Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Greece Town Hall, 7:00 p.m.
THE ARCHITECTURE OF JAMES JOHNSON with Mr. James JohnsonLOCATION:
St. John’s the Evangelist Church, 2400 W. Ridge Rd.
Local architect, James Johnson is known for his many outstanding designs in thecommunity, including Temple Sinai, Penfield Presbyterian
Church, the “mushroom house”, the Liberty Pole and in the
Town of Greece, Our Lady of Mercy Rectory and St. John theEvangelist Church. Using videos and images from past projectsMr. Johnson will discuss many of his local projects and theconstruction techniques used.
Public welcome; GHS members, free. A suggested donation of $5.00from others. Reservations are not necessary.
For more information callthe Greece Historical Society 585-225-7221.
May 2012 Program
Programs 1Museum Exhibits 2Museum Education 5
Historian’s File
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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
May-June 2012
olume 33, Issue 3
June 2012
In every issue: Points of Interest:
President’s Message
2
Director’s Message
3Museum Happenings 5Contact Us 10
Annual Strawberry & Dessert Tasting Festival
Monday, June 18th, 2012
4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.595 Long Pond Rd.
Museum open with special exhibitFree parking on the Museum lawn or at the Town Hall.
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"President's Message"
Your support is needed
It’s been nearly a quarter cen-
tury that our home has been at595 Long Pond Rd. Like any home,a few repairs, maintenance andupgrades are needed now andthen, and our home is no excep-tion. The old farm house needs anew roof (
Newcomb exhibit hall roof was replaced two years ago)
, some windows require repairs orreplacement, the back exit stairway needs to be re-built, the front porch needs painting and recently we had an emergency plumbing issue in our sec-ond floor bathroom. Our dedicated volunteers cando some of the work, but unfortunately all theseprojects take money and as everyone knows, gov-ernment grants are few and far between. So this year our Strawberry & Dessert Tasting Festival willplay a major part in raising funds for our capital im-provements projects. Join us on Monday, June 18
th
. For the small feeof $6.00 you will enjoy strawberry shortcake, andvisit area vendors who will be offering samples of their dessert products. D-J Paul Anken will be ourMC,
Flying’ Brian and Miss Understood will keepthings going with adult and children’s
activities,
singing couple “Music & Memories” will perform
lively entertainment and a Karate demonstrationwill be featured during the evening. Door prizes willbe given out throughout the evening and thepopular Chinese raffle will return with chances towin fabulous prizes. Hots, burgers, etc. will also beavailable for purchase.We will also feature information displays fromseveral local organizations, including the GreeceCommunity & Senior Center and the Veterans Out-reach Center. The museum will be open with a spe-cial Civil War exhibit from the Military History Soci-ety of Rochester. Last year nearly 500 of our guests
enjoyed, what we considered, the Town’s best
neighborhood festival.Your support is crucial to maintain our standardof quality programs & events and continue to pre-serve our artifices and documents for future genera-tions. We sincerely hope that you will join on June18
th
and help us
“preserve the past for the future”.
Bill
Sauers, President
“
Museum News
”
Sunday museum hours are
1:30 - 4p.m.
The office hours are Mondays 10 a.m. to Noon.
12th Annual Plant Sale
Saturday, May 19, 2012 -
9 am until Noon
See more on page 3
GPAS Notable
Garden Tour
Saturday, June 16th 10am
–
4pm
See more on page 6
Strawberry/Dessert Festival
Monday, June 18
th
4-8pm
NEW EXHIBITS OPENING in June
“Greece and the Civil War”
“
Celebrating 100 years of Girl Scouting”
Vi White, Museum Committee
Meet Our Newest Team Volunteer
Meet
Maureen Whalen
, our newest volunteer.You may already know her as librarian at theRochester Public Library, Charlotte Branch. Mostrecently, Maureen has co-authored the 100
th
anniversary book recently published and avail-
able for sale, “The Rochester Public Library –
100
years of service”.
Pictured here, she is busily entering membershipdata into our new software called PastperfectMuseum Software. As you can see, her bubbly,cheerful personality shines through the tedioustask.She will alsohelp bring lo-cal history pro-grams foradults andchildren to ourown GreecePublic Library.
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“
From the Desk of the Executive Director
“
Please support our current business members and affiliates
We want to thank them for their continuing support:
**** Can You Help Us? ****
We are in need of Docents for our Museum 1 or 2 Sunday afternoons a month. Call Kathie Firkins, 621-2869..We are currently seeking an Executive Director.
Save the Date!
12th Annual Plant SaleSaturday, May 19, 2012 - 9 am until Noon Featuring five local garden clubs
Members own hostas, dahlias, lilies and other perennials, as well as annuals and garden relateditems will be available for sale, rain or shine, on the grounds of the Greece Historical Museum.In event of severe weather, the sale will be held on Sunday, May 20
th
. We will have coffee &donuts available for purchase and our museum gift shop will be open.
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED !
Mark your calendars for our annual strawberry & dessert tasting festival on Monday, June 18th.This festival, our main fundraiser for the year, takes the work of many volunteers for traffic control,ticket sales, set-up & take-down, entertainment, food purchasing, and dozens of other small jobs.
Last year nearly 500 of our guests enjoyed, what we considered, the Town’s best neighborhood
festival.If you are willing to help us with this important fundraiser, please give us a call at 225-7221ore-mail: greecehistoricalsociety@yahoo.com .
Bowlin's Remodeling585-944-9234Butler Insurance585-392-8006Canandaigua National Bankwww.cnbank.comFlower City Printingwww.fcp.bizGreece Chamber of Commercewww.greecechamber.orgLong Pond Auto Body www.longpondautobody.comLong Pond Family Restaurantwww.longpondfamily.comNorth Ridge Glass585-458-4041Northwest Savings Bankwww.northwestsavingsbank.comPettis Poolswww.pettispools.comSonitrol Security Systemhttp://www.sonitrol.com
Memorial Day Parade
The colorful parade put on by the Town of Greece is held on Memorial Day and the best "seat inthe house" is in front of your Greece Museum. Bring your chairs, park your cars in our lot, and if the weather is nice, you can enjoy a picnic lunch near the gardens out back. This is a new idea -it's free and fun. Bring friends, too. Call
Lorraine Beane
for more details. 225-4041
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