Real Steam Train Rides (2019-Aug-17 @ 10 a.m.)

Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum 282 Rush Scottsville Rd., Rush

This summer the hills will once again echo with steam whistles when the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum hosts real steam train rides on August 17-18 and 24-25. The museum will host Viscose Co. No. 6, a vintage steam … Continue reading

$22

Theme Tour: Wakes and Tears: 19th Century Mourning Ritual

Mt. Hope Cemetery North Gatehouse 791 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester

This new tour explores the Victorians' view of death and their expressions of grief through socially expected rituals and customs. The tour includes: the "Good Death," wakes and funerals, mourning etiquette and clothing, gravestone symbolism, and epitaphs.

$10