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file photo The March 4, 2021 Meeting of the Honeoye Falls-Mendon Historical Society will be held on Zoom. Details for logging into the meeting are below. Our speaker will be Maureen Whalen. Her topic will be “Sam Patch, America’s First Daredevil”. Whalen was a librarian with the Rochester Public Library for more than 30 years. Since her retirement in 2007, she has pursued her interest in local history research. She co-wrote the centennial history of the Rochester Public Library. She has prepared exhibits on the War of 1812, World War II, the Underground Railroad, Women’s Suffrage and Prohibition for the Greece Historical Society where she has been a volunteer for the past nine years. She conducts walking tours of the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. In 2019, she published her book “A History of the Seneca Park Zoo”. ....
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor announces $108,000 in grants to communities, non-profits Updated Jan 18, 2021; Posted Jan 18, 2021 First place in the On the Water category in the 2020 Erie Canalway photo contest. Sam Patch at Schoen Place (Pittsford) by Kevin Tubiolo, Rochester, NY Facebook Share The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor announced recently that 13 non-profit organizations and municipalities will receive grants this year totaling $108,787. The grants will be used to preserve and showcase the canal’s heritage, educate youth and welcome visitors to explore the canal in their local communities. “As the pandemic continues to present abnormal challenges it is especially gratifying to support diverse canal inspired innovations. We are so pleased to make these timely investments and contribute to the resilience of our canal communities,” said Bob Radliff, Executive Director of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. ....
Local canal towns among IMPACT! Grant recipients Wayne Post The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor announced the 13 nonprofit organizations and municipalities that will receive IMPACT! Grants in 2021 totaling $108,787. These grants advance work to preserve and showcase canal heritage, educate youth and welcome people to explore the canal in their local communities. Funding ranges from $1,500 to $12,000 and will leverage an additional $146,630 in private and public project support. “As the pandemic continues to present abnormal challenges, it is especially gratifying to support diverse canal-inspired innovations,” said Bob Radliff, executive director of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor. “We are so pleased to make these timely investments and contribute to the resilience of our canal communities.” ....