The Twenty-Five Things That Made Genesee County Famous

Genesee County, New York is a region rich with local history, folklore and people. Events, people, and locally made products from Genesee County are known world wide. For this online exhibit, a panel of 15 people spent six months sifting through 100s of things know world wide. It was the panel's job to come up with a list of 25 things that made Genesee County famous. Every week, until November 28, 2008 the Holland Land Office Museum will release another item.

25. The New York State Thruway
24. John Kennedy
23. Kutter's Cheese Factory
22. Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
21. Elba Mucklands
20. The Hiscock Site
19. Genesee Community College
18. Edward Newton Rowell
17. Eddie York
16. Massey - Harris / Batavia Industrial Center
15. Fellows v. Blacksmith / !857 Treaty with the Seneca, Tonawanda Band
14. Charles Rand
13. Pembroke Driver's Ed Accident
12. Darien Lake Theme Park
11. Ely Samuel Parker
10. Dean Richmond
9. Batavia Muckdogs
8. Batavia Downs
7. Terry Anderson
6. John Gardner
5. Emory Upton
4. Holland Land Company
3. The Disappearance of William Morgan
2. Barber B. Conable, Jr.
1. Jell-O


Find out more on our website: http://www.hollandlandoffice.com/25things.html

Ely Parker: Living in Two Worlds

Born in Genesee County, Ely Samuel Parker is one of most famous citizens.

He is a man that met Presidents of the United States and even called some of them friend.

He is a man that excelled in two worlds: One the old ways of the Native American and the other of the rapidly advancing white society.

The medal pictured is a Masonic medallion given to him by U.S. Grant.

Listen to his story here.


http://www.hollandlandoffice.com/podcasts/elyparker.mp3

The Haudenosaunee – The People of the Longhouse

Upstate New York is rich in the history of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois. This podcast is a brief introduction to an exhibit at the Holland Land Office Museum titled, The Tonawanda Seneca: Preserving the Past and Illuminating the Present. This is the first in a series of podcast on the exhibit specifically and the history of the Iroquois in general. This podcast was written by museum volunteer Alice Judkins.

Click here to listen

http://www.hollandlandoffice.com/podcasts/haudenosaunee.mp3

A Brief History of the Genesee County Fair: ENHANCED VERSION!

From the Holland Land Office Museum Lecture Series. This presentation was originally given to the Pembroke Historical Society in Pembroke, New York on May 7, 2008

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http://www.hollandlandoffice.com/podcasts/genctyfair.m4b


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A Brief History of the Genesee County Fair

From the Holland Land Office Museum Lecture Series. This presentation was originally given to the Pembroke Historical Society in Pembroke, New York on May 7, 2008

Click Here for the link

http://www.hollandlandoffice.com/podcasts/gcfair.mp3

A Brief Biography of Edward Newton Rowell

At the dawn of the twentieth century, Batavia had a thriving industrial community. Thousands of residents worked in many of the factories.

One of the leading industrialists was Edward Newton Rowell. Rowell’s box company, the E.N. Rowell Company, became one of the largest manufacturers of small paper boxes in the nation. They made boxes for pens, jewelry, cosmetics and many other items.

List to the Podcast here

http://www.hollandlandoffice.com/podcasts/rowell.mp3

David Ellicott Evans: Resident Agent of the Holland Land Company

David Ellicott Evans was the third Land Agent for the Holland Land Company in Western New York. This podcast is a brief biography of his life.

Listen to it here

http://www.hollandlandoffice.com/podcasts/deevans.mp3