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INDEX V

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

V. (no surname given), Maggie

Civil War childhood experience, 68(4):13 (Fall 2006)

Vacant Lot Gardening Association

City Club presentation, 9(4):4 (Oct 1947)
formation-early 1900s, 19(2):16 (Apr 1957)
oversight, 14(4):23 (Oct 1952)

Vaccinations

at industrial school, 68(4):8 (Fall 2006)
multiple-early 1900s, 18(3):21 (Jul 1956); 35(2):3 (Apr 1973)
Salk vaccine-1950s, 18(3):26 (Jul 1956)
smallpox

1800s, 18(3):12, 13, 17 (Jul 1956)
1900s, 18(3):21 (Jul 1956); 35(2):3 (Apr 1973)
in Mexico-1910s, 61(2):7 (Spr 1999)

tuberculin-1890s, 18(3):16 (Jul 1956)

Vacuum Oil Company/Works, 43(2&3):26-31, 39 (Apr & Jul 1981)

advertisement (lithograph), 43(2&3):27 illus (Apr & Jul 1981)
corporate reorganizations/alignments, 43(2&3):29, 30-31 (Apr & Jul 1981)
founding, 43(2&3):26 (Apr & Jul 1981)
naphtha explosion-1880s. See Naphtha explosion (1880s)
product lines, 35(2):8 (Apr 1973); 43(2&3):26, 29 (Apr & Jul 1981)
refinery locations, 43(2&3):26, 30 (Apr & Jul 1981)

Vagabond Club, 29(4):7 (Oct 1967)
Vagrants. See Homeless
Vail, Mrs. Charles D.

philanthropy-1920s, 30(1):18 (Jan 1968)

Vail, Robert W. G., 6(2):20 (Apr 1944); 29(3):4 (Jun 1967)
Vaisey-Bristol

product line, 15(2):25 (Apr 1953)

Valentine, Alan, 24(2):16 (Apr 1962)

City Club speech, 9(4):18 (Oct 1947)
city planning, role in, 6(4):20 (Oct 1944)
as UR president, 3(1):7, 17 (Jan 1941); 9(4):18 (Oct 1947)

Valentine, Mrs. Alan

City Club speech, 9(4):21 (Oct 1947)
city planning and housing, roles in, 6(4):20, 21 (Oct 1944); 27(4):14, 15 (Oct 1965)

Valentine, Dick (Canandaigua, NY)

during 1800s, mentioned, 66(4):9 (Fall 2004)

Valentine, George (Canandaigua, NY)

spouse-1800s, 66(4):21n., 22 (Fall 2004)

Valentine, Richard

NYS abolition of slavery and-1820s, 46(1&2):19 (Jan & Apr 1984)

Valenza, Frank, 29(4):10 (Oct 1967)
de Valera, Eamon, 3(1):9 (Jan 1941)

mother's identify and burial site, 67(2):26 (Spr 2005)

de Valera-Wheelwright, Catherine Coll

son's identity and burial site, 67(2):26 (Spr 2005)

Valguernera Society

activities-1930s, 22(4):21 (Oct 1960)

Valkenbury, Mack, 39(1&2):40 (Jan & Apr 1977)
Valkenbury, Van, 39(1&2):40 (Jan & Apr 1977)
Vallentine and Gill Map, 49(4):29 (Oct 1987)

as data source, 49(4):18, 19 (Oct 1987)

Valley of the Willamette River (1849 watercolor) by Thomas Evershed

background information, 39(1&2):2-3 (Jan & Apr 1977)
reproduction, 39(1&2):centerfold illus (Jan & Apr 1977)

Vallot, Mr. A.

as baseball manager-1940s, 63(2):24 photo (Spr 2001)

Valone, Nat

as sergeant, WWII wound and employment, quoted on, 66(2):13 (Spr 2004)

Valvano and Valvano

architectural commission, 26(2):16 (Apr 1964)

Van Auker, Thomas J., Jr.

as police officer, 25(4):20 (Oct 1963)

Van Buren, President Martin (1782-1862)

as legislative leader, 21(2):15 (Apr 1959)
local support for, 2(2):4, 6 (Apr 1940)
O'Reilly, Henry and, 7(1):3, 16 (Jan 1945)
as president

appointee, local, 41(1&2):42 (Jan & Apr 1979)
election, 1(3):11 (Jul 1939)
pardon, granting of, 34(1):5 (Jan 1972)
speech, local, 4(1):20 (Jan 1942)

as radical leader, 20(3):3 (Jul 1958)

Vance, Louis J.

as author of Fortune Hunter, 15(4):26 (Oct 1953)

VanCleek, Richard and Mary

church sale-1830s, 44(4):2 (Oct 1982)

Van Cleve, Captain James

ship commands, 16(4):7 (Oct 1954)

Vancouver, BC

city historian's visit, 19(1):1, 10 (Jan 1957)
cultural institutions, 19(1):22 (Jan 1957)

art galleries, 19(1):19 (Jan 1957)
libraries, 19(1):20 (Jan 1957)
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, 19(1):21 (Jan 1957)

park tours, 19(1):4 (Jan 1957)
Stanley Park, 19(1):23 (Jan 1957)

Vandalism. See Crime
van de Capelle, Jan

as artist, Eastman holding, 52(1):6 (Win 1990)

Van deCar, Reuben

business enterprise-1890s, 37(2):22 (Apr 1975)

Vanderbilt, Commodore Cornelius

death-1870s, 33(1):9 (Jan 1971)
railroad holdings and negotiations, 33(1):1, 6, 8-9 (Jan 1971)
stock war-1800s, 49(2):10 (Apr 1987)

