The Town of Perinton here in Monroe County is celebrating their 200th anniversary. The Town was formed on 26 May 1812 and was named for Glover Perrin who was the first settler in the area in 1790. Glover settled around what is known as Perinton Center. When the Erie Canal came through in the mid …
The next song to hit the top of the charts in 1962 was a odd song to be on the top. The Stripper was recorded by David Rose (1910 – 1990) and his orchestra. MGM records wanted to get Ebb Tide, that he had recorded, out early and needed a song for the B-side. The …
On Monday Kodak sued Apple over ownership of 10 patents that both have claimed. Those 10 patents are part of the approximately 1,100 patents that Kodak is looking to sell. Last week, the Bankruptcy Court Judge suggested that this would be the the proper direction after saying he lacked the authority to rule on motion …
History in the making… On Monday Kodak filed to the bankruptcy court for approval of bidding procedures to auction off more than 1,100 digital imaging patents. Kodak will offer 2 portfolios for auction. The Digital Capture Portfolio includes over 700 patents, covering key aspects of image capture, processing, and transmission technologies that are crucial to …
Ancestry has completed indexing the 1940 census for New York State and is offering free access for a limited time. I couldn’t determine how long that free access lasts. You may want to go to this special web page as soon as possible. You also are going to have to sign up for a free …
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Some Newark (Wayne Co.) area newspapers have been added to the RRLC Historical Newspapers of the Rochester Region website. Those new newspaper that are available to be searched are: The Arcadian Weekly Gazette April 1889 – March 1906 The Marion Enterprise September 1880 – December 1923 The Newark Union August 1872 – December 1891 To …
History in the making… On Wednesday Kodak asked the Bankruptcy Court to reject an patent ownership claim from Apple. Apple also tried to block an action being decided by the Judge. Apple and Kodak have been suing and counter-suing each other on patents dealing with how photos are displayed on digital devices. History may be …
This is one of the songs that make me think of summer. Palisades Park by Freddy Cannon never hit the number one spot on the record charts. It only reached reached number 3 on the Billboard chart for the week of May 6-12, 1962. Then on the Cash Box chart the song also reached number …
History in the making… It was a dull news week for Kodak. Maybe that is good. A couple of news outlets in Rochester reported on a new product that Kodak is selling called the “Picture Keeper.” It is a flash drive that plugs into a USB outlet on a computer and finds all the pictures …
The War of 1812 started on June 1, 1812 when President James Madison asked Congress for permission to go to war with Britain. In the western New York region in June 1813 British ships raided a store of hundreds of barrels of flour and pork at Charlotte that was near the mouth of he Genesee …