Archive - WNY Heritage

We take a look at the life and work of a Machias artist and musician.

The Howard D. Beach Photography Studio Collection of Glass Plate Negatives

The Beach Studio collection is the largest of its kind in Buffalo. Preserving it has created a synergistic relationship between two neighboring institutions.

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.

Ten Paces in the Wilderness: Hamilton, Burr, Morris and the Holland Land Purchase

The history of Western New York’s European settlement is fraught with interconnected events and relationships, including some between several well-known characters.

Rochester’s Great Tonsil Massacre

George Eastman and his industrialist colleagues launched a public health campaign in 1920, designed to rid Rochester children of a perceived “pain in the neck.”

Endnotes: The Newberry Building

Over the course of its life, the Newberry Building in Batavia has been home to many different businesses. Today, the building is seeing new life with Genesee County's first commercial brewery in nearly 100 years.

Old Photo Album: Historic Lewiston

Lewiston retains a fierce pride in its history, and we present an engaging look at the village over the past century and a half, courtesy of the Historical Association of Lewiston.

"SHE WENT LIKE THE WIND" Buffalo's Charlie Hogan and Engine No. 999

When the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad wanted to break the 100 mph speed barrier, it looked to Western New York's Charlie Hogan...and a strip of track just west of Batavia.

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