Vanderbilt, Cornelius II

visit-1870s, 33(1):19 (Jan 1971)

Vanderbilt, Henry S.

marriage, 40(3):2 (Jul 1978)
occupation and death-1840s, 40(3):2 (Jul 1978)

Vanderbilt, Mrs. Henry S.

marriage and family lineage-1830s, 40(3):2 (Jul 1978)

Vanderbilt, NY

founding and subsequent names, 19(3):13 (Jul 1957)

Vanderbilt, William H.

biographical details, 33(1):12-13 (Jan 1971)
circuit race-1880s, 3(3):23 (Jul 1941)
origins of East Rochester and-1890s, 19(3):13 (Jul 1957)
railroad holdings and negotiations, 30(4):13-15, 17 (Oct 1968); 33(1):1, 9, 11-16, 18-22 (Jan 1971). See also Vanderbilt-Andrews Syndicate
visit-1870s, 33(1):19 (Jan 1971)

Vanderbilt, William K.

railroad holdings-early 1900s, 30(3):10 (Jul 1968)
visit-1870s, 33(1):19 (Jan 1971)

Vanderbilt-Andrews Syndicate

street car/trolley service and, 30(3):10, 11-12, 16, 17 (Jul 1968)

Vanderbilt Improvement Company

founds local community-1890s, 19(3):13 (Jul 1957)

Van der Donck, Adriaen

as author of Remonstrance of New Netherland, 38(4):12-13 (Oct 1976)

Vanderlinde, Dennis

business enterprise, sale of, 56(1):14 (Win 1994)

Vanderlyn, John

as artist, visit, 1(4):19 (Oct 1939)

Vanderpoel, Judge (no given name)

ruling on Gould v. Weed-1830s, 2(2):19-20 (Apr 1940)

Vanderpool, Jesse L.

as meteorologist, 15(1):2, 20 (Jan 1953)

Vandervort, Fred S.

military service-Spanish-American War, 13(2):21 (Apr 1951)

Van Deusen, Glyndon G.

as author

Rochester History contributions, 35(3):5 (Jul 1973)
of Thurlow Weed in Rochester, 2(2):1-24 (Apr 1940)
on Weed, Thurlow, 6(2):23 (Apr 1944); 10(4):9 (Oct 1948); 51(1):12 (Win 1989)

Van De Venter. See Arnold and Van De Venter
Vandeventer's Tavern (Batavia, NY), 31(4):2 (Oct 1969)
Van Dorn, Mr. (no given name)

ice skating, 8(2):9 (Apr 1946)

Van Duyn, Gilbert (of Romulus, NY)

finances-1850s, 42(2):6 (Apr 1980)

Van Dyck, Sir Anthony

as artist, Eastman holding, 52(1):6 (Win 1990)

VanEtten, Margot

deaf community facility and-1980s, 44(4):30 (Oct 1982)

Van Every, I. B.

business enterprise-1830s, 3(2):13 (Apr 1941)

Van Gorder, Eugene L.

military service-Spanish-American War, 13(2):18 (Apr 1951)

Van Graflan, Roy

as umpire, 57(2):8 (Spr 1995)

Van Hoosen, Bertha

Medical Women's National Association, as officer-1910s, 51(3):20 (Sum 1989)

Van Horn, John D. (of Romulus, NY)

town election-1850s, 42(2):17 (Apr 1980)

VanIngen, Dr. (no given name)

Fairbank, Nathaniel K. and, 40(3):12, 14 (Jul 1978)

Van Ingen, Henry

as artist, 17(2):9 (Apr 1955)
studio, 17(2):4 (Apr 1955)
travel abroad, 17(2):6 (Apr 1955)

Vanity Fair baseball club

competition-1800s, 63(2):8 illus (Spr 2001)

Vanity Fair tobacco

advertisements, 60(1):1 illus, 3 illus, 15 illus (Win 1998)
Green, Seth quoted on, 60(1):18 (Win 1998)

Van Lare, Frank

as vice-mayor, POW camp negotiations-WWII, 56(3):12 (Sum 1994)

Van Nostrand, Isaac (of Romulusville, NY)

McLafferty (Henry III) visit-1850s, 42(2):25 (Apr 1980)

Vannuccini, Louis J.

Italian league proposal-early 1900s, 22(4):8 (Oct 1960)
as public school teacher, 22(4):11 (Oct 1960)

Van Orden, Mr. (no given name)

and arrest of Dan Rice-1850, 49(3):21 (Jul 1987)

Van Rensselaer, Mr. (no given name)

as alderman, banking crisis and-1830s, 49(2):6 (Apr 1987)

Van Rensselaer, Alida

marriage, 42(4):21 (Oct 1980)

Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah (1738-1810)

biographical summary, 41(3):2 (Jul 1979)

Van Rensselaer, Philip

Albany Water-works Company and, 39(3):6 (Jul 1977)

Van Schaick, George S.

