Bloody battle near Niagara
Full text of the broadside from 1814 about the Battle of Lundy's Lane
Public
History of the American troops, during the late war, under the command of Colonels Fenton and Campbell, giving an account of the crossing of the lake from Erie to Long Point
Full text of the book from 1830
Papers relating to the war of 1812 on the Niagara frontier
By Frank Severance, 1896. Online in full text.
Facts relative to the campaign on the Niagara in 1814
By E.W. Ripley, Boston, MA, 1815. Online in full text.
Larkin Company "Ourselves"
The in-house periodical of the Larkin Company. A few volumes are online.
Buffalo State Hospital Annual Reports, 1916-1917
Annual report of the Board of Visitors of the Buffalo Psychiatric Center to the Department of Mental Hygiene, 1909-1917
Buffalo Live Wire / Niagara Area
The journal of the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce from the 1910s and '20s. Well illustrated with shops, factories, and businesses that are for the most part no longer there. Online at Hathi Trust.
Erie County Surrogate's Court
This court houses all wills & estate papers filed in Erie County since 1800.
Buffalo Live Wire / Niagara Area
The journal of the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce from the 1910s and '20s. Well illustrated with shops, factories, and businesses that are for the most part no longer there. Online at Google Books.
How to Flatten Folded or Rolled Paper Documents
Advice from the National Park Service
Records of War of 1812 Cemetery, Cheektowaga, NY
Names of 204 men buried here
New York Marriages, 1908-1935
Presently includes Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Genesee, Orleans, and Allegany counties, but not Erie.
Western New York Directory of Women's Organizations
Buffalo Central Terminal Scrapbook
This Buffalo & Erie County Public Library scrapbook is now fully digitized. It contains mounted, local, newspaper clippings about the Central Railroad Terminal in Buffalo, New York, from 1929-1931. The Terminal opened on June 22, 1929.
New York Wills, 1626-1836
Free searchable database from AmericanAncestors.org
Motion Picture Film Preservation
A thorough guide to organizations, techniques, etc.
How to Preserve a Historic Building
Advice on assessing, restoring, funding, etc. from the National Trust for Historic Preservation
War of 1812 bicentennial: A guide to online information resources
By Susan M. Frey, originally published in College & Research Libraries News, vol. 73 no. 1 24-57, January 2012
Richardson-Olmsted Complex
Documents from the organization charged with the restoration of H.H. Richardson's Buffalo State Hospital. This page includes a link to the Historic Structures Report.
Urban Barns: A Slide Show
Barn restoration expert Vincent Kuntz features a variety of urban barns in Buffalo, NY, some with before-and-after photos
Parkside Community Association
Has some material online about important buildings in the neighborhood
Historic Bridges of Erie County
A list with addresses, status, and dates
Johnson Park Restoration Fund
Dedicated to the preservation and revitalization of Historic Johnson Park (Buffalo's First Park) and the West Village of Buffalo
Rediscovering the Architecture of Esenwein & Johnson
Based on the 2006 exhibit at the Buffalo History Museum
Allentown Association
Has photos of every house in the Allentown historic district.
Western New York Movie Theatres & Drive-Ins
A list of extant theaters in Buffalo & Rochester
Historic Resources Intensive Level Surveys
House-by-house inventories of three neighborhoods in Buffalo, brought to you by the City of Buffalo Office of Strategic Planning.
WPA Film Library
Has 47 clips of vintage Buffalo scenes including the Broadway Market, the East Side, and Prohibition, but they are not digitized. You may need to place an order to get them digitized for your project.
NBC Universal Archive
Search on 'Buffalo, NY' and you'll get over 1000 hits
Buffalo Ku Klux Klan Membership List
This membership list formed the basis of Shawn Lay's in-depth study of Buffalo's Klan experience, Hooded Knights on the Niagara, which is readily available from booksellers and at local libraries.