November 2009 Program

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Greece Town Hall 7:00 p.m.

The Corinthian
“Greece, from a Rural Community
GREECE HISTORICAL SOCIETY and MUSEUM
to a Booming Modern Town”
by Don Riley, Town of Greece
Supervisor 1972 –1989

(Please note: There is no December program)

Volume 30, Issue 6 Nov.– Dec. 2009

In every issue: Points of Interest:

President’s Message 2 Program Events 1

Director’s Message 3 Museum Events 2

Museum Shop 4 Greece History 7

Contact Us 8 Community Christmas Tree 5

January 2010 Program

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Greece Town Hall 7:00 p.m.

“Attacks on Charlotte in the War of 1812”

by Jim Fisher

Charlotte was attacked four times by the British fleet

during the War of 1812. Jim will describe those events and
the details of those attacks which occurred on Oct 1,1812,
June 15, & Sept 11,1813 and May 14,1814.

Sponsored by Mary Lee Strauss

"President's Message"
We at the Greece Historical
Society strive to ―preserve the past
for the future‖ and that involves
more than just collecting & stor-
ing old artifacts and documents.
We also have the responsibility to
the community to display these
items and to use them to educate
our visitors while preserving them for future gen-
erations.
Collecting, archiving, preserving, displaying
and educating takes the time and talent of our
dedicated volunteers. Our collection contains thou-
sands of items, but our biggest asset and some-
times our biggest liability is our home at 595 Long
Pond Rd. Unlike most small museums in the area,
which are owned by the local municipality, we
own and operate our museum on land leased from
the Town of Greece. We are responsible for the
care and upkeep of the building, both inside and
outside including the grounds immediately sur-
rounding the building.
Besides utilities, security system, insurance
and general inside and outside maintenance,
something is always in need of repair or replace-
ment. This year alone we replaced the phone sys-
tem, painted doors and the north porch, replaced
some carpet, fixed a plumbing problem, purchased
a new dehumidifier for the basement, and have
replaced the back doors on our exhibit hall. Even
with our dedicated volunteers, building mainte-
nance and upkeep is not free. But thanks to your
membership, business contributions, local garden
clubs, help from the Town of Greece and a few
grants, we are able maintain our museum. With
your continued support and the support from the
community we will remain a local asset for you and
for the future generations of our town.
Bill Sauers
**Museum Happenings**
Christmas Open-House — November 15th
Community Christmas Tree
See our Community Christmas Trees decorated
with ornaments that depict our community‘s
businesses, service organizations, churches and
residents. It is a way to represent our diversity
while sharing the meaning behind each orna-
ment. A Christmas Open-House is planned for
November 15th which will include refreshments.
Decorations throughout the house and museum
will add to the festivities. To participate, use our
registration form on page six.
Christmas Tree Display is open for viewing on
Sundays Nov. 15th-Dec 13th from 2-4:30 pm.
Vi White, Curator
Coming Soon: an exhibit commemorating the found-
ing of The Boy Scouts of America 1910-2010 will be
on view in our museum. Rob Cunningham, long as-
sociated with scouting will assist us in setting up this
venue with artifacts from his personal collection.
Check the next issue of for further details.
Alan Mueller
See The Corinthian in color.
Look online at our website,
greecehistoricalsociety.net
Lorraine
Beane and
Sandy Peck
at the Hilton
Apple Festival

We are looking for people like you! We need MUSEUM DOCENTS able to volunteer a little bit of time!!
We are looking for new docents to show our guests the Museum. It is fun and interesting because we meet alot of great peo-
ple who come through for tours. It is easy to learn about the Museum and we will train you on how to docent. We docent on
Sundays from 2-4:30 p.m. You will be able to choose which Sunday each month works best for your schedule.
We are a fun group and the more docents we have, the more fun we have! Earlier this year our volunteer docents had their
annual Appreciation Luncheon at Adams Basin Inn. It was a wonderful time getting together and being the ―tourists‖.
Call me now to join our group for just a few hours once a month. You‘ll be glad you called and you‘ll be helping us, too.
Paula Koerner (227-5365)
2
 “From the Desk of the Executive Director “

Thank you all for supporting the Society and the Museum through your
membership renewals, visits to the museum and attendance at our popular
monthly programs at the Greece Town Hall on the 2nd Tuesday each month.
As our first Book of the Month, we are featuring ―Ellis Island – Famous
Immgrants‖ (Images of America Series) by Barry Moreno. You are sure to enjoy
photos and sketches of the famous people who immigrated through Ellis Island.
As you know, immigrants landed and were processed by officials before being allowed on the
mainland to finally begin their search of future life in America. Ellis Island was opened in 1892 and
closed in 1943. Today it is a beautiful park and restored visitor center.
We are anxious to hear your stories about your ancestors. Tell us about what they experienced at Ellis
Island. With your help we will develop a small booklet of such stories.
For the first time we are offering a 15% discount on our Greece history book ―Eight Miles Along the
Shore‖ The book makes a great Christmas present for anyone who enjoys history. The sale lasts
through the end of December.
Sincerely,
Lorraine Beane

