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Museum & Gift Shop
595 Long Pond Road
Greece, New York 14612
(585) 225-7221

Museum hours:
Resume March 2, 2025
Sundays 1:30 – 4:00 pm.

Office hours:
Mondays 10 a.m. – Noon
(or by appointment)
Contact us by mail

Girl Scouts Cookie Sale

Girl Scout Troop #60826

Girl Scout Cookie Sale

Sunday, March 16 at Greece Museum 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. (or until gone)

"Before Jackie: The Negro Leagues and the American Dream"

Presented by:
Mary Corey
American History Professor at SUNY Brockport

Before Jackie: The Negro Leagues, Civil Rights and the American Dream

Tuesday April 8, 2025
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm at
Greece Public Library

Reserve Your Seat Here

Bridge

History of Rochester's Main Street Bridge

Presented by: Geoffrey Zeiner

April 13, 2025
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm at the Museum

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Joan of Arc – the Warrior Saint

Presented by: Stephen Richey

Sunday April 27, 2:00 p.m.
Greece Museum

Holy Cross Church, Rochester

History of Holy Cross Parish / Church

Presented by
Marie Poinan

Marie Poinan

Holy Cross Church, Rochester

Tuesday May13, 2025
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Greece Public Library

Reserve Your Seat Here Link will be added soon

Scholarship Application

Is Now open for the 2024-2025 School Year

Warren C. Crandell

Warren in his Undress White Service Uniform Navy uniform

Aerial View of Greece Olympia High School Campus

Britton Road Junior High School

Warren C Crandell Memorial Scholarship

Program Archives

Explore The Video Archives

Latest Digital Copy of the Newsletter is now available

Stories of Greece History

Explore The Collection of Stories

The 2nd annual Warren C. Crandell Memorial Scholarship entry period is now open!

The 2nd annual Warren C. Crandell Memorial Scholarship entry period is now open!

ByGreece Museum awards,news,Scholarship January 31, 2025

The 2nd annual Warren C. Crandell Memorial Scholarship entry period is now open for Students that…

Sandy Peck, volunteer of the Year for 2024

Volunteer of the Year 2024

ByGreece Museum awards,Corinthian,news,Strawberry Festival,Volunteer of the Year December 20, 2024

Sandy Peck has received the Volunteer of the Year award for 2024…

A Brief History of Wegmans by Gary Harris

A Brief History of Wegmans by Gary Harris

ByPat Worboys news,Program Archives,Tuesday Programs December 4, 2024

On January 14th at 7 p.m., the Greece Historical Society will host its Second Tuesday of the Month…

Upcoming Events

March 23, 2025, 1:30 pm: MUSEUM OPEN More about MUSEUM OPEN
March 30, 2025, 1:30 pm: MUSEUM OPEN More about MUSEUM OPEN
April 6, 2025, 1:30 pm: Girl Scout Cookie Sale (again!) More about Girl Scout Cookie Sale (again!)
April 6, 2025, 1:30 pm: MUSEUM OPEN More about MUSEUM OPEN
April 8, 2025, 7:00 pm: Before Jackie: The Negro Leagues and the American Dream More about Before Jackie: The Negro Leagues and the American Dream

Check for even more upcoming events!

Complete Museum Calendar

Warren C Crandell Scholarship Application Period is Open for High School Students for the 2024-2025 School Year

For this school year, it is due by March 25, 2025. Click here for more information on the Application and requirements and yes there is an electronic submission for this scholarship.

Help Us Fulfill our Mission

Your contributions to Society are greatly appreciated. They help us discover, research, and preserve the Town of Greece’s history. We share that history with residents and the local community.

Please support the Greece Historical Society Mission

Area Photo showing current property lines Monroe County GIS

The City of Rochester in the Town of Greece: A legacy of the Erie Canal

1800-1850,1850-1900,1900-1950,1950-2000,2000 – Present,Erie Canal,Living in Greece Stories February 9, 2025

The distinctive shape of Rochester, New York, is largely the result of various annexations over the…

Greece Press. September 25, 1952

The Fight Against Polio

1900-1950,1950-2000 January 7, 2025

Between 1945 and 1955, polio was one of the most feared diseases in the United States, striking…

Dann House prior to 1885

DANN HOUSE – from Hotel to Bowling

1800-1850,1850-1900,1900-1950,Corinthian,Living in Greece Stories December 8, 2024

In 1885, Anthony Kleinhans purchased the Dann House, relocating it to the Long Pond outlet as a…

A Brief History of Wegmans

January 23, 2025Program Archives,Tuesday Programs1968 2 Stores open in Syracuse,1977 First Buffalo Store,1993 Erie PA,409 Dewey Ave,73 West Main St.,A Brief History of Wegmans,Blit-Rite,Chase-Pitkin,Colleen Wegman,Danny Wegman,Deleware,Gary Harris,Greece,Greece Historical Society,John B. Wegman,John F. Wegman,Mary Bemish,New Jersey,New York,Nicole Wegman,North Carolina,NYC,Robert Wegman,Rochester Fruit and Vegetable Company,Sterling Virginia,Strive for 5,Walter E.Wegman,Washington DC,Wegmans,Wegmans Food Market,Wegmans LPGA(0)

Come explore A Brief History of Wegmans by Gary Harris with us as he explores...

Elsa Von Blumen, Rochester’s First Female Cyclist

November 12, 2024Program Archives,Tuesday ProgramsDriving Park,Eastern United States,Elsa Von Blumen,Greece Historical Society,Henrietta,horses,Karen Lankeshofer,male cyclists,NY,professional athlete,safe cycling infrastructure,skaters,upstate New York(0)

Elsa Von Blumen was a Rochesterian who, in the 1880s, raced high-wheeled bikes against horses...

The Late Great Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co. by Donovan Shilling

September 10, 2024Program Archives,Tuesday Programs1868 establishments in New York (state),228 East Main Street,73 Main Street,Defunct companies based in New York (state),Defunct department stores based in New York State,Donovan Shilling,fire in 1904,pneumatic tubes based cash register system,Retail companies disestablished in 1990,Retail companies established in 1868,Rochester,Rufus Adams Sibley,Sibley Lindsay & Curr Company,Sibley's(0)

Explore the History of Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co. with Donovan Shilling who actually work...