Let us take a moment and notice these photos. Photos of beautiful people. Proud people. Our fellow citizens.
These are members of, and relatives of, the Dinkle family, an African-American family who has lived in Rochester for 150 years. And they are the subject of a current exhibit — Everyday People: The Dinkle Family and Rochester’s African-American Past — at Rundel Library’s Local History Department.
In my most recent post (too long ago -- I apologize -- I'll try to do better), I told you about this family, and this exhibit, and my connections to them and it. Read the blog again, won’t you? Just scroll down a bit and you’ll find it.
And, then, after you’ve read it, make plans to join us for a Reception celebrating this Exhibit — it is this Saturday afternoon, November 9th, 1-3pm, on the 2nd floor of the Rundel Library. Everyone is welcome!
And, then, after you’ve read it, make plans to join us for a Reception celebrating this Exhibit — it is this Saturday afternoon, November 9th, 1-3pm, on the 2nd floor of the Rundel Library. Everyone is welcome!
I’ll be there, and my friends Karen Dinkle Bunton and Jerry Bunton will be there, and members of their family and the wider community.
Consider this: the stories of the lives of African-Americans in Rochester over the past 150 years are, sadly, stories that are not told often enough, not recorded often enough, in local histories. It's time for this to be remedied.
Come and join us — for fun! — and to experience the Dinkle Family and their part in the history of the City of Rochester, NY. Everyone is welcome! Make sure you say hello to me!
