Mourning in the Morning
Presented by Dennis Carr While intended to appear as a work of nature, Mount Hope Cemetery is our region’s greatest example of romantic landscape design. Its form, function, and aesthetic […]
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Presented by Sally Millick East Avenue in Rochester was once one of the most glamorous and beautiful avenues in the nation – a result of the city’s boomtown wealth of […]
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Presented by Deb Coffey Historian, researcher, and cemetery enthusiast Deb Coffey explores the fascinating world of cemetery symbolism and iconography, highlighting the Victorian and 19th century symbolism found in Mount […]
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Presented by Patricia Corcoran The legacy of Lillian D. Wald continues long after her death in 1940. Her work as a nurse, a social worker, and head worker at Henry […]
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Presented by Marjorie Searl This presentation explores the life and legacy of Emily Sibley Watson (1855-1945). Best known as the founder of Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery and Hochstein School of […]
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Presented by Dennis Carr Saturday, February 1310:30 a.m.A ZOOM program presented in partnership with the Central Library From the early nineteenth through the twentieth century the symbols and emblems of […]
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