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2nd Annual Community Yard Sale

Saturday-Sunday July 27, 28th 2013

Greece Museum 10am - 4pm

Join us for a fun community day!“One man’s junk is another man’s treasure”

Grab a friend, get a space. Comesearch for crafts, gifts, or treasures.

Stop by for a food cart lunch.

To reserve a space to sell your new or used

wares, contact Cyndie Shevlin (230-8218, call/

text), email: [email protected] or use our

reservation form on page 3.

J u l y 2 0 1 3

Programs 1

Calendar 2

Museum Education 5

Historian’s File 7

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In every issue: Points of Interest:

President’s Message 2

Board of Trustees 4

Happenings 8

Contact Us 10

Thursday, August 8th, 2013 6:00–8:00 P.M.

Legacy at Park Crescent

“PRESERVE THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE”

Help us raise funds for our upcoming roof project.

Meet the trustees and volunteers of the Greece Historical Society, enjoy delicious treats prepared by the chiefs at the Legacy and enjoy good winewhile supporting the preservation of our Historical Center. Watch for invi-tations and registration forms which will be mailed to our members andfriends in mid July.

mailto:[email protected]





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"President's Message"

While traveling the New York State Thruway I noticedseveral “History Happened Here”kiosks inside the rest stops. Thesekiosks note various important his-torical events that happened inthe area. My first impression uponseeing the words “History Hap-pened Here” was, of course, histo-ry happened here! History hap-pens every day, everywhere. Yes,the historic events noted on thesekiosks were important and shouldbe remembered, but the everyday events in a commu-nity are also important and we need to keep a recordof these everyday events.

I am fortunate to have the 50 year diary of my mother.She does not mention anything of significant im-portance to the general public, just what happened to

her on any given day. It is not only a family treasure,but also the diary of the daily life of a woman in themid 20th century. Written diaries seem to be a thing of the past. Today we use various types of social media torecord daily lives, but these recordings will soon disap-pear among the billions of daily entries. Will futuregenerations be able to recall the life of their parents orgrandparents without written copy? Will they be ableto see the style of hand writing, or what was importantin their communities?

We at the Greece Historical Society, along with theTown Historian’s office, do our best to record and pre-serve the history of our community and the lives of itscitizens. We depend on donations from the community and we are grateful for any photos, diaries, and arti-facts that reflect the people, organizations and lives of the citizens of this Town.

We also have the responsibility to care for these docu-ments and artifacts at our history center at 595 LongPond Road. Part of that care is the maintenance of ourbuilding. We will soon be replacing the roof on thehouse part of our building (the exhibit hall roof was replaced a few years ago) and we need your support.

A fundraising event is scheduled for Aug 8th

at the Leg-acy at Park Crescent. Please join us and support thepreservation of the history of our community. If youcannot join us, please consider a donation to our roof fund. Send your donations to: Greece Historical Socie-ty Roof Fund, P.O. Box 16249, Rochester, NY 14616.Thanks you for your continued support.

Bill Sauers, President

“Museum Events” Sunday museum hours are 1:30 - 4p.m.

The office hours are Mon-Wed 9:30 a.m. to Noon

Sat./Sun July 27th,28thGreece Museum 10:00 a.m.-4p.m.

Community Garage Sale(see page 3)

Thurs. Aug 8th Greece Public Library 6:30 pm

Blanche Stuart Scott:

Adventures of a Memorable Woman, Part II(see page 4)

Thurs. Aug 8th Legacy at Park Crescent

Silver Anniversary CelebrationWatch for mailing

Sun, August 11th Greece Museum1:30 p.m.-4p.m

Vintage Game Day

New VolunteersWelcome to our two summer volunteers:

Suzanne Peters, a graduate ofPotsdam University with a de-gree in archaeology, has expeence in the museum field at

Bethpage Village on Long Is-land, where she grew up.

Pictured here, Suzanne is accesioning the new acquisitions. It may be a tedious job,but it is fun to work with these treasures.

Shannon Shields, from Greece, NY is a history majorfrom Canisius College, working on a War of 1812 pro-

ject. She is doing extensive research and helping planthe exhibit scheduled for later this year.

