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To Strike or Not to Strike
A brief history of labor unions in Geneva. -
Family Connection Through Printing
Family connections to Geneva through printing companies -
The Geneva Shears Company
The first in a series of posts about 35 Lehigh Street in Geneva, New York. Includes a brief history of the Geneva Shears Company. -
On The Cutting Edge
A brief history of 35 Lehigh Street which now houses the Cracker Factory and Miles & May Furniture Works. -
American Can Company in Geneva, 1901-1989
A brief history of the American Can Company in Geneva (1901-1989). -
W.F. Humphrey Press on Pulteney Street
Brief history of W.F. Humphrey Press -
Labor and Labor Day in Geneva
Early history of Geneva Federation of Labor. -
The Ice War Continueth, Part 3: Kashong Ice Company
The story of the Kashong Ice Company. -
The Ice War Continueth, Part 2
Tensions in the ice harvesting community -
Welcome to Geneva: Enjoy Your Stay
Brief history of hotels in Geneva. -
The Great Lunch Wagon Controversy of 1897
Debate in 1897 on whether Geneva should have a lunch wagon. -
The Last Music Store
Brief history of music stores in Geneva, New York -
Geneva Food Uncovered
Recently a nice article about one of our local restaurants, The Deluxe, was published in the Life in the Finger Lakes magazine’s March/April 2015 issue. The woman, who wrote the article, Margueite Abbott, did a lot of research at the Geneva Historical Society and we have put that information in a file for anyone to look at by coming to our archives. It was a More » -
Picking Up The Farming Slack in Geneva During World War II
By the end of the war, there were almost 1,000 men who were enlisted in the army from Geneva. The loss of these men caused a drop in people who were able to work. The loss of the men from Geneva to the war was very problematic for the farming in the area. -
Currency, Finance and the Civil War
Banking in the early years of the American Republic was decentralized, inefficient and disorganized, leading to frequent panics and depressions. As in many other areas of national development, it was the Civil War which prompted radical change in the country’s financial system. -
Workers at Rose Hill Farm
As we saw last month, the Swans at Rose Hill relied on female workers to do much of the housework and childcare. Running the farm operations required male workers. -
Domestic Service at Rose Hill
At Rose Hill in the mid-19th century, the Swans hired laborers for agricultural and domestic work. This post examines the female domestic servants at the house -
Herman Ten Eyck Foster Part 2
Part two in a series about Herman Ten Eyck Foster, who was a neighbor to Robert Swan. -
Meet the Neighbors: Herman Ten Eyck Foster, Part 1
Part one in a series about Herman Ten Eyck Foster, who was a neighbor to Robert Swan. -
Thinking Spring
An ode to spring -
Banking in Early Geneva
Overview of banking in early Geneva. -
Geneva in the 1920s
Overview of businesses in Geneva during the 1920s. -
Grocery Shopping in Geneva 1957
Grocery shopping in Geneva in 1957. -
Sustainable Agriculture, c. 1860
Robert Swan's farming practice was what the modern observer could call sustainable. -
Robert Swan Becomes a Farmer
Robert Swan's transition from city dweller to farmer at Rose Hill.
Historic Geneva is a history museum in the Finger Lakes region of New York State which focuses on the history of Geneva, NY, historic architecture, genealogy, and the area's industry and agriculture. The Society maintains four historic 19th century properties, an archive and library, a museum and runs programs and events related to the history of Geneva and the Finger Lakes area.