City Club, roles in

name change opposition, 9(4):12 (Oct 1947)
as officer, 9(4):9 (Oct 1947)
speech, 9(4):6 (Oct 1947)

Van Sice, John

Jemison, Mary and, 68(1&2):13 (Win & Spr 2006)

Van Slyck, Addy W.

as police chief, 25(4):4 (Oct 1963)

Van Slyk, Mr. (no given name)

boat-building enterprise-1800s, 49(4):14 (Oct 1987)

Van Tuyl, Isaac (of Romulusville, NY)

McLafferty, Henry III and-1850s, 42(2):24-25 (Apr 1980)

Van Vechten Milling Company

location and operation, 33(3):18 (Jul 1971)

Van Vleet, Edward (of Romulus, NY)

land survey-1850s, 42(2):22 (Apr 1980)

Van Vleet, Jared (of Romulus, NY)

town election-1850s, 42(2):17 (Apr 1980)

Van Voorhis, Judge

on Pink Ticket Trip, quoted, 56(1):20 (Win 1994)

VanVoorhis, Mrs. John

gift to school for deaf-1930s, 64(1):18 (Win 2002)
parents and siblings, 64(1):18 (Win 2002)

Van Voorhis, John (1826-1905)

as attorney

for Anthony, Susan B., 7(2):13-14, 18 (Apr 1945); 57(4):20 (Fall 1995)
for union member-1890s, 22(3):10 (Jul 1960)

as baseball player, quoted-mid 1800s, 52(3):8 (Sum 1990)
biographical summary, 41(4):6 (Oct 1979)
as congressman

candidacy-1870s, 2(4):4 (Oct 1940)
election of 1880, 2(4):9 (Oct 1940)

as political candidate-1890s, 13(1):5 (Jan 1951)
portrait, 41(4):5 photo (Oct 1979)
residence, 28(2&3):11 (Apr & Jul 1966)

Van Winkle, Rip

actor portraying-late 1800s, 3(3):24 (Jul 1941)

Van Zandt, Clarence D.

death, 32(2):2 (Apr 1970)
as mayor (1922-1926), 31(1):22-24 (Jan 1969)

city library and, 23(4):2-3, 4-5 (Oct 1961)
on dogs, quoted, 69(2):11 photo caption (Spr 2008)
subway construction, 36(2):11 (Apr 1974)

Van Zandt, Edward

museum director, nomination of, 17(3):8 (Jul 1955)

Variations in the Earth's Orbit (lecture) by Lewis Swift, 9(1):15 (Jan 1947)
Variety shows. See Theater — vaudeville/variety
Varillat, Henri, 29(1):22 (Jan 1967)
Varnum, Jonas P.

club membership, 8(4):19 (Oct 1946)

Vashon, George (Syracuse, NY)

biographical source, 66(4):23n.47 (Fall 2004)
as lawyer, 66(4):23n.47 (Fall 2004)

Vasile, Joseph

commercial construction-1950s, 49(2):18 (Apr 1987)

Vaska, Bedrich, 29(1):22 (Jan 1967)
Vassar, Matthew

purchase, from Henry A. Ward, 8(4):10 (Oct 1946)

Vassar College

baseball club/game-1800s, 62(2):9 (Spr 2000)

team photo, 64(4):6 (Fall 2002)

coursework-late 1800s, 43(1):4 (Jan 1981)
faculty/staff, Lucy M. Salmon, 43(1):4, 5 (Jan 1981)
founder, 8(4):10 (Oct 1946)
specimen cabinet, purchase, 8(4):10 (Oct 1946)
students/graduates

Crapsey, Adelaide, 21(3):6 (Jul 1959)
Davis, Katharine B., 43(1):4, 5 (Jan 1981)
Rogers, Mrs. Clinton, 8(2):12 (Apr 1946)

Vassar Miscellany (1894 article) by Katharine B. Davis, 43(1):5 (Jan 1981)
Vatican Council II

impact, 44(4):29-30 (Oct 1982)
local impact, 44(4):29-30 (Oct 1982)
St. Augustine's Church and, 60(3):8 (Sum 1998)

Vaudeville. See Theater — vaudeville/variety
Vaughan, Captain (no given name)

as policeman, Front Street beat, 55(3):11, 14 (Sum 1993)
son's accident-1820s, 16(2):4 (Apr 1954)
Vaughan lineage, 55(3):14 (Sum 1993)

Vaughan, Mary C.

in Woman's State Temperance Society

newspaper on temperance speech of, 57(3):8 (Sum 1995)
as officer, 57(3):9, 15 (Sum 1995)

Vaughn, Charles

arrest-mid 1800s, 54(3):8 (Sum 1992)

Vaughn, Ward

business enterprise, 55(3):14 (Sum 1993)
Vaughn lineage, 55(3):14 (Sum 1993)

Vaults

outhouses known as, 45(1&2):4 (Jan & Apr 1983). See also Outhouses

Vaux, Calvert

Central Park, design-1850s, 50(2):7 (Jul 1988)
Rochester park system, plan, 50(2):7 (Jul 1988)

Vázquez, Julio

acknowledgment, 70(2):21 (Fall 2007)
bibliographic sketch and photograph, 70(2):20 (Fall 2007)

V Corps

Civil War activity and command, 66(3):14 (Sum 2004)

Veazie, John

arrival and place of origin, 47(3&4):18 (Jul & Oct 1985)

Vedder, Arthur L.

