{"id":6624,"date":"2013-08-19T07:45:51","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T11:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/?p=6624"},"modified":"2013-08-19T07:45:51","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T11:45:51","slug":"the-rochester-african-american-landmarks-project-needs-your-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/2013\/08\/the-rochester-african-american-landmarks-project-needs-your-help\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rochester African-American Landmarks Project Needs Your Help"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"African-American<\/a>
\nThe Landmark Society is reaching out to the Rochester community to gather facts, events, places, and stories that have been important in the lives of ordinary African-Americans in Rochester. We need your help with this important project…<\/p>\n

\"Members<\/a>
\nMade possible by a grant from the Finger Lakes Regional Development Council and the New York State Council on the Arts, this project aims to identify landmarks that are significant to Rochester’s African-American community, and to help those that are endangered to qualify for tax credits or spark interest in their preservation or reuse.<\/p>\n

Since many of these sites are in urban neighborhoods in need of assistance, this effort could become the catalyst for revitalization of entire blocks or neighborhoods in our City. <\/p>\n

Rochester was the home of abolitionist Frederick Douglass \"external<\/a> and it was a major stop on the Underground Railroad \"external<\/a>. But that’s not all. Rochester is incredibly rich with art & music history (jazz, dance, etc.) and many African-American businesses starting with Austin Seward \"external<\/a> and his meat market in 1817! But you don’t have to go quite that far back in time.<\/p>\n

\"Reverand<\/a>
\nWe are looking for places where African Americans have lived, worked, and raised a family; the location where an important event took place; the home of someone who was special somehow. A park, a school, a corner store, any place that you remember that was important to you at some time in your life…<\/p>\n

We want to connect these places with the experiences of real people that make them important, to create a special interest in them that will attract investment, inspire younger generations with identity and community pride, and tell the story of people who came to Rochester and made a life, raised a family and formed a community.<\/p>\n

Please tell your friends and family, and join us for two public “listening” sessions:<\/h3>\n

Thursday, August 22nd<\/b>
\n5:15pm-6:45pm
\nArnett Library
\n310 Arnett Blvd. Rochester<\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 11th<\/b>
\n6:30pm-8:00pm
\nHoly Rosary Church Campus
\n14 Lexington Ave. Rochester<\/p>\n

Bring your friends, memories, photos, etc. and be ready to share ideas. Please direct questions to Larry Francer<\/a>, 585.546.7029 x14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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