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The first paragraph of this handwritten document written by B. Boorman reads &quot;Sir The totals of last Month (Nov.) which was put on book the beginning of this Month I do not know if you have taken act of Therefore give it below[:] <br /> 17 Bus 30 lbs…

Founded in 1968, this community arts organization is located on the Mount Morris, NY campus that once had been a tuberculosis hospital (specifically a suite of doctors' residences pictured here). During the 1930s, and before the development of…

In the late 1990s Gary Russell, who had inherited a 771-acre plot of land along the Genesee River in Allegany County, reached out to the Nature Conservancy about putting it into a forever-wild trust. He and his brothers had floated along its waters,…

The Geneseo Migrant Center used this hand as their logo while in operation.

A collection of photographs of Geneseo during the 20th century.

Designed by J. Nelson Tubbs, amalgam of illustrations shows 1) the intake site on Conesus Lake, 2) an elevation profile of the supply pipe to the village reservoir, 3) a diagram of the reservoir, and 4) an enlarged section of the reservoir. The…

At the time of this bird&#039;s eye view, the city of Geneva was one of the most important population centers in the Finger Lakes--as indicated by the 99 different points listed on Lucien R. Burleigh&#039;s map. The Seneca village of Kanadaseaga at the…

Number 42 on the Burleigh map, it&#039;s not clear whether Davis (1860-1947) ever was successful in starting up his billiard hall--and the attendant liquor license likely for its operation. It&#039;s more certain that, by May 1894, he and Charles Bundy had…

Screenshot from the popular Geocaching.com website shows the location of hidden weatherproof boxes near the Glen Iris area of Letchworth State Park. Different icons signify traditional, multistage, and &quot;puzzle&quot; caches--all of which combine GPS…

Beginning in 1890, recurring attempts were made to construct a dam in the Genesee River gorge so as to control flooding in the city of Rochester and generate electricity. After failed efforts at Mt. Morris, in 1896 attention turned to a site at…