Historic Resources Events & Lectures

Historic Brighton sponsors events and educational lectures on an ongoing basis. As we continue to add to our new website, this listing of our past lecture topics will continue to grow.

Historic Brighton 2024 Winter Event

Don Alhart – Brighton Memories III

– and –

Leo Dodd Heritage Preservation Award
To Be Presented to Richard Reisem

  • Sunday, February 4, 2024 – 2 p.m.
  • Brickstone Wintergarden – 1325 Elmwood Avenue
  • Presented by: Don Alhart, WHAM News Anchor
  • Dodd Award presented by Board of Trustees
  • Free and open to the public

About the speaker – from Wikipedia:

Don Alhart is the main news anchor and Associate News Director for WHAM-TV (Channel 13, ABC Affiliate) in Rochester, New York. Alhart began his professional television career at WOKR-TV (the predecessor of WHAM) in 1966 after graduating from Ithaca College.

He has won the Edward R. Murrow Award five times for Best Newscast in the nation. He has also received the 60th Annual Rochester Rotary Award, the oldest major civic award in Rochester’s community, presented each year to a citizen who has made a significant contribution to the business, professional, cultural, or civic life of the community.

In 2010, he was elected to the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. He has been an active member of the Rochester Rotary Club for the past 33 years, serving as president in 1987 and Governor for Rotary District 7120, which includes Brockport, for 2002–2003. Don is involved in numerous charitable organizations throughout the Rochester area.

Photo of author Richard Reisem, courtesy of Josef Johns

Richard Reisem
Photo courtesy
Josef Johns

 

Richard O. Reisem has been named the 2023 recipient of the Leo Dodd Heritage Preservation Award. Richard is a charter member of Historic Brighton, and is the author of sixteen books on local history and preservation which include 6 books on Mount Hope Cemetery. Richard served as a trustee of the Landmark Society of Western New York for more than twenty years and in 2012, Richard received the Landmark Society’s Special Achievement Award for his work as a researcher, author and preservation activist.

Historic Brighton Events 2023

Historic Brighton 24th Annual Meeting

& Program to Follow

photo of Thomas Boyde

Thomas W. Boyde, Jr.
Photo courtesy RMSC collection

  • Sunday, October 1, 2023 – 2 p.m.
  • Brighton Town Hall – 2300 Elmwood Avenue
  • Presented by:
    • Christopher Brandt
    • Katie Eggers Comeau
    • Jeffrey A.”Free” Harris
  • Free and open to the public

Program – A Legacy Deferred:
The Architecture of Thomas W. Boyde Jr.

During the 1930s-70s, architect Thomas W. Boyde Jr. (1905-1981) designed over seven hundred projects, approximately three hundred of which are buildings in the Rochester region. Boyde was the first African American architect in Rochester, and would not have been welcome as a resident of many suburban neighborhoods where he worked.

This presentation will explore Boyde’s life and his prolific career, challenges in documenting the work of African American architects practicing in the mid-twentieth century, and ways to bring new appreciation to the work of a supremely talented architect who left a remarkable legacy in the Town of Brighton, and in the greater Rochester region.

About the speakers:

  • Christopher Brandt, Architect and Project Manager at Bero
    Architecture, PLLC
  • Katie Eggers Comeau, Architectural Historian at Bero Architecture,
    PLLC
  • Jeffrey A. “Free” Harris, Historian and Independent Preservation
    Consultant

Historic Brighton Spring Event

The Urban/Suburban Program in Brighton Schools

photos of cover of book, Your Children are Greatly in Danger, and of author Justin Murphy

Justin Murphy and his book.

  • Sunday, May 21, 2023 – 2 p.m.
  • Brighton Town Hall
  • 2300 Elmwood Avenue
  • Presented by Justin Murphy
  • Free admission

On Sunday, May 21st, Democrat and Chronicle education reporter Justin Murphy will discuss the findings in his book, Your Children Are Very Greatly in Danger: School Segregation in Rochester, New York. Drawing on never-before-seen archival documents as well as scores of new interviews, Murphy shows how discriminatory public policy and personal prejudice combined to create the racially segregated education system that exists in the Rochester area today. He will discuss efforts in the Brighton school district to find a solution to the problem of racial segregation.

Historic Brighton Spring Event

Holocaust Survivors at Mt. Hope Cemetery

photo by Pat Corcoran

  • Sunday, March 26, 2023 – 2 p.m.
  • Brighton Town Hall
  • 2300 Elmwood Avenue
  • Presented by Marcia Birken and
    Marjorie Searl
  • 2 p.m. – Free admission

On Sunday, March 26th, Marcia Birken and Marjorie Searl will present an illustrated program about the Friends of Mount Hope’s Holocaust Survivors Archive project. Over 100 survivors of Nazi-era horrors found their way to Rochester, New York, lived in Brighton and other neighborhoods, and are buried in Mt. Hope. Learn about the website that has been developed to share their stories, the self-guided tour that will be available, and preview the monument that will be dedicated on May 7.

About the Speakers: Marjorie Searl and Marcia Birken are co-chairs of the Friends of Mount Hope Holocaust Survivors Archive project. Marcia Birken is RIT professor emerita and award-winning photographer and quilt maker. Marjorie Searl, retired chief curator at Memorial Art Gallery, is a Historic Brighton trustee and Friends of Mount Hope board member. Both speakers are longtime Brighton residents.

Historic Brighton Winter Event

Relatively Speaking – A Genealogy Class

antique illustration of genealogical tree

  • Presented by Kory Yerkes
  • Sunday, January 29, 2023
  • Brighton Memorial Library
  • 2300 Elmwood Avenue
  • Admission: Free

On Sunday, January 29th, you can learn how to use library and internet resources including Ancestry.com, Heritage Quest, and Family Search.org to find long lost relatives. Kory Yerkes’ presentation will include how to access the Democrat & Chronicle database, other
historical newspapers of the Rochester region, and additional resources that are available out in the world.

Following the presentation, Ms. Yerkes will welcome questions from the audience.

About the Speaker: Kory Yerkes is the Media, Network, and Volunteer Services Manager of the Brighton Library, and is a successful amateur genealogist.

