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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Officer William M Linder

NOT THE FIRST AIR TRAFFIC OFFICER!

November 3, 2014 |
Jules Verne was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. In the early part of the last century, Officer William M. Lindner, one of the first traffic patrolman with the Rochester Police Bureau, had an idea for an aerial traffic officer. He suggested a Zeppelin-type balloon with a wide...
Categories: 1900-1950 Living in Greece Stories
Tags: A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) A.H. Nichols Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) Captain Stein City of Rochester Cpt. Jack Dallas Dr William Green Eugene Ely first traffic patrolman Greater Rochester International Airport Jules Verne Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Missouri Officer Bill Lindner Rochester Police Bureau St. Louis Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) William M. Lindner Zeppelin-type balloon
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