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The Raging Erie: Life and Labor on the Erie Canal, Presented by Mark S. Ferrara

Saturday, April 12, 2025
11:00 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.
Kate Gleason Auditorium, Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County

Registration to this free program is recommended but not required.

Rochester History Author Spotlight: “A Great Sense of Pride:” Reflections on the Monroe County Birth Control League, by Elizabeth Carr

Saturday, November 2, 2024
2:00 — 3:30 p.m.
Kate Gleason Auditorium, Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County

Registration to this free program is recommended but not required.

85 Years of Rochester History Celebration

Monday, June 10, 2024
4:00 — 5:00 p.m.
RIT Press, 2620 Wallace Library
Rochester Institute of Technology

“The Musical Dossenbachs in Europe, 1911–1912 (Rochester History Author Spotlight),” Saturday, December 2, 2023

Kate Gleason Auditorium, Rochester Public Library, 115 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604

“Rochester and the Mid-Sized American City in the 21st Century: A Conference and a Conversation,” Friday, April 21, 2023

Kate Gleason Auditorium, Rochester Public Library, 115 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604

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2025 PROSE Awards Winners Announced

The PROSE Awards, sponsored by the Association of American Publishers, recognize publishers who produce books, nonfiction graphic novels, journals, digital products, and reference works of extraordinary merit that make a significant contribution to a field of study. We are pleased to announce that Rochester History has been awarded Best New Journal in Humanities and Social Sciences. While Rochester History is not exactly new, being founded in 1939, the award guidelines state: “Existing journals relaunched under a new title/publisher must be significantly expanded and/or refocused from their prior incarnation to be considered for ‘Best New Journal.’” Visit the AAP website to learn more about the PROSE Awards and read the full list of winners for 2025.

How does history shape our understanding of a mid-sized city like Rochester?Connections with Evan Dawson on WXXI, April 10, 2023