Historic Brighton Events 2022

Historic Brighton 23rd Annual Meeting &Program to Follow: “Rudolf Kingslake: A Life in Optics”

photo of front cover of book, Rudolf Kingslake - A Life in Optics

  • Presented by Martin L. Scott
  • Sunday, September 18, 2022 – following 2:00 p.m. Annual Meeting
  • Brickstone Wintergarden
  • 1523 Elmwood Avenue
  • Admission: Free

Our September program will feature author Martin L. Scott, who will discuss his recent book on the life and achievements of Rudolf Kingslake – UR professor, lens designer and engineer. Professor Kingslake maintained simultaneous careers in academia and industry as director of optical design for the Eastman Kodak Company.

Martin L. Scott is former director of scientific imaging at the Eastman Kodak Company, and built the Kingslake Archive online register at Rush Rhees Library’s Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at the University of Rochester.

Historic Brighton Spring Event:
“From One to Over 8,000 With Vision and Purpose: Dr. Edward Atwater and Building the AIDS Education Posters Collection”

photo of Dr. Atwater with part of AIDS poster collection

  • Presented by Jessica Lacher-Feldman
  • Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 1:00 PM
  • Brighton Memorial Library
  • Community Room
  • 2300 Elmwood Avenue
  • Admission: Free

For our May event, Jessica Lacher-Feldman will give a presentation on the life and legacy of physician and medical historian Dr. Edward Atwater (1926-2019), who built the largest collection of AIDS Education Posters in the world.

Dr. Edward C. Atwater (1926-2019) was a visionary collector, physician, and medical historian. He recognized at the beginning of the AIDS crisis that these posters were representative of social history and they needed to preserved and made accessible for scholarship and study in order to better understand the enormous cultural and social shifts that HIV/AIDS brought to the forefront across the world.

The collection documents efforts to educate and inform groups and individuals about HIV/AIDS in over 130 countries and in over 75 languages and dialects, dating from the very dawn of the global AIDS pandemic in 1982 to the present.

About the Speaker: Jessica Lacher-Feldman is a Historic Brighton Board Member and Manager of Exhibitions and Special Projects , River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester, and is curator of the AIDS Education Collection.

Historic Brighton Spring Event:
Museum-Quality Storage for Photos & Memorabilia

  • Presented by Kate Jacus
  • Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 1:30 PM
  • Brighton Memorial Library
  • Friends Learning Center
  • 2300 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618
  • Free admission

photo of Kate Jacus

Kate Jacus

We all understand the importance of saving family history, and along with photos, most people are also saving other documents and artifacts for future generations to enjoy. These preservation goals require specialized products and procedures. In this hands-on workshop, we will share professional techniques for museum-quality storage solutions for photographs and memorabilia.

We’ll talk about a roadmap called “The 4Ds” for your preservation project: Decide, Document, Digitize, and Determine (a storage plan). This framework can help you break down a project into manageable chunks. We’ll also delve briefly into the science of what it means for materials to be “archival” and explore museum standards for the storage of photographs and memorabilia.

collage of different heirloom materials

Kate Jacus is the Marketing Coordinator for Archival Methods, a Rochester, NY-based manufacturer of archival storage and presentation supplies. Her own photo organizing business started in 2016, is The Photo Curator, LLC. Her love of organizing and expertise in archival storage stems from her Masters in Museum Studies and 13-year career in the museum world, including 8 years as Collections Manager at The Strong. She is also the Director of Membership for The Photo Managers, the trade association for photo organizers.

Historic Brighton Events 2021

Dec. 12, 2021 – America’s Popular Christmas Anthems

Image of 1942 movie poster for Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn

Presented by Michael Lasser

  • Sunday, December 12, 2021
  • 2:30 PM
  • Brickstone Wintergarden
  • 1325 Elmwood Avenue

Admission Free

Songs about celebration, winter, and, of course, love, all woven into Christmas and the holidays. At the center, though, is Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,” America’s Christmas anthem, a melancholy celebration of America’s Christmas by a Jewish immigrant from Russia. It’s a uniquely American story and leads to a look at some of the other classic songs written for the holidays and the season by the songwriters of Tin Pan Alley.

About the Speaker: Michael Lasser is the former host of the Peabody Award-winning public radio program, “Fascinatin’ Rhythm,” which originated on WXXI-FM. He is the former theater critic for the Roches­ter Democrat and Chronicle and CITY. His two books about American popular music remain in print, and he’s recently completed a third, City Songs: The American Popular Song, 1900-1950. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he frequently speaks at museums and universities.

Oct. 17, 2021 – Frederick Law Olmsted –
Highland Park Genius of Place

Antique colored postcard illustration of Highland Park in Rochester, NYFrederick Law Olmsted was hired in 1888 to design a park system for Rochester. Olmsted advised the Park Commission about land acquisition and designed three major parks between 1888 and 1891. He designed two major parks along the Genesee River because he judged the Genesee River to be Rochester’s fairest asset with natural settings that should be preserved. The third park was to be located on approximately twenty acres of land around the Highland Reservoir that Ellwanger and Barry Nursery Firm donated in January 1888. That tract of land was in the Town of Brighton.

Three deed restrictions regarded development of the land and Olmsted’s design for Highland Park did not match Ellwanger and Barry’s concept for the donated property. How was the difference between the design and the donors concept resolved?

The presentation will cover the resolution that came with Olmsted’s design principle of genius of place. Further, attention is given to the prominent Rochesterians and plantsmen who implemented Olmsted’s design.

Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th Birthday Anniversary in 2022 offers the opportunity for Rochester to celebrate his legacy and to return a key lost element to Olmsted’s plan for Highland Park.

About the Speaker:
Edna Claunch developed a passion for Highland Park back in 1967 when she first walked in the park shortly after moving to Rochester. Edna has been actively involved with projects in the park since 1999. She serves as vice-president of the Highland Conservancy Board. She and Don Alhart are co-chairmen of the capital campaign to reconstruct the Children’s Pavilion in Highland Park.

Please note: You must be fully vaccinated to attend this program in person. We ask that masks be worn at all times.

  • Reservations are required:
  • Please use our Events Contact Form to request for both IN-PERSON and ZOOM reservations.
  • Space is limited for in-person attendance. Please indicate your preference on the form.
  • If you wish to watch the program on ZOOM, the link will be sent to you the day prior to the event.