Please support our local business members and affiliates

We want to thank them for their support:
Flower City Printing, Greece Chamber of Commerce, Long Pond Auto Body,
Wolfert-Butler Agency, Carolyn Stiffler Realty, Pettis Pools, Straight Line Contractors,
Fedele's Restaurant, Long Pond Family Restaurant, Savage & Son Roofing,
Vay, Schleich and Meeson Funeral Home and Greece Lowe’s.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS PAST PROGRAMS

Tuesday, Feb 9, 2010 Our Oct 13th Program, ―The Arts & Crafts Movement in New
―The River Ramble – Revisited‖ York State‖ by Dr Bruce Austin, was recorded by Educable
Communications. A DVD copy of that program is available from
By Jeff Blackwell and Max Schulte, Educable for $12.50. Call them at 227-7710 for more
Democrat & Chronicle journalists information about obtaining a copy or copies of some of
our other programs which they have recorded.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Promote your business and support the Greece Museum
―History of the Erie Canal‖
For information on being a part of our new ―Society Sponsor
By Nellie Gardner Board‖, email Cyndie Shevlin at: corintheditor@yahoo.com
―the Rose Lummis‖

3
 Museum Shop Officers & Board of Trustees
The holidays are just around the corner. Stop by our Museum
Shop and check out our new ―Book of the Month‖ feature and
President Bill Sauers
holiday specials. Our first ‗Book of the Month‘ is ―Ellis Island –
Vice President Wendy Peeck
Famous Immigrants‖. We are also offering our ―8 Miles Along the
Secretary Sandy Peck
Shore‖ at a 15% holiday discount. We have books on Light-
Treasurer Jack Wallenhorst
houses, Cobblestone houses, the Manitou Trolley, Greece, Gates,
Executive Director Lorraine Beane
Parma, Irondequoit, Rochester Neighborhoods, Ghosts, cook-
Honorary Trustee Don Newcomb
books, along with some children‘s books. Books on local history
make unique and memorable holiday Trustees: Phyllis Brown
Bill Coe
gifts.
Terry Hogan
For your holiday shopping, we also have Lucia McEntee
Greece travel mugs, collectibles, Murano Alan Mueller
glass pendants, and hand-painted Christ- Sandy Peck
Wendy Peeck
mas ornaments. Stop by and check us out.
Bill Sauers
We will be offering great sales during the
Cyndie Shevlin
holiday season.
Lee Strauss

Wendy Peeck, Jack Wallenhorst

Viola White
Museum Shop Coordinator Roberta Young
Committee Chairs:
M useum Shop Wendy Peeck
Museum Shop hours: Sunday 2:00-4:30 pm Grounds & Building NEEDED
Historian Office Alan Mueller
M embership Bernie Wallenhorst
Our volunteer docents M useum Viola White
enjoyed a visit & lunch Newsletter
at Adams Basin Inn Editor Cyndie Shevlin
this past summer. M ailing Betty Fetter
Office Tech Jack Wallenhorst
Planning NEEDED
Editor’s note: Programs Bill Sauers
We truly regret the pre- Publicity Bill Sauers
vious issue’s unedited
Tours Kathie Firkins
spellings. See the cor-
rected caption below.

l to r: Jack Wallenhurst, Dori DeJaeger, Linda Evans, Jack Heller, Lorna

Please Remember
Logan, Bernie Wallenhurst, Faye Cole, Kathy Anderson, Bill Coe, Betty
Fetter, Kathy Firkins, Vi White, Sharon Logan, Bill Sauers. Missing The Greece Historical Society in your
from photo: Lee Strauss, Lucy Kraemer, Carolyn Brewer, Betty Smith. tax and estate planning. We are a non-
profit organization supported by
Newsletter “News” your *gifts and endowments.

If you have any questions, comments, or other important in- We sincerely appreciate
formation for the Corinthian, please email me at: corintheditor your donations.
@yahoo.com (type GHS in subject line). Thank you for your input. *Tax deductable per (Section 501(c)(9) of the
Cyndie Shevlin, Editor Internal Revenue Code

This newsletter is published bi-monthly by the editor for the Greece Historical Society.

4
 COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE
November 15 – December 13
The Greece Historical Society is planning two Community Christmas Trees at The Greece Museum decorated with
ornaments that depict our community’s businesses, service organizations, churches and residents. It is a way to represent our
diversity while sharing the meaning behind each ornament. A Christmas Open-House is planned for November 15th which will
include refreshments. Decorations throughout the house and museum will add to the festivities.

