Western New York Heritage

  • 2025

    Spring 2025 Issue

    Buffalo’s Leadership in Free Public Bath Houses

    We revisit the city’s pioneering role in establishing free public baths.
    Endnotes: For Whom the Bell Tolls

    We mark the passing of an aviation landmark.
    The Armory: Olean’s Military and Social Hub & St. Bonaventure University’s Record-Setting Basketball Home

    Built to house weaponry and train soldiers, the armory served the community in many other ways.
    Who Knew? Part Two: How A. Conger Goodyear Acquired Pablo Picasso’s La Toilette and Changed Forever the Direction of Modern Art

    How could one painting cause such a stir? It is a fascinating story.
    The Indianapolis Clowns: The Buffalo Years—Part One

    Behind the comedic antics, this team played some serious baseball and featured some pioneering personnel.
    Herbert O. Fisher: Tonawanda’s Aviator Extraordinaire

    Tonawanda native Herbert O. Fisher was one of the greatest test pilots of the mid-20th century—yet few have heard of him.
    From the Gift Shop
    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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    Dunkirk's Visionary Locomotive Man: Horatio Gates Brooks

    We take a look at the man and machines that made Dunkirk a major player in America’s railroads.
    Friday Night Lights: The First-Ever Professional Football Night Game

    Long before Monday Night Football debuted in 1970, a game was played by two baseball teams in Elmira.
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