Archive - WNY Heritage

Buffalo Professional Sports Webinar June 12, 2020

Buffalo sports expert and collector Greg Tranter shares some of the most memorable stories, names and artifacts of Buffalo's long and colorful sports history in this webinar, originally hosted on June 12, 2020.

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.

Old Photo Album: On The Road With Western New York Heritage

Our executive director travels to several European scenes that were featured in a pair of our 2019 stories, and visits the locations where Western New Yorkers made history.

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Gates Circle

Gates Circle has witnessed, not only a name change, but also a whole renovation in its lifetime.

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A Pair of Distinguished Chapin Parkway Addresses

These two houses sit right across the street from one another and were both home to noteworthy families.

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90 Soldier's Place

Many of the homes along Buffalo's famous parkways and circles have rich histories and this home on Soldier's Place is no different.

Endnotes: “Even a Blind Sow Picks Up an Acorn Once in a While”

Research into a typo in the Spring 2018 issue discovered that the mistake was inadvertently correct, with a further Western New York connection to boot!

Old Photo Album: A Treasure Trove of Trucks

Trucks have been a critical part of our way of life for the past hundred years or so. We dug through our files and came up with a short selection of trucks from Western New York's past for this edition of the Old Photo Album.

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