the corinthian november/december 2012
Post on 04-Apr-2018
216 Views
Preview:
TRANSCRIPT
7/30/2019 The Corinthian November/December 2012
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-corinthian-novemberdecember-2012 1/8
By Michael LasserSuburbs began in America long before Levittown after WorldWar II. In fact they first became popular in the early years of the 20th century. “Halfway to Heaven” focuses on the suburbswhere most Americans ultimately longed to live. America’sfirst suburbs combined city and country, the built and thenatural, to become the middle class ideal – and it’s all in ourpopular songs.
is a lecturer, writer, broadcaster, critic, andteacher. For 20 years, he was the theater critic for The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle . He is co-author of the book,
America’s Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway,Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley , which will be for sale after thislecture.
Programs 1
Museum Events 2
Museum Education 5
Historian’s File 7
GRE
ECE
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
and
MUSEUM
TheCo
rint
hian
In every issue: Points of Interest:
President’s Message 2
Board of Trustees 4
Museum Happenings 3,5
Contact Us 8
Holiday Open House
Visit our museum onfor our holiday open house.
Meet our volunteers and board members, enjoy
the holiday decorations, snack on some treats
supplied by area businesses, and visit with
“Father Christmas”.
7/30/2019 The Corinthian November/December 2012
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-corinthian-novemberdecember-2012 2/8
2
Only a few years ago we pub-lished our upcoming events inthe Corinthian and maybe sent apress release to the local pa-pers. Today technology is allow-ing us to reach the public in a
variety of ways. Although theGreece Historical Society does not“tweet” or “text,” we have instituted new ways tocommunicate our programs and events besidesthis newsletter. We now send out monthly e-mailblasts to everyone who has given us their e-mailaddress. We have created a Facebook page andwe seem to be adding new “friends” every week.Several local history blogs are beginning to addour content to their pages and the RochesterRegional Library Council informs all Librarians in
our area about our programs. We have also had aweb site for several years. These initiatives havehelped increase attendance at our programs andvisitors to our museum but we still need you! Yes,YOU are our best advertisement. Tell your friendsabout us. We are the organization in theTown of Greece that saves our past for the future.Thank you for your support.
In the past couple months we have taken the
Historical Society on the road with programs atthe Greece Library and the local AARP, and hadan information booth at River Romance. We havepublished a booklet on the history of NorthgatePlaza and we are now working with a local retire-ment community to develop programs for them.We met with the new director of Social Studies forthe Greece Central School District and in Septem-ber began collaborating with the Parma-HiltonHistorical Society on a proposed project next yearinvolving several western Monroe County histori-
cal societies. Several of our volunteers have at-tended a seminar on policy development and aclass on publishing local history and our historian,Alan Mueller also attended the GovernmentAppointed Historians of Western New Yorkannual meeting.
Bill Sauers, President
Sunday museum hours are
The office hours are Mondays 10 a.m. to Noon
The Greece Museum will be Sunday De23rd and Dec 30th so our volunteers can enjoy thholidays with their families. We will re-open Sun
day, Jan 6, 2013.
Community Room A-B Greece Town HallStory Teller, Activities,
Displays from .
Visit our museum on Sunday December 2nd 1:30 -4:00 p.m. for our holiday open house.
Our campaign through the mail and at our Tueday programs has resulted in a number of new
volunteers but we still need a few more docentgreeters, gift shop help and other volunteers.
For more information about volunteering pleascall Kathie Firkins, 621-2869.
Many of you who attended our May program at
St. John’s Church with architect James Johnson
were disappointed with the quality of the sound
system in the Church. Others, who missed the
program, have requested viewing the video that
was recorded that evening. The raw footage is
not yet ready for viewing but fortunately, thanks
to a promised grant from the Latta Road branchof Canandaigua National Bank & Trust we are w
now be able to finish editing the video and hope
fully, will soon have a finished, professionally pro
duced, video of that program. The finished video
will include additional footage, including more
about St. John’s Church. Check the Corinthian,
our monthly e-mail or Facebook for information
on the progress of this project.
7/30/2019 The Corinthian November/December 2012
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-corinthian-novemberdecember-2012 3/8
3
, a day for giving, is coming upsoon! On , the United Way of Greater Rochester will hold a 24 hour donationdrive for not-for-profit organizations in the Roch-
ester community. On this epic one-day givingevent, thousands of community members will beable to make an end-of-year gift to help advancetheir philanthropic passions. We are asking youto support the Greece Historical Society onDecember 12th by going to www.roctheday.org and making your donation.
