Webster
Webster's history timeline
XEROX: Chester Carlson's unduplicated success
The Ground Round: a distinctly Rochester take on the hamburger.
Historic Properties
Details on the Webster Historical Society's Historic Homes project
Websterites
Webster residents serving during the Civil War
Webster residents serving during World War I
Webster residents lost while serving during World War II
Where Life is Worth Living
Photos of Webster from many years ago and from just the other day.
Visual Histories
Webster Residents sharing their experiences through Video.
Highlights in the evolution of film.
Audio Histories
Resources
Resources for historical or genealogy research.
The Penny Farthing Newsletter:
October 2024
November 2024
Spring 2025
Books of Local Interest
Presentations
Old Time Radio
Until 1922 there was only silence.
Rochester's initial attempts to break that silence didn't go entirely as planned. It's first commercial radio station (WHQ) closed after only a few short months thanks in part to the steel superstructure of the Times-Union building that housed the radio station's antenna and muffled its signal. Luckily the expertise and equipment that put WHQ on the air was passed on to George Eastman who founded WHAM with the assistance of Lawrence Hickson in July of 1922.
The voices of Rochester radio soon became familiar friends, relied on for news, weather and entertainment.
Comedy
Jack Benny | Our Miss Brooks | Stay tuned, more to come...
Drama
Overview | Orson Wells | Stay tuned, more to come...
History
Winston Churchill | Stay tuned, more to come...
Miscellaneous
WEBSTER MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
18 Lapham Park Webster, New York 14580 585.265.3308