City Planning Board, as member, 6(4):16 (Oct 1944)

Vedder, Lieutenant Charles A.

arrest-1860s, 66(3):18 (Sum 2004)

Vedder, Henry C.

as editor

on denominational control of UR-1890s, 33(4):12-13, 16 (Oct 1971)
on writings of David Jayne Hill, 33(4):17-18 (Oct 1971)

as UR alumni/trustee-1890s, 33(4):13 (Oct 1971)

Vega, Richard

response to Building the Barrio, 69(2):29 (Spr 2008)

Vegetable gardens

of early 1800s, 30(2):3 (Apr 1968); 45(3&4):27 (Jul & Oct 1983)
promotion of, 45(3&4):25, 42 (Jul & Oct 1983)

Vegetable prices. See Agriculture prices; specific product
Vegetables. See also Horticulturists; Nursery industry; Seed industry

cholera and, 45(3&4):48 illus (Jul & Oct 1983)
gardens. See Vegetable gardens
marketing, 61(3&4):17, 26 photo (Sum & Fall 1999). See also Farmers' market; Public markets
preservation and storage, 45(3&4):27 (Jul & Oct 1983)
seed, improvement, 45(3&4):42 (Jul & Oct 1983)

Vegetation. See Flora
Vehicles. See specific type, i.e. Automobiles
Vella, Salvatore

Italian league, and formation of-early 1900s, 22(4):8 (Oct 1960)

Vella, Salvatore M.

graduation-early 1900s, 22(4):11 (Oct 1960)

Velocipedes (bicycles). See also Bicycles; Cycling

introduction and use, 69(2):4 (Spr 2008)
popularity, 8(3):12, 14 (Jul 1946)

VEND. See Vocational Education for National Defense
Venereal disease

public clinic, 18(3):21 (Jul 1956)
treatments, 18(3):25 (Jul 1956)

Venice, Italy

description/commentary on, 14(1):3, 8, 10, 11, 12 (Jan 1952)
Piazza San Marco, as ideal city center, 69(1):10 (Spr 2007)

Venture II (yacht), 16(4):19 (Oct 1954)
Verein, Turn

gymnastics shows, 8(3):6 (Jul 1946)

Veriscope

early use of, 16(3):22 (Jul 1954)

Vermont

asylum, Bemis, James D. at-1850s, 66(4):8 (Fall 2004)
as birthplace of Henry W. Johnson-1820s, 66(4):3-4 (Fall 2004)
insurance industry, regulation, 38(2&3):36 (Apr & Jul 1976)
residents

as NYS immigrants, 36(3):3 (Jul 1974)
Quakers in Ferrisburg, anti-slavery movement and-1800s, 66(4):19n.8 (Fall 2004)
Scrantom family, 27(1):2 (Jan 1965)

territory issues-colonial era, 1(1):13 (Jan 1939)

Vermont Asylum for the Insane

Bemis, James D. at-1850s, 66(4):8 (Fall 2004)

Vermont Chronicle (newspaper)

on Henry W. Johnson/family-1800s, 66(4):4 (Fall 2004)

Vermont Colonization Society

speech of Henry W. Johnson to-1800s, 66(4):4 (Fall 2004)

Vernon, NY

residents, Dalzell family, 59(2):14, 19 (Spr 1997)

Verplank

on Hudson River, 62(3):7, 28 map (Sum 2000)

Verse by Adelaide Crapsey, 21(3):6-7 (Jul 1959); 42(1):21-22 (Jan 1980)
Verspelle, Isaac

occupation and residence-1860s, 22(4):2 (Oct 1960)

Verspelle, John

occupation and residence-1860s, 22(4):2 (Oct 1960)

Vertical railroad. See Elevators
Vesuvius, U.S.S.

service in Spanish-American War-1898, 13(2):9 (Apr 1951)

Veterans. See also specific Veterans' group; specific war

Agent Orange and, 48(3&4):32 (Jul & Oct 1986)
band, concerts-1940s, 11(1):21-22 (Jan 1949)
burials, in Rapids Cemetery, 54(3):8 (Sum 1992)
cemetery sites and memorials, 67(2):17 photo, 18 (Spr 2005)
Foreign Service, 56(2):15 (Spr 1994)
housing

agencies/committees for, 27(4):16, 17 (Oct 1965)
projects, 27(4):17, 20 (Oct 1965)
shortage, 11(2):24 (Apr 1949)

memorial bridge. See Veterans' Memorial Bridge
Memorial Day parades, Vietnam veterans and, 48(3&4):27, 29-30, 37, 41 (Jul & Oct 1986)
Polish Army Veterans Association of America, Post No. 27, 57(2):5 (Spr 1995)
Quinby Post, Quinby family and-1890s, 13(2):9 (Apr 1951)
Rochester History articles for, 51(1):9 (Win 1989)
War Memorial and, 51(1):9 (Win 1989)

Veterans Administration

and Agent Orange, 48(3&4):32 (Jul & Oct 1986)

Veteran's Band

concerts-1940s, 11(1):21-22 (Jan 1949)

Veterans Broadcasting Company

closing, 32(3):25 (Jul 1970)
properties, purchase, 32(3):20-21 (Jul 1970)

Veterans Burial Lot and Monument Association

committee for cemeteries' monument contest-early 1900s, 67(2):18 (Spr 2005)

Veterans Housing Committee, 27(4):17 (Oct 1965)
Veterans Memorial and Executive Council

Memorial Day Parade and-1980s, 48(3&4):29-30 (Jul & Oct 1986)

Veterans' Memorial Bridge

aboriginal remains near, 44(1&2):13 (Jan & Apr 1982)
construction, 27(3):20 (Jul 1965)
dedication-1930s, 3(1):18 (Jan 1941)
location, 12(2&3):12 map (Apr 1950)
view of/from, 12(2&3):24 (Apr 1950); 26(2):7 (Apr 1964)

Veterans' Memorial Chamber (of War Memorial)

commemorative inscription, excerpt, 51(1):9 (Win 1989)

Veterans of Quinby Post

Quinby family and-1890s, 13(2):9 (Apr 1951)

Veterans Outreach

director, Tom Cray, 48(3&4):33, 47 (Jul & Oct 1986)
Vietnam War and, 48(3&4):33, 36 (Jul & Oct 1986)

Veteran's Psychiatric Hospital (Waco, TX)

chaplain, 60(3):15 (Sum 1998)

Veterans Service Bureau (Wyoming County)

Ostertag, Harold C., 41(4):20 (Oct 1979)

Viall, Mrs. Phillip O.

