Historians from a Rochester cemetery are visiting the final resting places of some of the city’s notable figures in STEM, celebrating the gift of science.
Read MoreThis is a brief end-of-year report for 2023. Before the season began, we put up the two new House Sparrow resistant boxes and the one good box that was taken […]
Read MoreBy Marjorie Barkin Searl Kurt Becker was born in Berlin, Germany. He escaped to Shanghai, China, which did not require visas to find refuge, and left Shanghai and arrived in […]
Read MoreBy Marjorie Barkin Searl Edith Becker was born in Posen or Gosen, Poland, based on the manifest of the ship taking her from Shanghai to the United States. However, in […]
Read MoreSt. John Fisher University Faculty Spearheads Mission to Honor the Unnamed Deceased at Mount Hope Cemetery – October 16, 2023 A memorial honoring hundreds of individuals buried in unmarked graves […]
Read MoreInspired by descendants John and Christine Holley Download the Program (pdf) It was August 16th, 2022, when John and Christine first wrote to the FOMH exploring the possibility of installing […]
Read MoreDon Hall, former FOMH board member and beloved colleague, was the recipient of the Joe U Posner Founders Award on September 21 st at the Convention Center. The FOMH prepared […]
Read MoreThe Friends are always eager to collaborate with Rochester City School District programs. We support the Studio 678 Photo and Writing Club, the Edison Greenhouse Program, and we provide tours […]
Read MoreMarburger, Rau, Bartholomay– these are but a few of the many brewers that comprised Rochester’s rich history of beer making. On Saturday, September 9th the FOMH debuted a fascinating new […]
Read MoreJohn Pearsall was a huge figure in the history of the FOMH. According to his obituary, John was a Board member for 30 years—that is amazing in itself—but beyond that […]
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