The Greece Historical Society couldn’t exist without
folks who faithfully renew their membership each year, and we are very appreciative of your interestand help. Thank you to those of you who add a donation when renewing or renew at a higher level.Dues account for 25 % of the Society’s income,which help support our Museum.
It is always a joy to welcome a new life member,and we are grateful to new life memberShe joins the following list of life members:
You can help KeyBank and the Greece Post decide
where to donate $5,000! Three $1,000 and four
$500 gifts will be awarded to nonprofit community
organizations in Greece receiving the most
votes. Pick up a ballot and cast your vote for the
at the Mt. Read or
Dewey Britton KeyBank branches from November
thru 23, 2012. There will be signage in the branche
during this time and KeyBank will have ads in the
local papers to publicize this initiative.
The winner of ourSept-Oct Photo quizwas John Dickson IIIwho won a GreeceTee shirt for correctly guessing that thephoto of the plazapictured below, wasRidgecrest Plaza onW. Ridge Rd., whichopened in 1951.
7/30/2019 The Corinthian November/December 2012
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-corinthian-novemberdecember-2012 4/8
4
The holidays are just around the corner. Come inand check out the holiday specials. We continually add more children’s books to our collection andremember our new, popular
by Marie Poinan is only availablefrom our Museum Shop.
To make your holiday shopping even more specialwe are including, with this newsletter, acoupon for your entire purchase at our Museum
Shop
From all of our Museum
Shop Volunteers,
have a wonderful
holiday season.
Wendy Peeck,Museum ShopCoordinator
For newsletter input, please contact:
This newsletter is published bi-monthly by the edito
for the Greece Historical Society and Museum.
in your ta
and estate planning. We are a non-pro
organization supported by your
*gifts and endowments.
*Tax deductible per (Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code
Tuesday, January 8, 2013, 7 p.m. Greece Town Hall
by Bob Marcotte
Sunday, January 13, 2013, 2 p.m. Greece Museum
By Bill Sauers
Tuesday, February 12, 2012, 7 p.m. Greece Town Hall
With Fran Carlisi-Paxton and Allen Hopkins
President: Bill Sau
Vice President: Wendy Pee
Secretary: Sandy Pe
Treasurer: Jack Wallenho
Executive Director: Need
Honorary Trustee: Don Newco
Trustees: Sue HodSandy Pe
Wendy Pee
Bill Sau
Paula Sm
Cyndie Shev
Lee Stra
Jack Wallenho
Viola Wh
Roberta You
Committee Chairs:
Grounds, Building Scott Bow
Historian Alan Mue
Museum Viola Wh
Museum Shop Wendy Pee
Newsletter Editor Cyndie Shev
Programs Bill Sau
Publicity Marge Zer
Registrar Need
Tours, Education Kathie Firk
7/30/2019 The Corinthian November/December 2012
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-corinthian-novemberdecember-2012 5/8
5
Kathie Firkins, Tour Director and Education Consultant
The Girl Scouts and Civil War displays continue to be of high interest with people stopping in every Sundjust to see those areas. On Sunday Sept. 9th we had a group of Girl Scouts come in specifically to see whinformation we had. They had never been to our museum before and were amazed at what we had to fer. They ended up staying for a complete tour of our facility. On Fri. Oct. 12th we were the first stop foLeadership Training group. There were 9 participants from various businesses in Greece. Bill explained
history of our organization and the house with Alan and Kathie giving tours in the museum. As usual Lewas on hand with her wonderful expertise in being able to answer any questions.
I would like to introduce and welcome our newest volunteer: Mr. Dennis Ruger. Dennis lives in Greeceand comes to us with high interest in history of the town.
----
We are pleased to have with us anthropologist, George Hammel, the Native AmericanCollection manager of the Rochester Museum and Science Center.
He will bring rare artifacts from Greece’s early Iroquois fishing and hunting summer camps. Storyteller Barbara Bethman-Mahooty will engage us with Seneca tales and
Robert Dobson will bring photos and artifacts from his family farm, which is now Northgate Plaza.
The Greece Historical Society owns and maintains the Greece Historical Center and Museum at 595 LonPond Rd. We lease the land the house sits on, located on the north east corner of the Greece Town Capus. We are grateful for the superb job the staff of the Town D.P.W. does on the campus which includecutting the grass around the museum and especially for the recent improvements and enlargement of
the parking lot adjacent to the museum. Thanks for a great job!
We are looking for someone willing to volunteer theirtime to clear our sidewalks in the winter. We have an
excellent snow blower on site and would need thesidewalks clear of snow any time there is a significant snowfall.
If you are willing to volunteer your time please call Bill at 225-3760.
