Rochester Institute of Technology

‘Rochester History’ explores deaf spaces in 19th-century New York

Buoyed by a partnership between RIT and the Rochester Public Library, the Rochester History journal has a new look and a growing readership. The journal’s 21st-century makeover is turning heads and ...
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A Glimpse Into Work and the Celebration of Labor Day in 19th Century New York

While Labor Day now marks the end of the summer and the onslaught of the busy fall season, New Yorkers have been celebrating the American worker on this day since 1882. Read a few tales of the history ...
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Spared from the shredder (for now): 'Priceless' bank records of 19th-century New York

NEW YORK — A roaring omnivore of a shredding truck was parked Monday morning on Fulton Street in Brooklyn, chewing through centuries’ worth of paper. Spared from the shredder (for now): 'Priceless' ...
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Look inside the Armour-Stiner Octagon House, an ornate 19th-century mansion in New York, decorated for the holidays

The Armour-Stiner Octagon House is a fairytale mansion just 18 miles north of Manhattan. Frozen in time to the early 1870s, it was designed as a summer and weekend escape from New York. The residence, ...