Poet, translator, publisher. Born in Lisbon, Maine. He lived in Brockport, and taught at the State University of New York at Brockport. He was the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the Research Foundation of the State University of New York. Poulin was … Continued
Writer. Born in Riga. Wrote “Nothing To Say,” “The Witches of New York,” “The Lady of the Lake” and others.
(1818-1895) Abolitionist, orator, writer. Frederick Douglass founded his newspaper, the “North Star,” in Rochester, New York, after moving there in 1847. The newspaper ran for seventeen years. One of the Douglass homes was at 247 Alexander Street. It was burned down in 1872, after which he moved to Washington, DC. Douglass died in 1895 and … Continued
(1825-1907) Novelist. Mary Jane Holmes was born in Brookfield, Massachusetts, and died in Brockport, New York. She moved to Brockport, New York, in about 1854.
(1912-1999) Novelist, writer. Garson Kanin was born in Rochester, New York, in 1912 and died in New York City in 1999. He was the brother of Michael Kanin.
(1850-1928) Writer. Henry Francis Keenan was born in Rochester, New York.
(1820-1906) Reformer, editor, publisher. Susan B. Anthony was born in Adams, Massachusetts. She received her education in rural Monroe County, New York where she began teaching in 1846. She helped launch the Women’s State Temperance Society of New York in 1852, which brought her into the women’s suffrage movement. In 1868, with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, … Continued
Playwright. Born in Rochester. After graduating from Yale in 1919, Barry worked with George Pierce Baker at the famous 47 Dramatic Workshop at Harvard until 1922. In the next 20 years, Barrys plays were produced on the New York stage. Among the more successful plays are “Holiday” (1929), “Hotel Universe” (1930), “Tomorrow and Tomorrow” (1931), … Continued
(1903-1995) Writer. Paul Horgan was born in Buffalo, New York, and died in Middletown, Connecticut. He twice won the Pulitzer Prize for history, first in 1955 with “Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History” and then once again in 1976 with “Lamy of Santa Fe.”
(1871-1958) Journalist, author. Samuel Hopkins Adams was born in Dunkirk, New York. He wrote for the New York Sun, McClure’s Magazine, and Collier’s Weekly.