Christine L. Ridarsky

City Historian & Director of Historical Services at City of Rochester and Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Rochester, New York, United States, US
Languages
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Credentials

  • Combating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace - Supervisor
    City of Rochester
    Oct, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • Project Management for History Professionals
    American Association for State and Local History
    Jul, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • City of Rochester - Combating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace 2022
    CypherWorx
    Jul, 2023
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Rochester Public Library
    • Libraries
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • City Historian & Director of Historical Services
      • Oct 2008 - Present

      As the officially appointed municipal historian for the City of Rochester, NY, I research and write about the history of the city within the context of U.S. and global history; respond to citizen inquiries; advise government officials on matters involving historical records, artifacts, and sites; and serve as liaison to the city's many cultural heritage institutions, including the Rochester Museum & Science Center, which manages city-owned artifacts and archives, where I serve on the Collections Committee. At the library, I serve as director of the Monroe County Historian's Office and manage all aspects of operation of the Local History & Genealogy Division of the library, including its Special Collections and digitization program. I oversee a staff of 12 to 15 people. I am a successful grant writer who has helped to raise more than $1 million for City and library initiatives during my tenure. This included funding for the Walter F. Becker Digital History Center, which has turned the Local History & Genealogy Division into a dynamic space where library patrons can use state-of-the art digital equipment to scan and preserve their own family archives and collaborate with others to develop their own historical narratives. Show less

  • Democrat and Chronicle - Part of the USA Today Network
    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • News Reporter
      • 1996 - 2001

Education

  • University of Rochester
    ADB, American History (United States)
    2003 - 2011
  • SUNY Brockport
    Master's degree, American History (United States)
    2000 - 2003
  • Kent State University
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Journalism and Mass Communication
    1989 - 1993
  • Kent State University
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science
    1989 - 1993

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