SILVER ANNIVERSARYThis year marks 25 years of the Greece Historical Centat 595 Long Pond Rd. To celebrate we are holding aSilver Anniversary celebration at the Legacy at Park

Crescent on Thursday August 8th. Watch for mailing.



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2nd Annual Community Garage SaleSat/Sun, July 27th, 28th 10am-4pm

“One man’s junk is another man’s treasure” Join us for a fun community day.Grab a friend and rent a booth or come and

search for treasures.

If you would like to reserve a booth to sell your wares, contact Cyndie Shevlin (230-

8218, call/text) or email: [email protected]

Our Museum Community

TITLE: Annual Greece Museum Community Yard Sale

PROVIDED: 10’x12’ yard space, vendor parking area, restroom facilitiesAVAILABLE: Refreshments, Food (for purchase) REQUIRED: Bring your own table, tent, etc. Leave your space clean/empty, including trash.

Note: We do not have trash pickup here. You must take it with you.

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VENDOR:Name __________________________________________________________________Address _______________________________________________________________Phone No. _____________________________________________________________E-Mail _________________________________________________________________

FEE* Enclosed: (Checks payable to Greece Historical Society)

$30 per space

$25 per space paid before July10th

Total amount enclosed ___________ for ____ space(s). SIGNED by Vendor____________________________________________Date______________Mail reservation to Event coordinator: Cyndie Shevlin, 55 Snowy Owl Ridge, Rochester NY 14612-2969___

Phone No.___585-230-8218 Call/text___ E-mail:[email protected]_

THANK YOU FOR YOURLIFE MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT

Lorraine Beane, Beverly Bell, Nick and Mary LouBorrelli, Delores DeConinck, Ardelle Goulding,

Gordon A. Howe II, Mary Graupman, Sue Hodge,Luigi Latragna, Lorna Logan, Fred and PhyllisMeredith, Bethann Mitchell, Donald Newcomb,

Morris Richardson, Gretchen Howe Russo, Richardand Lee Strauss, Virginia Tomkiewicz, Beverly

Tulloch, Deborah Whitt, Scott Wiley.

THANK YOU to the BUSINESSESThat Have SUPPORTED the

GREECE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Bowlin’s Remodeling* Canandaigua National Bank (Latta Rd)

Doan DealershipsFleming Point

Greece Chamber of Commerce*Greece GrangeKey Bank

Legacy at Park CrescentLong Pond Auto Body

Long Pond Family RestaurantMark DeNeve*

Mel's DinerNorth Ridge Glass

Northwest Savings Bank (Long Pond Rd)Party Productions*

The Signery The Villages at Unity*Tim Horton's (Long Pond Rd)

Tops Friendly Markets (Mt Read Blvd)Ultimate Interiors*

Vay-Schleich & Meeson Funeral &Cremation Chapels*

Wegman Food Markets (Latta Rd)(* denotes Business Member)

VENDOR AGREEMENT

DATE : Sat, 7/27 and Sun, 7/28 10 am-4pm, Setup begins 8am

Contact: Cyndie: call/text 585-230-8218)

LOCATION: Greece Museum, 595 Long Pond Rd. Rochester NY 14612





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“Museum Shop”

It’s been a busy early Summer with many opportunitiesfor you to visit. We have some great books for yoursummer reading (including children’s books) and ournew Greece t-shirts are very popular as we now havewomen’s sizes.

Did you ever think about our volunteer opportunitiesat the Museum Shop? I enjoy meeting the visitors and

helping them find the perfect gift for a special person; you will, too. We’d love to hear your ideas on items you’d like to see in our shop, too. Stop by and introduce yourself. You’llbe glad you did.

Wendy Peeck, Museum Shop Coordinator

Museum & Museum Shop hours: Sunday 1:30-4:00pm

Officers & Board of Trustee

For newsletter input only, please contact

[email protected]

Cyndie Shevlin, Editor This newsletter is published bi-monthly by the edito

for the Greece Historical Society and Museum.

Please Remember

The Greece Historical Society in your tax

and estate planning. We are a non-prof

organization supported by your

*gifts and endowments.

We sincerely appreciate

your donations.

