Archie Hayes Merrill worked for Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle for 27 years, and held " nearly every post in the city news room."
"There in 1939 he began writing the first of an eventual 1,650 stories and columns for the Sunday D. and C., primarily chronicling the history of Rochester and environs. These articles were collected and expanded to form Merrill's long string of non-fiction books. After retiring in 1963, he continued to write his column, 'Arch Merrill's History', for 10 more years."
-Wikipedia
If you went to grade school in Rochester , or if you were an adult wanting to know local Rochester history, then you knew the name Arch Merrill.
We have a bunch of his books, ex-lib. hardcovers, priced between $1 and $3.75.
Look for them on top of the front desk. (L-loc)
