In this episode, Matt talks to historian Patrick O. Connelly about his Colonial Rochester Seminar, an educational series exploring Rochester’s earliest history through original town records, maps, and historical documents. Patrick discusses what participants can expect to learn, why understanding Rochester’s colonial past still matters today, and how the seminar aims to build a community of local history mentors dedicated to preserving and sharing the city’s rich heritage.

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