1.0Alumni News/adv/alumni-news-mediaHenry Bernardin/adv/alumni-news-media/author/hbernar4/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HaHOc08uZd"><a href="/adv/alumni-news-media/2022/03/28/ask-the-archivist/">Ask the Archivist</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/adv/alumni-news-media/2022/03/28/ask-the-archivist/embed/#?secret=HaHOc08uZd" width="600" height="338" title="“Ask the Archivist” — Alumni News" data-secret="HaHOc08uZd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=/adv/alumni-news-media/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> /adv/alumni-news-media/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2014-09-15_Eastman_Quad_campus_life_featured_600x315.jpg600315Every November, for longer than anyone can remember, the River Campus Libraries has celebrated its very best tradition: providing donations for a Thanksgiving basket for families selected by the Baden Street Settlement. Just before Thanksgiving, a caravan of library volunteers heads to Baden Street and gets to hand the donations directly to each family. It’s a time of much hugging (pre-COVID) and smiling. It’s sad that this is needed in Rochester, but RCL is honored to help, and it is an important part of who we are in Rochester’s community. What can you tell us about the origins of this tradition?—Lois Metcalf, Eileen Daly-Boas, Ashlee Huff, Jeffery Jones, Katie Papas, Diana Golemb, and Jenny Arbelo