Life Records database migration

The popular Life Records database is starting to become available again.  As of August 25, 2010, 143,770 death records from the years 1975 to 1997 were migrated to the enhanced database.  Each day new records are being added and can be searched here.  However, as this process of migration continues, you may see gaps in coverage.  We appreciate your patience as the project continues towards completion.  Birth and marriage records will also be added, along with a new E-commerce option.

Questions about the Life Records database?  Please visit the FAQ.

Rochester Then & Now–Two exhibits on display

Stop in to see two exhibits currently on display (through September 10th, 2010):

Clifford Ulp: A Century on Parade

See the newly restored original painting used for the official Rochester Centennial booklet in 1934.  The painting, by a noted Rochester illustrator, is a rare surviving example of commercial illustration.

Ira Srole: Rochester Revisited

This exhibit, based on City Photographer Ira Srole’s popular Eastman House show, features a selection of images showing how several well-known local settings have evolved over time.

A limited number of posters signed by Ira Srole are available for purchase for $10 in the Local History Division.