Women's Volunteer Motor Service, role in, 55(2):9 (Spr 1993)

The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, 15(4):22 (Oct 1953)
Vice

crusade against, 25(4):14 (Oct 1963)
Police Department squad, 25(4):14,23 (Oct 1963)
prevention committee-1840s, 26(1):13 (Jan 1964)
Women's Committee on, 14(4):11 (Oct 1952)

Vick, Charles

Vick Seed Company, role in, 45(3&4):40 (Jul & Oct 1983)

Vick, Edward

Vick Seed Company, role in, 45(3&4):40 (Jul & Oct 1983)

Vick, Frank

Vick Seed Company, role in, 45(3&4):40 (Jul & Oct 1983)

Vick, James, Jr.

Vick Seed Company, role in, 45(3&4):40 (Jul & Oct 1983)

Vick, James, Sr.

arrival, in America, 45(3&4):40 (Jul & Oct 1983)
as bank trustee, 25(3):7 (Jul 1963)
biographical summary, 21(3):23-24 (Jul 1959)
birth-1810s, 45(3&4):39 (Jul & Oct 1983)
building lots, 28(2&3):10, 18 (Apr & Jul 1966)
burial site, 50(4):16 (Oct 1988)
business enterprises

nursery/seed, 27(3):15 (Jul 1965); 28(2&3):9, 18 with illus (Apr & Jul 1966); 28(4):7 (Oct 1966); 45(3&4):40 (Jul & Oct 1983). See also Vick Seed Company
publishing, 45(3&4):39, 40 (Jul & Oct 1983)

driving park, purchase, 27(3):15 (Jul 1965)

Vick, Jane

East Avenue, subdivision of, 8(3):15 (Jul 1946)

Vick, Joseph

Vick Seed Company, role in, 45(3&4):40 (Jul & Oct 1983)

Vick, William

Vick Seed Company, role in, 45(3&4):40 (Jul & Oct 1983)

Vick Park A

design and previous use, 27(3):15 (Jul 1965)

Vick Park B

design and previous use, 27(3):15 (Jul 1965)

Vick Park neighborhood

name, 3(3):4 (Jul 1941)

Vick Seed Company

advertising costs, 45(3&4):40 (Jul & Oct 1983)
family members, roles in, 45(3&4):40 (Jul & Oct 1983)
opening, description-1870, 45(3&4):40 (Jul & Oct 1983)
sale-1920, 45(3&4):44 (Jul & Oct 1983)

Victor, NY

antislavery rally in-1840s, 67(1):4 (Win 2005)
Guernsey & Bushnell Company and, 45(3&4):11 (Jul & Oct 1983)
Harris (George) history of-1880s, 44(1&2):7 (Jan & Apr 1982)
Iroquois trails to/from, 44(1&2):30, 31 (Jan & Apr 1982)
rail service to/from, 19(3):14 (Jul 1957)
Seneca settlement at, 44(1&2):41 (Jan & Apr 1982)
St. Patrick's Church, architects, 60(2):22 (Spr 1998)

Victor Emanuel Day celebrations, 22(4):7, 8 (Oct 1960)
Victoria, BC, 19(1):1 (Jan 1957)
Victoria, Queen of England

Anthony (Susan B.) visit with, 21(1):9 (Jan 1959)

Victoria Loftus Novelty Company, 16(3):8 (Jul 1954)
Victoria Schmitt

acknowledgment, 59(4):20 (Fall 1997)

Victoria Theater

brotherhood meetings at, 14(4):23 (Oct 1952)
as motion picture house, 16(3):23, 24 (Jul 1954)
opening, 16(3):18 (Jul 1954)

Victory Arch, 50(1):7 photo (Jan 1988)
Victory Book Campaigns, 55(4):12 (Fall 1993)
Victory celebrations-WWII, 55(4):17 photo (Fall 1993)
Victory Corps, High School, 55(4):14 (Fall 1993)
Victory Exposition-1919, 11(1):18 (Jan 1949)
Victory Farm Cadet service-WWII, 55(4):11 (Fall 1993)
Victory Fund Committee

WWII activity, 5(1):14 (Jan 1943)

Victory gardens

World War I

Crapsey, Dr. Algernon S. and, 42(1):22 (Jan 1980)
of Eastman, George, 52(1):9 (Win 1990)
on magazine cover, 51(3):4 illus (Sum 1989)
photographs, 51(3):6 (Sum 1989)

World War II, 51(4):21 (Fall 1989)

of Lynch, Marion Schwab, 66(2):9 (Spr 2004)
of Schafer family of Sam and Kate, 64(3):20, 25 (Sum 2002)
of students, 55(4):11 (Fall 1993)

Victory Loans. See Liberty Loan campaigns
Victory parades. See Military celebrations/ceremonies
Videography

digital, emergence of, 61(3&4):11 (Sum & Fall 1999)

Vieira family

as immigrants, 60(2):16 (Spr 1998)

Vienna, Austria

description/commentary on, 14(1):3 (Jan 1952)
Gruen, Victor in, 69(1):7, 20 (Spr 2007)

Vienna, NY

founding-late 1700s, 47(1&2):12 (Jan & Apr 1985)

