Most of us regularly visit our “eye doctor” once a year for a checkup, and consider cataract surgery a rite of passage in the aging process. Laser surgeries and other … Continue reading Dr. Edwin G. Munn: Genesee Country’s First Ophthalmologist
Category: Rochester, NY history
Riding the Stagecoach Along the Genesee
Just mentioning the word “stagecoach” likely conjures up images of vintage western movies featuring desperate gangs of robbers holding up passengers, or a high-speed chase across the desert with Indians … Continue reading Riding the Stagecoach Along the Genesee
Crime Along the Genesee: Murder in the Cemetery
It was an ordinary Saturday when seventeen-year-old Anna Schumacher asked her mother for permission to visit her father’s and sister’s graves on August 7, 1909. The young woman wanted to … Continue reading Crime Along the Genesee: Murder in the Cemetery
Ambition by Design: The Life of Elisha Johnson Part Two
After the departure of the Johnson family from Hornby Lodge somewhere between 1844 and 1845, the owner, Colonel George Williams, bought out the remaining lease from Elisha Johnson. Williams then … Continue reading Ambition by Design: The Life of Elisha Johnson Part Two
Ambition by Design: The Life of Elisha Johnson
Part One When the Genesee River Valley opened for settlement in the early 1800s, it was driven primarily by the Holland Land Company, a group of Dutch investors and banks. … Continue reading Ambition by Design: The Life of Elisha Johnson
Marcena Sherman Ricker, M.D. Personal Physician to Susan B. Anthony
Marcena Sherman Ricker, M.D. was one of four well-known women doctors from the Castile area leading the way in the care of women and children in the late 1800s. Dr. … Continue reading Marcena Sherman Ricker, M.D. Personal Physician to Susan B. Anthony
The Fox Sisters – Early Rappers?
The Fox sisters, credited with the birth of Spiritualism in the United States, got their start in Hydesville, New York, once a hamlet in Wayne County, not far from Rochester. … Continue reading The Fox Sisters – Early Rappers?
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