Greece History
The mission of the Greece Historical Society is to discover, research, and preserve the history of the Town of Greece and to share that history with its residents and the local community through public programs, publications, museum exhibits, and accessibility to its archives and artifacts. The Society is an all-volunteer not-for-profit educational institution chartered by the NYS Board of Regents. The Society owns and maintains a house and museum located at 595 Long Pond Road in Greece, NY. Town Historian Virginia Tomkiewicz organized the Society in 1969. In 1978, the Town of Greece provided a house on English Road for the office of the historian and meeting space for the Society. In 1988, moving the house to what is now the Greece Town Campus. In 1992, built a museum addition, named Newcomb Hall in his and his family’s honor.
The History of Holy Cross Parish
Joan of Arc – the Warrior Saint
Crossing the Main Street Bridge
Before Jackie, The Negro Leagues Civil Rights and the American Dream
A Brief History of Wegmans
Elsa Von Blumen, Rochester’s First Female Cyclist
Greece Historical Society's Roc The Day December 3, 2024
The Late Great Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Co. by Donovan Shilling
John "Jack" Foy - Sunday Talk at Greece Historical Society
The Kannewischer Family: From Berlin to Rochester to Arlidge Drive
ROC 2024 Solar Eclipse: Preparing for Totality
Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Western NY
The Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Influence on Women's Rights
GHS Dobson Farm & Northgate
Greece Pioneer Families Book Volume 2 - Project Update
Bicentennial Snapshot # 54 - Gone but not Forgotten
Bicentennial Snapshot # 53 - Buckman's Dairy
Bicentennial Snapshot # 52 - Greece Performing Arts Society
Bicentennial Snapshot # 51 - Notable Women of Greece, New York
Bicentennial Snapshot # 50 - Barnard and Lakeshore
A Q&A with Reverend Julius David Jackson, Jr. about Turning The Dirt For Frederick Douglass
Bicentennial Snapshot # 49 - Dewey Stone Area
Bicentennial Snapshot No 48 - Gordon A. Howe Greece Town Supervisor 1934-1960
Snapshot # 47 - Childhood Diseases
GHS Everyday People 2 9 21
Carousels of Monroe County 9 Mar 2021
Rochester Goes to Washington 4-13-2021
Flower Industry in Western NY
Researching Your Town of Greece Family