Aug. 8, 2021 – Brighton Cemetery Event

photo of flyer for Aug. 2021 Historic Brighton - Brighton Cemetery eventCome celebrate with Historic Brighton on Sunday, August 8th, 2021 as we present a special program on the Mysteries and Lore of the Brighton Cemetery. Our speaker will be Town of Brighton Historian Mary Jo Lanphear.

Mary Jo’s talk will be held at the Brighton Presbyterian Church, followed by a complimentary box lunch provided by Wegmans, and a self-guided tour of the Brighton Cemetery.

You can download a copy of the event flyer here. Please note that you must RSVP in order for Historic Brighton to have a box lunch reserved for you. There is no charge, but we have only a limited number of reservations available. (The RSVP information is on the flyer.)

Historic Brighton Events 2020

Historic Marker Dedicated on Oct. 25th for Brighton War Hero and Famous Fictional Protagonist

photo of historical marker, at time of dedication, Oct 2020, for Edward Crone's boyhood home site in Brighton, NY

L-R: Grant Holcomb, former Director of the Memorial Art Gallery, Historic Brighton President Matt Bashore, Brighton Town Supervisor Bill Moehle

On on Sunday, October 25th, Historic Brighton dedicated a historical marker commemorating Edward Crone and his inspiration for Vonnegut’s character, at the site of Edward Crone’s boyhood home at 1627 Monroe Ave. (now M&T Bank). The marker was made possible thanks to grant from Bruce and Dana Gianniny, and with the cooperation and support of M&T Bank and Royal Oak Realty.

photo of author Kurt Vonnegut, hisnovel Slaughterhouse Five cover, photo of Edward R. Crone, Jr.

Slaughterhouse-Five is a 1969 novel by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. One of his most popular works and widely regarded as an American classic, it combines science fiction elements with an analysis of the human condition from an uncommon perspective, using time travel as a plot device and the 1945 fire-bombing of the city of Dresden, which Vonnegut witnessed, as a starting point.

Billy Pilgrim is the novel’s chief protagonist. Billy Pilgrim randomly travels through time and is abducted by the “four-dimensional” aliens known as the Tralfamadorians. He is also a prisoner of war in Dresden during World War II, and his later life is greatly influenced by what he saw during the war. He travels between parts of his life repeatedly and randomly, meaning he’s literally lived through the events more than once. He travels back and forth so often that he develops a sense of fatalism about his life because he knows how he is going to die and how his life is going to work out. Vonnegut identified the inspiration for his character as fellow infantryman and prisoner-of-war Edward R. Crone. Crone lived in Brighton, graduated from Brighton High School, and attended Hobart College; he died of malnutrition in German custody a month before the end of the war in Europe.

Crone, an innocent gentle everyman, who died sharing his meager rations with his comrades, inspired writer Kurt Vonnegut who admitted in 1995 to a Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reporter that Edward “Joe” Crone was Billy Pilgrim. A few years before his death, Vonnegut visited Crone’s grave site at Mount Hope Cemetery, and the cynical author visibly wept, saying the visit “finally closed out the Second World War for me.”

Historic Marker Dedicated on Oct. 25th for Brighton War Hero and Famous Fictional Protagonist

photo of historical marker, at time of dedication, Oct 2020, for Edward Crone's boyhood home site in Brighton, NY

L-R: Grant Holcomb, former Director of the Memorial Art Gallery, Historic Brighton President Matt Bashore, Brighton Town Supervisor Bill Moehle

On on Sunday, October 25th, Historic Brighton dedicated a historical marker commemorating Edward Crone and his inspiration for Vonnegut’s character, at the site of Edward Crone’s boyhood home at 1627 Monroe Ave. (now M&T Bank). The marker was made possible thanks to grant from Bruce and Dana Gianniny, and with the cooperation and support of M&T Bank and Royal Oak Realty.

photo of author Kurt Vonnegut, hisnovel Slaughterhouse Five cover, photo of Edward R. Crone, Jr.

Slaughterhouse-Five is a 1969 novel by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. One of his most popular works and widely regarded as an American classic, it combines science fiction elements with an analysis of the human condition from an uncommon perspective, using time travel as a plot device and the 1945 fire-bombing of the city of Dresden, which Vonnegut witnessed, as a starting point.

Billy Pilgrim is the novel’s chief protagonist. Billy Pilgrim randomly travels through time and is abducted by the “four-dimensional” aliens known as the Tralfamadorians. He is also a prisoner of war in Dresden during World War II, and his later life is greatly influenced by what he saw during the war. He travels between parts of his life repeatedly and randomly, meaning he’s literally lived through the events more than once. He travels back and forth so often that he develops a sense of fatalism about his life because he knows how he is going to die and how his life is going to work out. Vonnegut identified the inspiration for his character as fellow infantryman and prisoner-of-war Edward R. Crone. Crone lived in Brighton, graduated from Brighton High School, and attended Hobart College; he died of malnutrition in German custody a month before the end of the war in Europe.

Crone, an innocent gentle everyman, who died sharing his meager rations with his comrades, inspired writer Kurt Vonnegut who admitted in 1995 to a Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reporter that Edward “Joe” Crone was Billy Pilgrim. A few years before his death, Vonnegut visited Crone’s grave site at Mount Hope Cemetery, and the cynical author visibly wept, saying the visit “finally closed out the Second World War for me.”

January 26, 2020 – “Remarkable Rochesterians”

Presented by Jim Memmott.

Popular Democrat & Chronicle columnist, Jim Memmott, will be the speaker at Historic Brighton’s 2020 Annual Meeting on January 26. Jim is marking 10 years of bringing us stories about “Remarkable Rochesterians”* in his popular weekly D & C column. That list now tops a remarkable 500, including many people who lived and worked in the Town of Brighton. We will learn about their contributions to their community, the nation and the world.

Sunday, January 26, 2020 – 2:30PM
Brickstone Wintergarden

Photo of Jim Memmott

Historic Brighton Events 2019

Sunday, October 13, 2019 – Buried Treasures in Mt. Hope Cemetery

Presented by Richard Reisem, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM, Brighton Town Hall Main Auditorium. Book signing to follow. Free and open to the public.

Buried_Treasures_book_cover

February 17, 2019 – “Halfway to Heaven” – Songs About the Suburbs

Presented by Michael Lasser, host of WXXI-FM’s ‘Fascinatin’ Rhythm’. Come join us for a musical journey through America’s suburbs at the turn of the 20th century, told through the eyes and ears of one of Rochester’s finest music historians and Peabody Award winner. Refreshments and book signing to follow. 2:00 p.m., Brickstone Wintergarden, 1523 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY. Free and open to the public.

