Videos

“History of the Genesee Country Village & Museum”

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“Shoemaking In The 18th and 19th Centuries”

“Rochester Theater Organ Society – Rochester’s Best Kept Secret; Unveiling the Mighty Wurlitzer”

DON STEVENS-HISTORY OF THE ROCHESTER AMERICANS HOCKEY TEAM

https://youtu.be/xQ6U_fSldg8?si=ww4O_3_zpoRr3YpK

DON ALHART

https://youtu.be/AkHmwmRUZCI?si=j_2Rpz-0Z8KkJSsy

KAREN RUSSELL – MR. LETCHWORTH’S VISION: THE HISTORY OF LETCHWORTH STATE PARK

 

https://youtu.be/Wzvv11BiE_A?si=3SyZZIn1cReO-LIx

CHRIS CAROSA – HOW AND WHAT FORMED OUR MAJOR ROADS

 

https://youtu.be/7TRE1SGCCac?si=A61LrHOddqynerg7

 


 

JERRY BENNETT – THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD


JIM DIERKS – NEW YORK MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTATION


JIM WERTH – GATES FIRE COMMISSIONER


 


ETHAN FOGG – KEY COLLECTOR


RICK IEKEL – HISTORY OF THE ROCHESTER, NY AIRPORT


MELISSA GEFFERT – HISTORY OF THE GATES VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE


BING C. REAVES SR. – BLACK MILITARY HISTORY


INTERVIEW WITH JOHN D’AMICO – GATES RESIDENT AND CENTENARIAN


WALLY HINCHEY – GROWING UP ON THE HINCHEY HOMESTEAD

 


Gates Public Library 60th Anniversary


Doud Flagpost Relocation at the Hinchey House


Town of Gates Sesquicentennial Celebration

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