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Monroe County

Historic Preservation: Landmark Society Names Five to Revive

January 30, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hotel CadillacThe Landmark Society of Western New York has announced its 2022-23 Five to Revive – a list that identifies opportunities for targeted, strategic revitalization. The announcement was made at a news conference last week at the Landmark Society headquarters in the Warner Castle in Rochester. [Read more…] about Historic Preservation: Landmark Society Names Five to Revive

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Architecture, Department of Corrections, Finger Lakes, Finger Lakes Land Trust, Historic Preservation, Landmark Society of Western New York, Monroe County, Ontario County, Rochester, Seneca County, Seneca Lake

2022 Landmark Society Preservation Award Recipients

December 19, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Christ Church in RochesterEach fall, The Landmark Society of Western New York presents awards to projects, people, and organizations who, through their dedication and hard work, have contributed to historic preservation in their nine-county area.

The 2022 Awards were presented in a private ceremony in November. This year’s recipients include: [Read more…] about 2022 Landmark Society Preservation Award Recipients

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Arcadia, Architecture, Aurora, Erie County, Fulton NY, Historic Preservation, Honeoye Falls, Landmark Society, Livingston County, Monroe County, Mount Morris, Ontario County, Orleans County, Oswego County, Ridgeway, Rochester, Shelby, Town of Jerusalem, Wayne County, West Bloomfield, Williamson, Yates County

11 Nominations for State and National Registers of Historic Places

December 16, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Avalon Knitting Company MillThe New York State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended adding 11 properties to the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

The nominations include a twentieth-century piano player factory in Syracuse, a rare nineteenth-century stone general store in Millville, a historic cemetery in the Town of East Hampton and a historic district in Lansingburgh. [Read more…] about 11 Nominations for State and National Registers of Historic Places

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Architecture, Columbia County, DeVeaux Woods State Park, East Hampton, Historic Preservation, Landmarks, Lansingburgh, Long Island, Monroe County, National Register of Historic Places, New York State Register of Historic Places, Niagara County, Oneida County, Onondaga County, OPRHP, Orleans County, Rensselaer County, Suffolk County, Syracuse, Utica

Nationally Significant Olmsted Landscapes Threatened

October 25, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Postcard of Andrew Jackson Downing Memorial Park courtesy Newburgh History Blog The Cultural Landscape Foundation today released Landslide 2022, an annual thematic report and exhibition about threatened and at-risk landscapes, focusing on twelve sites designed by Frederick Law Olmsted Sr., and his successor firms, a founder of the discipline of landscape architecture best known as the co-designer of Central Park in New York City.

This year marks the bicentennial of the birth of Olmsted Sr. (1822-1903). The sites feature the involvement of one or more of all three Olmsteds: Olmsted Sr., his son Olmsted Jr. (1870-1957), and stepson John Charles Olmsted (1852-1920). [Read more…] about Nationally Significant Olmsted Landscapes Threatened

Filed Under: History, Nature Tagged With: Architecture, Cultural Landscape Foundation, development, Frederick Law Olmsted, gardening, Genesee River, Genesee Valley Park, Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, Monroe County, Nassau County, Newburgh, Orange County, Oyster Bay, Planting Fields Arboretum, Rochester, University of Rochester

Who Owns A Photo Of Your Face? A Rochester Teenager & Privacy Rights

October 16, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Abigail Robeson Franklin Mills Flour Privacy Rights PosterIn the 1890s, Rochester teenager Abigail Roberson was surprised to learn that a portrait she had taken at a local photographic studio was being used on 25,000 lithographic posters created by the Rochester Folding-Box Company to advertise Franklin Mills flour, without her prior knowledge or consent.

