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The Rochester, New York Histories book collection is a group of 12 books that detail the history of Rochester - primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Many of the books are illustrated; showcasing specific events relating to key points in the history and development of Rochester during this period as well as details of some of its most important and influential figures.

All the titles contained on this CD are listed below.

1. Rochester and Monroe County (1937) - Federal Writers' Project. New York (State) - 460 pages
2. Illustrated Rochester, 1898-1899 (1899) - 178 pages
3. Rochester; a story historical (1884) - Parker, Jane (Marsh) Mrs, - 412 pages
4. Rochester; its founders and founding (1894) - Osgood, Howard L. (Howard Lawrence) - 8 pages
5. Early history of Rochester. 1810 to 1827, with comparisons of its growth and progress to 1860 (1860) - Ely, Elisha; Hawley, Jesse - 24 pages
6. Commerce, manufatures & resources of Rochester, N. Y (1881) - 136 pages
7. Churches of Rochester : ecclesiastical history of Rochester, N.Y. : narrative of the rise and present condition of each religious organization : biographical sketches of pastors and clergymen born in the city, with miscellaneous items from August, 1815 to July, 1871 (1871) - Ward, F. De W. (Ferdinand De Wilton) - 184 pages
8. Rochester social centers and civic clubs : story of the first two years (1909) - 123 pages
9. The city of Rochester and vicinity : where to go, how to go, and what to see in and about the flower city (1911) - Watkyns, Charles Ketcham - 96 pages
10. Semi-centennial history of the city of Rochester, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers (1884) - Peck, William F. (William Farley) - 736 pages
11. Sketches of Rochester : with incidental notices of western New York (1838) - O'Reilly, Henry - 416 pages
12. History of Rochester and Monroe county, New York : from the earliest historic times to the beginning of 1907 Volume 2 Only (1908) - Peck, William F. (William Farley) - approx 700 pages

This CD runs on all Windows and Macintosh computers. You must have a web browser and Adobe Acrobat Reader - (available for free download if you do not have it installed on your computer.) The book index is organized in an HTML menu that is compatible with all browsers and the books themselves are in PDF format to allow them to be universally accessed. All books on this CD are searchable and printable.