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Buffalo’s Weather Story: The Early Years

Weather agencies operated a number of forecasting stations in downtown Buffalo prior to moving to the airport.
Sphere: Buffalo’s Quantum Leap Into the Abyss

Recent tragic events involving deep-sea exploration efforts prompted this look back at a Western New York-built success story.
A Banner Puzzle: Piecing Together a Civil War Artifact

Part history, and almost part magic, we share a fascinating regional conservation project.
Typhoid in Western New York, 1843: Going Beyond the Roadside Marker

One of Western New York's ubiquitous historical markers provide the impetus for a unique student investigation.
Endnotes: Old Probabilities and the Beginnings of the National Weather Service

The tragic blizzard of 2022 provides an opportunity to recall the early days of weather forecasting.
Poking Through Jello: Bell Aircraft and the Quest to Break the Sound Barrier

We mark the 75th anniversary of this historic event with a look back at Western New York's contributions.
Buffalo's Great Northern Elevator-- Beginnings

Go behind the headlines to discover the beginnings of this regional architectural treasure.
Jabez Allen, MD, and the March from Bloodletting to Germs

Dr. Allen established the first pharmacy in Erie County outside the City of Buffalo in Aurora.
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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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