Halfway to Heaven - Songs of the Suburbs program poster image

May 5, 2019 – The Brighton Work of Master Builder Fred P. Tosch

Presented by Christoper Brandt, Friendly Home Auditorium, 3156 East Avenue, Rochester, NY. 2:00 p.m. Free and open to the public.

The Brighton Work of Master Builder Fred P. Tosch - poser

Historic Brighton Events 2018

April 29, 2018 – 125 Years of Rochester’s Parks

Presented by Kate Eggers Comeau, The Wintergarden at St. John’s Brickstone, 1325 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY. 2:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.

January 28, 2018 – “The City on a Hill” – Colgate Rochester Divinity School: Past, Present and Future

Presented by Christopher Brandt. First Baptist Church of Rochester, 175 Allen’s Creek Road, 2:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Historic Brighton Events 2017

October 29, 2017 – “Hearing America Change” – The Songs of World War 1

Michael Lasser, for thirty-seven years since 1980. has been the host of the Peabody Award-winning public radio program, “Fascinatin’ Rhythm,” which originates on WXXI-FM. He is the former theater critic for the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle and CITY. His two books about American popular music remain in print, and he’s recently completed a third, City Songs: The American Popular Song 1900-1950. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he frequently speaks at museums and universities. His books will be available for signing. This special event is free and all are welcome!

June 9 and 11, 2017 – Gideon Cobb Days

  • Friday June 9th at Noon
  • Free tour of the Buckland House
  • Join us for a Food Truck Picnic ($15)
  • Commemorative gift
  • Celebrate the presentation of the Leo Dodd Preservation Award
  • Sunday June 11 at 2 p.m.
  • Bring the family for a nature walk on the Buckland Trail. Gather at trail head. Parking available at Temple B’roth Kodesh
  • Enjoy an old-fashioned ice cream social at the Buckland House

Sponsored by the Brighton Chamber of Commerce and the Brighton Rotary.

April 30, 2017 – Digging for Our Dutch Roots – The Forgotten Legacy of a People and Their Contributions to Our Local Culture

Presented by Arlene Vanderlinde, Trinity Reformed Church, 909 North Landing Road, 2:00 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Digging for our Dutch Roots poster

January 29, 2017 – 18th Annual Meeting of Historic Brighton – Verdis Robinson: “Ghosts of the Old Seventh Ward: A Virtual Walking Tour of Memory and Legacy”

The Old Seventh Ward – the Joseph Avenue neighborhood – was the “melting pot” of Italian, Jewish, Irish, and German immigrants and home of many African Americans who came North during the Second Great Migration. Step back in time with Verdis Robinson – Brighton High School graduate, assistant professor of history and of African American history at Monroe Community College, and director of The Democracy Commitment – as he shares with us his research into this significant Rochester neighborhood.

Historic Brighton Annual Meeting 2017

Historic Brighton Events 2016

October 9, 2016 – Brickyard Trail Tour

You’re invited to join Town of Brighton Historian Mary Jo Lanphear, for Historic Brighton’s fall program at the new Brickyard Trail in Sandra Frankel Park on Elmwood Avenue. We’ll meet at the trailhead across from Eastland Avenue. Parking will be available in the east lot at Temple B’rith Kodesh. Please dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes as we’ll walk the trail to Westfall Road and back. Refreshments after the walk at Buckland House, 1341 Westfall Road.

Brickyard Trail Tour by Historic Brighton

June 19, 2016 – The Architectural Legacy of James Johnson

Christopher Brandt will speak on the architectural legacy of James Johnson, designer of Temple Sinai, the Liberty Pole, and the Mushroom House. Meeting to be held at Temple Sinai, 363 Penfield Road, 2:00 p.m.

poster announcing Sacred Space/James H. Johnson presentation

April 24, 2016 – Music in Brighton

At the Baptist Temple Sanctuary, The Clover Center for Arts and Spirituality, 1101 Clover Street, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

January 24, 2016 – Ward Wellington Ward – A Master of Arts and Crafts Architecture

Presented by Arlene Vanderlinde at the 17th Annual Meeting of Historic Brighton, The Harley School Theater, 1981 Clover Street, 2:00 p.m.

Historic Brighton Events 2015

September 27, 2015 – Powers Building History

Craig Smith will review the history of the Powers Building. He will describe the construction and modification of the Building at the corner of Main and State Streets in downtown Rochester. From humble beginnings in Batavia, NY, Daniel William Powers grew the Powers Banking House from a single room in the Eagle Tavern Building to one of the largest financial institutes in Western New York. Along the way he built the building that still bears his name, the famous Powers Art Gallery, & the Powers Hotel. He will show pictures of the building and many items that were rescued from the building. Join us to learn more about one of the most famous buildings in downtown Rochester, “The Grand Old Lady of Main Street”.

June 14, 2015 – Early Aviation in Rochester

Bill Sauers, President of the Greece Historical Society, will present a short history of early aviation, explore many fascinating facts of early aviation and early aviators in the Rochester area, including the Town of Brighton – and what part Rochester aviation played in World War I. Also included will be a brief history of the Rochester International Airport.

April 26, 2015 – Researching History Online Using New York State Newspapers

Craig Smith will show how to search Historic New York State newspapers online. Mr. Smith will describe the origin and construction of the world’s largest online source of historic New York State regional newspapers – FultonHistory.com. This database, created by Tom Tryniski in Fulton, New York, includes over 200 years of newspapers published in New York State, as well as some neighboring states. This illustrated talk will include how to access the site, examples of the site’s contents and numerous tips on how to use the website’s search function to find and view people and events that were mentioned in hundreds of papers. The site also can be used as a cross reference to Ancestry.com to enhance searches on both sources.

January 25, 2015 – 16th Annual Meeting of Historic Brighton – Myron Holley: Canal Builder/Abolitionist/Unsung Hero

In his newest book, Richard Reisem, renowned author of 15 books relating to New York history, tells Myron Holley’s (1779-1841) remarkable and surprising story in the context of the momentous historical events and movements that shaped his life, including the War of 1812, the building of the Erie Canal, and the struggle to abolish slavery. Reisem crafts a comprehensive portrait of the profound influence that this visionary man, Myron Holley, exerted, changing the course of history in New York State and the nation. Holley served as the Superintendent of Construction of the Erie Canal, founded the first horticultural society in Western New York, founded the First Unitarian Church in Rochester and the anti-slavery Liberty Party. Brighton Town Hall, Main Auditorium, 2:00 p.m.

