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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Bill Bartling’s – Memories of Dewey Stone Area

May 1, 2018 |
This is what it was like in the 1940s growing up in Greece in the Dewey Stone area. When I was 5 we moved to 22 Dalston Road. It was the first house on the street behind Sarvey's Gulf station. Across Dewey, one block toward the city, was Shorty Junker's...
Categories: 1900-1950 1950-2000 Guest Stories Living in Greece Stories
Tags: 1940s Barnard Fire Deparment Barnard Fire House Barnard School Bill Bartling Chief Carter Cowan's drug store Dewey Ave Dewey-Stone Esler's Gypsies Hart's grocery Hope Lutheran Church Jackson's Bakery Johnny's Diner Milton Carter Sarvey's Gulf station Shorty Junker's Barnard Grill St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic The Dutch Mill Veltri's shoe repair
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Shopping Long Ago in Greece from the 1900s-1940s

March 1, 2012 |
Shopping in Earlier Times (1900s-1940s) In the early 1900s, going to the general store such as H.C. Phelps General Store and Anderson's Store (just east of Mitchell Rd. on Ridge Rd.) would mean you could buy not only staple goods, such as flour, sugar, and canned goods but also kerosene,...
Categories: 1900-1950 Living in Greece Stories
Tags: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 7-Eleven A & P Anderson Grocery Cooper's Deli-Grocery Cooper's Deli-Grocery and Service Station H.C. Phelps General Store Hart's grocery McBride's Norman Cooper Red and White Reichenberger's Meat Market Ridge Road Food Store Wagg's General Store Wind Mill Grocery and Gas Station
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