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Eighty Years From Infamy: A Western New Yorker Remembers Pearl Harbor

Though living in Western New York since 1956, Alberta Deinhart still vividly remembers that Sunday morning in December 1941.

Keeping Sully Shipshape: Floating Landmark Presents Unique Preservation Challenges

Preservation of a National Historic Landmark is always a challenge-- even more so when it is sitting in the water.

When Pierce-Arrow Led the Parades

When the United States finally entered the First World War, a series of parades for international war commissions showcased one of the region’s most elegant automobiles.

WWII Letters Bring Local Doctor Back to Life

A collection of war letters helps a daughter discover the father she barely knew.

Endnotes: Mural Article Makes Family Connection

Introducing the model for the Courier-Express mural.

Old Photo Album: The Mighty Lafayette Violets

The Lafayette Violets adhered to their school's motto: Be Strong and of a Good Courage.

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From Russia-- With Log! Presentation for the Historical Assn. of Lewiston February 25, 2021

Video of a presentation by Executive Director Douglas DeCroix to the Historical Association of Lewiston on February 25, 2021. Presentation topic was a WNY-built P-39 Airacobra fighter, its journey to Russia and back home again.

Echoes From Chloe: John Graves Simcoe and the Upper Canada Slave Act, 1793

Sold like a draft animal in 1793, Chloe Cooley's horrific ordeal set into motion a series of events that would eventually result in the elimination of slavery in British North America.

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