The Corinthian April 2009

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Images from Historic New York by Andy Olenick & Richard Reisem

More than five years in the making, this photographic tour de forceexplores four centuries of architecture in the Empire State. From

Hudson Valley mansions and New York skyscrapers to Adirondack Great Camps and cobblestone structures. This program will guide youthrough the process of the books creation, everything from site selection to catalogingthe vast inventory of images to the final printing process.

ANDY OLENICK has been fulfilling assignments nationally incommercial, magazine, corporate, and industrial photography includingillustration, annual reports, advertising, and architecture. He createdthe superb photographs for the book,200 Years of Rochester Architectureand Gardens, and is photographing sites along the Erie Canal for a bookto be published in the year 2000. His studio, Fotowerks, Ltd., is in theheart of a Rochester historic district and is located in the(contd p.3)

M a r c h s P r o g r a m

Program Events 1

Museum Events 2

Photos 5

Greece History 7

G R E E C E H I S T O R I C A L S O C I E T Y a n d M U S E U M

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M a r c h - A p r i l 2 0 0 9 o l u m e 3 0 , I s s u e 2

Aprils Program

In every issue: Points of Interest:

Book will be available for sale & autograph from the authors.

Presidents Message 2

Directors Message 3

Museum Shop 4

Contact Us 8

Tuesday,March 10th,

7:00 pmGreece Town

Hall

Tuesday,April 14th

7:00 pmGreece Town

HallA display and presentation of some of the hundreds of productsmanufactured in Rochester. Shinola, SenSen and dozens more of the unusual and common items made in Rochester, NY wereknown and used throughout the nation and the world. DonovanShilling, a native of Fairport, NY and a retired teacher and school

principal, has written over 150 accounts of the characters, placesand events in Rochester's colorful past. His stories are upbeat,appealing to all ages and leave his readers thinking "Now, isntthat interesting?" or more often, "Hey, I didn't know that!".

Made in Rochester by Donovan Shilling


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"President's Message"

Rumor has it that Murphy's Law"If anything can go wrong, it will"was born at Edwards Air Force Basein 1949. It was named after Capt.Edward A. Murphy, an engineer working on an Air Force Project.One day, after finding that a trans-ducer was wired wrong, he cursedthe technician responsible and said, "If there is any wayto do it wrong, he'll find it." His project manager kept alist of "laws" and added this one, which he called Mur-

phy's Law, and the rest is history.

It sure looks like Capt. Murphys law was still aliveand well during the preparation and delivery of the Jan-Feb issue of the Corinthian. Because of some technicaland printing issues, postal regulations, the holidays, andthe fact that the Post Office took more than two weeks

to deliver it, no one received theCorinthian

until atleast a week after our January program. Besides some of you not getting the news, the evening of the programturned out to be one of the stormiest evenings of theseason.

The good news is that 80 people did show up to hear Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner give an inspiring and informa-tive lecture on the Iroquois influence on the womensrights movement. For those that missed the program, itwas recorded by local cable channel 12 and will be

broadcast sometime in the future. A DVD of the pro-gram is also available for a small fee from Channel 12.Call 227-7710 for information about obtaining a copy.

Our volunteers do their best to get your Corinthian Newsletters to you on time so you can keep up-to-datewith our activities, but sometimes Murphys Law ismore powerful than our efforts. Besides our Newsletter,watch the Democrat & Chronicles Our Towns sec-tion, the Greece Post, the Suburban News and our ownweb-site for news about the Greece Historical Societyand Museum.

Thank you for your continued support of the GreeceHistorical Society.

Bill Sauers

Please note: The Greece Historical Societys 2008 Annual Report is available on our web site. If you do not have access to theInternet, copies will be available in at the museum.

**Museum Happenings** Attention Docents! Save the Date!

We are planning an enrichment tour and lunch-eon at the Adams Basin Inn on May 18 th for alldocents and the curatorial committee.

The historical inn, now a B&B, was built in the

early 1800s and is located on the Erie Canal. This is a unique opportunity for us. The cost willbe $15.00 More info to follow in April.

