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Endnotes: Western New York Heritage Article Effects Positive Change

An article in Western New York Heritage prompted a local cemetery to take action in memorializing two of Buffalo's scholastic pioneers.

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.

Another Look: Masters of Earth, Mistresses of Heaven

Our regional cemeteries represent a unique combination of art gallery, history museum, architectural collection and park—all rolled into one.

Pictorial

The Graves of Red Jacket

Red Jacket, whose Indian name was Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, is well-known in Western New York as a great Seneca orator.

'The Last Line': Frank Lloyd Wright's Blue Sky Mausoleum

Rare insight into the legendary architect's design process via correspondence between he and his client-patron concerning the Darwin Martin family's final resting place.

In Loving Memory

Sooner or later, death touches everyone, yet some regional families have chosen to make "final arrangements" their chosen profession for generations.

The Road to Camp Sumter: Wilson’s Ira S. Pettit

Ira Pettit’s journey from Wilson to the horrors of Andersonville provides an evocative look at a Civil War Everyman.

What to do with the Dead? Niagara’s Oakwood Cemetery

Oakwood Cemetery, opened in 1852, was typical of the Rural Cemetery Movement — but far from ordinary. Designed by railroad engineer Theodore Judah, it’s the only cemetery with a section dedicated to Niagara’s daredevils.

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