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Endnotes: Show Business Shows Snow Business

National media coverage of Western New York's epic snowstorms are nothing new.
J.N. Larned: Journalist, Educator, Librarian, Historian

The impact of this multi-faceted Buffalonian is still apparent today.
The Chautauqua Connections of Horace Greeley

One of the most influential newspaper men in 19th Century America had connections right here in Western New York.
Endnotes: Mural Article Makes Family Connection

Introducing the model for the Courier-Express mural.
Old Photo Album: The International Aerial Derby- 1919

A chance find in a semi-related album yields some fascinating photos of a pioneering event in aviation history.
The Buffalo Courier-Express Mural: A 90-Year Journey

Commissioned for the opening of the new Courier-Express Building in 1930, the mural painted by Charles Bigelow and Ernest Davenport is a significant piece of Buffalo's rich journalistic and artistic history.
Ed Tanner: Franklinville’s Baseball “Natural”

Ed Tanner may never have seen the "Big Leagues," but he thrilled fans in Western New York for decades.
The Power of the Pen

Crusading reporter A.J. Smitherman founded one of Buffalo's first African-American newspapers and fought for equality, both in Oklahoma and right here in Western New York.
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North Park Theatre

Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this photography book showing the end result of the restoration of the Art Nouveau murals in the North Park Theatre.
The Ice Must Flow

Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this unique collection of the most intense & beautiful winter icescapes-captured during the incredible winter months of 2019.
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