Carolyn Brewer, Museum Committee

Here Comes the Bride

The honor of your company will be our pleasureat the Greece Historical Society on March 29 th

for the opening of Here Comes the Bride.Weve created a wedding filled with reverencefor the past.

A view of our bridal finery will be on display.Wisps of old lace and gowns perfect for a ro-mantic dream wedding will bring back wed-dings of the past. See things old, new, borrowedand blue.

With artful touches, a wedding cake and bou-quets, come share the joy of our past brides big

day.Our purpose is to create that personal weddingday beginning at home. We dont charge, butdonations are always welcome.

Refreshments will be served at our openingMarch 29 th .

Vi White, Museum Committee

19th & 20th Century Transportation in GreeceFeaturing : Photos, objects and stories aboutland, lake, river, canal, trolley, bus and railroadtravel. Learn how the development of varioustransportation modes influenced the develop-ment and growth of Greece from the early l9thCentury until well into the last Century.

Alan Mueller, Museum Committee


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This year the Greece Historical Society is celebrating its 40 th birthday. We werechartered by the New York State Board of Regents in 1979! We moved into 595Long Pond Road in 1989 and Newcomb Hall, our exhibit hall, opened in 1995.Whats next? Tell us what you would like to see or learn about in the future.

In April, May & June a Here Comes the Bride exhibit by Vi White and her com-mittee will present a beautiful bridal exhibit including vintage bridal clothes; somewill be available for purchase.

May 16 th is the Blooming Good Plant Sale by our talented garden clubbers in Greece. It is from 9 AMuntil noon and the Donut Coffee Shop is ready early! Our museum shop will be open so come on in!

June 20 th is the date for Greece Performing Arts Home and Garden Tour. They will have their fabu-lous Garden Sale at our place from 10 am 4 pm, along with our own special sales in the MuseumShop.

The Strawberry Festival is Saturday , June 27 th , 12-5 pm. The weekend date is a new idea to allow more families to attend. We will have music in addition to entertainment for the children. The short-cakes will be delicious with Greece grown berries and our food booth will serve picnic foods. Anyonewith a 40 th June birthday qualifies for one free shortcake. Ticket information will be available in May.

Please come and enjoy these events. It is a great time to visit and see our Greece Museum.

Lorraine Beane

**** Save the date ****

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

GREECE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

October 2009 is our 40th birthday party.

Watch for more information

in a futureCorinthian.

Please support our local businesses.

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former city morgue (circa 1900), which he has restored more lively pursuits.

RICHARD REISEM has written eleven books since retirfrom Kodak. The books cover diverse subjects concernehistory and architecture, including Erie Canal Legacy, CBuffalo, and 200 Years of Rochester Architecture and Gin collaboration with Andy Olenick. Richard was graduafrom Iowa State University with major studies in architehistory, and journalism; he lives in an 1868 Gothic Revihouse in Rochester.

From the Desk of the Executive Director

See The Corinthian in color.

Look online at our website,historicalsociety.greeceny.org


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Museum Shop

It has been a wonderful year for our Museum Shop. We haverecently received a grant from Wal-Mart that has enabled us topurchase a large quantity of our book 8 Miles Along the Shore .This has made it possible for us to lower our price for both thepaperback and hardcover books. We have received many re-quests for Greece items as well as books on local history. Pleasecontinue to suggest items that you'd like to see in our Shop. Itkeeps everyone coming in again to see what's new.

Our Museum Shop depends on volunteers for your weekly visits as well as our special events. Too often these volunteers aretaken for granted and remain nameless. I would personally liketo extend a sincere Thank You to the following volunteers fortheir help: Lois Janiak, Pat Palumbo, Peg Paradise, Sandy Peck,Betty Raymond, Betty Schmidt, MaryLou Straub, Lee Strauss, AnnWoods, and Roberta Young. If I have forgotten anyone, I apolo-gize. If you have a desire to help us in our Shop, call the Museumat 225-7221. Leave your name and number and we'll contact

you. We can never havetoo many volunteers!

No more hibernating.Spring is coming, stop and

visit us soon.

Wendy Peeck,

Museum Shop Coordinator

Serving Greeceover

35 years

Museum Shop hours: Sunday 2:00-4:30 pm

Enjoy a delightful experience!

