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The journal publishes deeply researched and engaging articles that explore a wide variety of diverse and inclusive historical topics and perspectives pertaining to Rochester, Monroe County, and Western New York.

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Director’s Corner

Patricia Uttaro

Letter from the Editors

Christine L. Ridarsky and Rebecca Edwards

A Note on the Sketch as a Historical and Literary Genre

dann j. Broyld
Feature Article

Building Deaf Spaces in Nineteenth-Century New York State

R. A. R. Edwards
Book Review

A National Park for Women’s Rights: The Campaign That Made It Happen

Carol Faulkner
Book Review

Tourists and Trade: Roadside Craftsmen and the Highway Transforming Craft

Kerry Schauber
Sidebar

Key Dates: History of Joseph DeHart and the Deaf Community in the US

ROC Artifact

Zouave Photograph

Brandon Fess

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Rochester History publishes deeply researched and engaging articles that explore a wide variety of diverse and inclusive historical topics and perspectives pertaining to Rochester, Monroe County, and Western New York.

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