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Historic Marriage Records Research
Historic Marriage Records Research …Welcome to the City of Rochester Municipal Archives … Historic Marriage Records Research Site This resource contains over 170,000 marriage records dating from …
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Genesee Riverway Trail - University of Rochester
parks, including four historic parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. University of Rochester …Genesee Riverway Trail - University of Rochester … for walking, running and bicycling along the Genesee River. It extends through the scenic, historic …
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Office of the City Historian
2008 and Director of Historical Services for the Rochester Public Library since January 2012. She has B … Historians of New York State. She is also Senior Historical Researcher for the Rochester Public Library …Preserving and Interpreting Rochester's past Required …
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Genesee Riverway Trail - Court Street
parks, including four historic parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Downtown Rochester This trail … for walking, running and bicycling along the Genesee River. It extends through the scenic, historic … and cultural heart of Rochester, from the Erie Canal to downtown and Lake Ontario. It provides pedestrian …
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News Release – Historic Markers to be Unveiled at Harper Method World Headquarters and Rapids Cemetery
) – The City of Rochester will unveil historic markers at two sites on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, to educate …News Release – Historic Markers to be Unveiled at Harper Method World Headquarters and Rapids …City of Rochester News Release (Monday, June 26, 2023 …
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Heritage Trail - Susan B. Anthony Square Park
in the neighborhood. Trails Historic Rochester
…Come and explore history in downtown Rochester … on the Heritage Trail, a 1.25-mile long walking path that leads visitors to 15 points of historical significance …
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Heritage Trail - Genesee River
downtown parking garages. Trails Historic Rochester
…Come and explore history in downtown Rochester … on the Heritage Trail, a 1.25-mile long walking path that leads visitors to 27 points of historical significance …
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Heritage Trail
in downtown Rochester on The Heritage Trail, a 1.25-mile long walking path that leads visitors to 15 points … of historical significance. This self-guided tour follows an 8” wide line of either granite or blue paint … on city sidewalks, along the way visitors will find historical markers, plaques, and interpretive signs …
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Southwest Neighborhoods - High Falls
buildings within this Nationally Registered Historic District, but that number is changing as more people … recognize the area’s remarkable past and contemporary possibilities. Indisputably, Rochester’s commercial … commercial enterprises. Add the Erie Canal to the mix and Rochester’s boomtown ethos led to its nickname …
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Southwest Neighborhoods - High Falls
buildings within this Nationally Registered Historic District, but that number is changing as more people … recognize the area’s remarkable past and contemporary possibilities. Indisputably, Rochester’s commercial … commercial enterprises. Add the Erie Canal to the mix and Rochester’s boomtown ethos led to its nickname …
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Downtown Revitalization Initiative
Governor Kathy Hochul awarded the City of Rochester $10 … & 224 - 226 East Main Street Redevelop four, historic mixed-use buildings that have been a blight … on the urban landscape for nearly four decades. This is an extensive historic renovation that will also strive …
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News Release - Mayor Warren Celebrates Passage of a Historic City Budget
News Release - Mayor Warren Celebrates Passage of a Historic City Budget …City of Rochester News Release (Tuesday, June 15, 2021 …)—Mayor Warren issued the following statement regarding the passage of the 2021-22 City of Rochester …
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Erie Lackawanna Rails-to-Trails Pedestrian Bridge
historic Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Bridge over the Genesee River is now a part of that vision …, as a Rails-to-Trails pedestrian bridge. The bridge was originally constructed in the 1850s to carry the Rochester …’s State Historic Preservation Office to be a cultural resource eligible for inclusion in the State …
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Southwest Neighborhoods - Susan B. Anthony
a culturally and economically diverse community with charming historic homes and nearby affordable rentals … was a great transportation hub for early Rochester. Nearby were two canals, the Erie and the Genesee Valley …, the largest turning basin for the canal boats. Also nearby was the Tonawanda Railroad, Rochester’s first rail …
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Southwest Neighborhoods - Susan B. Anthony
a culturally and economically diverse community with charming historic homes and nearby affordable rentals … was a great transportation hub for early Rochester. Nearby were two canals, the Erie and the Genesee Valley …, the largest turning basin for the canal boats. Also nearby was the Tonawanda Railroad, Rochester’s first rail …
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News Release - Buy The Block’s Six Model Homes Completed
City of Rochester News Release (Thursday, April 13, 2023 … towards rectifying the injustices of historic redlining that took place in our city. As we build new … in the American Rescue Plan, it was because I not only wanted to see communities like Rochester recover, but also …
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Genesee Riverway Trail - Genesee Crossroads
for walking, running and bicycling along the Genesee River. It extends through the scenic, historic … and cultural heart of Rochester, from the Erie Canal to downtown and Lake Ontario. It provides pedestrian … parks, including four historic parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Genesee Crossroads - Charles …
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News Release - Mayor Warren Announces Effort to Explore Reparations, Universal Basic Income and Home Ownership
City of Rochester News Release Initiative Seeks to Use … these historic inequities,” said Mayor Warren. “Beyond changing policies and procedures, we must do more to close … pilots in other cities to see how a life-altering program can be developed for Rochester. The committee …
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Highland Park
as the home of Rochester's famous Lilac Festival, Highland Park has a history as colorful as its 500 varieties … Highland Park's collection of lilacs in full bloom. While located in the City of Rochester's southeast … is actually a completely planned--and planted--arboretum or "tree garden." Learn more about Rochester's other …
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Southwest Neighborhoods - Corn Hill
Southwest Quadrant - Corn Hill Corn Hill, Rochester's … its western and south edges. Within these boundaries, historic 19th century mansions are located … nesters in a rainbow of colors. City founder Col. Nathaniel Rochester lived in Corn Hill along …