Officers & Board of Trustees

FREE BOOKWITH MEMBERSHIP

The Greece Historical Society isoffering a FREE copy of A GROWING LEGACY An Illus-trated History of Rochester's Parkswith a visit to our Museum Shop topurchase a new or renewalmembership.

Remember The Greece Historical Society in your tax andestate planning. We are a non profit organization

supported by your *gifts and endowments.

We truly appreciate your donations.

*Tax deductable per (Section 501 (c)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code

President Bill Saue

Vice President Wendy Peec

Secretary Roberta YounTreasurer Lee Straus

Executive Director Lorraine Bean

Honorary Trustee Don Newcom

Trustees: Phyllis BrowBill C

Lucia McEntKeith Kroo

Alan MuellSandy Pec

Wendy PeecBill Saue

Cyndie ShevlLee Straus

Jack WallenhorsViola Whi

Roberta YounCommittee Chairs:

Museum Shop Wendy Peec

Grounds & Building NEEDE

Historian Office Alan Muell

Membership Bernie Wallenhors

Museum Phyllis Brow

NewsletterEditor Cyndie Shevl

Mailing Betty Fetter

Office Tech Jack Wallenhors

Planning NEEDE

Programs Bill Saue

Publicity Bill Saue

Tours Kathie Firkin


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GREECE HISTORY

New exhibit to open March 8th at the Greece Museum:

Elmheart Hotel stopon the Manitou TrolleyLine, early 1900's

Widening and deepening The ErieCanal at Elmgrove Road,1909

Inter-urban high-speed trolley fromRochester to Buffalo,1912

Photos supplied by

Alan Mueller, Greece Historian'sOffice, Greece His-torical Society


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Newsletter News

Thank you for the notifications about the lateness of the last newsletter. (I didnt getmine until Feb!) If you have any questions, comments, or other important information for the Corin-thian, please email me at: [email protected] (type GHS in Subject line) or call me at 227-1391.

Thanks for your input.. Cyndie Shevlin, Editor

Pictures for Your Enjoyment

On Valentine's Day the Howe family visited the their oldhomestead for a surprise birthday for Gordon Howe's

eldest son, Gordon.

The Museum Curatorial Committee is always busyplanning future events and displays.

Members and guests peruse antique Valentines at ourFebruary program with speaker, Chris Bensch (left front).

FRED STOCK has been labeling and cataloging photosin the Societys collection. Fred's part time work is

sponsored by Experience Works.


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More Greece HistoryTRANSPORTATION EXHIBIT TO OPEN M ARCH 8TH

200 years of travel in Greece by land, lake, river and canal

Three Transportation Questions:

What would be the preferred mode of transportation in the winter of 1809?Why were there two other canals before the present Erie Canal?What street in Monroe County had the first electric trolley?

For the answers to these questions, visit our new exhibit in our Museum. The Museum Com-mittee has been busy for months preparing mounts, borrowing interesting artifacts and mountingpanels about shipping on the lake, river and canal. The railway and electric trolley lines, roadtravel from oxen to horse, stage coach to omnibus and on to the Ford Model T will be on display

as well.

Come in and see this fascinating semi permanent display, beginning March 8th.

Greece Volunteer Ambulance (GVA) iscelebrating 50 years of faithful service to theGreece community. Dean MacGregor of theGVA, with assistance from our Historians Office,assembled a small display honoring their anniver-sary and service to the people of Greece.

Stop by the GreeceMuseum and pick upa free magnet andinformation on thevariety of servicesoffered by theGreece Volunteer Ambulance.

SCALE MODEL 1895 STEAM OPERATEDMACHINE SHOP

Created by Don Stilson over a period of twenty years, his model has been displayed at the Roch-ester Museum and Science Center. Don is the cu-rator of the Parma-Hilton Historic Society. Don'tmiss this little "GEM".... It gives an amazingglimpse into the numerous type of similar shopsthat once flourished in the earlier Rochester area .


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Membership Application

GREECE HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM

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(Please include a self addressed stamped envelope to receive a membership card)

or BRING COMPLETED FORM TO OUR NEXT MEMBERSHIP MEETING

CONTACT USTele: 585-225-7221

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The Corinthian April 2009