*Tax deductible per (Section 501(c)(3) of the

Internal Revenue Code

A special thank you to the

Signery Sign Shop for their

continued support to the

Greece Historical Society.

Blanche Stuart Scott: Adventures of a Memorable Woman, Part II

Thursday, August 8th at 6:30 pm Greece Public Library

Maureen Whalen, of the Greece

Historical Society, presents the sec-

ond installment of her trilogy about

this Greece native who was an au-

tomotive and aviation pioneer. Part

II concentrates on Blanche’s adven-

tures on a transcontinental auto trip

from New York City to San Francisco in 1910. This living history

interpretation is based on recorded interviews with Blanche in

the collection of the Greece historian’s office and excerpts fromher unpublished autobiography.

President: Bill Sau

Vice President: Paula Sm

Secretary: Sandy Pe

Treasurer: Roberta You

Asst.Treasurer: Jack Wallenho

Executive Director: Need

Honorary Trustee: Don NewcomTrustees: Rick Ant

Ruth Curch

Sandy Pe

Wendy Pee

Bill Sau

Cyndie Shev

Paula Sm

Jack Wallenho

Roberta You

Committee Chairs:

Grounds, Building Bill PeeHistorian Office Alan Mue

Membership Bernie Wallenho

Maureen Wha

Museum Viola Wh

Museum Shop Wendy Pee

Newsletter Cyndie Shev

Programs Bill Sau

Publicity Marge Zer

Registrar Lee Stra

Tours, Education Kathie Firk

Your membership dollars help support the preservation of your

town’s history and make it possible for the Society to share it with the

community through programs, publications, and the Greece Museum

exhibits. Your dollars also help maintain our historic farm house, owned

solely by the Society, which sits on land leased from the Town of

Greece. We truly appreciate your support.



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Kathie Firkins, Tour Director and Education Consultant

“Education and Tours Committee”

Answer to last issue’s “GUESS WHERE AND WHAT” Barns, large and small once dotted the Greece landscape. Year by

year the number decreases, a faded symbol of Greece's agrarianpast. Where was this barn located and did it have a special use?

Education

One of the projects that the Education Committee has been planning is a Game Display in the museum andalso a Game Day. We are now in the process of putting it all together. We will have board games such as Monopoly, Candy Land, Chutes & Ladders and many others. On the Game Day itself we are planning to have several ta-bles set up in the living room to play these games and also outdoor games, such as Croquet, Hula Hoops andmore.

To get started, several of us attended the Strong National Museum of Play. My son Mark works at the museum

and was able to arrange for Mr. Christopher Bensch to give us a personal tour of their game display. We all wereastounded and it brought back many memories of playing these games as children ourselves and also with ourown children. We were able to gather great ideas for our own game area. Many thanks tour gracious hosts, Mr.Bensch and Mark Firkins.

We are looking for donations of Vintage Games and Toys for our newest display to open on August 11th .This will also be our Game Day. Please contact Kathie Firkins at 621-2869 or [email protected] if you orsomeone you know would like to donate these items to us. Afterwards, we plan to feature different games oneach Sunday that the museum is open.

Tours

We had a very busy month of May with school tours; May 13th thru May 24th we had a tour every day. It is woderful to see the excitement of the second graders. They are very interested and inquisitive and they love hearinghow people lived long ago. To them, long ago is 10 years ago, long before they were born!! So, you can imaginewhat they think about 100 years ago. As the students come in the front door tothe living room, one of the first questions they ask is, "does anyone live in thehouse?". That's always an introduction for me to tell them about some of the fami-lies that did live in the house many years ago. And of course, they love hearingthat the house was not at the location it is now and how it was moved. The1930's kitchen is also one of their favorites. I always have them try to guess whatsome of the appliances are - their responses are quite unique. Some think that thewasher is a large cotton candy machine or possibly a large butter churn. They areamazed when they find out what they really are.

Many thanks to all of the volunteers who helped; I even put Lee Strauss to work one day!!!

It is a Hop drying barn that was located on Stone Road, just west of Mt. Read Boulevard. Built in the 1880s, it was on the Flanniganfamily farm. It was obtained by the Genesee Country Museum, at

Mumford in 1978. It was carefully numbered and disassembledand then restored and rebuilt next to a small hop field and a replicaof a small 19th century Brewery at the museum.

