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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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Fall 2026

Rochester History

Vol. 84,
No. 1

As the Wheel Turns: Gender, Labor, and the Divergent Fates of Retail and Hospitality Education at Rochester Institute of Technology, 1923–1982

Elizabeth Call, Milena Kahan, and Riley Mason

As the Wheel Turns: Gender, Labor, and the Divergent Fates of Retail and Hospitality Education at Rochester Institute of Technology, 1923–1982

Elizabeth Call, Milena Kahan, and Riley Mason

In Conversation

Remembering The Pythodd: Rochester Jazz Pianist Gap Mangione

Review Essay

Rochester’s Third Ward: Clarissa Uprooted and the Spirit of The Pythodd

Kerida Plaza

Book Review

Spiritualism’s Place: Reformers, Seekers, and Séances in Lily Dale

Shalis Worthy

ROC Artifact

The Rochester Royals

R. A. R. Edwards

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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.