2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (536+ words) Mesa resident Elle Deveraux set out on New Year's Day 2002 to carry an American flag on a 4,300-mile trek from Oregon to New York. Called the "Patriot Line," the 147-day journey allowed strangers across the country to share their grief…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (80+ words) It’s been 25 years since the September 11, 2001 attacks. The Rochester-area community is holding many memorials and ceremonies to honor the memories of those lost and the first responders who put their lives on the line to save others. It's been 25 years…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (82+ words) Step back into a defining decade and rediscover Rochester as it looked and lived during the 1980s. This curated gallery of rare photographs captures everyday life, shifting culture and the places that... The images above offer a vivid snapshot of Rochester…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1002+ words) Today, Greater Rochester communities and people celebrate America's 250th birthday in Independence Day July 4 parades, festivals and fireworks shows stretching from Brockport to the Finger Lakes. Rapids Cemetery, in the 19th Ward, was first laid out around 1810 for the settlement of Castletown,…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (88+ words) As America closes in on 250 years of independence, or its semiquincentennial, a slew of programming is being rolled out to celebrate it. The last time the country threw itself an over-the-top party... Rochester's 1976: What life was like during the bicentennial…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (116+ words) Rochester's growth, abolitionist networks and Quaker activism helped make the region a key center of the women's rights movement. Why Rochester was a center of the women's rights movement | Exclusive Religious revival, abolitionism and Quaker activism helped shape Rochester’s place…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (157+ words) In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 6/18/26, the team from Freedom Walk joins us to discuss their upcoming events and what we can learn from our city's place in history. Freedom Walk examines Rochester's role on the…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (277+ words) A snapshot of Rochester history is hiding in the Utah desert. More than 2,000 miles from the home of Eastman Kodak, a vivid landscape of sandstone spires, box canyons and desert cliffs carries a familiar name. The Utah destination near Bryce…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1123+ words) The United States of America turns 250 years old on July 4, 2026, a time for Rochester-area residents to celebrate and reflect and in some cases perhaps even protest. The occasion of the semiquincentennial might not be quite the red, white and blue…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1601+ words) The United States of America turns 250 years old on July 4, 2026, a time for Rochester-area residents to celebrate and reflect and in some cases perhaps even protest. The occasion of the semiquincentennial might not be quite the red, white and blue…...