The spring issue, edited by Christine Ridarsky, Rochester City Historian, and Rebecca Edwards, RIT professor of history, published April 15. A feature article, written by Edwards, highlights the deaf ...

For several decades in the late 19th century, though, Rochester was known best as the Flower City, a title earned by a profusion of local plant nurseries, Ellwanger and Barry chief among them.

Its historic downtown along Main Street features a variety of unique businesses, many housed in well-preserved 19th-century buildings registered as historic sites.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — During Black History Month, ... “The 19th-century freedom movement was perhaps one of the most important movements in the history of the world. ...

Part of English Literature 19th century prose. Now playing video 7 of 12 Jane Eyre ... suffers through school and falls in love with Rochester, only to discover that he is still married. ...

Rochester, N.Y.—A celebration Sunday for the 103rd anniversary of women's right to vote. The day was marked locally by creative women showing off their work at Susan B. Anthony Park.

The only measure sponsored by Blunt Rochester to become law is a resolution naming a Wilmington post office in honor of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, a 19th-century anti-slavery activist and publisher.

This article explores the rich public art scene in Rochester's 19th Ward, highlighting the deep connection between creativity and the neighborhood's cultural identity.

Roberson was born in 1883 and grew up in Rochester, New York, ... it’s easy to imagine that having her face posted in thousands of public places was overwhelming to a 19th-century teenager. ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — A Rochester man is injured but expected to survive after a shooting in Rochester’s 19th Ward neighborhood. Police say they got a call that shots were fired at around 7 ...

For the second time this year, Mayor Kim Norton has vetoed a funding request involving adding an apartment to a historic ...

Buoyed by a partnership between RIT and the Rochester Public Library, the Rochester History journal has a new look and a growing readership. The journal’s 21st-century makeover is turning heads and ...