As a member of our community, would you join us by contributing a hand created or purchased ornament? You may
send a traditional or any other style Christmas ornament. If you are a business or organization, you may have a recognizable
logo to feature or your profession may lend itself to the design. Individuals might like to choose something related to history,
such as Mother of Sorrows church, or something of a personal interest. The ornaments can be flat or ball shaped, but no larger
than 4 inches. A form is available on page 6 on which you can give a brief description and pertinent data about your ornament.
The event’s information is included. Our tree will be unique, created by our community!

We will need to receive your ornament before November 9th. You may leave your ornament for future use or pick it up
after December 13th. We are open on Sundays from 2-4:30 pm and Monday morning 9:30-noon. Thank you for your participa-
tion in creating a festive community Christmas tree. We look forward to seeing you and your friends this holiday season.

Viola White, Curatorial Chairperson

(r.) Virginia There’s always

Tomkiewicz something
at 40th happening at our
Anniversary Greece
Dinner Museum.

5
 The Greece Historical Societies Forthieth Anniversary (1969-2009)
(Right and opposite) Some memories of the early years.....
As the Town of Greece Sesquicentennial approached in 1972 and the
United States BiCentennial in 1976, several history minded citizens and the
Town Historian thought it might be the opportune time to organize an historical
society in the town. Early in September of 1969 a small notice of a meeting
later that month was posted on the bulletin board at the Mitchell Road Library.
Virginia Tomkiewicz, the Town Historian, sent letters on town stationary to town
citzens interested in perhaps forming such an organization. Seventeen people
attended the first meeting at the library on September 30th. By January of 1970,
after two more meetings, the newly formed society had seventy two members.
At the end of January, a total of over one hundred charter members had been
reached.

Because the newly formed Society lacked a permanent meeting place

or building they promoted their efforts with displays at the Greece Town Mall,
the Greece Grange,the library and schools. The members participated in local
parades on floats hand constructed by volunteers. The early Strawberry Fests
were held at The Newcomb Homestead on Newcomb Rd.

COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT

Participation Registration Form
Our Community Christmas Trees will be displayed at The Greece Museum, 595 Long Pond Road, from Nov. 15th
through Dec. 13th. We are open each Sunday between 2–4:30 p.m. and by appointment (225-7221). The house and
museum will be decorated throughout. Refreshments will be served at the opening on November 15 th.

Name_____________________________________________________________________

Address___________________________________________________________________

Phone No._________________________________________________________________

Email address______________________________________________________________

Please briefly describe the ornament you would like to put on the tree. You may fax your information to
225-6930 or email us at greecehistoricalsociety@yahoo.com.

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

A list of the ornaments will appear on an attractive display board on an easel next to each tree. How would
you like your name and business or organization to read?

Display Name________________________________________________________

We need to receive your ornament by November 9th. You may pick it up after December 13th. Please sign
here if you do not want it returned. ___________________________________________________

Thank you for being a part of this experience. Everyone likes a lovely Christmas Tree.
Ours will be festive in celebrating our diverse community this holiday season.
We hope you enjoy participating and we look forward to seeing you and your friends at our event.

6
 FROM THE HISTORIAN'S FILE
FORTY YEARS AGO…..

For more pictures, stories and details

of our house moving and recent
history, see our display boards at the
Museum. It is a fascinating journey
down memory lane.

Photos supplied by Alan Mueller, Greece

Historian's Office, Greece Historical Society
7
Greece Historical Society & Museum Non-Profit Org.
595 Long Pond Road U.S. POSTAGE PAID
P.O. Box 16249
Rochester NY
Rochester NY 14616-0249
Permit #1188

Return Service Requested

CONTACT US
Greece Historical Society & Museum
GHS Office:
Telephone: 585-225-7221
Email: greecehistoricalsociety@yahoo.com
Website: greecehistoricalsociety.net
Help Preserve the Past
Historian‘s Office: greece.historian@frontiernet.net
Corinthian Editor: corintheditor@yahoo.com
for the Future
Membership Application
GREECE HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM
(please print) DATE ______________________________

NAME ________________________________________________________________________ PHONE: (_______)_______________________

(Last) (First) (M.I.) (Spouse, if Family Membership)

_____New Application
ADDRESS _______________________________________________________________________________________
_____Renewal
(Street) (City/Town) (State) (Zip Code + 4)
_____Upgrade
E-MAIL ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________
_____Donation
MEMBERSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS

Student - Senior (65 & over) $10.00 ___ Business/Professional $50.00 ___
Individual $12.00 ___ Patron $75.00 ___
Family $20.00 ___ Sustaining $150.00 ___
Family Supporting $50.00 ___ Life Members (Each) $500.00 ___

Memberships are tax deductable. Please make check payable and mail to :

Membership, Greece Historical Society P.O. Box 16249 Rochester NY 14616-0249

(Please include a self addressed stamped envelope to receive a membership card)

or BRING COMPLETED FORM TO OUR

8 NEXT MEMBERSHIP MEETING