Vienna Akademie fur Musik und Darstellende (in Vienna, Austria)

Hochstein, David at, 56(3):19, 24 (Sum 1994)

Vienna Street

drug store, photograph-1950s, 64(3):1 (Sum 2002)
fire-early 1900s, 38(2&3):21, 23 (Apr & Jul 1976)

Viennese Socialist movement

philosophy of, Victor Gruen and, 69(1):7 (Spr 2007)

Vietnam

orphans, adoption and death-Vietnam War, 48(3&4):26, 38 (Jul & Oct 1986)
South. See South Vietnam
war. See Vietnam War

Vietnamese community (Rochester)

Vietnam War era, 48(3&4):26 (Jul & Oct 1986)

Vietnam Veterans Against the War

Kenyon, Gary on, quoted, 48(3&4):40 (Jul & Oct 1986)
protests, 48(3&4):14, 21 (Jul & Oct 1986)

Vietnam Veterans of America (Genesee Valley Chapter)

Memorial Day Parade-1980s, 48(3&4):30 (Jul & Oct 1986)

Vietnam War

casualties, 48(3&4):3, 7, 14, 19, 22, 23, 26, 27 (Jul & Oct 1986)
draft, 48(3&4):22 (Jul & Oct 1986)

dodgers/objectors, 48(3&4):12, 37, 41, 44-45 (Jul & Oct 1986)

enlistees, 48(3&4):3-7 (Jul & Oct 1986)

ailments following, 48(3&4):30-33 (Jul & Oct 1986)
MIAs/POWs, 48(3&4):24-25 photo, 26-29 (Jul & Oct 1986)
post-discharge attitudes, quoted, 48(3&4):21, 36, 40-42 (Jul & Oct 1986)
soldiers' experiences in, quoted, 48(3&4):4, 5, 30, 32, 35-45 (Jul & Oct 1986)

historical sketch, 48(3&4):1-48 with photos (Jul & Oct 1986)
memorial. See Vietnam War Memorial
opposition to, 40(2):18 (Apr 1978)
protest, 51(1):8 photo (Win 1989)
veterans, 48(3&4):4-5, 9, 10, 14, 19, 21, 27-45 (Jul & Oct 1986)

Vietnam War Memorial

dedication-1980s, 48(3&4):2, 29 (Jul & Oct 1986)
Vietnam veteran on, quoted, 48(3&4):37 (Jul & Oct 1986)

Vieutemps, Henri

as guest musician, 29(1):9 (Jan 1967)

View on the Humboldt River on the Trail to California (1849 watercolor) by Thomas Evershed

background information, 39(1&2):2-3 (Jan & Apr 1977)
reproduction, 39(1&2):centerfold illus (Jan & Apr 1977)

Views of Rochester

ephemera: Charles C. Zoller and lantern slide show ticket, 50(1):24 photo (Jan 1988)

Vigdor, Justin

county center for rehabilitation agencies, position with, 55(2):4 (Spr 1993)

Vigilant (whaling ship), 58(2):18 (Spr 1996)
Vigilant Society

formation-1820s, 2(1):7 (Jan 1940); 33(2):7 (Apr 1971)
purpose-1820s, 5(2):7 (Apr 1943); 33(2):7 (Apr 1971)

Vigneron, Miss Virginia

Council of Social Agencies, role at, 20(4):27 (Oct 1958)
at Rochester Family Society, Inc., 23(2):17 (Apr 1961)

Vilimus, Louis

as award recipient, 32(1):13 (Jan 1970)

Village directory. See Directory of the Village of Rochester by Everard Peck
Village Incorporation Committee

formation-1810s, 5(2):3 (Apr 1943); 21(2):2 (Apr 1959)

Village Life in America, 1852-1872 by Caroline Cowles Richards, 10(4):4 (Oct 1948)
Villages. See Pioneers — settlement(s); Suburban towns/villages — settlement(s); Towns — settlement(s); specific village
Village watch. See Night watch
Vincent, George E.

speech, on higher education, 30(1):12 (Jan 1968)

Vincentian priests

origin and dispersal, 65(4):6 (Fall 2003)

Vincent Place

railroad crossing, 30(4):16 (Oct 1968)

Vincent Place Bridge

construction/maintenance, 2(3):15 (Jul 1940); 7(4):8 (Oct 1945); 27(3):19 (Jul 1965); 29(2):4 (Apr 1967); 33(2):20 (Apr 1971); 34(2):19 (Apr 1972)

Vineyards

pruning-1850s, 42(2):15 (Apr 1980)

Vintage Baseball Association

members, 63(2):21 (Spr 2001)

Vinton, Joseph

Irondequoit Bay enterprises of-1800s, 56(1):5, 7, 12 (Win 1994)

Violence

circuses and, 49(3):5 (Jul 1987)
during labor strikes. See Labor strikes
Vietnam War and, 48(3&4):1 photo, 10-11, 15, 19, 20-21 (Jul & Oct 1986)

Violin instructors. See Music instructors
Violins

of Hochstein, David, 56(3):23 (Sum 1994); 58(4):11 (Fall 1996)

Virginia

Civil War and, local regiment in, 63(4):6-7 (Fall 2001)
Eastman (George) property in, 52(1):16 (Win 1990)
Fort Eustis, soldiers at, 8(1):2-3, 4 (Jan 1946)
Harper's Ferry, raid-1850s, 15(3):12, 14 (Jul 1953)
Jemison family members in-1750s, 68(1&2):6,8 (Win & Spr 2006)

The Virginia Adventure

quoted, 59(4):20 (Fall 1997)

