Archive - WNY Heritage

"A Cabbin of Bark": Joncaire's Magazine Royal

Three centuries ago, French traders established this small, but important site in what is now Lewiston.

Rebel, Patriot, Traitor or Reformer: Canadian Perspectives on William Lyon Mackenzie

Today, Canadians remember William Lyon Mackenzie in a variety of ways, which often differ from how Americans view this controversial figure.

Patriot Games: William Lyon Mackenzie and the Upper Canada Rebellion

Scottish immigrant-turned-reformer, William Lyon Mackenzie, attempted to effect changes in Upper Canada's government by attempting to set up his own country--with a little help from the neighbors.

Pictorial

Niagara Falls Trolley - 1925

One of the cars from the "Great Gorge Route".

Old Photo Album: WNY From Above

Join us on an aerial tour of all eight counties of Western New York.

Colonel Peter A. Porter and the Emersons

When Peter A. Porter died in 1864, many suggested an elegy he penned for a close friend could, indeed, be applied to himself. The mention of a Harvard classmate in the elegy prompted a quest to learn more about both young men during their college years at Harvard.

Metamorphosis of a War Criminal: Bell’s Rocket Genius

Following the Second World War, Dr. Walter Dornberger was one of many former Nazis who launched a second career in America’s space program.

Tourism, Trade and Tuscarora Beadwork at Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls had been a trade center long before the falls became world famous. As tourism in the region grew, so did the demand for the beautiful beadwork made by the Tuscarora Artisans.

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