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“One of the Remaining Relics”: Revolutionary Stories in Stone and Cast Aluminum

A look at the work of the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Patriot Burials marker program.

Old Photo Album: Buffalo Churches of Days Gone By

A pictorial survey of Buffalo area church structures from the 1920s.

Endnotes: Our Local Treasure

One of our stories prompts several discoveries closer to home.

Orchestrating Graycliff: Ellen Shipman’s Landscape Design for Isabelle and Darwin Martin

The relationship of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Martin family is well-known. Here, we examine the equally important partnership that created the estate’s breathtaking gardens.

Preserving Niagara River Views at the Castellani Art Museum

Partnerships play a key role in preserving and sharing the visual history of the Niagara River.

North Street Cemetery: Desecration and Scandal

The 1901 destruction of Buffalo’s North Street Cemetery produced one of the largest scandals in the city’s history.

“Better-Built, Ready Cut” The Neighborhood-Shaping Impact of Bennett Kit Homes

This North Tonawanda firm became a leader in the pre-fabricated housing boom of the early 20th century.

The Old Photo Album: A Bevy of Bennett Homes

More Bennett Home models, with real-life regional examples.

Western New York Heritage

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