Virginia Beach

death of William S. Kimball in, 60(1):20 (Win 1998)

Virginia Reel roller coaster, 56(1):22 (Win 1994)
Virgin Mary

Canadian Catholic images of-1820s, 62(4):21 (Fall 2000)

Virtuti Militari

local recipient-WWI, 57(1):16 photo, 17 (Win 1995)

Vision. See Eyeglasses; Opticians; Optics industry
"A Vision" (poem), 37(4):30-31 (Oct 1975)
A Vision Unfolding: The Al Sigl Center's First 25 Years, 1968-1993 by Kathy A. Johncox, 55(2):1-36 with illus (Spr 1993)
Visiting Nurse Association

headquarters, 8(2):16 (Apr 1946); 28(2&3):41 (Apr & Jul 1966)
Reynolds Audio-Visual Department and, 36(4):27 (Oct 1974)

Visitor and Superior of the American Mission

Prost, Rev. Joseph as-1830s, 63(3):5 (Sum 2001)

Visitors. See also specific individual

to Camp Fitz-John Porter-1860s, 66(3):15-16 (Sum 2004)
municipal delegations, court house and-1890s, 33(2):20 (Apr 1971)
musicians, 29(1):1-24 passim (Jan 1967); 42(3):6-7, 13 (Jul 1980)
traffic flow-1810s, 29(3):3 (Jun 1967)
travel accounts of. See Travelers' accounts

Vistas, skyline. See Skyline
The Visual Arts in Metropolitan Rochester by Blake McKelvey, 32(1):1-24 (Jan 1970)
Visually impaired persons

employment of-WWII, 66(2):12 (Spr 2004)

Affleck, Francis J., 66(2):12 (Spr 2004)
Thurley, Henry, 66(1):25 (Win 2004)

Rochester Cooperative Association for the Blind and, 18(3):24 (Jul 1956)

Vitale, Reverend Joseph

pastorate, 22(4):12 (Oct 1960)

Vital statistics

births

1913-1928, 35(2):2 (Apr 1973)
contraceptive information and, 35(2):3 (Apr 1973)

deaths. See Death(s)
life expectancy, 18(3):16-17, 27 (Jul 1956)
public health and, 18(3):20-21 (Jul 1956)
records

health department as site of-1800s, 45(1&2):10, 11 (Jan & Apr 1983)
origins, 45(1&2):3 (Jan & Apr 1983)
researching family history from, 52(2):5, 6, 15, 16 (Spr 1990)

V-Mail Campaigns-WWII, 55(4):12 (Fall 1993)
Vocal music

choral societies, 19(1):21 (Jan 1957)

Apollo Club, 3(3):20 (Jul 1941)
Beethoven Singing Society, 20(1):21-22 (Jan 1958)
Echo Singing Society, 57(2):6 (Spr 1995)
Festival Chorus, formation-1914, 29(1):23 (Jan 1967)
German, 20(1):4, 6, 16, 19, 21, 25 (Jan 1958)
Germania, 20(1):4 (Jan 1958)
Harmonic Society. See Harmonic Society
Liederkranz, 29(1):10 (Jan 1967)
Liedertafel, 20(1):16 (Jan 1958); 29(1):10 (Jan 1967)
Maennerchor, 3(3):20 (Jul 1941); 20(1):6, 16, 25 (Jan 1958); 29(1):10 (Jan 1967)
Maennerchor Liedertafel, 20(1):19, 21 (Jan 1958)
Mendelssohn Society, 3(3):20 (Jul 1941)
Oratorio Society, 29(1):10 (Jan 1967)
Philharmonic Society, 3(3):20 (Jul 1941)
Rochester Oratorio Society, 3(3):20 (Jul 1941)

community chorus, color-light productions and, 29(4):16 (Oct 1967)
of German POWs-WWII, 56(3):11-12, 13 (Sum 1994)
historical sketch, 1825-1925, 29(1):1-24 (Jan 1967)
as informal entertainment, at McLafferty home-1850s, 42(2):6 (Apr 1980)
instructor

Beall, John D., 58(4):3 (Fall 1996)
Gareissen, Oscar. See Gareissen, Oscar

sacred, academy of, formation-1830s, 29(1):1 (Jan 1967)
schools, popularity, 1(2):3 (Apr 1939)
of Shakers-1820s, 62(4):26 (Fall 2000)
soloists, 18(2):17 (Apr 1956). See also specific individual
of Tuscarora-1820s, 62(4):6 (Fall 2000)

Vocational education

for farmers and nursery/seedsmen, 45(3&4):36 (Jul & Oct 1983)
immigrant programs, 28(4):19 (Oct 1966)
at Industrial School of Rochester/Rochester Children's Nursery, 68(4):15-16 (Fall 2006)

photographs, 68(4):6, 7, 14, 15, 16 (Fall 2006)

for inmates, 19(2):4 (Apr 1957)
promotion of, 31(2):9, 10 (Apr 1969); 34(4):3 (Oct 1972)
rehabilitative. See Rochester Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
as school district expense, 35(2):20 (Apr 1973)
at St. Mary's Industrial School-1800s, 44(4):13 (Oct 1982)
training courses

at East High School, 31(2):11 (Apr 1969)
in elementary schools, 31(2):14 (Apr 1969)
at Factory School, 31(2):10 (Apr 1969)
introduced-1885, 31(2):7 (Apr 1969)
at Mechanics Institute, 31(2):8 (Apr 1969)
open enrollment, 31(2):10 (Apr 1969)
at School No. 26, 31(2):11 (Apr 1969)

