Images from Historic New York

by Andy Olenick & Richard Reisem

More than five years in the making, this photographic tour de forceexplores four centuries of architecture in the Empire State. FromHudson Valley mansions and New York skyscrapers to Adirondack Great Camps and cobblestone structures. This program will guide you

through the process of the book’s creation, everything from site selection to cataloging

the vast inventory of images to the final printing process.

ANDY OLENICK has been fulfilling assignments nationally incommercial, magazine, corporate, and industrial photography includingillustration, annual reports, advertising, and architecture. He createdthe superb photographs for the book,

200 Years of Rochester Architectureand Gardens

, and is photographing sites along the Erie Canal for a bookto be published in the year 2000. His studio, Fotowerks, Ltd., is in theheart of a Rochester historic district and is located in the

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March’s Program

Program Events 1Museum Events 2Photos 5Greece History 7

G R E E C E H I S T O R I C A L S O C I E T Y a n d M U S E U M

T h e C o r i n t h i a n

March-April 2009

olume 30, Issue 2

April’s Program

In every issue: Points of Interest:

Book will be available for sale & autograph from the authors.

President’s Message

Director’s Message

3Museum Shop 4Contact Us 8

Tuesday,March 10th,7:00 pmGreece TownHallTuesday,April 14th7:00 pmGreece TownHall

A display and presentation of some of the hundreds of productsmanufactured in Rochester. Shinola, SenSen and dozens more of the unusual and common items made in Rochester, NY wereknown and used throughout the nation and the world. DonovanShilling, a native of Fairport, NY and a retired teacher and school principal, has written over 150 accounts of the characters, placesand events in Rochester's colorful past. His stories are upbeat,

appealing to all ages and leave his readers thinking "Now, isn’t

that interesting?" or more often, "Hey, I didn't know that!".

Made in Rochester

Donovan Shilling

"President's Message"

Rumor has it that Murphy's Law"If anything can go wrong, it will"was born at Edwards Air Force Basein 1949. It was named after Capt.Edward A. Murphy, an engineer working on an Air Force Project.One day, after finding that a trans-ducer was wired wrong, he cursedthe technician responsible and said, "If there is any wayto do it wrong, he'll find it." His project manager kept alist of "laws" and added this one, which he called Mur- phy's Law, and the rest is history.

It sure looks like Capt. Murphy’s law was still alive

and well during the preparation and delivery of the Jan-Feb issue of the

Corinthian.

Because of some technicaland printing issues, postal regulations, the holidays, andthe fact that the Post Office took more than two weeksto deliver it, no one received the

Corinthian

until atleast a week after our January program. Besides some of you not getting the news, the evening of the programturned out to be one of the stormiest evenings of theseason.The good news is that 80 people did show up to hear Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner give an inspiring and informa-

tive lecture on the Iroquois influence on the women’s

rights movement. For those that missed the program, itwas recorded by local cable channel 12 and will be broadcast sometime in the future. A DVD of the pro-gram is also available for a small fee from Channel 12.Call 227-7710 for information about obtaining a copy.Our volunteers do their best to get your Corinthian Newsletters to you on time so you can keep up-to-date

with our activities, but sometimes Murphy’s Law is

more powerful than our efforts. Besides our Newsletter,

watch the Democrat & Chronicle’s “Our Towns” sec-

tion, the Greece Post, the Suburban News and our ownweb-site for news about the Greece Historical Societyand Museum.Thank you for your continued support of the GreeceHistorical Society.

Bill Sauers

Please note:

The Greece Historical Society’s 2008 Annual Report

is available on our web site. If you do not have access to theInternet, copies will be available in at the museum.

**Museum Happenings**

Attention Docents! Save the Date!

We are planning an enrichment tour and lunch-eon at the Adams Basin Inn on May 18

for alldocents and the curatorial committee.The historical inn, now a B&B, was built in the

early 1800’s and is located on the Erie Canal.

This is a unique opportunity for us. The cost willbe $15.00

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More info to follow in April.

Carolyn Brewer, Museum Committee

―Here Comes the Bride‖

The honor of your company will be our pleasureat the Greece Historical Society on March 29

for the opening of ―Here Comes the Bride‖.We’ve created a wedding filled with reverence

for the past. A view of our bridal finery will be on display.Wisps of old lace and gowns perfect for a ro-mantic dream wedding will bring back wed-dings of the past. See things old, new, borrowedand blue.With artful touches, a wedding cake and bou-

quets, come share the joy of our past bride’s big

day.Our purpose is to create that personal wedding

day beginning at home. We don’t charge, but

donations are always welcome.Refreshments will be served at our openingMarch 29

Vi White, Museum Committee

19th & 20th Century Transportation in GreeceFeaturing

: Photos, objects and stories aboutland, lake, river, canal, trolley, bus and railroadtravel. Learn how the development of varioustransportation modes influenced the develop-ment and growth of Greece from the early l9thCentury until well into the last Century.

Alan Mueller, Museum Committee

This year the Greece Historical Society is celebrating its 40

birthday. We werechartered by the New York State Board of Regents in 1979! We moved into 595Long Pond Road in 1989 and Newcomb Hall, our exhibit hall, opened in 1995.

What’s next? Tell us what you would like to see or learn about in the future.

In April, May & June a ―Here Comes the Bride‖ exhibit by Vi White and her com-

mittee will present a beautiful bridal exhibit including vintage bridal clothes; somewill be available for purchase.May 16

is the Blooming Good Plant Sale by our talented garden clubbers in Greece. It is from 9 AMuntil noon and the Donut Coffee Shop is ready early! Our museum shop will be open

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so come on in! June 20

is the date for Greece Performing Arts Home and Garden Tour. They will have their fabu-lous Garden Sale at our place from 10 am

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4 pm, along with our own special sales in the MuseumShop.The Strawberry Festival is

Saturday

, June 27

, 12-5 pm. The weekend date is a new idea to allow more families to attend. We will have music in addition to entertainment for the children. The short-cakes will be delicious with Greece grown berries and our food booth will serve picnic foods. Anyonewith a 40

June birthday qualifies for one free shortcake. Ticket information will be available in May.Please come and enjoy these events. It is a great time to visit and see our Greece Museum.

Lorraine Beane

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Save the date

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HAPPY BIRTHDAYGREECE HISTORICAL SOCIETYOctober 2009 is our 40th birthday party.Watch for more informationin a futureCorinthian.

Please support our local businesses.

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former city morgue (circa 1900), which he has restored tomore lively pursuits.

RICHARD REISEM

has written eleven books since retiringfrom Kodak. The books cover diverse subjects concerned withhistory and architecture, including Erie Canal Legacy, ClassicBuffalo, and 200 Years of Rochester Architecture and Gardensin collaboration with Andy Olenick. Richard was graduatedfrom Iowa State University with major studies in architecture,history, and journalism; he lives in an 1868 Gothic Revivalhouse in Rochester.

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From the Desk of the Executive Director “

See The Corinthian in color.

Look online at our website,historicalsociety.greeceny.org