Historic Brighton Events 2014

November 23, 2014 – Brighton 200 – A Celebration of a Rich Community History

Presented by Mary Jo Lanphear and Arlene Vanderlinde, Brighton Town Hall Auditorium. 2:00 p.m.

October 18, 2014 – “Tastings Through Time”

2014 Bicentennial Reception presented by the Town of Brighton – Brighton 200 at the Country Club of Rochester.

April 00, 2014 – “A Re-creation of the First Meeting of the Town of Brighton”

Travel back in time 200 years in two hours: an immersive experience for Brighton’s Bicentennial. Register to witness a professional re-creation of this historic event at the same location as the newly-formed town’s first meeting on April 5th, 1814.

April 2014 Event Poster

May 4, 2014 – “An Escorted Bus Tour of Brighton’s Designated Landmarks”

Presented by Brighton Town Historian, Mary Jo Lanphear, Architectural Historian, Arlene Wright Vanderlinde of Historic Brighton, and Preservation Architect, Christopher Brandt.

In continuation of its year-long bicentennial celebration, the Town of Brighton teamed up with Historic Brighton on Sunday, May 4, 2014 to celebrate the town’s architectural history with three 90-minute escorted bus tours of the Town’s fifty-eight designated landmarks which date from 1792 to 1957. They include many of the popular architectural styles from the late-18th to the mid-20th century: Federal, Greek Revival, and Italianate among them.

These tours highlighted the town’s structures which have achieved official landmark designation by the Town of Brighton. Brighton’s Preservation Ordinance was enacted in 1995. At the end of each tour, attendees received a special souvenir booklet containing data and photographs of each of the town landmarks.

Historic Brighton Events 2013

September 22, 2013 – “Brighton Memories III”

Don Alhart, WHAM TV News Anchor, again hosted this nostalgic, sentimental, and sometimes hilarious program, where people brought personal recollections and artifacts from their lives in Brighton. This program was held in the Auditorium of the Brighton Town Hall.

June 1, 2013 – “Edmunds’ Woods – Our Oldest Living Residents”

Exploring Brighton’s Old-Growth Forest presented by Leo Dodd. A Luncheon Program was presented in the Carmen Clark Lodge at the Brighton Town Park, 777 Westfall Road, in Brighton, starting at at 11:30 on Saturday, June 1st, followed by a walking tour.

Edmunds' Woods event poster

January 27, 2013 – 14th Annual Meeting and Program
 – Historic Brighton Presents: “Salon IV – C. Storrs Barrows and Donald Hershey: Masters of Mid-Century Design”

Presented by Mary Jo Lanphear, Brighton Town Historian. This program was presented in the Auditorium of the Brighton Town Hall.

Historic Brighton Events 2012

September 29, 2012 – “Antiques Roadshow – Historic Brighton Style”

Antiques experts Jack Wanderman and Yvonne Jordan answered questions about members’ and guests’ antiques and collectibles. This program was held in the Auditorium of the Brighton Town Hall.

July 12, 2012 – “A joint meeting of Historic Brighton with Historic Pittsford at the Pittsford Library”

Speaker: David McNellis, local author. Topic: His book, titled Reflections on Big Spring – A History of Pittsford, New York and the Genesee River Valley.

June 15 & 16, 2012 – “Celebration of Mercy High School and Its Campus”

A Friday History Luncheon at The Daisy Flour Mill: Speakers were: Sister Jeanne Reichart, Rochester Archivist, Sisters of Mercy of America, who presented “Mercy Comes to Brighton;” and Terry Quinn, Principal, Our Lady of Mercy High School, who presented “Mercy Builds in Brighton”. Saturday Tours of the high school and convent were led by the Sisters of Mercy.

April 29, 2012 – “Making History: Sandra Frankel, Brighton Town Supervisor 1992-2012”

Presented by Sandra Frankel. Mrs. Frankel delivered a presentation highlighting her twenty years as Town Supervisor.

Sprint 2012 issue

January 29, 2012 – Annual Meeting and Program – “Historic Brighton Presents: Salon III: Brighton’s Notable Architects – Herbert Morland Stern, James Burns Arnold and Leon Stern”

Presented by Arlene Wright Vanderlinde. Presented as a PowerPoint program using photos of homes and buildings as they looked when first built and present day. The meeting was held at the Brighton Town Hall Auditorium.

Historic Brighton Events 2011

October 16, 2011 – “Historic Property Plaque Presentation”

A very special event was held at the Stone-Tolan House, 2370 East Avenue 14610 for the plaque presentation and reception in recognition of the owners of fourteen historic properties in Brighton who will now proudly display their property’s heritage. The use of the Stone-Tolan House was generously donated by the Landmark Society of Western NY and wine was provided by Whitehouse Liquor, 1720 Monroe Avenue, Rochester, New York, 14618.

September 18th, 2011 – “Restoring Community Through Preservation”

Presented by Wayne Goodman, Executive Director of the Landmark Society of Western New York. The meeting was held in the Brighton Town Hall Auditorium.

June 11, 2011 – “The UN-Natural History of Cobb’s Hill”

Presented by Larry Champoux. Cobb’s Hill, known for its beloved park and reservoir, its plentiful fields of play, its attractive neighborhoods and its mysterious ancient glacial woodlands of huge oak trees, was the location for this Historic Brighton Celebrates event. Our speaker was Larry Champoux, an artist, poet, and writer who embarked upon his study of Cobb’s Hill Park and Washington Grove after spending many hours walking in circles around the reservoir and the quiet trails of the Grove. This talk utilized rarely or never seen photographic images culled from many local archives and told the story of how we nearly destroyed this valuable hill and how it was transformed and preserved for the benefit of our community.

Volume 12 Number 3 Summer 2011

April 10, 2011 – “Historic Pittsford Through the Eyes and Camera Lens of Paul Malone Spiegel”

Presented by Paul Malone Spiegel. Paul Spiegel is considered a rare treasure to his community. At 94 years young, Paul continues to do what he enjoys; to gather historic photos, photograph current Pittsford life, and share his hometown’s story. Information on our good neighbor, Pittsford, was shared with us through a collection of photos and remembrances of a fascinating gentleman.

