Connections: Discussing the future of the Rochester Historical Society

WXXI News | By Evan Dawson,

Megan Mack

Published January 18, 2019 at 3:02 PM EST

The Rochester Historical Society has more than 200,000 objects related to Rochester's history, but the future of those objects and the society is in jeopardy due to a lack of funding.

We discuss what could be next for the organization. In studio:

Carolyn Vacca, president of the board for the Rochester Historical Society, Monroe County historian, and chair of the Department of History at St. John Fisher College
Tom Latta, board member for the Rochester Historical Society, and vice president of leasing for Buckingham Properties
Richard Calabrese, board member for the Rochester Historical Society

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Evan Dawson

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.

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Megan Mack

Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.

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