Archive - WNY Heritage

The Early Log Architecture of Western New York

Log buildings, the quintessential symbol of the American spirit, have a rich history in WNY. A few of these venerable edifices still remain, including the Gipple Cabin in the town of Lancaster, the oldest surviving building in Erie County.

Frontier Telephone

Buffalo's Frontier Telephone Company was an innovative industry leader in the early twentieth century.

The Most Humane of Humans: Mark Twain and John Harrison Mills

Share his discovery of a previously unknown reminiscence of Twain in Buffalo, written by John Harrison Mills in 1910.

Watercolor "Historian" Opens Buffalo's "Windows to the Past"

Painter Dr. V. Roger Lalli, retired from his teaching career, has completed 43 photo-realist views of Buffalo, now reproduced in a new book.

Aviation History on the Niagara Frontier

From the turn-of-the-century Aero Club through Curtiss-Wright warplanes and Bell helicopters to news of a new museum in Niagara Falls.

Old Photo Album: Elmwood Avenue

Elmwood Avenue in the Good Old Days.

For the Record

More background on the University at Buffalo's move to Amherst.

The Alden Black Water Baths

Was the Alden black water a cure for rheumatism? Or an excuse to spend time in the country air? Either way, the town was never the same again.

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