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SUMMARY:“Along the Genesee River To The Port Of Rochester”
DESCRIPTION:by  Marie Poinan\n \n \nMonday October 20\, 2025 at 7 pm at the Gates Town Hall Annex\nThe program is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served.\nThe Town Hall is handicapped accessible.
URL:https://gateshistory.org/event/along-the-genesee-river-to-the-port-of-rochester
CATEGORIES:Author
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SUMMARY:Jane Grant:  Barns
DESCRIPTION:Jane Grant\, Author and Lecturer:  Her presentation includes how she “hunted down” barns that still exist and share some curious barn-related anecdotes. \nThe October Gates Historical Society program will be held on Monday\, October 21 at 7:00 pm in the Gates Town Hall Annex. Jane Grant\, Author\, will be presenting a program about barns and how some have disappeared \, while others remain. Come enjoy some curious barn-related anecdotes\, learn about a few local farming families and be inspired to a greater appreciation for the remaining barns. This program is free and handicapped accessible.
URL:https://gateshistory.org/event/jane-grant-barns
LOCATION:Gates Town Hall Annex\, 1605 Buffalo Road\, Rochester\, NY\, 14624\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240715T190000
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SUMMARY:Lisa Kleman: The Rochester Park Band From 1904-1946
DESCRIPTION:Lisa Kleman\, retired professor and author: “The Rochester Park Band From 1904-1946”.  Her presentation will explore how one of the first municipally funded bands in the United States was formed and an epilogue of what happened next.
URL:https://gateshistory.org/event/lisa-kleman-the-rochester-park-band-from-1904-1946
LOCATION:Gates Town Hall Annex\, 1605 Buffalo Road\, Rochester\, NY\, 14624\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author,Local History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240520T193000
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SUMMARY:Don Shilling-The Roaring Twenties
DESCRIPTION:Don Shilling\, Author and Popular Speaker:  “The Roaring Twenties”.  His presentation will cover events happening after WWI\, such as the return of the Dough Boys\, flappers\, the 19th Amendment\, Kodak invents color prints and many other events that happened during that time in history.
URL:https://gateshistory.org/event/don-shillings-the-roaring-twenties
LOCATION:Gates Town Hall Annex\, 1605 Buffalo Road\, Rochester\, NY\, 14624\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240415T203000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240207T170100Z
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SUMMARY:Don Alhart: A Generation of Idiots
DESCRIPTION:Don Alhart\, Associate News Director\, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Author: “A Generation of Idiots”.  This includes taking a look at the changing face of journalism and how technology has changed news coverage since 1966.  he will be bringing his book “Sibley’s Christmas Adventure” to sell and will autograph copies either purchased that night or previously.
URL:https://gateshistory.org/event/don-alhart-a-generation-of-idiots
LOCATION:Gates Town Hall Annex\, 1605 Buffalo Road\, Rochester\, NY\, 14624\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231120T190000
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SUMMARY:Program-"How (and What) Forged Our Major Roads"
DESCRIPTION:Chris Carosa\, Publisher\, Author will join us. His presentation entitled “How (and What) Forged Our Major Roads” tells us where our roads came from\, how they got there and why did they get there.
URL:https://gateshistory.org/event/november-program
LOCATION:Gates Town Hall Annex\, 1605 Buffalo Road\, Rochester\, NY\, 14624\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231104T090000
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SUMMARY:Book Sale & Signing
DESCRIPTION:John Boundy and John Robortella\, two writers who grew up in Gates and who served on the Gates Volunteer Ambulance Service and the Gates-Chili Fire Department\, will return home to join the Gates Historical Society for a pre-holiday book sale on Saturday\, November 4\, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.\, at the Gates Public Library\, 902 Elmgrove Road. \n            U.S. Air Force veteran John Boundy\, a 1976 graduate of Gates Chili High School\, who is both a past Gates-Chili volunteer firefighter\, and medic and dispatcher at Gates Ambulance\, is the author of Justice is Coming\, a murder-mystery novel inspired by actual events with references to Rochester and Gates. It is the story of a small-town lawyer who squares off in and out of the courtroom with a doctor whose deceptions include private islands\, luxury yachts\, personal jets and a wealth which knows no boundaries. \n            Several local history books by John Robortella\, the past editor of the Gates-Chili News\, will be available at the sale including the most recent Steps West: The Field Notes of Col. Hugh Maxwell which documents why the 1788 main survey line of western New York State veered to the west and created land ownership issues for those buying property in western New York and the Finger Lakes region for more than a century. \nAmong a number of other titles\, the Gates Historical Society will feature Hinchey: A Pioneer Family’s Legacy in the Town of Gates which was released in September 2023 and is the first full-length work on the Hinchey family. \nNow living in Texas\, John Boundy graduated from U. T. Southwestern Medical Center and worked as a physician’s assistant prior to attending law school. He is now an assistant district attorney in Angleton\, a city and the county seat of Brazoria County on the Texas Gulf Coast. When not writing\, Boundy designs jewelry as a wire-wrapping artist. This will be his first visit back to Gates in several decades. \nJohn Robortella\, a 1969 graduate of Gates Chili High School\, is the author and co-author of a number of Gates history books including Coldwater: An Eclectic History of the Hamlet (with Donald G. Ioannone). A former newspaper reporter and editor\, he retired after a 32-year career at the University of Rochester and wrote the “Past Tense” Finger Lakes history feature which was published in both Canandaigua Magazine and Rochester Magazine. He is now working with the Gates Keystone Club Police Pipes and Drums on a 25th anniversary retrospective of the pipes and drums band. \nThe Gates Historical Society has a long list of books relating to the history of Gates which will be featured at the sale\, such as The Biography of Rattlesnake Pete\, Gates Revisited: Timeless Images from Family Albums\, Frogleg George: The Legend No One Really Knew\, and the Society’s first book Gates\, a pictorial history of the town.
