Susan Clark Porter

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Audio tour highlights Black historySODUS — For the third year, The Black History Month in a Year Project has placed lawn signs at sites in Williamson and Sodus, where authenticated antebellum underground railroad stations and/or abolitionist activities took place. Each sign is 24-by-18 inches and includes a QR code that, when activated by a smartphone, takes viewers directly to the online historical narrative explaining the site in detail.

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Free concerts at Rose HillFAYETTE — This summer, Historic Geneva once again is hosting a free concert series on the lawn at Rose Hill Mansion, 3373 Route 96A. It starts on Father’s Day, from 5-7 p.m., with Annie Ol’ Thyme, a fun-lovin’ trio that performs using three-part harmony and fiddle, guitar, mandolin and other instruments. There will be no house tours during the concerts. The Carriage House Gift Shop will be open.

4 weeks ago | fltimes.com | Susan Clark Porter

Historian lectures on Korean War June 4AUBURN — Join military historian Anthony Gero at 7 p.m. June 4 as he explores the history of the Korean War, including the local contributions of Cayuga County residents. The presentation will be at the Cayuga Museum of History and Art’s Carriage House Theater, 203 Genesee St. (in the rear).

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SENECA FALLS — When Val White decided to become a minister, it was not an impulsive decision. White, who turns 70 this year, enjoyed a long career as a health educator before yielding to a second career as a pastor. “The Lord called me, and I resisted that call for a long time,” she said earlier this week during an interview at the First United Methodist Church in Seneca Falls, where she arrived in 2017 at age 62.

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Lafayette in Western New York lectureGENEVA — In Historic Geneva’s final lecture of the spring program series, Finger Lakes author Christopher Carosa will share the story of the Marquis de Lafayette on the 200th anniversary of his 1825 tour of Western New York. The program begins at 7 p.m. May 27 at the Geneva History Museum. At 19 years old, the Marquis de Lafayette sailed to America from France to help the young nation obtain its freedom. He would become one of Gen.