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The Buffalo Society of Artists: An Enduring Legacy of Prominence and Promise

For nearly 130 years, this society has flourished as an independent organization dedicated to the promotion of local art and artists.

A Permanent Art Gallery for Buffalo: Magnificent Fulfillment of a 157-Year-Old Vision

We mark the two-year closing of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery's Elmwood Avenue facility with a retrospective on the institution's beginnings and physical evolution.

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Lenox Hotel, 140 North Street

What began as an apartment building in 1896 became the Lenox Hotel in 1901 during the Pan-American Exposition.

A Cinderella Story: The Mystery of the Pan American Exposition Stamps

A philatelist’s investigation into souvenir stamps and postcards sold for Buffalo’s Pan American Exposition provides an interesting look at pre-multimedia marketing.

An Uncrowned Hero: The Untold Story of James Benjamin Parker

The man who attempted to subdue President McKinley's assassin enjoyed both fame and obscurity as a result of his efforts at Buffalo's Pan American Exposition.

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The Milburns and Their Famous Home: 1168 Delaware Avenue

Traces the history of the house where President McKinley stayed during his visit to Buffalo in 1901. Also where he was brought following his assassination

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John V. Wolf: One Family's Business

John V. Wolf, born of German immigrants, established his store at the corner of Strauss and Genesee Streets, across from the Williams Funeral Home.

Looking Beyond the Wilcox House: Recent Restoration Efforts at the TR Site

Curator Lenora Henson offers an insider’s view of recent efforts to restore the landscape surrounding the Wilcox house to that which greeted Theodore Roosevelt at his presidential inauguration in 1901.

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