GCV&M Interpretive Strategy: Redefining Rochester

FAIN: TA-296596-24

Genesee Country Village and Museum (Mumford, NY 14511-0310)
Mary Challman (Project Director: June 2023 to present)

Reinterpretation of the Genesee Country Village & Museum historic sites to incorporate the deeper histories of African Americans in the region.

Encompassing the first two phases of a larger strategic interpretive project, GCV&M will use research completed in 2023 to produce interpretive panels for two buildings, and both develop and launch a daily guided tour to four buildings in our Historic Village, interpreting the history of enslavement in 19th century Western New York for our general public. The goal of this project is to ensure the history of Black Americans in the Genesee Valley Region told on our site is comprehensive and fully integrated into our Historic Village, daily interpretive programming, and staff knowledge base. GCV&M will work with local community partners as well as both local and non-local subject experts to create and review the panel and tour content as well as train our staff to responsibly deliver it to GCV&M’s 80,000 annual visitors.