In May Autumn Haag gave a short talk to the Rochester Genealogical Society She is from the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation at the Rush Rhees Library of the University of Rochester. I really wanted to talk to her about something I had on my ‘to-do” list but she had to leave …
This weekend, Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, is “ROC the Riverway Weekend.” There are many events around the Genesee River from downtown to Charlotte. A lot of the events involve a lot of walking. One highlight is a trip down to the base of the Upper Falls on Friday. That area has been closed off …
It has been almost a year since there has been a new post on the history of Ontario Beach Park. This is things that happened in 1936. Before the opening of the park for the year an event happened on Lake Ontario that was reported in newspapers around New York State. On Feb. 26th the …
WROC, channel 8, has this post on their website marking 15 years since the Fast Ferry left Rochester. The video on that page seems to have been put together 15 years ago. They also referenced my Short History of the Rochester Fast Ferry that I last updated in 2015. I probably should to do an …