Showing posts with label susan b. anthony. Show all posts
Showing posts with label susan b. anthony. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Memorable Memorial Day
Let's get Memorial Day weekend started on the right foot at Steve's Diner (http://www.originalstevesdiner.com/). Mom and my sister Lisa came in to visit to see what my life is now like in Rochester. A giant pancake and a Steve's Special will fuel this day's adventure
Lisa in the mob at the Public Market (http://www.cityofrochester.gov/publicmarket/)
I wonder how much spice it would take to make road kill taste delicious?
$5 for chicken poop...
Yep, we're in apple country.
All my ladies
Martha Jane's Bakery.
"How long have you been here?"
"Ummm... Three years..."
"Really? Man, I guess I haven't been paying attention."
Smelled awesome. Have to remember to try this place the next time I'm at the market
Nothing says Memorial Day Weekend like a tiny skateboard with a screaming eagle!
This is not the Susan B. Anthony House. But, this is their visitor center and Sue's sister's house. Don't know who she is? Then you are required to read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony
The Susan B. Anthony House (http://susanbanthonyhouse.org/index.php) just off of Main Street in downtown Rochester. It was really interesting and our docent gave us a wonderful 45 minute private tour. They have done a great job restoring the house. Sorry, no photos...
Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass having some tea together in the park
Three people with no family resemblance at the High Falls on the Pont De Rennes Bridge
Panorama of the High Falls gorge.
Ginny Light! Checking out the new brew house of the Genesee Beer Brewery. They seem to have done a nice job in spite of demolishing a historic structure for another parking lot.
Waterwheel
Mt Hope Cemetery (http://www.fomh.org/)
Well, if you're going to see where Susan B. Anthony died, you might as well see where she's buried. Unfortunately, the good photo of my mom and Lisa posing with the headstone is on my mom's camera...
Susan B. Anthony's tea partner, Frederick Douglass
Xzomia does not exist on google, therefore it does not exist.
Mount Hope Chapel
Fountain sculpture
Well, they were a week late for the Lilac Festival (http://www.rochesterevents.com/festivals-events/lilac-festival) in Highland Park, but we could still stop by and check out the blossoms
One of the countless flowers in Highland Park (http://www.monroecounty.gov/parks-highland.php)
Highland Park Reservoir. Looks way more tropical that in was...
flower...
Pittsford Farms Dairy. It's funny how it takes people visiting from out of town to go some places...
Schoen Place in Pittford along the canal
There was a high school crew competition while we were there
The George Eastman House (http://www.eastmanhouse.org/). This is one of my favorite places in Rochester. Who's George Eastman? Well, he's pretty much the guy that made this blog possible (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Eastman)
Lisa and George reading the paper.
Not a bad estate, eh?
Got ta stop 'n smell da roses...
Found Oscar the Grouch wandering around the side streets downtown
A little bit of shopping on Park Ave before going over to the family BBQ (oddly enough, a Cinco de Mayo themed dinner on Memorial Day. Not complaining as I love Mexican).
THANKS MOM AND LISA for coming to visit us! I hope you enjoyed your time here and we hope to see you soon!!!
Ugh... Since the ladies left it means I have to do chores. There's a lawnmower somewhere in that grass...
Well, we ran out of time, but the little Christmas tree has been planted.
The fire pit has been christened! BEHOLD ITS GLORY!
YES!
Jessie from Breaking Bad and my wife...
Thursday, October 28, 2010
The Not-So-Spooky Halloween Cemetery
Again, first things first:
1) As many of you know, I'm job hunting after moving to Rochester. So, I've put my resume off to the left side of the blog at the top. I've also started another blog, which essentially is just my resume at: www.MikeKrausResume.blogspot.com in case you know of anyone hiring.
2) Like me on Facebook is also to the left.
Rich, Megan and I headed over to Mount Hope Cemetery for some historic Rochester fun. If you're in town or interested in more info, you should check out Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery at www.fomh.org/, which gave us our tour. It's the first municipal cemetery in the United States and this is a pic of the gatehouse.
Since cemeteries use to double as city parks, this gazebo was a place to hang out
Some fall colors with Mt. Hope's "permanent residents"
Rich and Megan listening to the tour guide
Hiram Sibley. It's not the department store guy Rochestarians. This is the guy who started Western Union Telegraph.
Keeney was the lucky guy who arrested Susan B. Anthony for voting.
Here's the old gal; Susan B. Anthony. Don't know who she is or why she's important; you should be ashamed and go to this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony
Here's Frederick Douglass. Again, if you don't know who he is or why he's important; you should question your educational background and go to this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass
George Ellwanger's grave. Very fitting site since George use to own the property across the street, which grew pretty trees like you see here through the Ellwanger and Barry Company.
The grave of Bausch and Lomb. You know, the eye care folks
Under the tree
The chapel. We were here for a couple hours and didn't even see half of this place. It's 198-acres with a bunch of other people of local and national importance including George Washington's drummer boy...
Rachel had to go home sick, which meant I had babysitting duties last week. So, once we completed her homework, we played Candyland, Barbie, fixed a projector, and had an intellectual conversation about Spongebob Squarepants
Rachel as the afro-airplane!
Megan and I went to St. Bonaventure University near the southern border of New York state to watch a soccer game with her friend Liz, who's sister is the "Bonnie's" assistant coach
The Bonnies beat Dayton
Liz and Megan
See this Ewok/Gremlin looking thing? It's named Gertie and we took care of her for a few days and sometimes she liked it because we played with her. Sometimes she didn't when she seemed to try to spite me by peeing on the floor. GERTIE!!!
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