Living in Greece Stories

Stories and recollections from the people, places, and publications that document life in the Town of Greece.

These articles offer perspectives on what it was like to live in the Town of Greece in the past. Many are from the archives or newsletters of the Greece Historical Society. If you would be interested in learning more about the Town of Greece’s history, please feel free to contact us at (585) 225-7221.

(These stories are the property of the Greece Historical Society, which retains all right thereto. The contributors to these stories provide them for non-commercial, personal, educational, and/or research use only. Prior written permission from the Greece Historical Society and the individual authors must be obtained for any other use, including but not limited to commercial or scholarly publications, or any reproductions or redistribution of any kind.)

Share Your Stories and Memories

We love to read stories and memories by you or your organization. Submit a local history story or memory of growing up in the Town of Greece by emailing a zip file with your story and photos to greecehistoricalsociety@yahoo.com. Use the subject line: Share My Story of Local History or Memories Of Greece N.Y. plus your story title. Include a brief bio and one photo for publication.

Your story should be no more than 500 words. We can edit for continuity, grammar, and punctuation. Stories may cover one span or multiple spans: 1800-1850, 1900-1950, 1950-2000, and 2000-Present.

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A Vineyard in Greece

December 7, 2023 |
The Fetzner family, German immigrants to Greece, originally established their reputation through making and repairing transport vehicles. Later, J.P. Fetzner ventured into the liquor business, founding several successful companies including the Rochester Liquor & Distilling Company and the Lake Ontario Wine Company. However, following J.P.'s death in 1909, his businesses...
Categories: 1850-1900 1900-1950 Guest Stories Living in Greece Stories Pioneer Families Uncategorized
Tags: Arthur Fetzner Baden Blacksmithing and Painting Bruschal Cider Mill Germany J & F Fetzner Carriage Makers Jacob Fisher Jo Ann Ward Snyder Joseph Peter “J.P”. Fetzner Josephine Neidert Lake Ontario Wine Company Long Pond Road Mary Hutte Mill Road New York Pioneer Families Podunk Road pulmonary tuberculosis Rochester Liquor & Distilling Company Untergrombach Wayne County Wendell Fetzner William Aeberli William Hutte William Kipp
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A Milk Pail, A Photo Album and the Fleming Farm

March 1, 2020 |
The Fleming House, a stately brick farmhouse on Latta Road in Greece, was owned by the Fleming family for over 160 years. Joseph E. Fleming was the first to purchase the property in 1853 and completed the double-wall farmhouse in 1854. The farm had milk cows, goats, pigs, chickens, a...
Categories: 1800-1850 1850-1900 1900-1950 Fleming Family From The Historian's Files Living in Greece Stories Pioneer Families
Tags: Joseph Fleming Pioneer Families
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“From tractors to tracts!” – From The Historian’s Desk

October 1, 2016 |
It is not quite a century since rural Greece slowly and sometimes not so slowly started to turn from an almost com­pletely agricultural community to street after street of home developments. After World War II the pace quickened so fast that the DPW couldn't keep up with all the new...
Categories: 1800-1850 1850-1900 1900-1950 From The Historian's Files Pioneer Families
Tags: DeConinck Kirk Road Latta Road Mitchell Pioneer Families Preston World War II Yarker
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