Listed here are the names of 1,025 inmates at the Erie County Penitentiary from 1896 to 1914. The majority of the pictures date from 1899-1905. We do not know if the collection includes every single person who was committed to the Penitentiary during this date span. These photographs have warped over the years, are not digitized, and may be seen by visiting us in person.

Index of Cholera Deaths, 1854, kept by Dr. James W. Newman, Buffalo, NY. The original ledger is in the collection of The Buffalo History Museum. Indexed by Roseanne Higgins, PhD, September 2016

What kind of archival records exist and who has them

Social Explorer provides easy access to demographic information about the United States. We provide thousands of interactive data maps going back to 1790. Formerly known as the Historical Census Browser from the U. of Virginia.

A growing database of people who were enslaved in New York State, as well as those who enslaved them.

Find out how to use the New York State Census on Archives.com from our expert Amy Johnson Crow.

Explains restrictions on state prison records and psychiatric records, which would include patient records from the Buffalo Psychiatric Center (Richardson complex).

The mission of the Underground Railroad Consortium of New York State is to advance and promote New York State’s historic role in the Underground Railroad movement, which was the struggle to end slavery in New York State and in the nation. This story presents an opportunity to invest in preserving and recognizing a trans formative…

An excellent resource for denominational histories, splits, mergers, name changes, etc.

In this video, we will show you how to create a free Ancestry New York account. We will also show you how to access the records that are freely available to ...

Catholic Cemeteries of Buffalo offers multiple locations and services for helping to lay your loved ones to rest. They don't have records online but maybe they can answer questions about burials.

If you are looking for the records of a defunct funeral home, these folks might be able to help.

Over 360 cemeteries & burial grounds listed.

Searchable index of those interred at any of the Forest Lawn Group of Cemeteries, including St. Matthew's in West Seneca, Lakeside in Hamburg and Williamsville Cemetery, as well as those who were cremated at Buffalo Cremation.

This volume is not digitized or online and can be found in area libraries. The contents are: Records of soldiers and officers in the military service, Brant, N.Y. -- Cemetery records of the Town of Brant, Erie County, New York -- Cemetery record of Farnham Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery, Farnham, New York, Town of Brant, Erie County -- Huson Cemetery, Brant, Erie County, N.Y. -- Shaw Cemetery, Milestrip Road, Brant, N.Y. -- Record of inscriptions, Main St. and Eggert Road Cemetery, June 20, 1952 -- Abandoned cemetery, Route #5, Farnham, New York -- List of marriages performed in Amherst by Timothy A. Hopkins, 1841-18[84].

Compiled family history.

Compiled by Gertrude Barber, 65-page typescript list, online in full text

A guide prepared by the New York State Archives

This lengthy PDF "describes more than 300 records series comprising approximately 4,000 cubic feet of records. Most of the records described relate to inmates and programs at major correctional facilities and the facilities that preceded them. The records date from 1797 to about 1980, most dating from the 20th century. The majority of records relate to programs at maximum security prisons for male felons, which is the largest segment of the inmate population confined in New York." -New York Corrections Historical Society

A guide produced by John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

1845-1895

An index of names found in the proceedings of the Erie County Board of Supervisors. Not digitized or online.

A detailed article about the holdings at the U.S. National Archives

Hundreds of surnames of families associated mostly with the Cattaraugus Reservation

Scans of the handwritten manuscript pages

Scans of the handwritten manuscript pages

The collection consists of compiled death notices and articles from local newspapers with a spreadsheet listing interments by year. Copies of the death notices can be viewed in person at the Wendt Center.

The collection consists of compiled death notices and articles from local newspapers with a spreadsheet listing interments by year. Copies of the death notices can be viewed in person at the Wendt Center.

The collection consists of compiled death notices and articles from local newspapers with a spreadsheet listing interments by year. Copies of the death notices can be viewed in person at the Wendt Center.

The collection consists of compiled death notices and articles from local newspapers with a spreadsheet listing interments by year. Copies of the death notices can be viewed in person at the Wendt Center.