Volume 12 Number 2 Spring 2011

January 30th, 2011 – “Brighton Memories II – hosted by Don Alhart”

People brought their personal recollections and vintage photographs of their lives in Brighton to the Main Auditorium at the Brighton Town Hall on Sunday, January 30th. WHAM TV News Anchor, Don Alhart once again hosted this popular event. Don shared his own childhood memories of growing up in Brighton. Brighton Cable recorded this meeting to bring the community. This nostalgic, sentimental and sometimes hilarious event was “memorable.” Historic Brighton’s Annual Meeting preceded the program.

Historic Brighton Events 2010

October 2, 2010 – “Historic Brighton on the Erie Canal”

Presented by Vicki Schmitt and Brett Costello. “Past History and Present Development on the Erie/Barge Canal and its Genesee Arm” was presented by Vicki Schmitt, President of Corn Hill Navigation and “Rochester’s Mile of the Erie Canal: Public and Private Interests Spark Economic Development” was offered by Brett Costello, VP of AJ Costello and Sons Development. This meeting was held on board the Mary Jemison tour boat sailing roundtrip from Corn Hill Landing to Lock 33 at Edgewood Avenue.

Volume 11 Number 4 Fall 2010

June 26, 2010 – “Father’s Farm : A First Person Account of West Brighton Farm Life from 1871-1902”

Presented by Leo Dodd. Based on the handwritten diaries from the Edmunds Farm at the corner of Westfall and South Clinton Avenue, Leo Dodd brought them to life in a fascinating compilation of the information in the diaries. The luncheon meeting held at Grinnell’s Restaurant on Monroe Avenue.

Volume 11 Number 3 Summer 2010

April 25, 2010 – “The Eastman Theatre: Fulfilling George Eastman’s Dream”

Presented by Betsy Brayer. Highlights from the stunning new book Betsy has authored, celebrating the history and renovation of the Eastman Theatre. The meeting was held at the Brighton Town Hall Auditorium.

Volume 11 Number 2 Spring 2010

January 31, 2010 – Annual Meeting and Program – “Historic Brighton Presents: Salon II: Brighton’s Notable Architects – Jay Fay, Otis W. Dryer, and Harwood B. Dryer”

Presented by Arlene Wright Vanderlinde, and Leander McCord – presented by Christopher Brandt. A PowerPoint program using photos of homes and buildings as they looked when first built and present day. The meeting was held at the Brighton Town Hall Auditorium.

Volume 11 Number 1 Winter 2010

Historic Brighton Events 2009

October 29, 2009 – “The Interurban Era”

Presented by Jim Dierks, New York Museum of Transportation. His talk highlighted the trolley railroad which ran between Rochester, Canandaigua and Geneva from 1900 –1930. This talk was presented at the Brighton Town Hall Auditorium.

Volume 10 Number 4 Fall 2009

June 27, 2009 – 6th Annual Celebration of Brighton History – “Gideon Cobb Days – Historic Focus: West Brighton”

This history luncheon lecture was given by Dr. Preston Pierce, Ontario County Historian. His talk, “The Pathway to the Irrepressible Conflict,” concentrated on the Underground Railroad in Western New York. The luncheon was held in the Monroe Community Hospital Auditorium, followed by a hospital tour, and a bus tour of West Brighton.

Volume 10 Number 3 Summer 2009

April 29, 2009 – “Trails, Tolls and Twelve Corners: The Roads of Brighton”

Presented by Mary Jo Lanphear, Brighton Town Historian. The meeting was held at the Barnes and Noble store in Pittsford Plaza, in conjunction with the month long display of the Salon I photographs.

Volume 10 Number 2 Spring 2009

January 25, 2009 – “Historic Brighton Celebrates Town’s Architecture: Salon I: Brighton’s Country Homes and Their Architects”

Presented by Arlene Wright Vanderlinde and Betsy Brayer who spoke on architects J. Foster Warner, Claude Bragdon, Ward Wellington Ward, and Carl R. Traver in conjunction with a photo exhibit highlighting the local work of four architects who designed Brighton homes in the late 19th and early 20th century. This meeting was held in the Wilson Gallery and Auditorium at the Harley School at 1981 Clover Street.

Brighton' Country Homes & Their Architects - publication front cover image

Historic Brighton Events 2008

October 30, 2008 – “Shuffling off this Moral Coil: A Look at the Forklore of Mourning”

Presented by Mary Jo Lanphear, Brighton Town Historian. House tour at 6:30 p.m. Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Post note: Power failure prevented us from using the Oliver Culver House, so the talk was held in the Brighton Town Hall Auditorium on Elmwood Avenue.

Volume 9 Number 4 Fall 2008

June 28, 2008 – “Gideon Cobb Days – Historical focus: The Lost City of Tryon”

Ellison Park, the ‘lost city of Tryon’ and the opening of Fort Schuyler were the subjects discussed by Mary Jo Lanphear, Brighton Town Historian, during the horse and wagon tours with Heberle Stables. Also highlighting the day were tours of the original Tryon/Culver houses, Tryon Park birding with Bob Marcotte, and traditional musical instruments with Allen Hopkins.

Volume 9 Number 3 Summer 2008

May 6, 2008 – “Discover Brighton: 200 years of Historic Architecture”

Presented by Cynthia Howk, Architectural Research Coordinator, Landmark Society of Western New York. This wonderful program, a repeat from 2002, helped us re-discover the wide variety of historic buildings, structures, objects, sites and neighborhoods that define the history and architecture of Brighton, showing over 200 years of the “built environment” in one of Monroe County’s most historic communities. This slide talk provided an ‘armchair tour’ of our own town, and highlighted its architectural treasures. This meeting was held in the Brighton Town Hall Auditorium.

Volume 9 Number 2 Spring 2008Volume 9 Number 2 Spring 2008

January 27, 2008 – “They Call Me Billy Pilgrim…”

Presented by Grant Holcomb, Director of the Memorial Art Gallery. Mr. Holcomb, examined the life of Brighton native, Edward R. Crone, Jr., who was the inspiration for the character of Billy Pilgrim in Kurt Vonnegut’s famous novel, Slaughterhouse-Five. The meeting was held at the Brighton Town Hall.

