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May 19, 2021
ROCHESTER Track Rochester’s growth and more in a new exhibit at the Rochester Historical Society Museum.
In pictures, visitors can see the boarding house in Rochester Center that was home to out of town students attending the Rochester Academy. They can follow Rochester s growth in a series of maps beginning in 1704 which are also available for purchase. In memoirs and articles, visitors can learn that Judah Hathaway who retired in 1868 from a life at sea and became owner of the mill at Hathaway pond had the first bathtub in Rochester, or that bog iron was once plentiful in Rochester s watery areas and of value.
May 6, 2021
ROCHESTER Seniors can get down, grab lunch and go to a book club in the coming months at the Rochester Senior Center
The center is hosting a Hip Hop Chair Exercise class on Wednesday, May 19 at 11:00 a.m. This one-time event is sponsored by the Rochester Cultural Council.
A special Luncheon will be held at the Rochester Senior Center on Monday, May 24 at noon. Lunch will be homemade chicken pot pie. A $5 donation is requested and advanced reservation is required.
Joseph H. Plumb Corner Library Director, Gail Roberts, will be relaunching book club at the Rochester Senior Center on Tuesday, June 8 from 1 to 2 p.m. This will be an organizational meeting. Bring your library card to pick up a copy of July’s book, “Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie,” by Alan Bradley.