Prohibition Era Rochester: A Family Affair
type: CreativeWork
description: This project researched the largely overlooked historical topic of Rochester, NY during the Prohibition Era. It draws upon a wide variety of sources, including oral history from the author’s family who were directly involved in the illegal sale of alcohol in Rochester. These stories offer unique insight into the heretofore-undocumented side of the speakeasy operators. The combination of oral history and more traditional research offers a diverse interpretation of Rochester NY during the Prohibition Era. The project also includes a historiography of research on Prohibition in general and Rochester specifically as well as a DBQ designed for 8th grade US history students.
abstract: This project researched the largely overlooked historical topic of Rochester, NY during the Prohibition Era. It draws upon a wide variety of sources, including oral history from the author’s family who were directly involved in the illegal sale of alcohol in Rochester. These stories offer unique insight into the heretofore-undocumented side of the speakeasy operators. The combination of oral history and more traditional research offers a diverse interpretation of Rochester NY during the Prohibition Era. The project also includes a historiography of research on Prohibition in general and Rochester specifically as well as a DBQ designed for 8th grade US history students.
author: Hendrick, Russell G.
language: en_US
keywords: Prohibition, Rochester, Local, Oral, History, Alcohol
date published: 2013-12-19
date modified: 2026-07-27T19:01:41Z
provider: College at Brockport
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: College at Brockport

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value: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/5500