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Democrat and Chronicle prints “Pioneer for Black police officers guarded King one night in 1958” and much more on Captain Charles Price (1923 – 2021)
[Martin Luther King Jr. (seated center) during his January 8th, 1958 visit to Rochester. Dr....
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The First Big Name – and (Almost) Third President – Comes to Rochester….Probably
[On Broadway, Daniel Breaker shines as Alexander Hamilton’s greatest rival, Aaron Burr. JOAN...
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A Small Flag at the Bottom of a Trunk and Confederate soldiers buried in Batavia, Pittsford and Spencerport
[CSA War Veteran Marker placed next to grave of John H. Thurmon (1843 – 1919) in Pittsford...
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The Small Flag at the Bottom of the Trunk
[A 9-inch by 6-inch replica of the Confederate national flag (not the battle flag), with two...
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Long lost football team recalled by its star lineman
[Lineman and linebacker Lucian “Ace” Waddell, Haverford College ’62, missed the...
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A 1913 headline many would like to see in 2021
[WILLIAM SULZER FOUND GUILTY = WILL BE REMOVED, BUT NOT DISQUALIFIED Rochester Democrat and...
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Leonard Bernstein and “The best disguised dead end in the world!”
[Leonard Bernstein’s first appearance in Rochester. Rochester Times-Union, 1/30/45. Except...
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When Mississippi invaded Louisiana: The Quarantine War of 1905
The Galveston Daily News, Galveston, Texas, 02 Aug 1905 In late March, early in the coronavirus...
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Rochester Mayor Peter Barry survived the attack at Pearl Harbor. So too did Rochesterian Anne Newell, only to die from polio nine years later.
The grave site of Peter Barry in Mount Hope Cemetery, Plot, Section V, Lot 25. Barry was a member...
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In search of the missing 19 granite timepieces at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1973 – September 11th, 2001
Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Highland Park. The area that contained the missing last 19 granite...
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At least 17 recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize visited Rochester
Elie Wiesel at the Alexander Palestra arena, University of Rochester, Democrat and Chronicle, 17...
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Talker declares Biden to be election winner; Joe joins the Presidential Visits to Rochester series
Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the critical role community colleges play in filling...
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Edward R. Crone Jr. (aka Billy Pilgrim) remembered at the Brighton Veterans Memorial in Buckland Park
Matthew Bashore, Brighton Veterans Memorial in Buckland Park, 11/11/20 [Photo: Maya Giron, RIT...
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Esperanza Mansion: Plantation or Site of Conscience?
Text and original photography by George Cassidy Payne Before I booked a one-night getaway with my...
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At his boyhood home site, Historic Brighton dedicates Marker to Edward Crone, Brighton War Hero and Famous Fictional Protagonist
1627 Monroe Ave. (M&T Bank) [Photo: David Kramer, 10/29/20] By chance, in 2018 when visiting...
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Atop Cobb’s Hill, the Magic 8 Ball is asked: “Will the world end on Thursday?”
Vindication! Dressed as a Magic 8 Ball, I get the results from the question. [Photo: a Millerite] ...
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Introductions
Welcome to Talker of the Town! My name is David Kramer. I have a Ph.D in English and teach at...
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Rachel’s Rebel Roots
RAB with FDR in Washington Square Park 6/16/16 I went to Washington Square Park to hear why Rachel...
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Che of The Town: Interviews (1-107)
You first met Che in Rochester works for actor Che Holloway, an impromptu interview and amble...
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Getting To Know Mayor Lovely Warren; A Trailblazing Leader Within Our City
You first met Che in Rochester works for actor Che Holloway, an impromptu interview and amble...
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The Presidential Visits Series in its entirety: James Monroe to Joseph Biden
Of the 44 men who have served as President of the United States, 32 have stopped in Rochester...
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Site says Brighton is best place to live in New York
Twelve Corners Memorial Park, Brighton, NY 4/5/18 [Photo: David Kramer] Recently, the Rochester...
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Kurt Vonnegut’s 1995 “Billy Pilgrim” pilgrimage to the Mt. Hope grave of Edward R. Crone Jr, Brighton High School ’41
Provided by Rosemary Lloyd. Signed copy of the 25th anniversary edition of Slaughterhouse-Five by...
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“Mr. Crane’s Vivid Story:” New and Improved
The Wells-Brown Room, Rush Rhees library, the University of Rochester. Just SOME of Crane’s books...
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Why I voted for Adam Bello and a trip down Talker political memory lane, 2015 – 2021
Adam Bello at the 2019 Labor Day Parade. [Photo: David Kramer] SEE ALL PHOTOS 2015 – 2019...
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Dr. Joseph Roby could not save Lenore Engel, 11, victim of the 1918 pandemic buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery
Growing up on 39 Wilkins Street near Joseph Avenue in a German, possibly Jewish, family, Lenore...
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When Washington Square Park felt like Tiananmen Square
The bus stop on Court Street [Photo: David Kramer, 9/4/20] Last Friday, September the 4th, I heard...
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In search of the missing 19 granite timepieces at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1973 – September 11th, 2001
Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Highland Park. The area that contained the missing last 19 granite...
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