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Old Photo Album: A Summer Drive Through the Countryside

Gas prices causing you to rethink a summer vacation? This day-trip from yesteryear still provides sights and history aplenty — and won't empty your tank!

It's a Trap! A Pair of Regional Milestones in Naval Aviation

Naval aviation was born 100 years ago this past January, and to mark the centennial of this important event, we highlight two of Western New York's many contributions.

Old Photo Album: Summer Training for Some of Western New York's Men in Green

In this issue, we drop in on the 174th Infantry (NYNG), as they conduct their summer training in 1923.

Sometimes Conservation is a "Piece of Cake"

Recently, Buffalo State College graduate student Emily Hamilton was part of a team which undertook a unique conservation challenge. Their work on a piece of Grover Cleveland’s wedding cake and two associated boxes provides an interesting look into this unsung art.

Another Look: "Building 88": The Barracks at Fort Niagara State Park

This 1939 Army barracks bore witness to much of Fort Niagara’s colorful 20th century history. Now proposed plans may once again breathe life into this local treasure of military architecture.

Old Photo Album: A Rawleigh Family Album

Ernest J. Rawleigh’s etchtones have been featured inside our magazine (Fall 2008) and on the cover (Fall 2009). Now we offer up a Rawleigh Family Old Photo Album.

A Legacy of Life and Hope: Dr. Roswell Park

There are some who feel that Dr. Roswell Park was the one man who could have saved President McKinley’s life in 1901. But the more important legacy was his vision for a multi-disciplinary approach to cancer.

Old Photo Album: The Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens

Tour the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens inside and out as they looked 100 years ago.

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