Town of Pittsford NY

Historic Pittsford Column - Brighton Pittsford Post

Most, but not all, of these articles were submitted by
Town and Village Historian, Audrey Johnson


Published in 2007

  • 01-31 - An Airfield in Pittsford
  • 02-28 - History of Sutherland High School
  • 03-14 - Elderberry Express – A Pittsford Enterprise
  • 03-28 - "Pittsford Style" homes – Past and Present
  • 04-25 - Recycled historic homes have varied lives
  • 05-09 - Andy Wolfe: Champion of Pittsford preservation
  • 05-23 - Protecting our history: Whose responsibility is it?
  • 06-06 - Recalling the Acer family of Northfield and Pittsford
  • 06-20 - June – A month for endings, new beginnings and history
  • 07-18 - Stop #27
  • 08-08 - Remembering Charlie's Chicken Hut
  • 09-12 - What's in a name? Pittsford has had many changes

Published in 2006

  • 01-04 - Additional information about early education
  • 01-18 - 50 years ago – According to the Brighton-Pittsford Post
  • 02-01 - Celebrating the history of doctors in Pittsford
  • 02-15 - More Pittsford physicians
  • 03-01 - More about doctors in Pittsford
  • 03-15 - First woman pharmacist – Another of Pittsford’s firsts
  • 04-12 - Kolaneka Farms
  • 04-26 - Pittsford's old Pickle Factory
  • 05-10 - King's Bend Park beginnings and early Erie Canal
  • 05-24 - More about the Erie Canal
  • 06-07 - The oldest house in the town of Pittsford
  • 06-21 - 451 Thornell Road
  • 07-05 - The Grange
  • 07-19 - Fletcher Steele – A famous Pittsford son
  • 08-16 - The "eccentric" Margaret Woodbury Strong
  • 08-30 - Colonial Days – Where did they go
  • 09-27 - A well-remembered resident of Pittsford: Howard Little
  • 10-11 - There was a jail in Pittsford
  • 10-25 - History of the Rochester & Eastern Rapid Railway history
  • 11-08 - More about the Trolley
  • 11-22 - The Little House
  • 12-06 - Lord, Hawley, Zornow Farm
  • 12-20 - More barns in Pittsford

Published in 2005

  • 04-06 - A look into Pittsford's Proud Past
  • 04-20 - The Spring House
  • 05-04 - Region's towns have a common parent
  • 05-18 - Pioneering Stone families in Pittsford area
  • 06-01 - The history of Long Meadow – Part 1
  • 06-15 - The history of Long Meadow – Part 2
  • 06-29 - The Victorian Lady of South Main Street
  • 07-13 - Old becomes new – a treasure restored
  • 07-27 - The old and new Lincoln School
  • 08-10 - Simon Stone's Mill –The first one in Northfield
  • 08-24 - How Northfield became Pittsford
  • 09-07 - The evolution of Pittsford's libraries
  • 10-05 - Augustus Elliott's Home
  • 10-19 - More Buildings of Doud bricks
  • 11-02 -Yet another example of Doud's bricks
  • 11-16 - Pittsford's Howitzer
  • 11-30 - Hyllgarth –The Garden on the Hill
  • 12-14 - Early education in Northfield (Pittsford) District #1
  • 12-21 - More history of education in Northfield