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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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Featured Article

Nancy A. Hewitt

Director’s Corner

Emily Clasper

Letter from the Editors

Christine L. Ridarsky and Rebecca Edwards
Feature Article

A Forum on Blake McKelvey

Nancy A. Hewitt
McKelvey Forum

History as a “Municipa­l Enterprise”

Christine L. Ridarsky
McKelvey Forum

The Completists

Michael Brown
McKelvey Forum

Nature Carves a Choice Urban Site

Christine Keiner
Review Essay

Faithfully Thought Out: M. Louise Stowell and Harvey Ellis

Sarah Thompson
Book Review

A Symbiotic Partnership: Marrying Commerce to Education at Gustav Stickley’s 1903 Arts and Crafts Exhibitions

Aspen Golann
Book Review

The Crucible of Public Policy: New York Courts in the Progressive Era

Hon. Richard A. Dollinger, Ret.

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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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