Erie Canal, its origin, its success, and its necessity: A paper read before the Buffalo Historical Club, February 3, 1868 :
By Merwin Hawley
Public
Jesse Hawley's Erie Canal Essays
Jesse Hawley (1773-1842) is credited as being the first to propose an inland canal connecting the Hudson River to Lake Erie.
Origin of the Erie Canal: Services of Benjamin Wright, 1870
Wright was one of the lead engineers on the canal
Report of the Commissioners of the State of New-York, 1818
Characterization of the bathymetry, hydrodynamics, water quality, infrastructure, and channel condition of the Old Erie Canal from DeWitt to its junction with the current Erie Canal...2018–19
During 2018–2019, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Madison County Planning Department and the New York State Canal Corporation conducted a study of the Old Erie Canal between the Town of DeWitt, New York, and its junction with the current Erie Canal of the New York State Canal System near Rome, N.Y. The study comprised bathymetric, velocity, and water-quality surveys and documentation of the canal infrastructure.
Erie Canal Map Explorer
A tour through the historic Erie Canal with ArcGIS.
Plank Road Fever in Antebellum America: New York State Origins
By Daniel B. Klein & John Majewski
Annual reports of the Canal Commissioners
1817-1873
New York (State) State Engineer and Surveyor annual reports and other publications
They Also Served: American Indian Women in the War of 1812 | NMAI Magazine
Native participants in the War of 1812 included several Haudenosaunee women, who fought another battle years later to get their pensions.
War of 1812: Dickson Tavern
Handwritten account by John Dickson about the capture of the Caledonia
Coalition searches to preserve record of 5/14 massacre
A coalition of Buffalo organizations, community leaders and loved ones of those who lost their lives in the mass shooting on May 14, 2022, are trying to preserve a record
Buffalo and Fort Erie Ferry and Railway Company - CPTDB Wiki
"Visual Representation of Black Individuals at the Forefront of Underground Railroad Interpretation" by Alison Spongr
This thesis is grounded in a reflection and analysis of the building of an institution whose foundation and visuals position the narratives of Black individuals at the forefront of Underground Railroad interpretation.
5/14 Memorial Commission | Buffalo, NY
Public Domain Frequently Asked Questions | Duke University School of Law
What is the “public domain”? Is the public domain just material that you can use without paying for it? What kinds of things are in the public domain?
Unbuilt Buffalo: the Niagara Frontier that almost was
Detailed guide to buildings & other projects that were never built in the Buffalo area
WWII Defense Plants in WNY
A list of manufacturing plants in the Buffalo area that had defense contracts during World War II, from the 1944 Buffalo Evening News Almanac
Archival Boxes for Microfilm
15 x 12.5 x 4" grey, from Archival Methods
Your Affectionate Son: Civil War Letters of Daniel Francis Kemp
From our collection
The Newlywed Project Preserves LGBT History - The Buffalo History Museum
We're interested in your wedding memorabilia if you are a same-sex couple!
Leslie Feinberg's Buffalo
Historic Sites in Stone Butch Blues
Site of the Cataract House
UGRR site in Niagara Falls, NY
When Did Slavery End in New York? - Historical Society of the New York Courts
This article was written by Craig A. Landy, a partner at NYC firm Peckar & Abramson, PC. Mr. Landy talks more extensively about this … More When Did Slavery End in New York? »
Buffalo History Museum on Archive.org
Starting to use this platform for digital projects
Find An Appraiser
ASA has thousands of designated appraisal professionals throughout the world. Our Find an Appraiser tool will help you locate one quickly and easily for any type of property, business or for an appraisal review.
John E. Brent
A biography and list of works designed by Buffalo's first professional African-American architect
Mount Calvary plots & names
A map and surnames of plot owners (?)
An original narrative of the Niagara campaign of 1814
Douglass, David Bates. Niagara Frontier, Spring 1964.
New York State's Historians
Definition of responsibilities