I created some random things last week. First is the web page, Members of the Rochester Historical Society in 1916. This information came from a handbook of the Society in 1916. There were several pages with the members at that time and it tells where they live. I was surprised how many people were living …
I scanned The University of Rochester; The First Hundred Years, (1950). This is a nice history of U. of R. from it’s beginning in a tavern, to the old campus centered on Prince, and then moving to the River campus. It is 96 pages with lots of pictures of the University through the years. I …
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 …