Hi there! I’m Felicity Houston Thomas, and I’m glad you’ve decided to join me for a walking tour today. On this tour we’re going to learn more about some of the people who shaped the Geneseo Normal School and made our town, and SUNY... Read more
Livingston County was created from parts of Genesee and Ontario Counties by an act of the State Legislature in 1821 and named for Chancellor Robert R. Livingston, eminent jurist, statesman, promoter of agriculture, and signer of the Declara... Read more
William Brodie was born in Scotland in 1841 and brought to Rochester by his family as a child. He moved to Geneseo to be the bookkeeper for William Wadsworth and eventually became an agent and lawyer for several of the Wadsworth fami... Read more
The original land for a cemetery, deeded at no cost to the people of the town of Geneseo by James and William Wadsworth in 1807, contained three acres and four parcels. In 1859, another two acres were added to the east, the gift of James S.... Read more
This house was built in 1854 for Luke and Abba Douglas and sold the same year to Mr. and Mrs. John F. Bishop. They added the mansard roof in 1874. John Bishop came to Geneseo in 1837 as a clerk in the dry goods store of Lyman Turner. H... Read more
The Livingston County Museum on Center Street was built for a Union School in 1838, the gift of James Wadsworth. This cobblestone building, originally in the shape of a Greek cross, has seen three major additions. The first in 1871 was a ... Read more
