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Rochestarian was twenty feet from Lincoln when he was assassinated

Recently, I have been reviewing the William Jennings Bryan (D, P)/William McKinley (R) election of 1896 — looking closely at the rhetoric surrounding Bryan’s August 1896 campaign stop

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The six games Babe Ruth played in Rochester

It’s World Series time. Of all the World Series heroes, none are greater than Babe Ruth who called his own shot against the Cubs in the 1932 World Series in one of baseball’s most

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The Terquasquicentennial of the Day of Wrath and the Great Disappointment atop Cobb’s Hill. Are the ascension robes a myth?

Next Tuesday marks the Terquasquicentennial of the Day of Wrath and the Great Disappointment. I first learned about the Millerites in 2009 when researching a story for the Messenger Post

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The Yom Kippur War (1973) and historical memory

October 6th marks the 46th anniversary of the beginning of the Yom Kippur War (October 6th – 25th, 1973), prompting me to delve into the archives of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.

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Revisiting “Rock Fever Hits Meadowbrook” (May-June 2000)

Recently, when uncluttering a closet, I found an envelope entitled “Rock Fever” or “The Meadowbrook Boulder Saga.” In the envelope were some photos from 2000 (given the

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At Cobb’s Hill, a tree, a plaque and fifty years after the death of Shirley Louise Anderson

Lovers of Cobb’s Hill know there are always discoveries to be found. (See full series, Adding Audrey to the Cobb’s Hill Series) Recently, on the Culver Road side of the park, I saw

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Detention Centers are Part of America’s Dark History

— George Cassidy Payne As much as I am personally sickened by President Trump’s handling of the border crisis, historically speaking, his draconian policies are far from unprecedented.

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Was a Rochestarian the founder of the transcontinental railroad? Not so fast.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad, allowing another opportunity to visit one of the most extraordinary monuments in Mt. Hope Cemetery, that

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Cultural Life History

Honor Park: 101 years of honoring our area’s veterans

In a ceremony originating during World War I and continuing since, supporters and members of the Patchen-Briggs VFW post 307 gathered the Sunday before Memorial Day at Honor Park. Located on the

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Ike’s secret visit to Rochester

As seen in The Presidential Visits Series in its entirety: James Monroe to Donald Trump, 16 sitting presidents have definitely visited Rochester. Can we now add President Dwight Eisenhower who

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Rochestarian was twenty feet from Lincoln when he was assassinated

The six games Babe Ruth played in Rochester

The Terquasquicentennial of the Day of Wrath and the Great Disappointment atop Cobb’s Hill. Are the ascension robes a myth?

The Yom Kippur War (1973) and historical memory

Revisiting “Rock Fever Hits Meadowbrook” (May-June 2000)

At Cobb’s Hill, a tree, a plaque and fifty years after the death of Shirley Louise Anderson

Detention Centers are Part of America’s Dark History

Was a Rochestarian the founder of the transcontinental railroad? Not so fast.

Honor Park: 101 years of honoring our area’s veterans

Ike’s secret visit to Rochester

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