McKinley at the Pan-American
From the Buffalo Medical Journal. At Wikimedia Commons.
Public
Wounded President Being Taken to Exposition Hospital
From Buffalo Medical Journal, 1901. At Wikimedia Commons.
President Fillmore’s Mormon Policy | HBLL
23 Apr 1857, New York Daily Times
Sketches in the History of the Underground Railroad: Eber M. Pettit - Google Books
This volume contains a multitude of wonderful stories that weave together a picture of life in the South in the 1800s and the fear and courage of those that participated in helping thousands of people escape slavery. By Eber Pettit of Fredonia.
UGRR Unlimited: The Alleluiah Freedom Road
Central & Western NY Underground Railroad agents. From: "Yesteryears : a quarterly magazine for the appreciation and study of New York regional history," v. 10, no. 40 (June 1967)
The pioneer period of western New York : being largely reminiscences...
Published in 1888, online courtesy of FamilySearch.org
Earth's Daughters
Long-running feminist journal in Buffalo, Courtesy of Independent Voices.
Niagara Frontier Review
3 issues online, 1964-1966
Erie County, New York - NYS Historic Newspapers
Browse the newspapers from Buffalo & Erie County which have been digitized for free.
Portraits from the City of Buffalo and Erie County, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers.
Illustrations out of the 1884 book, courtesy of the University at Buffalo Libraries.
National American Woman Suffrage Association [Convention], held at Buffalo, October 15th to 21st, inclusive, 1908
Courtesy of HathiTrust Digital Library
Buffalo Common Council Proceedings -BuffloResearch.com
Buffalo Common Council Proceedings are a record of all of the motions, resolutions, and actions taken by Council in every meeting in a given year. They are important for architecture & house historians because Council used to approve building permits.
William McKinley Papers | Digital Collections | Library of Congress
The papers of army officer, U.S. representative, and governor of Ohio William McKinley (1843-1901), who became the twenty-fifth president of the United States, consist of 131,000 items (121,435 images) most of which were digitized from 98 reels of previously produced microfilm.
Directory of Archival Consultants | Society of American Archivists
Allows you to narrow by state.
Dennis Hogan
Specialist in Irish American genealogy research for New York State and Ireland.
MyGenealogist.com: Erie County
There are many types of historical records for Erie County, New York that aren't yet available online, but can be found at places like the New York Historical Society Library , New York State...
Researchers for Hire
A list courtesy of The Buffalo History Museum. These individuals are self-employed, set their own rates & fees, and work independently of the Museum. Listing here does not imply an endorsement or guarantee.
Underground Railroad Sites in Buffalo, NY
An essay with a map about identifying UGRR sites in the City of Buffalo. Courtesy of BuffaloResearch.com
Buffalo City Directories
A chronological list of online directories from multiple providers. Courtesy of BuffaloResearch.com.
Buffalo Deaths
A guide to the best online sources. Courtesy of BuffaloResearch.com
Buffalo Urban Development Corporation
Downtown Buffalo development resources, tools and incentives. Interesting plans & documents.
Uploads by Chris Hawley | Scribd
Six Buffalo city planning documents and an article about the NY Central Terminal
Society of Friends -- New York (State) -- Erie County
Offline, microfilmed church records at Bryn Mawr, Haverford, or Swarthmore colleges
Index of Friends (Quaker) Church Records, NY State
By James E. Hazard, courtesy of Swarthmore College. Includes Buffalo-area congregations. Fully searchable.
Ground-plan of elevators, mills, warehouses, yards and docks of the Washburn-Crosby Company and Frontier Elevator & Mill Co., Buffalo, N.Y. | Library of Congress
Scale 1:240; 1 in. = 20 ft. Manuscript; pen-and-ink. Annotated in pencil: Compiled by Charles R. Cobb. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Cadastral map. "June 1925." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100; 650/1; 650/2; 650/3; 650/4; 710/1
Complete name index to "Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York" by O. Turner, 1849 and 1850
Courtesy of FamilySearch.org.
Memorial and family history of Erie County, biographical and genealogical
Courtesy of HathiTrust.org
Live Wire/Niagara Area : a monthly news journal
The magazine of the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce. Presently, 1911-1922 are online. Courtesy of HathiTrust.org
Buffalo Inner Harbor Development Project: Environmental Impact Statement
Courtesy of HathiTrust.org
Illustrated history of the United Trades and Lbor Council of Erie County
Courtesy of HathiTrust.org