May 5, 1837: The day the trains arrived
It is the 175th anniversary of the day railroad service began in Genesee County, and a day railroad buff Lynn Heintz of Batavia thinks should be remembered.
[Keep Reading]
May 5th, 2012 in History
News in History
Stafford Historical Society marks 30th anniversary
Stafford Historical Society is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.
[Keep Reading]
April 17th, 2012 in History
Photos: Oakfield Historical Society Museum opens for the season
The Oakfield Historical Society Museum officially opened for the season today with two new displays -- one about World War II on the home front and the other on the five major fires in Oakfield in the 1800s.
[Keep Reading]
April 14th, 2012 in History
Insights: Pondering the Civil War
America is now marking the 150th anniversary of our Civil War. As a history teacher at Genesee Community College, I have had plenty of opportunity to reflect on the meaning of that self-inflicted wound we call the Civil War.
[Keep Reading]
April 14th, 2012 in History
Oakfield museum to open amid new displays
History is coming alive in Oakfield, thanks to the efforts of the Oakfield Historical Society.
[Keep Reading]
April 11th, 2012 in History
America's Wackiest Museums
Getting to the small, but fun, JELL-O Museum in upstate New York isn’t hard. Once you’re in Le Roy, the town where this jiggly confection was invented in 1897, you can just follow the Jell-O Brick Road from East Main Street to the museum.
[Keep Reading]
April 5th, 2012 in History
PHOTOS: HLOM wedding exhibit begins long honeymoon
Holland Land Office Museum Director Jeff Donahue shows a display featuring his mother, Marilyn Mae Wood, who married Thomas H. Donahue Jr. in 1951.
[Keep Reading]
April 4th, 2012 in History
Photos: Grand old tree at the Woodward Memorial Library, Le Roy
I spent some time this afternoon photographing the giant tree near the front entrance of the Woodward Memorial Library in Le Roy.
[Keep Reading]
April 4th, 2012 in History
