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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DANN HOUSE – from Hotel to Bowling

December 8, 2024 |
In 1885, Anthony Kleinhans purchased the Dann House, relocating it to the Long Pond outlet as a carriage house before constructing the Grand View Beach Hotel, which burned down in 1947. The Dann House later became a restaurant and bowling alley but faced competition and code violations, leading to its...
Categories: 1800-1850 1850-1900 1900-1950 Corinthian Living in Greece Stories
Tags: 1877 1885 1947 1950 1960 1972 1978 Ames Tavern and Bowling Center Anthony Kleinhans automatic pin setter Bowling Alley bowling halls Carriage house DANN HOUSE Dewey Gardens Girly Goodwin Park Grand View Beach Hotel Harry Boehm Lakeshore Long Pond Long Pond Outlet Maiden Lanes Manitou Beach Trolley McIntosh’s 1877 History of Monroe County Monroe County resort hotel Terrice Gardens Town of Greece
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The Rochester Park Band at Manitou Beach in 1906

July 1, 2020 |
1900s Manitou Beach Postcard Want to have some fun? Let's go on a company picnic to Manitou Beach in the summer of 1906. We'll join the nearly 1,000 employees of James Cunningham & Sons, a huge company with several factories, which, in 1906, was still making horse-drawn carriages, but by...
Categories: 1900-1950 Charlotte Guest Stories Living in Greece Stories
Tags: 1890s 1906 1920 1920s 1924 19th Century 20th Century 54th Regiment Band amusement park at Manitou Beach Automobile Club Baseball Braddock Bay Canal Street Chralotte Elmheart Hotel Fred Zeitler James Cunningham & Sons. Manitou Beach Manitou Beach Hotel Manitou Beach Trolley Manitou Hotel Manitou Trolley New York Central train station Odenbach Hotel Orphans Day Rochester Park Band Theodore Dossenbach William Bausch
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