URL:https://gateshistory.org/event/book-sale-signing
LOCATION:Gates Public Library\, 902 Elmgrove Road\, Rochester\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author
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SUMMARY:Book Release and Signing
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Hinchey Homestead on Sunday September 17th.  You can purchase your copy of “Hinchey A Pioneer Family’s Legacy in the Town of Gates” and have it signed by author\, John Robortella. We will also have interactive displays/demonstrations on the lawn.
URL:https://gateshistory.org/event/book-release-and-signing
LOCATION:Franklin Hinchey House\, 634 Hinchey Rd\, Rochester\, NY\, 14624\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author,Community Event,Local History
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220321T203000
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SUMMARY:GHS March Program: Carol Crossed
DESCRIPTION:The Gates Historical Society’s March program will be held on March 21\, at 7:00 pm in the Gates Town Hall Annex.  Carol Crossed\, Author of “Vintage Tweets Suffrage Era Postcards” and founder of the Harriet Tubman Museum in NJ\, among other accomplishments\, will be the speaker.  She has compiled a massive collection of postcards from the suffrage movement into a new coffee-table style art book which she will have for sale at the meeting.  The cost is $75.00.  A sample will be available to view.   \nThis program is free and the facilities are handicapped accessible.  Masks are recommended.
URL:https://gateshistory.org/event/ghs-march-program-carol-crossed
LOCATION:Gates Town Hall Annex\, 1605 Buffalo Road\, Rochester\, NY\, 14624\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author
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SUMMARY:The Italians of Greater Rochester NY: Contributions to the Community and the Nation (ZOOM)
DESCRIPTION:Retired RIT Professor Ed Maruggi will host a Zoom presentation based on his book\, “The Italians of Greater Rochester NY: Contributions to the Community and the Nation.”  Following his presentation\, several Gates Italian-American panelists will comment on their experiences including Gates Town Supervisor\, Cosmo Giunta\, and Enzo Scollo of the Italian Consulate in Rochester. The general public will be invited to ask questions by Zoom. \nAfter registering: \n\nYou will immediately receive an email (from alerts@mail.libcal.com) confirming your registration.  If you do not receive this\, please check your Junk or Spam folder.\nOn Wednesday\, November 3 (the day before the event) you will be emailed the Zoom link. \nIf you have any questions\, please email mike.boedicker@libraryweb.org or call 585-429-8219.\n\nRegister for this program here.
URL:https://gateshistory.org/event/the-italians-of-greater-rochester-ny-contributions-to-the-community-and-the-nation-zoom
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Author
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211018T190000
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SUMMARY:The Italians of Greater Rochester: Contributions to the Community and the Nation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for The Italians of Greater Rochester: Contributions to the Community and the Nation\, presented by author Edward Maruggi on Monday\, October 18 at 7PM. He will explain how more than 4 million Italians came to America between 1880-1920 and how they began as workers on the railroad. Copies of one of his books will be available for purchase. \nThis program is free. The facility is handicapped accessible. Masks are strongly encouraged as well as social distancing.
URL:https://gateshistory.org/event/the-italians-of-greater-rochester-contributions-to-the-community-and-the-nation
LOCATION:Gates Town Hall Annex\, 1605 Buffalo Road\, Rochester\, NY\, 14624\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author,Genealogy
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