The poster, reading “Flour of the Family,” was distributed to stores, warehouses, saloons, and other places around Rochester, NY where her face was recognized by those she knew.  Feeling humiliated by scoffing and jeering from her acquaintances she suffered a breakdown, and was confined her to bed under the treatment of a physician. [Read more…] about Who Owns A Photo Of Your Face? A Rochester Teenager & Privacy Rights

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Culinary History, Historical Society of the New York Courts, Legal History, Monroe County, NYS Archives Trust, Photography, Rochester

Upstate Cities Turn To Canal Heritage For Economic Development

August 12, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Albany Waterfront along the Hudson RiverUpstate New York’s largest urban centers are pursuing economic development strategies that include a major focus on their canal heritage. [Read more…] about Upstate Cities Turn To Canal Heritage For Economic Development

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, Buffalo, Economic Development, Erie Canal, Erie County, Monroe County, Onondaga County, Rochester, Syracuse, Tourism, Transportation History

Nearly $1M Awarded in Community Forest Conservation Grants

August 12, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Cunningham Community Forest in Chestertown, NY (courtesy Town of Chester)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced more than $956,000 in awards to four towns in western and central New York and Long Island to establish community forests.

Protecting forests from potential development and establishing new forested areas helps preserve biodiversity and safeguard the ecosystem benefits forests provide, such as storm water mitigation, temperature regulation, carbon sequestration, and climate resiliency. In addition, community forests bring community benefits by creating new opportunities for public access and recreation. [Read more…] about Nearly $1M Awarded in Community Forest Conservation Grants

Filed Under: Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Brookhaven, conservation, DEC, Grants, Lewiston, Monroe County, nature, Niagara County, Oneida County, Suffolk County, Webster, Whitestown, Wildlife

Rochester Underground Railroad Novel Gets Updated Edition

July 18, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Special Delivery bookUntil recently when long-lost family mementos came to light, there was very little information about the daily life of Frederick and Anna Douglass in Rochester, New York.

There was even less about their five children. Historian Rose O’Keefe put everything she could find in Frederick and Anna Douglass in Rochester, New York: Their Home Was Open to All (The History Press, 2013). Though it had strong content, the book still left questions without answers. What would it have been like to live on the Underground Railroad? [Read more…] about Rochester Underground Railroad Novel Gets Updated Edition

Filed Under: History, Arts, Books, Western NY Tagged With: Abolition, Black History, Books, Frederick Douglass, HIstorical Fiction, Monroe County, Rochester, Slavery, Underground Railroad

Under Threat: Genesee Valley Park in Rochester, NY

July 14, 2022 by Editorial Staff 7 Comments

Genesee Valley Park drive courtesy Monroe County ParksGenesee Valley Park in Rochester, NY was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in 1890, and it remains a well-used and defining community landscape. An original aspect of the park’s design is a woodland buffer that runs from Elmwood Avenue to the Erie Canal next to the University of Rochester. [Read more…] about Under Threat: Genesee Valley Park in Rochester, NY

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Frederick Law Olmsted, Genesee River, Genesee Valley Park, Historic Preservation, Landscape Architecture, Monroe County, Preservation League of NYS, Rochester, University of Rochester

Central-Finger Lakes Segment of Statewide Birding Trail Opens

May 14, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

bird watchers courtesy DECNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the grand opening of the Central-Finger Lakes segment of the New York State Birding Trail to highlight the state’s world-class and wide-ranging birding opportunities.

The Central-Finger Lakes segment includes 54 locations throughout 15 counties, providing a variety of quality birding experiences for New Yorkers and visitors to enjoy. [Read more…] about Central-Finger Lakes Segment of Statewide Birding Trail Opens

Filed Under: Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: birding, birds, Cayuga County, Chenango County, Cortland County, DEC, Finger Lakes, High Tor WMA, Lake Ontario, Livingston County, Madison County, Monroe County, Montezuma National Wildelife Refuge, nature, New York State Birding Trail, Oneida County, Onondaga County, Ontario County, Oswego County, Otsego County, Seneca County, Tompkins County, Wayne County, Wildlife, Yates County

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