.
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On January 8, 1965, Dr. Fred Sabin, who was president of the successful Sesquicentennial Celebration, was elected the first president of the Little Falls Historical Society."
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Dr. Frederick Collins Sabin was born in East Syracuse on October 12, 1893. He attended medical school in Maryland and became physician for the City of Little Falls serving the Baby Welfare Clinic and attending to the poor. He first married Esther Chapman in 1924 and the couple had three children. Esther passed away from a cerebral embolism in 1936. In 1937, Dr. Sabin married his nurse, Gertrude Moynihan.
The Sabins purchased the property at 23 North Ann Street on February 25, 1938. His office was located in the back of their home with the entrance on Garden Street. They built a summer home, Three Acres, close to the city on Sabin Road near the Little Falls Municipal Golf Course. They shared a love of Early American History and collected antique artifacts, turning Three Acres into a private museum. The site contained period buildings such as an old-fashioned doctor's office and a country store.
On April 19, 1940, Dr. Sabin responded to the horrific Gulf Curve Train Wreck in which 31 people were killed. He pushed for the removal of the Gulf Curve. The project was delayed for several years because of World War II and it wasn't completed until 1947.
In 1965, Dr Sabin was the first president of the newly formed Little Falls Historical Society. He was instrumental in saving the Old Stone Bank from demolition through Urban Renewal. He was very active within the community and was a member of many organizations including the Little Falls Historical Society, Presbyterian Church, Masonic Order, American Legion & Auxiliary, Exchange Club, Board of Charities, The Herkimer Home, the Medical Society of Herkimer County and he served as coroner. He was the chairman of the huge and successful Little Falls Sesquicentennial Celebration in July 1961.
Dr. Frederick Sabin died on June 7, 1967, after becoming ill at his Three Acres homestead. He had been in a car accident a few weeks prior to his death, from which he had never fully recovered. After Dr. Sabin's death, the contents of Three Acres, including the buildings, were sold to museums and collectors across the country. One museum was the famous Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Dr. Sabin's wife, Gertrude, donated the 1886 Frog Fountain to the Little Falls Historical Society in his memory. The Society had the fountain restored and it was installed outside the museum on Albany Street.
Doctor Frederick Collins Sabin - As a thirteen-year-old, he lost his mother, Nellie, at age forty to cancer. His father Peden James was a conductor for the railroad and was killed five years later in a train accident. Maybe it was these two tragedies that provoked a selfless caring for others throughout his life.
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On January 8, 1965, Dr. Fred Sabin, who was president of the successful Sesquicentennial Celebration, was elected the first president of the Little Falls Historical Society."
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Dr. Frederick Collins Sabin was born in East Syracuse on October 12, 1893. He attended medical school in Maryland and became physician for the City of Little Falls serving the Baby Welfare Clinic and attending to the poor. He first married Esther Chapman in 1924 and the couple had three children. Esther passed away from a cerebral embolism in 1936. In 1937, Dr. Sabin married his nurse, Gertrude Moynihan.
The Sabins purchased the property at 23 North Ann Street on February 25, 1938. His office was located in the back of their home with the entrance on Garden Street. They built a summer home, Three Acres, close to the city on Sabin Road near the Little Falls Municipal Golf Course. They shared a love of Early American History and collected antique artifacts, turning Three Acres into a private museum. The site contained period buildings such as an old-fashioned doctor's office and a country store.
On April 19, 1940, Dr. Sabin responded to the horrific Gulf Curve Train Wreck in which 31 people were killed. He pushed for the removal of the Gulf Curve. The project was delayed for several years because of World War II and it wasn't completed until 1947.
In 1965, Dr Sabin was the first president of the newly formed Little Falls Historical Society. He was instrumental in saving the Old Stone Bank from demolition through Urban Renewal. He was very active within the community and was a member of many organizations including the Little Falls Historical Society, Presbyterian Church, Masonic Order, American Legion & Auxiliary, Exchange Club, Board of Charities, The Herkimer Home, the Medical Society of Herkimer County and he served as coroner. He was the chairman of the huge and successful Little Falls Sesquicentennial Celebration in July 1961.
Dr. Frederick Sabin died on June 7, 1967, after becoming ill at his Three Acres homestead. He had been in a car accident a few weeks prior to his death, from which he had never fully recovered. After Dr. Sabin's death, the contents of Three Acres, including the buildings, were sold to museums and collectors across the country. One museum was the famous Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
Dr. Sabin's wife, Gertrude, donated the 1886 Frog Fountain to the Little Falls Historical Society in his memory. The Society had the fountain restored and it was installed outside the museum on Albany Street.
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