A touch of "March Madness" - December 2007
A touch of "March Madness" - December 2007
Submitted March 2025 by Historian Anita M. Mance
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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.
MR. PRAME AND HIS NORTHWAY TRAILERCAR
Submitted by Anita M. Mance, Historian, December 2024
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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...
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS FROM 70 YEARS AGO ~ Submitted by Anita M. Mance, Historian, September 2024
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In looking through our old East Rochester Herald newspapers, I happened to find an interesting series of articles from late summer, early fall of 1954. The stories...
Submitted June 2024 by Anita M. Mance, Historian
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Each June as another school year ends, Senior Class members reflect on their high school years. The Gagashoan they receive illustrates not only their daily lives,...
Submitted February 2024 by Anita M. Mance, Historian
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For those who are old enough to remember her, Lois Bird was a very special friend. Born February 8, 1907, she came to East Rochester with her family in 1913 from...
Submitted May 2024, by Anita M. Mance, Historian
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Over the years, our ER Department of Local History has received many donated materials. This spring we received a major donation – a completely organized...
A PUBLIC CHILD CARE CENTER IN ER
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As mentioned in my most recent article, THE CLASS OF ’44, the effects of World War II were deeply felt here at home. By 1944, most of the women in East...
Submitted April 2024, by Anita M. Mance, Historian
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Several weeks ago, I decided to write my April article about what was happening in East Rochester during the last solar eclipse here in January 1925. I searched through photographs,...