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Endnotes: Western New York Heritage Article Effects Positive Change

An article in Western New York Heritage prompted a local cemetery to take action in memorializing two of Buffalo's scholastic pioneers.

Another Look: Masters of Earth, Mistresses of Heaven

Our regional cemeteries represent a unique combination of art gallery, history museum, architectural collection and park—all rolled into one.

Pictorial

The Graves of Red Jacket

Red Jacket, whose Indian name was Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, is well-known in Western New York as a great Seneca orator.

What to do with the Dead? Niagara’s Oakwood Cemetery

Oakwood Cemetery, opened in 1852, was typical of the Rural Cemetery Movement — but far from ordinary. Designed by railroad engineer Theodore Judah, it’s the only cemetery with a section dedicated to Niagara’s daredevils.

The Road to Camp Sumter: Wilson’s Ira S. Pettit

Ira Pettit’s journey from Wilson to the horrors of Andersonville provides an evocative look at a Civil War Everyman.

In Loving Memory

Sooner or later, death touches everyone, yet some regional families have chosen to make "final arrangements" their chosen profession for generations.

'The Last Line': Frank Lloyd Wright's Blue Sky Mausoleum

Rare insight into the legendary architect's design process via correspondence between he and his client-patron concerning the Darwin Martin family's final resting place.

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