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Monroe County

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

Genesee Country Village & Museum’s Maple Sugar Festival

March 14, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Maple Sugar FestivalIn celebration of the return of maple sugaring season in New York State, Genesee Country Village & Museum in Monroe County will host its annual Maple Sugar Festival & Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, March 19th, Sunday, March 20th, Saturday, March 26th, and Sunday, March 27th. [Read more…] about Genesee Country Village & Museum’s Maple Sugar Festival

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Genesee Country Village & Museum, Monroe County

A Monroe County 19th Century Brewery Offers Great Beer & An Old Time Experience

March 11, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The lower level of Grieve’s Brewery, a working 19 th -century brewery on site at Genesee Country Village & Museum.Genesee Country Village & Museum, located in Mumford, in the town of Wheatland, Monroe County, has a historical connection with Rochester’s rich brewing scene. The Museum’s founder, John L. “Jack” Wehle, also served as Chairman of the family business, Genesee Brewing, which his father Louis Wehle purchased in 1932. Today, the Museum’s President & CEO is Becky Wehle,  granddaughter of Jack Wehle.

Museum visitors interested in learning more about the history of brewing in the region can visit Grieve’s Brewery on the Museum grounds, a reconstruction of a ca. 1803 Geneva, NY brewery. Genesee Country Village & Museum is the only museum in the United States to showcase a working 19th-century brewery. [Read more…] about A Monroe County 19th Century Brewery Offers Great Beer & An Old Time Experience

Filed Under: Food, History, Western NY Tagged With: beer, Food, Genesee Country Village & Museum, Hops, Monroe County, Rochester

EPA Grants to Train Environmental Workers in Newburgh, Rochester

February 5, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

epa logoThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the selection of 19 organizations to receive a total of $3,797,102 in grants for job training programs across the country, including organizations in Rochester and Newburgh, New York.

Funded through the Agency’s Brownfields Job Training Program, these grants provide funding to organizations that are working to create a skilled workforce in communities where assessment, cleanup, and preparation of brownfield sites for reuse activities are taking place. [Read more…] about EPA Grants to Train Environmental Workers in Newburgh, Rochester

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Western NY Tagged With: Environmental Justice, EPA, Grants, Lake Ontario, Monroe County, Newburgh, Rochester

DEC Names First Woman, Karen Przyklek, Director of Division of Law Enforcement

January 21, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos has named Captain Karen Przyklek as the Director of DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement. Przyklek’s promotion follows a successful 26-year career with the Division during which she played a role investigating environmental crimes.

Pryzklek makes history as the division’s first female director. [Read more…] about DEC Names First Woman, Karen Przyklek, Director of Division of Law Enforcement

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Crime and Justice, DEC, Environmental History, Monroe County

America’s 250th Student Fellowships Funded In Western NY

January 5, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

History student intern Dwight DinkinsThe Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation has awarded SUNY distinguished professor of history Michael Leroy Oberg, the SUNY Geneseo Center for Local and Municipal History, and a consortium of six other colleges and universities, a three-year grant of more than $300K for American War of Independence Semiquincentennial student fellowships.

Several of the institutions in the fellowship program have committed $150K of matching funds for the project, bringing the total to over $450K. [Read more…] about America’s 250th Student Fellowships Funded In Western NY

Filed Under: History, Western NY Tagged With: Allegany County, America's 250th Anniversary, Buffalo, Chautauqua County, Education, Erie County, Finger Lakes, Genesee County, Geneseo Center for Local and Municipal History, Grants, Lake Ontario, Livingston County, Monroe County, Niagara County, Onondaga County, Ontario County, Orleans County, Rochester, SUNY Geneseo, Syracuse, Wayne County, Wyoming County

Rochester Architecture Book Wins Modernism Award

January 5, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Architecture of James H JohnsonThe Architecture of James H. Johnson (Primedia eLaunch, 2020), a historic resource survey and book about the life and work of Rochester architect James H. Johnson (1932-2016), was recognized with a Docomomo US 2021 Modernism in America Award last month in New York City.

Spurred by the loss of one of his key buildings, Our Lady of Mercy Rectory (Greece) in 2013, The Architecture of James H. Johnson is the first in-depth study and documentation of Johnson, whose well-known projects include Rochester’s Liberty Pole, the Mushroom House (Perinton), St. John the Evangelist Church (Greece), and Temple Sinai (Brighton). [Read more…] about Rochester Architecture Book Wins Modernism Award

Filed Under: Books, History, Western NY Tagged With: Architecture, Books, Brighton, Greece, Lake Ontario, Monroe County, Perinton, Rochester

Harriet Jacobs in New York State

January 4, 2022 by Paula Tarnapol Whitacre Leave a Comment

Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl 1861“A handsome book of 306 pages, just issued, which is receiving highly commendatory notices from the press.”

So announced the abolitionist Liberator about the 1861 publication of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, a book written by Harriet Jacobs about her life in slavery and seeking freedom. Forgotten for many decades, it is one of the only known books written by an enslaved Black woman. Most of the book takes place in the coastal town of Edenton, North Carolina, where Jacobs was born in 1815.

New York State also plays a large, if lesser-known role in the life of Harriet Jacobs, who escaped to the city of New York in 1842 and lived there at two separate times. She also lived in Rochester and in Cornwall, Orange County, where she spent years writing the powerful book that is read and cherished today. [Read more…] about Harriet Jacobs in New York State

Filed Under: History, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Cornwall, Lake Ontario, Manhattan, Monroe County, New York City, Orange County, Rochester, Slavery, womens history

New Classes, Outdoor Adventures at Genesee Country Village & Museum

December 31, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Nature Sunday winter walk at GCV&MThe Genesee Country Village & Museum’s (GCV&M) Nature Center will be opening its doors and trails this winter for Nature Sunday Experiences – opportunities for visitors to enjoy the snowy Museum grounds, learn about natural wildlife, and enjoy outdoor family fun.

The Museum will be open for Nature Sunday Experiences starting Sunday, January 9th, through Sunday, March 13th, from 10 am to 4 pm. [Read more…] about New Classes, Outdoor Adventures at Genesee Country Village & Museum

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Genesee Country Village & Museum, Monroe County

Genesee Country Village & Museum Holiday Happenings Announced

November 15, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Holiday Market and Preparing for Winter at GCV MuseumThe Genesee Country Village & Museum (GCV&M) has announced their upcoming holiday events this November and December, including festive holiday shopping experiences, theatrical tours of the Historic Village, pancake breakfasts with St. Nick, and more. [Read more…] about Genesee Country Village & Museum Holiday Happenings Announced

Filed Under: Events, History, Western NY Tagged With: Genesee Country Village & Museum, Monroe County

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