Photogrammar
Has over 330 black & white photographs of factories, workers, and other Buffalo & Erie County scenes from 1935-1945. They probably originated from the Library of Congress and are in the public domain.
Public
The Buffalo History Museum YouTube Channel
Featuring short History Buffs videos
Sanborn Maps, Buffalo & Erie County, NY
Online volumes include the city of Buffalo and growing list of towns and villages. Part of an ongoing digitization project at the Library of Congress.
From the St. Lawrence to Lake Superior; Peter Buell Porter, the Anglo-American Joint Commission of 1816-1822 and the charting of the Canadian-American boundary [dissertation]
About Peter Porter of Black Rock
CC Search is out of beta with 300M images and easier attribution - Creative Commons
Over 300 million images indexed from multiple collections, a major redesign, and faster, more relevant search. It’s the result of a huge amount of work from the engineering team at Creative Commons and our community of volunteer developers.
Selections from the revised statutes of the state of New York : containing all the laws of the state relative to slaves...
Online in full text courtesy of HathiTrust. Published in 1830.
Larkin Idea
About a dozen issues of the Larkin Company's home magazine are online.
University at Buffalo Historical Film Collection
Over 135 motion pictures of campus scenes and events digitized by the University at Buffalo Archives
Buffalo Department of Public Works Annual Reports
Various editions from 1894-1914
“The Wickedest Street in the World,” 1893, also known as the Brothel Map – Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Online Store
Map of the retail places of business in the district covered by the Christian Homestead Ass’n of Buffalo: This delightfully detailed map shows Buffalo’s notorious “Canal Street District” during its heyday. Colored dots indicate the location of 75 “houses of ill fame,” 108 saloons, 19 “free theatre saloons,” and 76 oth
A Few Things Buffalo – Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Online Store
Reproductions that you can purchase as home or office decor
Forgotten Buffalo TV: Historic videos about Buffalo, New York
Forgotten landmarks, historic gin mills, and Old World Neighborhoods. Featuring a look at Buffalo's Polonia: St. Stanislaus B.M. Church, Broadway/Fillmore, The Broadway Market, The Buffalo Central Terminal. Tributes to Commander Tom Jolls and Rocketship 7. Information and pictures on Buffalo's DL&W Terminal (Lackawanna Railroad), Future site of Buffalo casino.
WIVB-TV Television News Film and Video Archives | New York Heritage
Forty news clips starting in 1977, covering major stories in the Buffalo area. For educational use only.
Rich Newberg Reports Collection · B&ECPL Digital Collections
Collection of long-form reports by retired WIVB-TV Senior Correspondent Rich Newberg. Covers a wide range of social issues, Buffalo history and the arts. Mr. Newberg retired from the Buffalo CBS network affiliate at the end of 2015
British Pathé: Buffalo clips
There appears to be no effort to distinguish between Buffalo the city and Buffalo the animal.
Buffalo Filmography
A thorough & detailed list of feature films, documentaries, and television productions filmed or set in Buffalo. Compiled by The Buffalo History Museum staff and volunteers.
Voice of the Fugitive
Voice Of The Fugitive was one of the first black newspapers in Upper Canada that was aimed at fugitive and escaped slaves from the United States. Published from 1851-1854.
Application to National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom for Broderick Park, Buffalo, NY
Broderick Park is Buffalo's best-documented Underground railroad site. It has been recognized as such by the National Park Service.
Richardson Olmsted Complex Historic Structures Report
Published in 2008, online in full text
Erie County Naturalization records, 1831-1906; index, 1831-ca.1930
Card index includes a card for each individual arranged alphabetically with name of applicant, address, volume and page number, title and location of court, country of birth, when born or age, date and port of arrival in U.S., date of naturalization, witnesses, and other information such as spouse and children and certificate number as available. Scroll down & click on the tiny camera icons.
Erie County Mortgage records, 1808-1877
Scroll down & click on the tiny camera icons on the right. These records are not name-searchable; you have to browse page by page to find a name.
Social register, Buffalo, 1951
Online in full text
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church records, 1891-1910
Most of text in Latin. Most volumes include index. Contains baptisms 1891-1910, confirmations 1902-1907, marriages 1892-1908, deaths 1902-1909, synopsis of parish history.
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church records, 1889-1922
Most of text in Latin. Most volumes include index. Contains baptisms 1889-1919, marriages 1890-1922, deaths 1894-1920.
Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church records, 1888-1982
Most of text in Latin. Most volumes include index. Contains baptisms 1888-1911, confirmations 1894-1917, marriages 1888-1916, deaths 1896-1982.
St. Columba Catholic Church records, 1888-1926
Most of text in Latin. Most volumes include index. Contains baptisms 1888-1912, confirmations 1890-1908, marriages 1888-1914, deaths 1888-1926.
Assumption Catholic Church records, 1888-1911
Most of text in Latin. Most volumes include index. Contains baptisms 1888-1907, marriages 1890-1911.
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church records, 1888-1911
Each volume includes index. Contains baptisms 1888-1911, confirmations 1889-1909, marriages 1888-1908, deaths 1888-1911.
St. Adalbert Catholic Church records, 1887-1916
Most of text in Latin. Most volumes include index. Contains baptisms 1889-1916, confirmations 1892, marriages 1887- 1910, deaths 1889-1907.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church records, 1885-1953
Contains baptisms 1885-1901, marriages 1885-1893, deaths 1885-1899, baptisms 1901-1913, deaths 1901-1913, marriages 1901-1908, baptisms 1913-1953, marriages 1913-1949, deaths 1913-1949.