Three years ago, I wrote about the Class of 1927—celebrating their 95th anniversary.  I gathered information from the high school journal of a member of the class, Josephine Furman.  Last year, I wrote about the Class of 1944—using writings from their Gagashoan and interviews with two class members, Nick Verzella and Tom Conners.     

This summer I have chosen to write about the Class of 1965 (my class), the largest class in the history of our school district.

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Ninety-five years ago on May 30, 1930, our first war monument was dedicated in Edmund Lyon Park. Honoring those who had served in World War I, the granite tablet and cannon have an interesting history.

In 1916, the first park in our community was dedicated. Once a heavily forested swampy area named Vanderbilt Park, the land had been purchased by Kate Gleason. Kate brought in workers from her father's company, Gleason Works, to excavate and clear out the area. The park was named after Edmund Lyon, a friend of Kate Gleason's and a founder of our village. At the top of the hill on the corner of Main and East Ivy Streets a flagpole was erected on the highest elevation in East Rochester.

During the years following World War I, community members felt a memorial was needed to honor our soldiers. The Ladies’ Auxiliary of Jules Verne Fish Post, Ame

In looking through our East Rochester Centennial Calendar of 1997, I was reminded that 40 years ago this month a significant piece of our history ended -- the Piano Works closed after 80 years of operation on West Commercial Street.

As college basketball takes center stage with its annual "MARCH MADNESS," local high schools have been looking to our state competitions. Years ago, winning the Section V championship was the highlight of the season as there were no statewide championships.

 During the year our ER Department of Local History received many donations.  Often these were photos, newspaper articles, or memorabilia.  As described in my May article, this spring we received a large donation of 13 notebook binders and 2 large folio cases containing the history of the Forest Hills Development.  In October, we received a very different large donation –a trailer-like wagon approximately 110 years old.