Archive - WNY Heritage

Western New York’s Largest Religious Event: The 1947 Eucharistic Congress

The events of the Buffalo Centennial Eucharistic Congress of 1947 drew over 500,000 people, making it the largest religious event held in Western New York.

Old Photo Album: Wintry Wintry Wyoming

A collection of chilly scenes from years past, courtesy of the Wyoming County Historian's Office.

Old Photo Album: Celebrando la herencia hispana en el Oeste de Nueva York

The Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York shares images, past and present, of our region's rich Hispanic culture.

Death by Fire and Water: The Steamship Erie Disaster

The Erie Canal opened the West-- but getting there could be a deadly gamble, as this 1841 tragedy demonstrated.

Charles Augustus Thompson: Buffalo's First Black Renaissance Man

The first African American recipient of a Jesse Ketchum medal exemplifies what is possible when one perseveres.

An Apostle of Charity and Father of the Fatherless: Venerable Nelson Baker

The centennial of Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and Basilica provides an opportunity to examine the life of Father Nelson Baker.

Nikola Tesla Changed Civilization. . . and It Started in Western New York

We mark the centennial of the first large-scale electrical transmission using alternating current with a look back at the man who made it possible.

Eighty Years From Infamy: A Western New Yorker Remembers Pearl Harbor

Though living in Western New York since 1956, Alberta Deinhart still vividly remembers that Sunday morning in December 1941.

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