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Dunkirk's Visionary Locomotive Man: Horatio Gates Brooks

We take a look at the man and machines that made Dunkirk a major player in America’s railroads.

Miss Lend Lease: One-Of-A-Kind Warplane Continues to Share its Secrets

Over 15 years after we first shared the story of this amazing artifact, its story continues to evolve.

Endnotes: Marker Installed to Commemorate First Professional Football Night Game

This significant event in Western New York sports history receives a state historical marker.

Charles Burchfield-James Schuyler: The Artist as Poet, The Poet as Artist

Though different in many ways, the textual—and visual—output of these two artistic Western New Yorkers presents some striking similarities and crossovers.

The Lafayette Trail Across Western New York: Memorializing a National Historical Event

The 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s Farewell Tour of American is being permanently documented through a special initiative.

Ghost Ads: Western New York's Fading Signs of Our Past

These “ghostly” remnants of a bygone age are all around us—just look up!

Friday Night Lights: The First-Ever Professional Football Night Game

Long before Monday Night Football debuted in 1970, a game was played by two baseball teams in Elmira.

Buffalo's Pioneering African American Musicians Union & Its Historic Colored Musicians Club

The 90th anniversary of one of the oldest clubs of its kind provides an opportunity to revisit these two storied organizations.

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