An upcoming summer event at the Commercial Slip blends history and interpretive dance.
The full content is available in the Summer 2012 Issue.
Well-known vaudeville star Jesse Clipper became the first African American soldier from Buffalo to succumb to injuries sustained in World War I.
The first solo exhibition of this artist’s work highlights the business and beauty of the region’s waterways.
Ignoring the cries for human rights and basic human decency, President Millard Fillmore opted to support the Fugitive Slave Act in an attempt to prevent civil war and preserve the Union.
Situated between New York and the western states, Buffalo was an important transportation center in the days of the Erie Canal. Learn about the habits, sights and sounds of the Central Wharf – and about it's sudden destruction.
By: Marvin Rapp
A collection of Erie Canal folklore and songs available in print and dvd format.
By: John Percy
Geography's impact on the history of Western New York and Ontario's Niagara Peninsula.