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January 27th, 2023
Information about internship opportunities available at Rose Hill Mansion
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January 20th, 2023
Overview of record players and records sold in Geneva during the 1920s based on ads in the Geneva Daily Times.
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January 17th, 2023
Overview of “Geneva, A City of Many Nations,” one of the panel discussions based on the American Issues Forum and held as part of the city's Bicentennial activities.
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January 6th, 2023
Overview of 2022 in photographs.
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December 30th, 2022
Depiction of a historic house museum in the TV show, The Walking Dead.
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December 23rd, 2022
A glimpse at Geneva in December 1922 through the newspaper.
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December 16th, 2022
The third and final post about 35 Lehigh Street in Geneva, New York.
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December 9th, 2022
Brief history of slot machines in Geneva.
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December 2nd, 2022
The Holiday Market will feature items donated and handcrafted by community members.
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November 27th, 2022
Reflections on the 2022 season at Rose Hill Mansion.
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November 17th, 2022
The second in a series of posts about 35 Lehigh Street in Geneva, New York. Includes a brief history of the Geneva Cutlery Company
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November 11th, 2022
A brief history of the Syrian community in Geneva, New York.
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November 4th, 2022
Brief overview of Historic Geneva and its various activities
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October 28th, 2022
The first in a series of posts about 35 Lehigh Street in Geneva, New York. Includes a brief history of the Geneva Shears Company.
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October 21st, 2022
A brief history of Grace Willowdale Episcopal Church.,
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October 14th, 2022
There were many changes involved in transforming the Prouty-Chew house from a house to a museum.
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October 7th, 2022
A brief history of the Willows along Seneca Lake in Geneva.
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September 30th, 2022
Overview of the activities for Community Day at Rose Hill Mansion.
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September 23rd, 2022
Brief histories of downtown buildings in Geneva, that are currently bars and restaurants
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September 16th, 2022
A history of the Loomis Woods.
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September 9th, 2022
A brief history of 35 Lehigh Street which now houses the Cracker Factory and Miles & May Furniture Works.
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August 29th, 2022
A brief biography of artist Norman Kent.
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August 26th, 2022
Overview of how the Swan family and Rose Hill workers dealt with the summer heat during the mid-1800s.
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August 19th, 2022
Overview of the social rules followed by Hobart College freshmen during the 20th century
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August 12th, 2022
The fourth and final article in a series about the Pre-Emption Line.
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August 5th, 2022
Overview of cassette tape transcription and audio reel digitization projects connected to oral histories in Historic Geneva’s collection.
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August 1st, 2022
Overview of activities that will be at Rose Hill Mansion during Community Day.
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July 22nd, 2022
A brief history of the summer camp Fossenvue on Seneca Lake.
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July 20th, 2022
The third article in a series about the Pre-Emption Line.
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July 8th, 2022
Photographs are important to documenting Geneva's stories. One example is the photographs for a lot on Lake Street.
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June 30th, 2022
Discover how the Prouty-Chew House changed over the Prouty family's forty-year residence.
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June 24th, 2022
Summer at Rose Hill with the Swan family in the mid-1800s.
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June 17th, 2022
The second article in a series about the Pre-Emption Line.
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June 10th, 2022
A brief history of Seneca Lake State Park
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June 3rd, 2022
Overview of the 1899 murder trial of Michael Houlihan
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May 26th, 2022
The Visitor Services and Program Manager reflects on her first year at Rose Hill.
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May 20th, 2022
The first in a series about the Pre-Emption Line.
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May 13th, 2022
Brief history of Spanish Association of the Finger Lakes in Geneva, New York.
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May 6th, 2022
Overview of Historic Geneva's activities in 2021.
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April 29th, 2022
Preparing Rose Hill for the 2022 season.
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April 22nd, 2022
Brief biography of musician Jack Bullock.
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April 15th, 2022
When the Geneva village trustees went to war over a rail crossing.
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April 8th, 2022
A brief history of the American Can Company in Geneva (1901-1989).
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April 1st, 2022
Overview of local historians who have chronicled and preserved Geneva's stories.
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March 24th, 2022
Brief bio of Bernice Gera, first woman to serve as an umpire in professional baseball
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March 18th, 2022
Volunteer opportunities at Rose Hill Mansion.
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March 11th, 2022
The story of Ken Petersen and the Appleknockers
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March 4th, 2022
More mysteries surrounding Charles Bean
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February 25th, 2022
Overview of slavery at Rose Hill
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February 18th, 2022
Brief overview of winter activities in the Victorian Era.
