Excavations and construction on UB South Campus have periodically uncovered skeletal remains and remnants of wooden coffins. Historians believe that these were the result of burials of residents of the Erie County Poor House, which operated on the site of UB’s South Campus from 1851-1913.
New York, U.S. District and Circuit Court Naturalization Records, 1824-1991
Includes naturalization records such as Petitions for Naturalization, Declarations of Intention, and Oaths of Allegiance filed in the United States District and Circuit Courts of New York from 1824 to 1991
Memorandum of removals from the burial grounds in Franklin Square
Franklin Square cemetery was the first in Buffalo. The plot was obtained by land contract from the Holland Land Company and was owned by the village of...
Two typescript files: a list in chronological order of soldiers who died at the Williamsville, NY hospital during the War of 1812, and a list of soldiers who...
Buffalonians Who Lost Their Homes and Businesses to the Kensington Expressway
Names and addresses of Buffalo property owners whose houses and other buildings were taken by eminent domain and demolished to build the Kensington Expressway.
Excerpt from Niagara Power. History of the Niagara Falls Power Company, 1886-1918, vol. 2, 1927. The map depicts the Mile Strip along the Niagara River from...
War of 1812 Muster Rolls, under Lt. Col. Jed Crosby
One handwritten muster roll of A Co. at Fort Erie, Capt. Buel. Commanded by Lt. Col. Jed Crosby from 29 Aug. 1814 to Sept. 29 1814 and one handwritten muster...