Recorded June, 2021, at the Greece Historical Society
Come explore the Flower industry in western New York not to be mistaken with Flour Industry that was situated around the falls to be used as mills to grind the flour and wheat products.
Sunday Programs
These are our Sunday Programs that are recorded in the museum and posted here after to be viewed after recording
Sons of the American Revolution (Nov. 2020)
Recorded November 14, 2020, at the Greece Historical Society & Museum
Robert Coomber talks about the Sons of the American Revolution and what the local chapter does to honor those who fought in the Revolutionary War.
Public Shortcuts by Wally Rust Sept 21, 2020
Recorded September 21, 2020
Wally Rust talks about public shortcuts and sidewalks focusing on the Music Box Steps that were featured in Laurel & Hardy movies and other unique walks including some in the Rochester area.
Lake Ontario – the Past Sixty Years (July 2019)
Recorded July 14, 2019, at the Greece Historical Society Museum
Don Riley gives an eyewitness testimony to the past sixty years on how the Lake affects our eight miles of shoreline in Greece.
Irish Families of Greece
Recorded June 23, 2019, at the Greece Historical Society
Marie Poinan Looks at some of the Irish families of Mother of Sorrows parish who settled on or near Latta Road. Many rare photos included in the presentation are from families who have shared their family histories and have donated them to the collection of the Greece Historical Society.
The Colonel Patrick O’Rorke Society (Apr. 2019)
Recorded April 28, 2019, at the Greece Historical Society
Learn about the Colonel Patrick O’Rorke Memorial Society by Tom O’Connell.
Collecting Antique Bottles (Mar. 2019)
Recorded March 17, 2019, at the Greece Historical Society
Jack Stecher of the Genesee Valley Bottle Collectors Association talks about collecting antique bottles and the history of the companies that made them.
African Americans at Mt. Hope Cemetery (Feb. 2019)
Recorded Sunday, February 10, 2019
MOUNTAINS OF HOPE: Marilyn Nolte talks about Mt. Hope Cemetery and the notable African Americans interned there, followed by Frederick Douglass family descendant, Jacqueline Sprague Cooper who talks about African American burials and promoting genealogy research and the importance of telling your families stories. Presented at the Greece Historical Society Museum on February 10, 2019
Dobson Farm & Northgate (October. 2018)
Recorded October 23, 2018, at the Greece Historical Society
Story of the Dobson Farm that eventually became Northgate Plaza. Presented by Marie Poinan
Bosnian Immigrants in Rochester: Adapting to America (July 2018)
Recorded July 2018
Aiša Purak discusses her book, “Bosnian Immigrants: Opportunities and Challenges”, which studies a sampling of 100 Bosnian families who immigrated to Rochester and found a way to adapt to life in the new society—presented at the Town of Greece Museum on July 15, 2018.
You Can purchase a copy of her book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bosnian-Immigrants-Opportunities-Aisa-Purak/dp/0692852867
Cleaning Cemetery Headstones
Recorded June 10, 2018, at the Greece Historical Society
Mike Warner of the Rochester Genealogical Society talks about the responsible and safe methods to clean cemetery headstones. Presented at the Greece Historical Society on
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Recorded May 20, 2018, at the Greece Historical Society
Lynn Sullivan, (former) Chief Executive Officer of Holy Sepulchre Cemetery and Ascension Garden, presents a program on the history and special features of the cemetery. Holy Sepulchre Cemetery was founded in 1871 and is the largest and most active of Rochester’s cemeteries.
Erie Railroad History (Apr. 2018)
Recorded April 8, 2018, at the Greece Historical Society
Dave Shields from the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum presents a program on the history of the Erie Railroad in the Rochester area and a history of the R&GV Railroad Museum.
Jogging Through Cemeteries
Recorded November 12, 2017, at the Greece Historical Society Museum
Author Patrick Bynes talks about his new book where he takes the reader on a journey, as he jogs through local cemeteries in the Rochester, NY area, stopping to talk and interview people mourning lost family and friends. He gives an insight as to how we all deal, in our own way, with grief.
Buckman’s Dairy & Bakery History
Recorded July 16, 2017
Ralph DeStephano Jr. talks about the history and development of Buckman’s Dairy at the corner of Ridge Road and Long Pond Road from 1950 to the present. A loaf of bread would have cost $.18 and a gallon of milk sold for around $.97 at this time. The dairy was started in 1911 by Homer Buckman and closed in 2005. Recorded 16 July 2017 at the (Town of) Greece Historical Society.
Below is an article from Alan Muller about Homer J Buckman
Barns of Greece by Jane Grant
Recorded May 2017
Jane Grant, author of the book “The Barns of Greece, N.Y” talks about Greece Barns and the farm families who shared their stories. Presented at the Greece Museum on May 21, 2017. The book is available on our website or in our museum shop.
Some of these Barns are connected to the Pioneer Families of Greece and will also be featured in some of the upcoming bicentennial Snapshots for the Towns 200th Birthday.
