ROCHESTER — The recent placement of historic signs dotting the downtown area offers residents and visitors a walking tour opportunity to learn more about the city's past and how it became what it is ...

“There were times where the only Blacks we saw were our family.” “Minnesota was basically a white state.” These words, from elders of Rochester’s Black community, greet visitors at the start of the ...

Rochester and Rochester Hills have established a new multi-year partnership to preserve the area’s history. The collaboration will see the city of Rochester’s historical item collection and archives ...

Although advocates see the need to teach Black history in schools, they also say that's just one of a number of changes that need to take place in Rochester's educational system. The Barbershop Talk's ...

Buoyed by a partnership between RIT and the Rochester Public Library, the Rochester History journal has a new look and a growing readership. The journal’s 21st-century makeover is turning heads and ...