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The Lafayette Trail Across Western New York: Memorializing a National Historical Event

The 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s Farewell Tour of American is being permanently documented through a special initiative.

The First Traveling Art Exhibition: Marrying Commerce to Education at Gustav Stickley's 1903 Exhibitions

A decade before New York City’s famed “Armory Show,” a unique partnership between a businessman and a college brought another exhibit to Rochester.

The Rise and Fall of the Rochester Rockets: Western New York’s Canadian Football Team

Though they only played for one season, Rochester’s Rockets (and their predecessors) deserve remembering.

Charles Augustus Thompson: Buffalo's First Black Renaissance Man

The first African American recipient of a Jesse Ketchum medal exemplifies what is possible when one perseveres.

Endnotes: Mural Article Makes Family Connection

Introducing the model for the Courier-Express mural.

Off the Beaten Path: Frederick Douglass in Allegany County

Frederick Douglass' 1851 tour of Allegany County provides some unique insights into the philosophy and tactics of this iconic slave-turned-abolitionist.

Rochester’s Great Tonsil Massacre

George Eastman and his industrialist colleagues launched a public health campaign in 1920, designed to rid Rochester children of a perceived “pain in the neck.”

Another Look: Masters of Earth, Mistresses of Heaven

Our regional cemeteries represent a unique combination of art gallery, history museum, architectural collection and park—all rolled into one.

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