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The hottest temperatures in Rochester’s history were recorded during the brutal heat wave of July 1936. On July 9 and 10, the ...
Rochester History won a Professional and Scholarly Excellence ... highlights the deaf community in 19th-century New York told through the life of a Black deaf man. An essay in this issue addresses the ...
Snowstorms in Rochester NY: Biggest single-day snowfall. 1. March 1, 1900. 29.8 inches. Advertisement. ... The storm helped make the winter of 1959-60 the snowiest in local history. Advertisement.
Maplewood Park is known in wider Rochester as a good place to have a picnic. Yet it is also known for once being part of a whites-only suburban enclave. Segregated neighborhoods in Maplewood ...
Buoyed by a partnership between RIT and the Rochester Public Library, the Rochester History journal has a new look and a growing readership. The journal’s 21st-century makeover is turning heads and ...
Maplewood Park is known in wider Rochester as a good place to have a picnic. Yet it is also known for once being part of a whites-only suburban enclave. Segregated neighborhoods in Maplewood ...