Collections

Charles Price

Captain Charles Price was a graduate of James Madison High School and a member of the 332nd Fighter Group (the Tuskegee Airmen) before becoming the first African-American police officer in Rochester. He served on the force for 38 years, from 1947 to 1985.

Junior League of Buffalo

Photographs and documents relating to The Junior League of Buffalo, a volunteer organization known for its community work in the Western New York region.

Madrid-Waddington Central School yearbooks collection

This collection consists of issues of the Waddington High yearbook from 1928, issues of the Madrid Central Madridian dating between 1942 and 1949 and every issue of Memories dating between 1959 and 2017.

MMSCL., Local History

Books, photographs, memoribilia, and other documents from the Mastic-Moriches-Shirley Community Library.

MMSCL., Oral Histories

Video presentations from residents who have lived in the tri-hamlet communities most of their lives.

Phillip Trypuc Collection

Photographs of local businesses, events and people during the 1950s in and around Shirley, NY.

Zion Hill dances with boom box

Sharon Turner is a professional photographer working in Rochester, N. Y.'s Third Ward who has extensively documented the Clarissa Street Reunion gatherings over time.

Superstorm Sandy Collection

Photographs of the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy that made landfall in New York on October 29, 2012. 

Twentieth Century Club of Buffalo

Photographs and documents relating to the Twentieth Century Club, a women’s club founded in Buffalo in the late 19th century to promote education and the arts.

Wayne County Murals

Images of a mural depicting the history of Wayne County, New York. This mural celebrates the first Holstein cattle, a breed known for their milk production, to the region.