The biggest thing that I scanned last week was what I call the Sesquicentennial Press Package. It is a folder with 10 different fliers from the 150th anniversary of the City of Rochester in 1984. They vary greatly in size and detail. The largest item is a fancy calendar of events. Some events are on every flier and a couple are specific, like the program for the “Ball.” Note that one thing is the music for the Sesquicentennial song. I can’t remember if I heard that in 1984 or not.
On Oct. 23rd there was a dedication of a memorial to the forgotten people buried in the Public Grounds in Mt. Hope Cemetery. I was going to scan it but I needed permission from Dr. Ryan Thibodeau who was the head of the dedication committee. Not only did he give me permission to share the flier but he also sent a graphic of the memorial. That memorial is shared on+ a picture page. The local TV stations also did an interview with Dr. Thibodeau. I pulled out my phone and recorded this video that is on YouTube. It a slightly shaky and you may have to turn up the volume..
Then I also scanned some more local theater programs:
- “Plaza Suite” by Neil Simon; given in Nov. & Dec. 1977 by Rochester Community Players
- “Rochysteria 150” from 1984 at Village Gate
- “Tartuffe alias ‘The Preacher'”; Dec. 30, 1982 – Jan. 23, 1983 at Geva Theatre
- “Mass Appeal”; Jan. 28 – Feb. 20, 1983 at Geva Theatre
- “All My Sons”; Nov. 29, 1984 – Feb. 9, 1984 at Geva Theatre
- “Billy Bishop Goes To War”; Nov. 1 – Dec. 15, 1984 at Geva Theatre
- “The Foreigner”; April 26 – May 18, 1985 at Geva Theatre
- “And A Nightingale Sang…”; May 24 – June 15, 1985 at Geva Theatre
- “Other People’s Money”; Sept. 3 – Oct. 6, 1991 at Geva Theatre
- “Anything Goes” Jan. 8, 1992 at Geva Theatre