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.
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.
This HeinOnline collection brings together, for the first time, all known legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery.
Register of War of 1812 Soldiers in the Williamsville Hospital, 1814-1815
black & white scans of over 300 pages of handwritten notes on the soldiers admitted to the Williamsville Hospital during the War of 1812. The original register is in the collection of the U.S. National Archives. Scans were acquired and shared with us by the Cheektowaga Historical Association.
Microfilm of original volumes at the Erie County Courthouse in Buffalo, New York, scanned and browsable online. There is no name-searching capability so you have to click on a volume and read page by page, just like you would if you were doing this research in person in the County Clerk's office.
Early marriage records for First Universalist Church, 1840-1849
Organized by date of marriage and includes location of marriage, name of bride and groom, residence, occupation, age and notes. Not digitized or online; must be used in person.
The registers include the name of the convict, county, crime, court, judge, date of sentencing, date received in prison, sentence, commutation earned, and discharge date. In some cases, you'll find correspondence regarding commutations as well.
The Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Area celebrates, interprets, and preserves the wealth of places and stories associated with the Underground Railroad found within the City of Niagara Falls and the surrounding region.
Records for passengers who arrived at the Port of New York during the Irish Famine 1846-1851. Created by the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Center for Immigration Research. Searchable by name.
Germans to America Index, 1850-1897 — FamilySearch.org
Data files relating to the immigration of Germans to the United States for arrivals 1850-1897. Created by the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Center for Immigration Research. Searchable by name.
NY State Death Index, 1957-1963, Excluding New York City, via FamilySearch
This index is provided by the NY State Department of Health and is also available on their website at https://health.data.ny.gov/Health/Genealogical-Research-Death-Index-Beginning-1957/vafa-pf2s. It contains information on decedents, date of death, gender, age at death and NYS file number that will allow the public to search for individuals if on file for at least 50 years.
New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962 at FamilySearch.org
Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of New York. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.
War of 1812 Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files
This series consists of approximately 180,000 pension and bounty land warrant application files relating to claims based on service between 1812 and 1815. The files generally contain documentation submitted in support of a claim, such as the original application form, affidavits, and statements from witnesses.
Service records are comprised of cards created from muster, pay, receipt and other rolls for men aboard various vessels attached to the Lake Erie Station during the War of 1812. The information for officers, seamen, ordinary seamen, landsmen, and boys includes name, service dates, terms of service, monthly pay, vessels upon which they served, and notes of interest.
The Underground Railroad and Local History, by Carol Kammen
Scroll to p. 11. Uses examples from upstate New York to urge caution when claiming sites for the UGRR. Our unforgiving geology make tunnels legends especially suspect.
Revolutionary War Veterans Buried in Western New York
All 140 names and birth & death dates from a handwritten card file in the Research Library in the Buffalo History Museum. Most are in Erie County, with a handful of names from Niagara and nearby counties.
Marriages from Buffalo church records 1825-1900, volume 1: transcribed from microfilm of English-speaking Protestant church records and compared with marriage license records in Erie County Hall
This book is not digitized or online. It can be found in several library collections.
Index of marriages from Buffalo newspapers, 1811-1884 : from a file in the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, supplemented with additional information from Erie County Hall
This book is not digitized or online. It can be found in several library collections.