The Greece Historical Society shared brief videos. These videos help commemorate the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Town of Greece. This series started on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, and concluded on March 21st, 2023. This series has shared many details about the people and events that influenced the town’s evolution. The topics in the Snapshots were researched, written, and narrated by Maureen Whalen. All the snapshots are edited and produced by Pat Worboys. We hope that you will find these videos both interesting and informative.
We would like to thank the following people, town officials, fire departments, school districts, newspapers, and news stations. They provided all the images and information. We used these to compile these snapshots for you to learn more about the history of the Town of Greece.
We would like to thank Gina DiBella, Bill Sauers, and Marie Poinan. We also thank Douglas Worboys, Gene Preston, Jane Grant, Robert Bilsky, and Ralph DeSptephano Sr. for their contributions to the snapshots. Alan Mueller, Joseph Vitello, Pat Worboys, Carolyn Kerheart, and many more contributed significantly. Some of the notes and research are from people who are no longer with us. We would like to give credit to Helen Slocum. Virginia Tomkiewicz, Shirley Cox Husted, and William Aeberli also deserve credit. We especially want to acknowledge Lorraine Kress Beane.
We would like to thank the following organizations for the use of their images. They include North Greece Fire Department, Greece Ridge/Ridge Road Fire District, and Barnard Fire Department. We also thank The Office of the Greece Historian. Other organizations include Rochester Public Library, The University of Rochester, and Rochester Institute of Technology. We also thank Democrat and Chronicle, 13 Wham TV, WHEC, WROC, and Spectrum News. Thanks also to Mother of Sorrows, Greece Baptist Church, Greece United Methodist Church, and Greece Central School District. Finally, The Landmark Society of Western New York, Rochester Museum and Science Center, and others contributed.
Each snapshot will contain a description of the video. Some of the posts will contain information that is written to explain content that was not included in the video. This content is related to the video so you can understand its connection to the snapshot. They also include related articles that were written in the society’s newsletter. They have links to buy some of the books that the society has published over the years. These are to enhance the subjects that are covered in the Snapshots that are put together each week.
If you have ideas or topics that you would like to see covered in this or a different future series, please let us know. You can reach us via our Facebook page. You can also let us know by submitting a request for a snapshot topic or subject.
Bicentennial Snapshot # 24 The Hotel of Many Names
Bicentennial Snapshot # 23 – The Larkin Hotel
Bicentennial Snapshot # 22 – North Greece / Jenkin’s Corners
Bicentennial Snapshot # 21 – Doctor Samuel Beach Bradley
Bicentennial Snapshot # 20 – “Hoosick” / West Greece
Bicentennial Snapshot # 19- Henpeck, Hoosick, and Hojack, What’s in a Name? Part 2
Bicentennial Snapshot # 18 Henpeck, Hoosick, Hojack, What’s in a Name? Part 1
Bicentennial Snapshot # 17 – Henpeck / South Greece Hamlet
Bicentennial Snapshot # 16 – ‘ADA’ Ridge Hamlet
