The Erie Canal had it’s official opening 200 years ago (Oct. 26, 1825). New York State asked the Federal Government for aid in building the canal but no money came from the Feds. Instead, New York State paid for the entire build. It was such a success that it was paid for in just after …
I found this timeline of New York State in a book from 1983. It was obvious that it was copied from an earlier work as it only goes up to 1900. It is interesting how many canals were built in the State. Some didn’t last very long as the railroads quickly took over most of …
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 …
Just scanned three small booklets last week as I was busy with many other things. Genesee Country Scrapbook; Vol. 14, no. 5 (1967) by The Rochester Historical Society. It has short local history articles. The first article, “Notes on Social History of Early Rochester” is about early fashions and cooking. Then there are 2 articles …