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Ed Delahanty’s Last Trip: Baseball Star Mysteriously Plunged to His Death Over the Falls

An early baseball superstar mysteriously vanishes from the International Railway Bridge.
Brocton: In the Heart of the Grape Belt

Find out how the work of energetic entrepreneurs caused a Chautauqua County hamlet to become known as “The Buckle of the Grape Belt.”
The First Traveling Art Exhibition: Marrying Commerce to Education at Gustav Stickley's 1903 Exhibitions

A decade before New York City’s famed “Armory Show,” a unique partnership between a businessman and a college brought another exhibit to Rochester.
Buffalo's Basketball Bisons: A Team and a Leader That Changed the Game

Though in town for less than a season, the basketball Bisons and their owner left a lasting legacy on the game.
J.N. Larned: Journalist, Educator, Librarian, Historian

The impact of this multi-faceted Buffalonian is still apparent today.
East Presbyterian Church: The Forgotten Congregation

Research into this little-known congregation contributes to our knowledge of Buffalo's African American community.
Endnotes: His-Story, Her-Story. . . OUR-Story

A diverse survey of summer observations.
The Rise and Fall of the Rochester Rockets: Western New York’s Canadian Football Team

Though they only played for one season, Rochester’s Rockets (and their predecessors) deserve remembering.
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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