Saturday, May 16, 2009

The War of 1812: The Niagara Frontier and Joseph Ellicott

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A mere 13 years after the first pioneers came to Western New York, the region was struck with fear as war came to the Holland Purchase. Land...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

HLOM Lecture Series: Lincoln and the Free Soil Movement by Garth Swanson

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On February 25, 2009, Prof. Garth Swanson gave a public lecture at the Holland Land Office Museum titled, Lincoln and the Free Soil Movement...
Saturday, March 28, 2009

The Twenty-Five Things That Made Genesee County Famous: #1 Jell-O

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In a LeRoy, New York kitchen in 1897, a carpenter named Pearle B. Wait, while experimenting with fruit flavored products discovered a form...
Thursday, March 19, 2009

The Twenty-Five Things That Made Genesee County Famous: #2 Barber Conable

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Known for his honesty and integrity, Barber Conable started his political career as an organizer with the city of Batavia Republican Party a...
Saturday, January 31, 2009

The Twenty-Five Things That Made Genesee County Famous: #3 The Disappearance of William Morgan

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In September 1826, a bricklayer from Batavia, New York disappeared. His disappearance caused a national sensation. The Freemasons were blame...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The Twenty-Five Things That Made Genesee County Famous: #4 The Holland Land Company

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The first big business to come to Western New York was a group of six Dutch banking houses that formed a stock holding company called the Ho...
Friday, January 9, 2009

The Twenty-Five Things That Made Genesee County Famous: #5 Emory Upton

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During the Civil War, many men from Genesee County answered the call to keep the Union together. In our countdown we've already met two ...