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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They Gave Their Talent for the Benefit of the Community

June 1, 2023 |
Deep in the back of a rather large yard at Paddy Hill, hidden among the weeds and overgrown brush, is what appears to be the foundation of an old structure. Adolescents finding this structure could easily imagine themselves as an explorer discovering the ruins of an ancient civilization. A less...
Categories: 1900-1950 1950-2000 Living in Greece Stories
Tags: "shanty" "The Cat and the Canary" 1931 1946 1947 1948 1955 1957 76 Productions Auditorium Theater comedies Common School District 5 Cornell University Democrat & Chronicle Greece Post melodramas mysteries Paddy Hill Paddy Hill Players Paddy Hill Players troupe philanthropic group premier amateur theatrical group PTA Statewide Contest Times-Union Newspaper Walter Whelehan Whelehan Whelehan Family Farm
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The Ridgeway Air Park

January 1, 2022 |
For years during the 20th century, many communities in our area had their own airports ranging from grassy fields to paved run­ ways with hangers to store airplanes. Hilton had the Hilton Airport on Burritt Road. The Brizee airport in Pittsford was on Marsh Road. In Henrietta, there was the...
Categories: 1900-1950 Living in Greece Stories
Tags: "Power Puff Derby" 1947 1948 1955 1956 Army Air Corps veteran Britton Field Brizee airport Burritt Road Erie Canal Genesee Airfield Greece Aero Club Greenleaf Flying Club Henrietta Hilton Hilton Airport Honeoye Falls Hylan Airport Jim Earl Koda Vista Kuhn Road Latona Tract Lee Roads Leroy Marsh Road Monroe County Pittsford Richard (Dick) Kaiser Ridgeway Air Park Ridgeway Avenue Roy DeVal Salt Lake City Scottsville Road Shoremont The Greece Press Town of Greece Woodward Field World War I World War II WWI WWII
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“The Main Street of Greece” – From The Historian’s Desk

September 1, 2014 |
Ridge Road in photos: 1909 -1960 Every few years, if not sooner, a news article about the Ridge being expanded or improved pops up in news­ print or other media. From what was once the eastern edge at Lake Avenue to the western edge of Greece at Manitou Road, Ridge...
Categories: 1900-1950 1950-2000 From The Historian's Files Living in Greece Stories
Tags: "The Lewiston Road" 1900s 1909 1928 1940 1955 1956 1961 20th Century Cube-Block Dewey Ave Eight Miles along the Shore Emrich Kids Greece DPW Kodak Park Lake Avenue Long Pond Road Manitou Road mid-1860s Monroe County Pure Waters System Monroe County Water Authority Native American Naum Bros. Nicholas Sparks Pepperidge Dr Ridge Road West Stone Road
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