Life in the Past Lane: History Along the Highways of New York State

When you’re on a road trip, history is always around the bend.  Step into the 1800s to explore the engineering marvels of the Erie Canal and its influence on the development of cities and the women’s rights movement.  Tour fascinating homes, presidential sites, and even carousels visited by Lisa Wemett and Terry Mulee in their travels. 

Lisa Wemett and Terry Mulee travel together in NYS and across the USA, documenting their journeys with their cameras.  They enjoy day trips throughout the Finger Lakes region and the Adirondacks.  Out-of-state journeys have taken them to Alaska, Washington State, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maine. 

Lisa C. Wemett retired in 2009 from the Webster Public Library, where she was the assistant director for thirteen years.  Lisa continues to be involved in the library community statewide, currently volunteering for the Friends of Libraries Section of the New York Library Association.  Lisa is a resident of Macedon.

Terry Mulee, a life-long resident of Rochester, has enjoyed photography since her youth, starting with a Kodak 104 Instamatic camera.  She has embraced the technology of zoom lenses and digital photography in her recent work.  Over the past decade, Terry displayed her photography at local arts councils’ galleries, juried art shows, and has had solo exhibitions at two nursing homes. 

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