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Samuel Warren's Homestead
Undated photograph shows children of the Stewart family standing in front of Samuel Warren's York, New York homestead. The location now serves as the home of the Town of York Historical Society.
Phylloxera illustrations
Illustrations of the aphid phylloxera, as well the damage it caused to grapevine roots, that prevented the successful cultivation of European grapes for quite some time, before those vinifera grapes were grafted onto the roots of native grapevines.
O-Neh-Da cellars
An inspection of the O-Neh-Da cellars. Although Bishop McQuaid had much help from the seminarians of St. Michael's Seminary just a short walk up the road, McQuaid was closely involved with the production process to ensure that the wine met the strict…
St. Michael's Seminary
St. Michael's Seminary was a place of education for many religious scholars, and many of those students helped maintain the grapes and cultivate the wine at O-Neh-Da, which is located just a few minutes' walk south along the west hills of Hemlock…
Widmer Winery Roof
The roof of Widmer's winery, famously on top of which were stacked several layers of wine barrels. This technique was apparently reliable and efficient, and is important because wineries usually require very deep cellars that involve immense efforts…
Livingston County, NY flag
Photograph of the Livingston County, NY, flag.
Cichelli Family Photo
A photo of the Chichelli Family, who lived in Retsof's Little Italy