A presentation about researching your family in anticipation of the town’s Bicentennial in 2022. With Barb Koehler, JoAnn Ward Snyder, and Marie Poinan.
JoAnn Ward Snyder, and Marie Poinan followed up with a program in November with a look at who was in volume I and three family members that were featured in the book joined us for the talk called A Visit with Pioneer Family Descendants and it featured a visit by the descendants of the Volkmar and Cole/Kenyon families.
Here is the Next Chapter in the Process after this program was recorded.
After the Making of Book 1 Program, the presenters brought in three members of the Pioneer Families and let them talk about them to the members.
Volume 1 of The Pioneer Families of the Town Of Greece is out now,
Volume 2 of The Pioneer Families of the Town of Greece will be released mid to late 2023 depending on final revisions and last-minute touches on the book. Stay tuned to our Facebook page for updates on when the book will go live for sale.
An update on Volume 2 status has been recorded and here is the link to the updates on where the book stands as of November 14, 2023, currently they are waiting on final sign-offs from families to print the stories in this volume.
On May 11, 2021, Kathleen Britton discussed the evolution of Park Avenue Hospital in Rochester. The institution relocated to Greece, New York, transforming into Park Ridge, then Unity, and presently it integrates Rochester General Hospital.
In this Zoom presentation, join James Valenti as he discusses the Rochester court case, Nebbia v. New York, which made its way to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1934. It dealt with the suit of Leo Nebbia, the owner of a grocery store, against a piece of NYS’s version of New Deal legislation. He will also touch on two other local Supreme Court cases, Valenti v. Rockefeller and Town of Greece v. Galloway.
James Valenti, JD, LLM, Esq, is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at SUNY- FLCC in Canandaigua.
Linda Bartash-Dawley unveiled her work, “Carousels of Monroe County,” in a recent presentation. The narrative represents a comprehensive exploration of the historical carousels in Monroe County, appealing universally to carousel enthusiasts, historians, and anyone curious about local culture and heritage.
On February 9, 2021, Karen Dinkle Bunton and Jerry Bunton engaged in a Zoom discussion about Rochester’s Black History from the Dinkle family’s perspective. The dialogue was facilitated by Michelle Finn and Emily Morry from the Local History & Genealogy Division, Central Library.
On January 12, 2021, a presentation titled “Mark Twain and the Civil War” was delivered by Rosemary Irwin. The event, recorded via Zoom, discussed the renowned American author’s connection to and perspectives on the Civil War.
Kathleen Graupman, Superintend of GCSD via “Zoom”. Ms. Graupman discusses what education has looked like during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sharing some specific successes and challenges.
8 Brave Civil War Soldiers: Past Meets the Present when Fourth Graders Honor the Fallen in Pittsford, a discussion with Toni Stevens-Oliver, Thornell Road elementary school teacher, and Vicki Masters Profitt, author, historian, and Director of the Fairport Historical Museum. Co-hosted by the Greece Historical Society.
Kate Jacus gave a program titled “Museum Quality Storage for Family Heirlooms and Photos,” on June 9, 2020. The Greece Public Library and the Greece Historical Society collaborated on the presentation which focused on the proper ways to store family heirlooms and photos.
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