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Canandaigua Treaty’s call for peace especially powerful

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Canandaigua Treaty’s call for peace especially powerful
Residents of all backgrounds gathered Friday in Canandaigua to commemorate a 222-year-old peace treaty between an area Native American confederacy and the United States — an annual ceremony that leaders say is even more powerful this year. The Canandaigua Treaty was signed in the city between six Native American groups — collectively called the Haudenosaunee, or the Six-Nation Confederacy —... more

Women’s right pioneer Elizabeth Cady Stanton celebrated in Seneca Falls

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Women’s right pioneer Elizabeth Cady Stanton celebrated in Seneca Falls
Dressed in an old-fashioned red and white dress, 7-year-old Melissa Levanway sometimes transforms into Harriet Stanton, daughter to the revolutionary women’s rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Explaining that she portrays Stanton’s youngest daughter, but second youngest child, Melissa loves history and acting out historical skits with her two older sisters, 10-year-old Eleanor and 12-year-old Tess. The three were part of... more

Look back at the Blizzard of ’93 through local TV coverage

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Look back at the Blizzard of ’93 through local TV coverage
The 1993 Storm of the Century, also known as the Great Blizzard of 1993, was a large cyclonic storm that formed over the Gulf of Mexico on March 12, 1993. The storm eventually dissipated in the North Atlantic Ocean on March 15, 1993. It was unique for its intensity, massive size, and wide-reaching effects. At its height, the storm stretched... more

Ten years later, local leaders recall effort that reshaped economic development in Auburn

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Ten years later, local leaders recall effort that reshaped economic development in Auburn
Today's Auburn is a much more enriched city than what it was 10 years ago, community leaders said Wednesday. Former mayor Guy Cosentino said "wind swirls" could be seen in downtown Auburn on weekends since there wasn't much on Genesee and State streets, for example. And economic development efforts were "splintered" without the presence of a centralized hub, said Joe... more

Our Finger Lakes History: WWII European Front through the eyes of local boys Les Lind & Fran Hurd

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Our Finger Lakes History: WWII European Front through the eyes of local boys Les Lind & Fran Hurd
In Episode 005 of the Our Finger Lakes History Podcast, recorded on Monday afternoon, hear about the World War II front line experience in Europe through the eyes of enlisted men from the Finger Lakes region, Fran Hurd and Les Lind. Narrated and compiled by Seneca County Historian Walter Gable. AUDIO ONLY VERSION OF THIS EPISODE: – Our Finger Lakes History... more

Lyons to create a National Register Historic District

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Lyons to create a National Register Historic District
The Town of Lyons along with the Lyons Main Street Program and community members are in the initial stage of developing a National Register of Historic Places district. The National Register is an honorary program, administered by the NY State Historic Preservation Office and does not place additional regulations on private property owners. The Town of Lyons and Lyons Main... more

Our Finger Lakes History: Civil War Christmas (podcast)

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Our Finger Lakes History: Civil War Christmas
Seneca County Historian Walter Gables recounts Christmas through the Civil War including the origins of the American Santa Claus, the original Christmas Carols that were born out of the conflict, and journal entries on Christmas Day from a soldier from Canoga. more

Finger Lakes Museum applies for wetlands permit

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Finger Lakes Museum applies for wetlands permit
The Finger Lakes Museum & Aquarium has applied for a freshwater wetlands permit for its planned wildlife trail. Public comments on the application and the trail project will be accepted in writing by the state Department of Environmental Conservation until Jan. 12. Comments should be sent to Matthew Griffiths, NYSDEC Region 8 headquarters, 6274 East Avon-Lima Road, Avon, 14414. FL... more

THE REAL BEDFORD FALLS: Country Living features Seneca Falls in story this month

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THE REAL BEDFORD FALLS: Country Living features Seneca Falls in story this month
Fans of It’s a Wonderful Life know that the film takes place in a fictional town named Bedford Falls located somewhere in upstate New York—the region is identifiable thanks to various references to neighboring communities like Buffalo and Elmira throughout the movie—but what they may not know is that one town in particular bears an uncanny resemblance to Bedford Falls.... more

Lyons seeks to preserve town’s architecture

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Lyons seeks to preserve town’s architecture
Many upstate cities and villages laid their downtowns to waste during the federal Urban Renewal era of the 1960s and 1970s. So many outstanding pieces of architecture were lost that it became known, sarcastically, as “urban removal.” Lyons managed to avoid the wrecking ball. Many of the former village’s downtown buildings — most built during the Erie Canal’s 1800s heyday... more

Seneca County Chamber sells landmark windmill

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Seneca County Chamber sells landmark windmill
A businessman whose company is less than two miles away from an iconic Seneca County landmark now owns it. 2022 Routes 5&20, a limited liability corporation headed by Waterloo Container Co. owner Bill Lutz, bought the vacant, windmill-adorned building and the Seneca County Chamber of Commerce structure at that address Thursday afternoon. The sale price was $185,000. The Chamber occupies... more

OUR FINGER LAKES HISTORY: Sampson Naval Training Station during WWII (podcast)

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Our Finger Lakes History: Sampson Naval Training Station during WWII (podcast)
On Monday afternoon’s edition of Our Finger Lakes History on FingerLakes1.TV, Seneca County Historian Walter Gable presents the complete history of the Sampson Naval Training Station during World War II which was located on the eastern shore of Seneca Lake where Sampson State Park is today and covered 2,535 acres. 411,429 naval recruits were trained there during the 3.5 years of... more
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