Volume 9 Number 1 Winter 2008

Historic Brighton Events 2007

October 14, 2007 – “One Room Schoolhouses”

Presented by Christopher B. Manaseri, Superintendent of Schools of the Brighton Central School District. Dr. Manaseri presented an entertaining view of our nation’s and region’s one-room schoolhouses (based on Dr. Manaseri’s doctoral dissertation). Following the presentation, Mary Jo Lanphear, Brighton Town Historian, presented a brief history of the public schools in Brighton. This program was held at the French Road Middle School, which is situated across the street from a Brighton one room schoolhouse.

Volume 8 Number 4 Fall 2007

June 30, 2007 – “Gideon Cobb Days – Historical focus: The Buckland Farmstead”

Participants explored the newly refurbished Buckland Farmhouse, Buckland farm land and the West Brighton area. Several events took place during the the day on the property: tours of the newly renovated historic farmhouse were on-going; found artifacts were on display and explained by Leo Dodd. An archeological dig was in progress throughout the day. A 45 minute bus tour of the Westfall neighborhood also operated throughout the day.

Volume 8 Number 3 Summer 2007

May 1, 2007 – “The Landscapes of Alling DeForest”

Presented by Jean Czerkas, landscape historian. Ms. Czerkas presented a slide lecture on the life and 50 year career of Alling DeForest. The meeting was held at the Brighton Town Hall Auditorium.

January 28, 2007 – Annual Meeting – “Come to the Fair! A Close-up of the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893”

Presented by Arlene Wright, this PowerPoint presentation highlighted Rochester’s connection to the;greatest of all the World’s Fairs. Ms. Wright showed the story through vintage photos taken at the fair. The meeting was held at the Brighton Memorial Library Media Center.

Volume 8 Number 1 Winter 2007

Historic Brighton Events 2006

October 22, 2006 – “Come ride the Rochester Subway again!”

Presented by Jim Dierks, New York Museum of Transportation. Jim Dierks discussed transportation history in general segueing into slides with narration showing the Rochester subway over the course of its life. This Sunday afternoon meeting was held at the Brighton Fire Dept #1, 3100 East Avenue.

June 24, 2006 – “Gideon Cobb Days: Historical focus: Corbett’s Glen”

Free historical tours of Corbett’s Glen and the Patrick Corbett home on Allen’s Creek were offered throughout the day.

Volume 7 Number 3 Summer 2006

April 30, 2006 – “Birds of the Genesee and the Stories of Those Who Watch Them”

Presented by Bob Marcotte. Author/birder and D&C columnist, Bob Marcotte, shared some of the aspects of local birding that he learned researching his new book, Birds of the Genesee. This Sunday afternoon meeting was held at the Brighton Town Hall.

Volume 7 Number 2 Spring 2006

January 29, 2006 – Annual Meeting and Program – “A Celebration of The Rochester Friendly Home”

Presented by Betsy Brayer. Betsy Brayer authored the sesquicentennial history of the Friendly Home in 1999. The program was a PowerPoint presentation depicting the rich history through vintage photos. The meeting was held in the auditorium of the Rochester Friendly Home at 3156 East Avenue in Brighton.

Historic Brighton Events 2005

October 2, 2005 – “Browncroft – A Beautiful Section of a Beautiful City”

Presented by Sharon Bloemendaal. Mrs. Bloemendaal’s talk featured “Browncroft and Beyond” contrasting scenes as they were in the 1920s with the same scenes as they are now. The Sunday afternoon meeting was held in the Brighton Town Hall auditorium.

Volume 6 Number 4 Fall 2005

June 25, 2005 – “Gideon Cobb Days – Historical focus: Old Brighton Village”

Displays of vintage photos were on the lawn of Brighton Presbyterian Church and a brief history of the area given by Leo Dodd. Tours of the village and the 1821 Brighton Cemetery were led by Mary Jo Lanphear, Brighton Town Historian. The celebration included a performance by the Dady Brothers.

June 26, 2005 – “Gideon Cobb Days – Bus tours of East Avenue”

Bus tours of East Avenue were narrated by Mary Jo Lanphear. The bus left from the Stone Tolan House parking lot at 1:30 and 2:30 PM.

Volume 6 Number 3 Summer 2005

April 12, 2005 – “The Bicentennial of East Avenue 1805 – 2005”

Presented by Betsy Brayer, this talk traced the 200 year history of East Avenue. The meeting was held in the Brighton Town Hall Auditorium.

Volume 6 Number 2 Spring 2005

February 6, 2005 – Annual meeting – “Program: Why Historic Preservation is Vital to Our Future”

Presented by Henry McCartney, Executive Director of the Landmark Society of Western New York. The meeting was held in the Brighton Town Hall Auditorium.

Volume 6 Number 1 Winter 2005

Historic Brighton Events 2004

October 19, 2004 – “Stoney’s Rochester”

Presented by Lea Kemp, Librarian/Archivist of the Rochester Museum and Science Center. Mrs. Kemp discussed the Albert R. Stone (historic photograph) Collection which is held by the Rochester Museum and Science Center. This Tuesday evening meeting was held in the Hubbell Auditorium of the First Baptist Church Clover Street at Allens Creek Road.

June 25, 2004 – “Gideon Cobb Days – Historian Luncheon Program: Quarried Sand and Clay: The Geologic Factor in an Industry”

Presented by William Chaisson, Geology Professor at the University of Rochester. The program was held at Mario’s Via Abruzzi, 2740 Monroe Avenue, in Brighton.

June 26, 2004 – “Gideon Cobb Days – Brighton’s Brick Industrial History”

Board members and friends walked Monroe Avenue, led by Leo Dodd, from Cobbs Hill to Twelve Corners placing temporary markers at historic sites related to the brick industry. Professor Darrell Norris from SUNY Geneseo discussed Roselawn neighborhood history and architecture. Maps of the walking tour were distributed.

June 27, 2004 – “Trolley tour of historic Brighton brick structures”

A 45 minute tour, on the 40 & 8 trolley, featured 10 historic brick structures. Tours left the Twelve Corners Middle School bus loop on the half hour.

Volume 5 Number 2 Spring 2004

February 15, 2004 – “Twelve Corners Suburban Architecture”

Presented by Darrell Norris (SUNY Geneseo). Professor Norris identified architectural styles, their variants, incidence and chronology, based on a personal field study of 3000 area homes. The meeting was held at the Baptist Temple, 1101 Clover Street at the corner of Highland Avenue.

