Book of old records, 1808-1819, in the Surrogate's Office, City Hall, Buffalo
This book is offline and can be found in two Buffalo libraries.
Public
Personal name index to Der Weltburger, 1838, 1845-1848. (Book, 1991)
This index is offline and is available only through The Buffalo History Museum
Plan Library: Digitized versions of Buffalo, Erie County & WNY city plans
The plans are in PDF and organized in tabs by category, and within those tabs by year. Click a link to get a brief summary and the link to download the plan.
Newspaper archives reveal major gaps in digital age: Newspaper Research Journal
In-depth interviews about the archiving practices at nine legacy newspapers and one born-digital publication reveal that legacy newspapers maintain archives of their print editions in paper, microfilm and PDF versions. Archiving of Web-only content and multimedia elements, however, is spotty or nonexistent. The public has limited or no access to digital photo and graphic archives at most newspapers.
1901 Buffalo - Collectibles
Pictures and brief descriptions of about 300 collectibles sold at the Exposition
Fugitive slave fights for a family's freedom | WBFO
William Wells Brown & Buffalo's African-Americans help free a family from being kidnapped back into slavery.
House History at The Buffalo History Museum
An online Powerpoint tutorial about researching your house (or any other building) at The Buffalo history Museum
Manifests of alien arrivals at Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagara Falls & Rochester, 1902-1956
Names of people who crossed into the US from Canada at these cities
Corporation & Business Entity Database
Brought to you by the NY State Division of Corporations. Non-profit organizations are searchable here as well as for-profit. What you find out is the date that incorporation papers were filed.
New York, Governor's Registers of Commitments to Prisons, 1842-1908
Includes Erie County Penitentiary commitment registers from 1883-1908. The registers are keyword searchable and list convict names, crime, name of judge, county where the convict was arrested, date of sentence, date received at the penitentiary and length of incarceration.
New York, Discharges of Convicts, 1882-1915
The registers include the name of the convict, county, crime, court, judge, date of sentencing, date received in prison, sentence, commutation earned, and discharge date. In some cases, you'll find correspondence regarding commutations as well.
Pan-American Exposition Exhibit | Video | C-SPAN.org
Buffalo History Museum Executive Director Melissa Brown shows off some Pan-American artifacts
Assassination of President McKinley | Video | C-SPAN.org
Buffalo History Museum Executive Director Melissa Brown tshows off some assassination artifacts
Grover Cleveland's Life in Buffalo | Video | C-SPAN.org
Buffalo History Museum Executive Director Melissa Brown shows off some Grover Cleveland artifacts
1990-Present Proceedings of the Common Council of the city of Buffalo
Searchable online at the City of Buffalo website
Anti-Slavery and Abolitionist Newspapers at St. John Fisher College
The North Star (8), Frederick Douglass' Paper (113) Douglass Monthly (7). The Liberator (29), African Repository and Colonial Journal (5), The Anti-Slavery Record (9), The New National Era (27), The Emancipator , National Freedman (1), National Anti-Slavery Standard (144), Radical Abolitionist (17), American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Reporter (1), Christian Investigator (3)
Niagara Falls Underground Railroad
The Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Area celebrates, interprets, and preserves the wealth of places and stories associated with the Underground Railroad found within the City of Niagara Falls and the surrounding region.
Fortieth Annual Report of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, Buffalo, NY 1908
Western New York Stories: The Blog of The Buffalo History Museum
Stories from the collection, upcoming events, historical essays
Report of the Secretary of the Navy: With an Appendix, Containing Bureau Reports, Etc
Includes Dr. Preston Rixey's detailed report on the President's medical care after he was shot
Elephind.com: Search the world's historic newspaper archives
A search engine that drills into free online newspaper archives from around the world
Digitizing Books on the Cheap and Easy | Thomas Park
Options for scanning your books
Famine Irish Passenger Index, 1846-1851 — FamilySearch.org
Records for passengers who arrived at the Port of New York during the Irish Famine 1846-1851. Created by the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Center for Immigration Research. Searchable by name.
Italians to America Index, 1855-1900 — FamilySearch.org
Data files relating to the immigration of Italians to the United States for arrivals 1855-1900. Created by the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Center for Immigration Research. Searchable by name.
Germans to America Index, 1850-1897 — FamilySearch.org
Data files relating to the immigration of Germans to the United States for arrivals 1850-1897. Created by the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Center for Immigration Research. Searchable by name.
Niagara Journal Archives, 1815-1819
The Buffalo Gazette, later known as the Niagara Journal, was Buffalo's first newspaper. GenealogyBank.com has a few years searchable here. You'll be prompted to sign up for a trial or paid membership.
Lincoln Memorial Collection
Abraham Lincoln artifacts collected by Julius Francis and donated to us, as described in a pamphlet published in 1887
Buffalo History Museum on TripAdvisor
Rare Book Hub - Rare Book Sales Records
Auctions & other transactions are searchable by paying members
Buffalo District Technical Library of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The Buffalo District Technical Library seeks to enhance our knowledge base. This includes completed and ongoing projects, guidance for various branches of engineering, and historical materials pertinent to our region. We are a steward for over 12,000 books and reports, 16,000 maps and drawings, and a large and growing digital collection.