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The Recent Past in Photos
In 2003 Historic Geneva gave disposable film cameras to fifth graders and asked them to take photos of their surroundings. -
A National Reading Club Comes to Geneva
A short history of the Bay View Reading Circle in Geneva. -
The Community Response to the (Geneva) Princeton Plan
The community response to Geneva’s attempts to address racial imbalance in its schools. -
The (Geneva) Princeton Plan: 56 Years Later
A look back at Geneva’s attempts to address racial imbalance in its schools. -
The Rest of the story: 1972 Geneva High School Student Walkout
A continuation of the Finger Lakes Times Looking Back article about the March 1972 Geneva High School (Geneva, New York) student walkout. -
Over the River and Through the Woods: Loomis Wood
A history of the Loomis Woods. -
The Rite of Passage for Hobart Freshmen in the 20th Century
Overview of the social rules followed by Hobart College freshmen during the 20th century -
Was Charles Bean a Conman?
Was Charles Bean's school for young men real or figment of his imagination? -
Lifelong Learning
Overview of lifelong learning opportunities from around the community. -
Ella Cripps: “Hobby and Occupation – Music”
Brief biography of Ella Cripps -
Vocational Education Through the Years
A brief overview of vocational education. -
DeSales High School: The Early Years
A look at the early history of DeSales High School -
Geneva School Expansion and Reform
A review of the period of school expansion and reform in Geneva during the late 1800s. -
When You’re Shut Out of a Club…Start Your Own
A brief history of the College Club of Geneva. -
William Smith College Athletics, 1972 – Present
Part two of a brief history of William Smith College athletics -
William Smith College Athletics, 1908-1971
Brief history of William Smith College athletics. -
From Zoology to Metaphysics: College Courses in 19th and 20th Centuries
Overview of courses offered schools and colleges in Geneva during the 1800s and 1900s. -
Panthers & Saints: High School Sports in Geneva
New exhibit explores 120 years of high school athletics in Geneva. -
Gossip is Not a 21st Century Thing
Overview of publications from Geneva High School -
What We Learned In School: 19th-Century Schoolwork
What was 19th-century schoolwork like? -
Exploring Cemetery Stories with School Children
What can you learn from a cemetery? Every autumn Geneva's second and fifth grade students get to find out. -
Back to School
Overview of school buildings using photos and floor plans from "Report of [New York] State Superintendent of Public Instruction" (1897) including Cortland Street and Lewis Street Schools in Geneva, New York. -
Segregated Schools in Geneva’s Past
Many Americans are familiar with the segregated schools of the Jim Crow South, however, officially segregated schools existed in most 19th-century communities in the North, including Geneva. It took the concerted efforts of Geneva's African-American community to advocate for improved education and eventual integrated schools for their children. -
Curriculum Project Results in Student Mural
Geneva Middle School students create a mural recounting Geneva High School boycotts of the 1970s. -
Images from the Collection
Stories behind six images from our photo collection -
Free Schools for Geneva
Free public schools appeared in Geneva in the mid-19th century. -
Youth and Music in Geneva
Excerpts from the Historical Society's zine about youth and music in Geneva. -
Founding of the Geneva School District
The Geneva City School District can trace its birth to 1839, the year that the village’s Districts No. 1 and No. 19 merged to form the state’s first union school district. By the 1830s, the community had a College, dozens of private schools, and two public schools for the basic instruction of children of all classes. Yet schooling in the antebellum period here and throughout More » -
Modern Medicine
I recently had an opportunity to experience some hand surgery and thought what a different experience citizens of Geneva years ago must have had compared to mine. -
The 1960s at Hobart & William Smith Colleges
A quick view of Hobart & William Smith Colleges during the tumultuous 1960s. -
Remembering the Days of the Neighborhood School
In 1960 I was 8 years old. Back then everyone attended the neighborhood elementary school, either public or parochial. -
Early Schools of Geneva
The recent debates over Geneva’s school budget and national arguments about the Common Core curriculum have had me thinking and reading a lot about the history of education this past spring. Education and schooling have been part of life in Geneva from its early settlement, though not in a form most modern Genevans would recognize. -
Crafts Then and Now: Godey’s Ladies Book
Chronicling women's handwork through 19th century national magazines and local newspapers. -
Mrs. Ricord’s Geneva Female Seminary
Biography of educator and author Elizabeth Stryker Ricord
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.