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                       Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549





                                    Form 8-K


                                 Current Report
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchance Act of 1934





Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):              January 09, 1997


                              Genesee Corporation
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


 New York                          0-1653                    16-0445920
(State or other Jurisdiction      (Commission               (IRS Employer
 of Incorporation)                 File Number)              Identification No.)


 445 St. Paul Street, Rochester, New York                              14605
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:              (716) 546-1030

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Item 8.    Change in Fiscal Year.

     On January 9, 1997, the Corporation's Board of Directors approved change in
the Corporation's fiscal year form a fiscal year ending on April 30 in each year
to a fiscal  year  ending on the  Saturday  that is  nearest to April 30 in each
year.  This change will commence  with the  Corporation's  current  fiscal year,
which will now end on May 3, 1997.

     This  change to the  Corporation's  fiscal  year  will not have a  material
effect on the  Corporation's  financial  disclosure  and the  Corporation is not
required to file a transition period report.  The first report to the Commission
that will reflect the new fiscal year will be the report on Form 10-K for fiscal
year 1997, ending on May 3, 1997.
                                   
                                   Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                   Genesee Corporation


Date:     January 22, 1997         By  / s / Mark W. Leunig 
                                   Mark W. Leunig, Vice President and Secretary
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Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 8-K

                                 Current Report
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchance Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):              January 09, 1997

                              Genesee Corporation
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 New York                          0-1653                    16-0445920
(State or other Jurisdiction      (Commission               (IRS Employer
 of Incorporation)                 File Number)              Identification No.)

 445 St. Paul Street, Rochester, New York                              14605
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                              (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:              (716) 546-1030
Item 8.    Change in Fiscal Year.

     On January 9, 1997, the Corporation's Board of Directors approved change in
the Corporation's fiscal year form a fiscal year ending on April 30 in each year
to a fiscal  year  ending on the  Saturday  that is  nearest to April 30 in each
year.  This change will commence  with the  Corporation's  current  fiscal year,
which will now end on May 3, 1997.

     This  change to the  Corporation's  fiscal  year  will not have a  material
effect on the  Corporation's  financial  disclosure  and the  Corporation is not
required to file a transition period report.  The first report to the Commission
that will reflect the new fiscal year will be the report on Form 10-K for fiscal
year 1997, ending on May 3, 1997.
                                   
                                   Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                   Genesee Corporation

Date:     January 22, 1997         By  / s / Mark W. Leunig 
                                   Mark W. Leunig, Vice President and Secretary