July 27

July 27,  1898: Free public baths are opened at the old Home of Industry on South Ave.

Sources and Further Reading:

1. History of Rochester and Monroe County (1908), Peck William F., pg 116

February 8

February 8, 1847: Following news reports of the arrival in Boston of ships full of starving Irish Immigrants, the Irish Relief Committee is formed in Rochester to coordinate aid contributions from the city and surrounding areas to those in Ireland suffering from the Potato Famine.  The group represented a unified and broad mix of rich and poor citizens from a variety of ethnicities, religions, and political parties.

Sources and Further Reading:

1. Rochester History, vol 68 (2006), pg 8