The Late Great Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co. by Donovan Shilling

7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 10, Greece Central School District’s Transportation & Support Service Facility, 1790 Latta Road.

Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co. may have started as a simple dry goods store in 1868 at 73 Main Street, but following a devastating fire in 1904 it was rebuild and eventually become the largest department store between New York City and Chicago. Join us as we learn the history of this iconic store and the legacy and memories it left behind.

Donovan Shilling, a native of Fairport, has written more than a dozen books about the history of Rochester. He is a retired middle school science teacher and administrator, has taught classes on local history to adults at the Rochester Museum and Science Center for more than 20 years and is a long-time member of the Greece Historical Society.