7/30/2019 The Corinthian November/December 2012
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-corinthian-novemberdecember-2012 6/8
6
Working times are very flexible. Please contact Lee at 225-7221(office) or 227-5305(home)or email us at greecehistoricalsociety@yahoo.com.
. Scan onto archival discs Society records, exhibit information, history rec-
ords, slides, photos, documents. You will be surprised at how much you learn.
Our Pastperfect Museum Software is waiting for eager hands to enter the informationabout the artifacts in the Society’s collection. It is an easy, user friendly program. If you like antiques,this will be a fun project.
Clerking in the gift shop is an opportunity to meet new people, helping guestschoose a gift of history for someone on their Christmas list, along with greeting visitors and directingthem to the museum. Volunteers usually work one Sunday afternoon (from 1:15 to 4:00 p.m.) a monthor every other month. Plus, you can browse our books.
Filing, answering the phone, typing letters, helping with the newsletter mailing,
just typical office work. It never ends! You would be doing the Society a great service if you could woron a Tuesday or Wednesday morning from 9:30 to noon once a week or as little as once a month.
We want to thank them for their
continuing support:
Bowlin's Remodeling 585-944-9234
Canandaigua National Bank www.cnbank.com
Doan Dealerships www.doandelivers.com
Greece Chamber of Commerce www.greecechamber.org
Long Pond Auto Body www.longpondautobody.com
Long Pond Family Restaurant www.longpondfamily.com
North Ridge Glass 585-458-4041
Northwest Savings Bank www.northwestsavingsbank.com
Tops Friendly Markets www.topsmarkets.com
Vay-Schleich & Meeson www.meesonfamily.com
Wegman Food Markets www.wegmans.com
Tour will include: Bus Transportation, Hot Lunch,
Tour of Susan B. Anthony House, Tour of Dawn Noto’s home, Madison St. Neighborhood Gardens. $55.00 Members, $60.00Non-members. Call 225-3833 for reservations, ask for Sue.
7/30/2019 The Corinthian November/December 2012
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-corinthian-novemberdecember-2012 7/8
7
1. Historic property map. 2,3. Recent pictures of the Ivins home and barn.4.The Ivins Clock.
The Ogee veneered case, weight driven shelf clock recently found its way back toGreece and will now be a permanent part of our museum artifact collection. Manufac-tured prior to the early 1870s by the William L. Gilbert Clock Co. of Winchester CT, theoriginal owner was George Snowhill Ivins of North Greece, a blacksmith.
Several weeks ago a descendent of Mr. Ivins visited our museum with a small binder ogenealogy information on some of theearly families of Greece: the Ivins, Bridge-man, Barnes and Brown families. It wascasually mentioned that he had a clock inhis car that he thought we might like tohave for our collection. The photo is theclock he had brought with him. It has re-sided in numerous locales, including the
west coast and, in recent years, in centralNew York State. It is not very often an ob- ject is offered for our collection that hassuch a strong provenance linking it to anearly Greece family. The next time you visitthe museum and wander into our muse-um shop, glance to the left as you enterthe living room. There on the glass frontbookcase is the Ivins family clock, enjoyingits retirement years, just a few miles from
its original home on North Greece Rd.
3
1
4
2
Photos, datasupplied by
GreeceHistorian's Office.If you have any
information on
our photos, call
Alan at 663-1706
7/30/2019 The Corinthian November/December 2012
http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-corinthian-novemberdecember-2012 8/8
8
(please print) DATE ______________________________
NAME ________________________________________________________________________ PHONE: (_______)_______________________
(Last) (First) (M.I.) (Spouse, if Family Membership)
ADDRESS _______________________________________________________________________________________
(Street) (City/Town) (State) (Zip Code + 4)
E-MAIL ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________
MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS
Memberships are tax deductible. Please make check payable and mail to :
Membership, Greece Historical Society P.O. Box 16249 Rochester NY 14616-0249
(Please include a self addressed stamped envelope to receive a membership card or bring completed form to membership meeting
Help Preserve the Past
for the Future
Greece Historical Society Greece Museum
595 Long Pond RoadP.O. Box 16249
Rochester NY 14616-0249
Non-Profit O
U.S. POSTAGE P
Rochester
Permit #1
_____New Application
_____Renewal
_____Upgrade
_____Donation
Student - Senior (65 & over) $10.00 ___ Business/Professional $50.00 ___ Individual $12.00 ___ Patron $75.00 ___
Family $20.00 ___ Sustaining $150.00 ___
Family Supporting $50.00 ___ Life Members (Each) $500.00 ___
Return Service Reques
Your donations and mem-
berships help keep our
Museum open. Thank you
for your support.
top related