Greece Historical Society

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Visit the Greece Museum, 595 Long Pond Rd. Open Sundays 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. While there, explore the many local history exhibits including this typical 1930s kitchen

THEN AND NOW: In 1928, near the intersection of Stone Road and Dewey Avenue, Lee Cox built a refreshment stand with a windmill on top. He and his wife, Bert, drew toothpicks to decide on the name. Bert wanted Old Mill and Lee wanted Dutch Mill. Lee won and the name has stuck. When Prohibition ended a $10,000 addition was made. Through a succession of owners, additions and renovations, the Dutch Mill has been an anchor in the neighborhood for over 90 years. The current owners are Bob or Annmarie Simmons.

THEN AND NOW The gate house to Riverside Cemetery was constructed in the mid 1890s. It’s still guarding the gate where 250,000 permanent residents of the cemetery reside. Originally in the Town of Greece, this area of Lake Ave was annexed by the City of Rochester in 1919. Visit the Greece Museum, 595 Long Pond Rd. Sundays 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.

The Greece Historical Society 2020 Annual Report is now available. Our annual report highlights the activities, accomplishments and events from the past year and gives an account of our financial status. http://greecehistoricalsociety.org//2020-GHS-Annual-Report

GREECE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING You are welcome to join members of the Greece Historical Society on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. at our annual membership meeting via ZOOM. You will receive an advanced copy of our 2020 Annual Report, meet our board of trustees, view a presentation by Bill Sauers of our activities from 2020 and hear about our plans for the future. A financial report will be presented by our treasurer, Bill Peeck, and an election of five trus...tees will be conducted. REGISTRATION REQUIRED Email [email protected] Login information will be sent to you prior to the meeting

Let's hear some stories you remember about Ice skating at CARTER PARK

Does anyone remember the large Christmas Tree at Paddy Hill ?

While visiting our museum on Sunday afternoons (1:30-4:00 p.m.) check out our museum gift shop. We have many local history books, some are not available anywhere else.

Learn about Prohibition in out Town, visit the "Rumrunners, Speakeasies, and Bathtub Gin" exhibit at the Greece Museum, 595 Long Pond Rd. Open Sundays 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. Late-night smuggling on Lake Ontario, stills and moonshine, the highway to hellthese were all part of the Prohibition era in Greece. Discover what Greece residents thought about the law, learn about the infamous Staud brothers, and learn about the glorious/dreadful Roaring ‘20s.

Give a gift of history ! Last day till March to shop the Greece Museum gift shop, 595 Long Pond Rd. Our gift shop is open today, Sunday December 13, till 4:00 p.m.

Tonight (Tuesday 9/22) at 7 p.m. on Zoom ... Greece resident (and retired Greece Central teacher) Marty Constable Murray is presenting a webinar on the construction, renovation and restoration of Constable Hall in the Tug Hill (North Country) Region of NYS. Marty is a direct descendant of the Hall’s builder. Sign up for the free webinar at the link below. https://tughill.org//the-constable-chronicles-constructi/

While visiting the Greece Museum, 595 Long Pond Rd., Sundays, 1:30-4:00 p.m. Check out our Native American exhibit and take an audio tour of a summer camp site along the ponds in an area that is now the Town of Greece.

A History of Seneca Park Zoo by Maureen Whalen: Tonight, Tuesday, September 8, 2020, 7:00 p.m. via ZOOM. A History of Seneca Park Zoo, traces the Zoo’s history from 1894 through 2013. In this program Maureen will track the many changes at the Zoo from its years as a menagerie collection emphasizing the entertainment value of animals to its current role as a leader in species conservation and habitat preservation. Maureen Whalen has been a docent at the Seneca Park Zoo sin...ce 2006. YOU MUST REGISTER at: http://greecepubliclibrary.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails

GREECE MUSEUM NOW OPEN Sundays, 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. 595 Long Pond Rd. (CLOSED Sunday, September 6) Our museum is now opened with COVID-19 restrictions in place. We can admit only a limited number of guests at any one time, patrons will need to wear masks, of course, and we will have a "No Touch" policy. Our Prohibition exhibit is still here and we have a new Suffrage Women of Greece & Charlotte display. The museum gift shop will also be open. We are still accepting donations of canned food for the Greece Ecumenical Food Shelf.

The Greece Historical Society is at the Kiwanis Vendor Blender today at Barnard Restaurant and Party House (Barnard Exempts) 360 Maiden Lane, (Aug 22, 2020)10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. We have a large selection of local history books and tee shirts. Stop by today and visit us and the other 25 vendors and enjoy lunch at the Waffles R Wild food truck.

Sunday is the last day for the Census 2020 exhibit at the Greece Museum. On Monday It will be traveling to the Brighton Public Library. The Greece Museum is open Sundays 1:30 -4:00 p.m.

On August 18th, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of 19th amendment. Visit the Greece Museum Sundays 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. View our display about women of the Town of Greece who took part in the woman’s suffrage movement. The women held meetings in private homes, in Greece churches and at the farm of Jean Brooks Greenleaf. Stop by the gift shop and pick the accompanying book, "Winning the Vote in Greece," written by Maureen Whalen and Marie Poinan. or visit the Pomeroy Foundation historic marker installed in 2018 by the Greece Historical Society at the former Greenleaf farm, now a part of Lakeshore Country Club.

"Vendor Blendor" - Arts & Crafts Show Benefiting Kiwanis Club of Greece Youth Programs 25 Vendors including Greece Historical Society with a selection of our local history books.

WE ARE NOW OPEN SUNDAY AFTERNOONS Special exhibits include "Old Town Hall," "Women Suffragettes of Greece," "Prohibition in Greece" and "Blacksmith Tools"

Your Story Our History As your local historical society, it is our responsibility to record and preserve the history of our Town, not just the past but the present. The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event in all our lives; it is imperative that we record the impact on our communities and how our citizens respond. Tell us "your story" of how you are coping or tell us how your organization is engaging with the community. If you send us your story, an account of life ...in Greece (and Charlotte) during this unusual time can then be recorded and preserved in our permanent collection, published in a book, and shared with our libraries and the New York State Historian's Office. We can only do this if you tell us your story. The stories you tell your friends or share on social media will be impossible to retrieve decades from now, but your written word and/or photographs can be cataloged and retrieved for future generations. Please help us preserve our history of this current crisis. Email us "your story" and photographs to [email protected] or mail to Greece Historical Society, PO Box 16249, Greece, NY 14616.

Greece Museum to Re-Open Sunday, August 2, 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. with COVID-19 restrictions in place. We can admit only a limited number of guests at any one time, patrons will need to wear masks, of course, and we will have a "No Touch" policy. Our prohibition exhibit is still here and commemorating the 19th Amendment ratification on August 18, 1920, we have a new Suffrage Women of Greece & Charlotte display. Also for the next four weeks we are privileged to have a Census 2020 traveling exhibit. The museum gift shop will also be open with a restriction of one customer at a time in the shop. If you plan to visit us you may need to ring the door bell and wait for a docent to let you in.