Archive - WNY Heritage

Before There Were Butter Lambs: The Origins of the Broadway Market

What has become an annual Easter destination started out as something quite different.

Buffalo and the Great War, Part II: Keeping Out of War

The second installment of our three-part series examines the final years leading up to America’s declaration of war in 1917, as tensions rise and the region deals with issues of ethnicity and preparedness.

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Canal Slum-- 1936

January 6, 1936, rear of Le Couteulx Street in the Canal district. A New Year's Day blast destroyed the building that formerly occupied the vacant plot in the foreground, killing 5 persons.

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509 Michigan Street

View of 509 Michigan Street, Buffalo, ca. 1996.

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Freddie's Doughnuts

But then, in 1924, Frederick Maier moved to Buffalo and made a success of the doughnut-making business, first on West Ferry and then on Main Street near Michigan.

The Immigrant Army: Western New York’s Polish Volunteers in World War I

A century ago, thousands of newly immigrated Poles risked everything for a chance to free their homeland from oppression—in spite of the prejudices they experienced in "the Land of the Free."

Becoming American: The Journey of Italians in Genesee County

Like elsewhere in America, throngs of Italian immigrants migrated to Western New York in the late 19^th century. We examine their journey from outcasts to acceptance in Genesee County.

An Irish Woman's Story

From Ireland to Buffalo, Julia Hogan never let life's troubles keep her from carrying on.

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