Thanks to member Frank Thomas for his suggestion to use theHop barn photo. The Thomas family truck farm was just southwestof the Hop barn on Stone Road.

Congratulations to the winners, Joanne

Siem and Gene Preston. Since their answers

came in within minutes of each other they

each received a GHS tee shirt.






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2013 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Got some extra time? Want a project to sink your teeth into? Have we got the job for you!

Working times are very flexible.

Please contact Lee at 225-7221(office) or 227-5305(home)or email us at: [email protected].

“Sweet Sensations” 2013 Strawberry & Dessert Tasting Festival Fundraiser

Nearly 350 of our neighbors and friends enjoyed our “Sweet Sensations” Strawberry & Dessert Tasting Festivalon Monday, June 17

th. A special thank you to all the volunteers who helped make our annual festival a success

and to all the businesses and organizations that provided their support, food, services and/or gifts:

Arikata Martial Arts

Army Strong Community CenterBarton's Parkside HotsBill Gray’sBlanchard FloristsBuffalo SoldiersCharlotte -Genesee LighthouseCity Historian -Christine Ridarsky Don Newcomb's BandFirestone Complete Auto Care (W. Ridge Rd)Fleming PointGenesee Country Village & MuseumGreece Community & Senior CenterGreece Chamber-Outdoors CommitteeGreece Police, Greece Special Police

Green Acres Farm & Nursery Joe RobachLegacy at Park CrescentLong Pond Family RestaurantMel’s DinerMemorial Art Gallery Northwest BankNorth Greece Fire Dept.NY Museum of TransportationParty ProductionsPier 45Rochester Street MachinesRockcastle Florists

Seabreeze Amusement ParkStrong MuseumThe Party Is Here CateringThe Signery Sign ShopTim Horton’s Tops Friendly MarketTown of GreeceVan Putte GardensVay-Schleich & Meeson Funeral HomeVillages at Unity WalgreensWaste ManagementWegman Food MarketsNorthwest YMCA





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“FROM THE HISTORIAN'S FILE”

Traveler’s Guide 1837

Recently a small (3½" x 5¾" x1¼") pocket size volume came into the society as a donation, along with otherbooks and miscellaneous items. All of the items were from the mid19th century or earlier. The book (well worn,with a leather edge binding at the spine), titled Traveler's Guide and published in 1837, was owned by George CLatta of Charlotte. He was the younger brother of Samuel Latta, the surveyor of the straight as an arrow road from

the Genesee River west to the town line at Manitou Rd which was named Latta Rd. George had many talents anbusiness ventures during his lifetime (1795-1871). As a merchant and forwarder in the village of Charlotte, at onepoint he (sometimes with partners) had seven ships in his fleet. His freight forwarding business took him to Ohioand as far east as American ports on the St. Lawrence River. His home was on the north east corner of Lake Ave-nue and Latta Road. George lived here with his wife Francis Mann; she bore him 8 children, dying in 1902. Thefascinating life of Latta can be read in the book, Merchant Entrepreneur George Clinton Latta, Charlotte, N.Y. by

Joan Sullivan, available in our museum shop.

His Traveler's Guide was with him on a trip from Charlotte. A penciled note in the front and back covers by George reads: "G.C. Latta, M.F. Delano left Genesee River Monday, June 6 on the steamer Oneida and arrivedQuebec Sunday the 7th. At Quebec Monday evening the 8th. Now at Payne Hotel, Quebec, June 8, 1840 in company with M.F. Delano of Rochester, W. Whitehead, Mexico and Mr. Berk of Germany. Were at Montreal Tuesdayevening the 9th. I left Montreal Wednesday up the St. Lawrence and Delano left for Lake Champlain. Same day I

stopped at Ogdensburgh Thursday for a boat"

It's not likely we will know just what this trip was about, but it must have been of a business nature. Thebook's contents would have been helpful as it has travel miles from town to town, descriptions of the area. Variomodes of transportation; stage coach, canal packet and the just developing railroad are discussed in some de-tail. After some one hundred seventy years it's amazing this little book gem has survived and will now be pre-served in our permanent collection.