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February 11th, 2022
Brief biography of carpenter William Holleran
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February 4th, 2022
Was Charles Bean's school for young men real or figment of his imagination?
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January 28th, 2022
New Year activities for the Swan family and Historic Geneva
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January 21st, 2022
A brief history of slavery in New York State
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January 14th, 2022
Who is Sherlock Holmes, Jr., and why did he come to Geneva?
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January 7th, 2022
Artifact donation highlights in 2021.
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December 31st, 2021
Overview of 2021 in photos.
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December 26th, 2021
A chronicle of Phineas and Adelaide Prouty's children.
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December 17th, 2021
How Victorian families, like the Swans at Rose Hill, celebrated Christmas
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December 10th, 2021
Examples of how our online viewers recently helped to fill in the gaps for some of Geneva’s stories.
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December 3rd, 2021
Trying to chronicle the history of the McPadden Family.
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November 26th, 2021
Like Historic Geneva's traditional Wassail Bowl and Sale, the Holiday Market will feature items donated and handcrafted by community members.
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November 19th, 2021
Brief overview of the 2021 season at Rose Hill
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November 11th, 2021
Overview of some of the residents of St Patrick's Cemetery
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November 4th, 2021
How Historic Geneva can help community organizations with their collections
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October 29th, 2021
Joint biography of John Johnston's wife his wife Margaret and their six daughters (Elizabeth White , Jessie Swaby, Nancy Johnston, Margaret Swan, Hope Johnston, and Marion Johnston)
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October 22nd, 2021
Fall at Rose Hill with the Swan.
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October 15th, 2021
Brief history of W.F. Humphrey Press
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October 8th, 2021
Take a peek into the early married life of Phineas Prouty Jr. and his wife Adelaide.
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October 1st, 2021
The story of Benjamin Cleggett.
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September 24th, 2021
A comparison of Rose Hill Mansion's kitchen and modern today kitchens.
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September 17th, 2021
Early history of Geneva Federation of Labor.
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September 15th, 2021
HWS Theatre and Historic Geneva present a theatrical walking tour that brings to life iconic African American figures from Geneva’s past.
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September 10th, 2021
Brief histories of the Temple Theatre and Regent Theater
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September 3rd, 2021
How the Johnston House evolved from a home into a museum.
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August 27th, 2021
How Rose Hill Mansion's landscape was used during the Swan period (1850-1890).
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August 20th, 2021
A comparison of the admission process at Hobart College in 1839-1839 and 1911-1912
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August 13th, 2021
A brief biography of aeronaut Washington Harrison Donaldson
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August 6th, 2021
A tribute to Bette Schubert.
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July 30th, 2021
A comparison between Historic Geneva staff preparing Rose Hill Mansion for the season and domestic servants preparing the house for the day during the mid-19th century.
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July 23rd, 2021
Thoughts on collecting contemporary items.
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July 16th, 2021
A discussion on accepting items in Historic Geneva's collections.
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July 14th, 2021
The Geneva Historical Society is now Historic Geneva
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July 9th, 2021
In an effort to expand the photograph collection, all Genevans are invited to submit photos of houses around Geneva from any time period.
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July 2nd, 2021
Phineas Prouty Sr. and his family spent 50 years living in the building we use as a museum. Discover how their story begins.
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June 25th, 2021
In life and in death John Johnston has had his fans.
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June 18th, 2021
Our fourth post in our "Historians At Home" series.
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June 11th, 2021
Who was Robert S. Duncanson and why does his story matter?
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June 4th, 2021
A quick tutorial on finding aids
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May 28th, 2021
Geneva patent holders before 1900.
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May 28th, 2021
Introduction of a new staff member - Mel Oles.
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May 20th, 2021
The story of the missing house - 12 Park Place
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May 7th, 2021
For the City Historian, Geneva is the people.
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April 30th, 2021
Brief history of Lakeside Park in Geneva.
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April 25th, 2021
Our third post in our "Historians At Home" series.
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April 16th, 2021
Overview of lifelong learning opportunities from around the community.
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April 9th, 2021
The musical talents of the Graceys.
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April 2nd, 2021
Why did medical women find professional success in the 19th century, only to fall back in the 20th?
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March 26th, 2021
Reminiscences of John Johnston written by his granddaughter, Agnes Swan Hutchins
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March 19th, 2021
Brief biography of Ella Cripps