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 Community That Saved a School

May 1, 2020 |
During the 1920s and '30s Greece experienced an increase in population, especially in the Dewey-Stone area. Among that increase were very many Catholic families; so in 1926 St. Charles Borromeo School on Dewey Avenue opened with a planned enrollment of 250 students. By 1938, with some modifications, the school had...
Categories: 1900-1950 Dewey-Stone Area Living in Greece Stories
Tags: Barnard Fire Department Bishop James Kearney Catholics City of Rochester Hose Company 24 Democrats Dewey-Stone Easter Break Good Friday Eve Holy Thursday Jews North Greece Fire Department Protestants Rabbi Philip Bernstein Republicans Rochester Diocese Sheriff Albert Skinner Simon Stein St. Charles Borromeo Parish St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic St. Charles Borromeo School Temple B'rith Kodesh The Greece Press Western New York
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