Volume 5 Number 1 Winter 2004

Historic Brighton Events 2003

October 22, 2003 – “The Rehabilitation of Old Houses”

Presented by Steve Jordan, an old-house consultant and inspector, author of the book Rehab Rochester and a contributor to Old House Journal.

Volume 4 Number 3 Fall 2003

April 28, 2003 – From Shank’s Mare to Superhighway: Getting around in Brighton”

Presented by Mary Jo Lanphear and Leo Dodd. An entertaining overview of the transportation delights available to the residents of Brighton, 1800 – 2003. The meeting was held in the Brighton Town Hall Auditorium.

Volume 4 Number 2 Spring 2003

February 2, 2003 – Annual meeting – Program: “Striding Toward Freedom: The Legacy”

Presented by Dr. David A. Anderson, Chairman of the Rochester-Monroe County Freedom Trail Commission. Dr. Anderson focused on the Underground Railway and featured the Freedom Trail Commission’s effort to involve youth in researching the trail from Austin Steward to Frederick Douglass. The meeting was held at the Brighton Fire Dept. #1, 3100 East Avenue.

Volume 4 Number 1 Winter 2003

Historic Brighton Events 2002

October 21, 2002 – “Discover Brighton – 200 years of Brighton Architecture”

Presented by Cynthia Howk, Architectural Research Coordinator of the Landmark Society. This program explored the architecture in our backyard. Attendees discovered the wealth and variety of architectural styles within our town. Ms. Howk used slides and information that resulted from her research for the Brighton Historic Preservation Commission Historic Structures Survey in 1998. This meeting was held in the Brighton Town Hall downstairs meeting room.

Volume 3 Number 2 Fall 2002

April 29, 2002 – “Rochester’s Horticultural History”

Presented by Beverly Gibson, Horticulturist of the Landmark Society. This overview of the development of the rich horticultural tradition in the Rochester region depicted how it began with the early settlers who built flour mills and covered the first nurserymen and seed men whose establishments flourished because of the prime farmland and favorable growing conditions. This meeting was held in the Brighton Town Hall downstairs meeting room.

Volume 2 Number 3 Spring 2002

February 3, 2002 – Annual Meeting – “Program by Ed Cornwall: Antiques Expert”

Historic Brighton members and guests packed the room as Ed Cornwell, Rochester’s antiques and collectibles expert, brought local history to life as he presented and discussed objects from his own collection. This meeting was held in the Brighton Town Hall downstairs meeting room.

Volume 2 Number 2 Winter 2002

Historic Brighton Events 2001

October 22, 2001 – “Rochester Soldiers and the Battle of Gettysburg”

presented by Bob Marcotte, Columnist for the Democrat & Chronicle. Bob discussed the key roles that several Rochester regiments played in the Battle of Gettysburg. The meeting was held at the Council Rock School auditorium at 600 Grosvenor Road.

Volume 2 Number 1 Fall 2001

April 23, 2001 – “Brighton’s Hidden Treasure (Brighton Cemetery)”

Presented by Ruth Kingston Porter, a 5th generation Brighton resident, who spoke about the 1821 Brighton Cemetery – “located at the end of Hoyt Place. This early 19th century cemetery sits on a hillside that once over-looked the Erie Canal. Much of Brighton’s early history rests here. This meeting was held at the Baptist Temple at 1101 Clover Street.

Volume 1 Number 4 Winter 2003

January 21, 2001 – “The Life and Death of a Family Farm”

Presented by David Howard Day, Professor of Anthropology at Monroe Community College. Professor Day told the story of the archaeological excavation of a 19th century Brighton farm found on the Monroe Community College property, utilizing a slideshow.

Volume 1 Number 3

Historic Brighton Events 1999-2000

October 24, 2000 – “From Lost ‘City’ to Automobile Suburb: Selected Aspects of Brighton History”

Presented by author, historian and Historic Brighton Trustee, Betsy Brayer, talked about Brighton’s lively history, from the days of the glaciers through eons of the presence of Algonquin and Seneca Indians, and the French fur traders, to the arrival of settlers who become millers, farmers, shipbuilders, brick-makers, and canal merchants, and finally to Brighton’s emergence in the 1920s as an automobile suburb of the boomtown of Rochester. This Tuesday Evening meeting was held at the Brighton Library Auditorium.

Volume 1 Number 2 Fall 2000

August 17, 2000 – “A Celebration of History”

A family picnic at the Historic Stone Tolan House. The evening included guided tours of the museum and a “pot-luck” supper followed by storytelling and a presentation on Brighton history by Mary Jo Lanphear, Brighton Town Historian.

Volume 1 Number 1 Summer 2000

April 24, 2000 – “Erie Canal Legacy presented by Richard Reisem and Andy Olenick”

Author Richard Reisem and photographer Andy Olenick spoke and showed slides from their book, Erie Canal Legacy – An Illustrated History of the Communities on the Canal. This meeting was held at the Baptist Temple at 1101 Clover Street.

Erie Canal Legacy book cover image

April 3, 2000 – “The Purchase of the Stone-Tolan Property”

Presented by Elizabeth Holahan, who talked about her personal involvement in the purchase of the Stone-Tolan property by the Landmark Society. She followed her talk with a personally-led tour of RHS’s Woodside museum. This meeting was held at the Rochester Historical Society headquarters located at 485 East Avenue.

January 23, 2000 – “Brighton Memories – hosted by Don Alhart, TV 13 News Anchor”

Members gathered to share their personal knowledge of Brighton’s past. The room was filled with nostalgia as the standing room only crowd listened and conversed about the Brighton they knew, and the history they lived. The meeting was held in the meeting room of the newly-built Brighton Firehouse #1 on East Avenue

photo of Don Alhart

October 25, 1999 – “The Inaugural Historic Brighton Program: The History & Culture of the Seneca Indians”

Presented by the Hon. Barber Conable, Jr., our area’s former Congressional representative, brought his vast knowledge of Native American Culture in New York State to share.Mr. Conable, also former director of the World Bank, has pursued this historical interest and collected many artifacts which he shared with the audience. Historic Brighton presented Mr. Conable with an honorary lifetime membership in Historic Brighton.

portrait of US Rep. Barber Conable

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