Buffalo Historical Society photos courtesy of the Library of Congress
Copyright-free, high-resolution scans.
Public
New York State Building, Pan-American Exposition 1901 | Library of Congress
1 print (postcard) : lithograph, color. | Postcard shows an ornate building surrounded by people strolling.
Epilepsy, responsibility and the Czolgosz case: Was the assassin sane or insane? By J. Sanderson Christison
Online in full text
Buffalo, NY Death Index
This collection holds images of the entire Buffalo, New York death index from 1852-1944. These files were obtained by the non-profit group Reclaim The Records using the New York Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). Unfortunately, the index as scanned does not give exact dates of death.
Early Settlers of New York State
Full text of the genealogy magazine published in Buffalo 1934-1942, includes lots of Buffalo names.
The First Buffalo Chicken Wings – Buffalo Rising
By now, everyone who has ever nibbled on chicken wings prepared in a particular style knows their origin story: in 1964, at the Anchor Bar, Teressa Bellissimo cut some wings in half, deep fried the…
unDunn Art Services
Privately owned and operated business providing conservation, museum, and education services for private, institutional, and public art. Gabriel is a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) and is an active member of the conservation community.
James Reid-Cunningham Bookbinding and Conservation
Offering a full line of book and paper conservation for individuals, collectors, dealers, libraries and cultural institutions. Over thirty years experience in the conservation of paper-based cultural materials.
Annual Report of the Superintendent of Education
From the Buffalo Public Schools. A handful of editions from the 19th century are online, courtesy of Google Books.
How to Create a Free Ancestry New York Account - YouTube
In this video, we will show you how to create a free Ancestry New York account. We will also show you how to access the records that are freely available to ...
UB Biographical Database - University at Buffalo Libraries
Includes obituaries of individuals associated with UB.
Buffalo's Afro-Americans: Photos of Historic Events - E. H. Butler Library at Buffalo State College
Includes 99 photos of the Colored Musicians Club. These photographs are not digitized or online, so an in-person visit to Butler Library is necessary.
Buffalo Courier-Express Photograph Collection
Two sets of photos are presently online: Shea's Buffalo Theater and Blizzards & Storms.
The Pan-American Exposition by The Buffalo History Museum
Full text of the booklet from the "Adventures in Western New York History" series.
Report on the exhibit of the United States National Museum at the Pan-American Exposition
The full text of the report from the Smithsonian Institution
Photographs of Smithsonian Institution exhibits at the Pan-American Exposition ·
The photographs are not digitized or online but you can contact the Smithsonian for further info.
How to Create a Free Ancestry New York Account - YouTube
In this video, we will show you how to create a free Ancestry New York account. We will also show you how to access the records that are freely available to ...
Cemeteries & funeral services in Buffalo
List of all cemeteries in Buffalo, New York so you can contact cemeteries directly to inquire about records.
Catholic Cemeteries of Buffalo
Catholic Cemeteries of Buffalo offers multiple locations and services for helping to lay your loved ones to rest. They don't have records online but maybe they can answer questions about burials.
Erie Niagara Funeral Directors Association (ENFDA)
If you are looking for the records of a defunct funeral home, these folks might be able to help.
Erie County Poor House ledgers · B&ECPL Digital Collections
The Erie County Poorhouse of Buffalo, NY and succeeding institutions known as the Erie County Alms House, Erie County Hospital, and Erie County Home & Infirmary, operated as a social safety net for the region's poor and infirm. From 1851 to 1926, the Poorhouse was located on Main Street in Buffalo, the current site of the University at Buffalo's South Campus. The records consist of intake ledgers (children "bound out" 1864-1868, adults 1861-1864, 1871-1889, 1908-1923) and death registers (1897-1952). Fully scanned.
Survey of Mental Illness in the Erie County Poorhouse Hospital Between 1854 and 1860
Full text of a Master's project
Find A Grave: Erie County Cemeteries
Over 360 cemeteries & burial grounds listed.
Buffalo Police Department Annual Reports
1897-1926 online in full text. Homicides are each described by a brief narrative paragraph. No other victims or offenders are identified by name in these reports.
The Western New York Index, 1983-1996
The Western New York Index was created by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library and printed from 1983-1996. It indexed articles appearing in the Buffalo News, Buffalo Spree, Business First, Western New York Magazine, and the WNY Genealogical Society Journal. Each volume covers one individual year, and also includes a separate Personal Names section.
Forest Lawn Cemetery: Locate a Loved One
Searchable index of those interred at any of the Forest Lawn Group of Cemeteries, including St. Matthew's in West Seneca, Lakeside in Hamburg and Williamsville Cemetery, as well as those who were cremated at Buffalo Cremation.
New Topographical Atlas of Erie Co., New York...1866
Fully digitized. You can order reproductions of maps from this site. See also the complete name index of this atlas compiled by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library: https://goo.gl/jQdb3p
Index to "New Topographical Atlas of Erie Co., New York...1866"
This is a complete index to every personal name that appears on a map in this atlas. Compiled by the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. The atlas itself is online here: http://www.historicmapworks.com/Atlas/US/8197/NY/
Performing Artists Photograph Collection, circa 1890- 1976, undated
Black & white and sepia-toned photographs of renowned musicians, singers, dancers, actors and other performers who appeared in Buffalo from the late 19th through late 20th century. The bulk of the collection is photos personally collected by Marian De Forest, Mai Davis Smith, and Zorah Berry, circa 1900 to 1950. These images are not digitized or online and are available only in the Grosvenor Room at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library.
Erie County Poorhouse Records, 1861-1952
The records in this collection are ledgers of intake registers (adults/families 1861-1864, 1871-1889, 1908-1923, children “bound out”/adopted 1864-1868) and death registers (1897-1952). This is a detailed guide to the collection at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library.