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Endnotes: Creating a Virtual Exhibit … Virtually

A donated painting provides the focal point for a collaborative project with Buffalo State graduate students.
Historic Concordia Cemetery: Where Every Stone Tells a Story

Founded in 1859 by three German churches, Concordia Cemetery has served the changing East Side community ever since.  Today, the stories of its “residents” continue to be preserved through a variety of efforts and events.
The Great Horse Healer: Dr. John T. Claris - East Buffalo Veterinary Hospital

Veterinarian, innovator, community leader and vendor of patent medicines, Dr. John Claris saved countless equine lives with his facilities and innovations in horse care.
Old Photo Album: Hats Off to the Milliners

Enjoy this selection of fashionable hats on prominent Buffalo women from the early 20th Century.
Cabin Fever - Heritage Style

Back in April, we asked readers to share their memories, photos and artifacts with us-- and you delivered!
The Buffalo Courier-Express Mural: A 90-Year Journey

Commissioned for the opening of the new Courier-Express Building in 1930, the mural painted by Charles Bigelow and Ernest Davenport is a significant piece of Buffalo's rich journalistic and artistic history.
Searching for Robert: An Adventure in Doing Local History

Finding a list of politicians in a stack of old documents led to a journey of both frustration and discovery.
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Buffalo Professional Sports Webinar June 12, 2020

Buffalo sports expert and collector Greg Tranter shares some of the most memorable stories, names and artifacts of Buffalo's long and colorful sports history in this webinar, originally hosted on June 12, 2020.
From the Gift Shop
North Park Theatre

Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this photography book showing the end result of the restoration of the Art Nouveau murals in the North Park Theatre.
The Ice Must Flow

Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this unique collection of the most intense & beautiful winter icescapes-captured during the incredible winter months of 2019.
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