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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.

A Permanent Art Gallery for Buffalo: Magnificent Fulfillment of a 157-Year-Old Vision

We mark the two-year closing of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery's Elmwood Avenue facility with a retrospective on the institution's beginnings and physical evolution.

Insights from an Iroquoian Village: Excavations from the Eaton Site

Over 17 summers, students and other volunteers worked with faculty from SUNY Buffalo State and SUNY Buffalo to excavate an Iroquoian site in West Seneca. Their results provide an excellent case study for the value of archaeology.

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Maiden Lane Paving, Wheeler Hotel - 1996

1996 excavation of the Marine Drive Apartments parking lot reveals the foundations of Wheeler's Hotel.

Othniel Charles Marsh: Lockport’s Bone Warrior

Lockport-born Othniel Marsh was one of the late 19^th century's top paleontologists, but his feud with Edward Cope divided the scientific community and forever tarnished both men’s reputations.

Timon's Treasure: The Forgotten Reliquary of St. Joseph's Cathedral

Lost for decades, the reliquary of St. Joseph's Cathedral is a stunning work of art and a moving testament of faith. Paul Lubienecki helps to unravel the mysteries of its origins and creation.

Western New York's First Farmers

Recent archaeological excavations by the Allegheny Valley Project in Cattaraugus County have shed some light on pre-contact Natives, but have also raised more questions about their lifestyle.

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New York Central Terminal Buffalo Statue: Then & Now

The buffalo, which was a composite of clay and papier mache, was painted to look like bronze.

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