Photos, data supplied by Alan Mueller, Greece Historian's Office.If you have any information on our photos, call Alan at 663-1706.

Steamboat

Latta Homestead

Pages in

Guide



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Another successful plant sale on May 17th

by ourcommunity garden clubs: Lakeshore, Lakeview,

Shorewood and Woodside. These garden clubs,along with Thyme in the Garden, maintain the

beautiful gardens around our property.

“ Happenings at the Greece Museum”

Helene Marlow examining a hospital dollduring our Teddy Bear & Doll Appraisal eventheld on June 1st. Hospital dolls were used toteach expectant mothers about the care of their new babies.

On Friday May 17th

Dr. Preston Pierce conducted a workshop for local historians andmuseum volunteers on types of archives and theproper way to organize and preserve them.The workshop was sponsored by theRochester Regional Library Council.

A pizza lunch was provided by Archival Methods.

Members of the Education Committeetoured the Strong Museum of Play on

May 29th

. Vice President Chris Benschgave us an extensive tour of the new games exhibit and Librarian CarolSandler gave us a tour of the library and archives.

On June 7th the Greece Chamberof Commerce’s First Friday Networking Breakfast was held

at our museum. Nearly 50 peopleattended; for most, it was theirfirst visit to our facility.

Daena Ford (r) from Braddock Bay Raptor Research teamed up with

Maureen Whalen for a program at theGreece Library on June 8

thabout

Braddock Bay, the annual spring hawk

count, the bird banding program, andthe education and conservation

efforts on behalf of Eastern Raptors.



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GHS Trip to Historic Neighborhood

On Wednesday, May 22nd, 27 people toured the historic Susan B. Anthony

Neighborhood on a day excursion hosted by the Greece Historical Society. The

centerpiece of the trip, of course, was a tour of the Susan B. Anthony house on Madison

Street. Great progress has been made in restoring the house and even trip members

who had toured this National Historic Landmark before saw many new changes. The

house tour was followed by a delicious luncheon served in the “carriage house.”

The afternoon portion of the trip was devoted to

seeing three other homes and a garden on Madison and

King Streets dating from the mid nineteenth century, as

well as a walk through Susan B. Anthony square, an

Olmstead Brothers designed park, now graced with the sculpture of Susan B.

Anthony and Frederick Douglass entitled “Let’s Have Tea”. Dawn Noto, the niece

of GHS volunteer, Vi White, showed us through her home on Madison Street

which she and her husband have spent the last ten years restoring. Her neighbors,

Barbara and Marlene, also showed us their homes. Each of these women have

purchased multiple boarded-up houses in the neighborhood and restored them to be used by new families or

businesses.

Barbara’s home was once owned by Leah Fox and her husband, one of the legendary

Fox sisters, while one of Marlene’s residences was owned by Obadiah Bush, a grandparent of

both President Bushes. The side lawn of her property was used by Buffalo Bill Cody as the site

for his traveling show. She also stated that both her homes have ghosts!

It was a day jammed-packed with history and thoroughly enjoyed by all. Kudos go especially

to trip organizer, Sue Hodge. Sue promises more such trips in the future.

Coming Events

Tuesday, September 10, 2013 – 7:00 p.m., Greece Town HallHistory of Elmtree (Yates Thayer) Farm by Marie Poinan This presentation will explore the history of 710-720 Latta Road as acountry estate and a working farm over the past 100 years.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 – 7:00 p.m., Greece Community & Senior CenterClara Barton Performed by Eleanor StearnsThis portrayal of Clara Barton will give glimpses of her life, her involvement during the Civil War,and her role in the founding and activities of the American Red Cross.



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Membership Application

GREECE HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM

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Memberships are tax deductible. Please pay online via PayPal or make check payable and mail to :

Greece Historical Society P.O. Box 16249 Rochester NY 14616-0249

You will receive your membership card(s) and receipt by return mail.

CONTACT US

GHS Office: 585-225-7221

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.greecehistoricalsociety.net

Historian’s Office: [email protected]

Corinthian Editor: [email protected]

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