WWII, in public schools, 55(4):5, 10, photos: 1, 43 (Fall 1993)

Vocational Education for National Defense

Bird, Verne A. and, 5(1):20 (Jan 1943)
classes, 5(1):3 (Jan 1943)

in public high schools, 55(4):5-6, 11 (Fall 1993)

labor force and, 55(4):5 (Fall 1993)

Vocational High School

WWII activity, roles, and programs, 55(4):5 (Fall 1993)

Vocation Bureau

proposed, 34(4):6 (Oct 1972)

Voce, Frederick

as alderman, abolitionist convention and-1860s, 46(1&2):16 (Jan & Apr 1984)

Voght Manufacturers, 29(2):6 (Apr 1967)
Vogle, G. C.

military service-Spanish-American War, 13(2):23 (Apr 1951)

Vogt, Albert

residence, 28(2&3):23, 35 (Apr & Jul 1966)

Vogt, Albrecht

business enterprise, 43(2&3):37 (Apr & Jul 1981)

Vogt, E. Robert

acknowledgment, 65(4):22 (Fall 2003)
as archives volunteer for Rochester Diocese, 67(2):27 (Spr 2005)
as author of Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 67(2):1-28 (Spr 2005)
as cemetery director-late 1900s, 67(2):8 (Spr 2005)
occupation-early 2000s, 63(3):22 (Sum 2001)

Vogt Manufacturing Corp.

location, 66(1):29 (Win 2004)
product lines

subsidiary acquisitions, and name change, 43(2&3):37 (Apr & Jul 1981)
during World War II, 66(1):29 (Win 2004)

The Voice (newspaper), 24(2):17 (Apr 1962)

founding, 21(4):22 (Oct 1959)

A Voice in the Wilderness by Dr. Algernon S. Crapsey, 42(1):9 (Jan 1980)
Voices From the Spirit World by Isaac Post, 21(3):18 (Jul 1959)
Voit standard of nutrition

versus Atwater standard-1890s, 43(1):11-12 (Jan 1981)

Vokes, Rosina

as theater performer, 16(3):10 (Jul 1954)

Volendam (ocean liner)

evacuee transport and torpedoing-WWII, 55(4):30 (Fall 1993)

Volk, Douglas

art exhibit, 17(2):20 (Apr 1955)

Volksblatt (newspaper), 20(1):21 (Jan 1958)

merger, 20(1):21 (Jan 1958)
politics, stances on, 20(1):21 (Jan 1958)

Voltaire

works, analysis, 10(1):4 (Jan 1948)

Voluntary Education Council

educational television and, 32(3):18-19 (Jul 1970)

Volunteer fire companies/departments. See Fire companies; Rochester Fire Department
Volunteer military companies. See Military units
Volunteer Motor Service, Women's. See Women's Volunteer Motor Service
Volunteer nurses corps

in Spanish-American War

local formation and requirements, 13(2):10 (Apr 1951)
roster, 13(2):17 (Apr 1951)

in World War I

Polish Grey Samaritans, 57(1):13, 15, 15 photo, 24 photo (Win 1995)

Volunteer Registration Center, 5(1):9 (Jan 1943)

WWII activity, 5(1):6 (Jan 1943)

Volunteer Relief Committee

Civil War activity, 23(1):6, 13 (Jan 1961)
formation, 9(2&3):11 (Apr 1947)

Volunteers. See also specific institution or organization

at local golf tournaments, 65(1):3-4 (Win 2003)
medical

Spanish-American War, 13(2):10, 17 (Apr 1951)
WWI, 51(3):15, 23 (Sum 1989)

women as, 68(4):3, 13 (Fall 2006)

Volunteers, Department of

chair, Mrs. William J. Baker, 20(4):9 (Oct 1958)
formation-1920s, 20(4):9 (Oct 1958)
merger, of member agencies, 20(4):26 (Oct 1958)

Volunteers of America

formation-1890s, 14(4):8 (Oct 1952)
social work activity, 14(4):16 (Oct 1952)

Von der Lanken, Frank

as art instructor, 17(2):17 (Apr 1955)

Voplex Corporation

history and product lines, 43(2&3):37 (Apr & Jul 1981)

Voter registration drives, 31(1):24 (Jan 1969)

Socialists conduct-1910s, 39(4):9 (Oct 1977)

Voters

ethnic backgrounds, 25(3):7 (Jul 1963)
registration drives. See Voter registration drives
responsibility of, 14(2):2, 3 (Apr 1952)
women, first inclusion of-1910s, 31(1):20 (Jan 1969). See also Woman's suffrage

Voters For Peace

Vietnam War and, 48(3&4):14 (Jul & Oct 1986)

Voting, 24(3):20-21 (Jul 1962)

rights. See Suffrage
trends-mid 1800s, 2(3):4 (Jul 1940)

Voting machine

invention, 21(1):12-13 (Jan 1959); 28(4):22 (Oct 1966); 41(1&2):46 (Jan & Apr 1979)
manufacture, 14(2):15 (Apr 1952); 26(3):6 (Jul 1964); 35(2):8 (Apr 1973)
renovation-1890s, 14(2):15 (Apr 1952)
trust, formation, 12(1):7 (Jan 1950)

De Voy, John

on naphtha explosion-1880s, 50(3):15 (Jul 1988)

Vreeman, Domine

work, among Iroquois, 1700s, 38(4):15 (Oct 1976)

Vulcan Planet

discovery, 9(1):9 (Jan 1947)

disproved, 9(1):10 (Jan 1947)

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