Local History Videos

This web page links to Rochester, NY local history videos by Dick Halsey. Click on the video title and it will open a YouTube tab on your browser with the video. Note that the videos may have ads from YouTube at the beginning that you can click through.

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Pathways to Progress; The Pageant of Rochester - 14 minutes.

This is a re-creation of the pageant given for the centennial of Rochester in 1934. It uses photos from the 1934 event and a few others.

Moved or Damaged Cemeteries in Monroe Co., NY (Part 1, Rochester) - 23 minutes.

This is a presentation on cemeteries in Monroe Co., NY that were dug up and moved or a few that suffered extreme damage. This part has old cemeteries that used to be in the current city limits of the City of Rochester. The video shows 16 cemeteries that were moved.

Moved or Damaged Cemeteries in Monroe Co., NY (Part 2, The Towns) - 22 minutes.

This is a presentation on cemeteries in Monroe Co., NY that were dug up and moved and a few that suffered extreme damage. This part has old cemeteries in the suburban and rural Towns of Monroe County. Also included a description of the removals from Livingston County, NY of Lt. Boyd, Sgt. Parker and other US soldiers killed by a Seneca raid in 1779 during the Revolutionary War. They ended up in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester.

St. Patrick's Cemetery on Pinnacle Hill - 18 minutes.

This is the history of St. Patrick's Cemetery that used to be on Pinnacle Hill in Rochester, NY. It began in 1838. In 1871 when Holy Sepulchre started some burial began being moved out but also new burial were being done in St. Patrick's. The last burial was in 1900. Then in 1935 all remaining burial were moved to Holy Sepulchre.

Interview with Dr. Ryan Thibodeau - 2 minutes.

Interview with Dr. Thibodeau at the "Invisible No More" memorial dedication to the forgotten people buried in the Public Grounds in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY. This is a "raw" video taken during his interview by local TV stations on Oct. 23, 2023.

Rochester Fast Ferry - 2 minutes.

This is the ferry that ran for only part of 2004 and 2005 between Rochester, NY and Toronto. Here it is going for a test drive before it is sold.

Civil War Infantry firing their rifles - 22 seconds.

This is a small group of Civil War reenactors firing their rifles at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY.

Carousel at Ontario Beach Park - 2 minnutes.

Video of the carousel at Ontario Beach Park, Rochester. It is over 100 years old. (Low resolution video)

Kodak Park Implosion - Bldg. 9 - 3 minutes.

Implosion of Kodak Park building 9 on June 30th, 2007 in Rochester, NY. It happens almost a minute into the video. Afterwards, watch the people running away from the dust cloud.

Kodak Park Implosion - Bldg. 23 - 2 minutes.

Implosion of building 23 in Kodak Park, Rochester, NY on July 1, 2007.

Kodak Park Implosion - Bldg. 50 - 1 minute.

Implosion of Kodak Park building 50 on Sept. 15, 2007 at 7 am.

Kodak Park Implosion - Bldgs. 65 & 69 - 1 minute.

Implosion of Kodak buildings 65 and 69 at Kodak Park, Rochester, NY on Oct. 6, 2007.

All videos by Dick Halsey (on YouTube) which includes some music videos and other videos.