War of 1812 Manuscripts
A list of letters, diaries, and other primary sources in the collection of the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
Public
War of 1812 - Digital Collections from Niagara Falls, Ontario
Websites, chronologies, and resources from Canada
Records of War of 1812 Cemetery, Cheektowaga, NY
Located on the south side of Aero Road, west of Youngs Road, between Transit Road and Wehrle Drive, Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York. Also known as the Creek Road / Garrison Road Cemetery.
Papers Relating to the Burning of Buffalo, and to the Niagara Frontier Prior to and During the War of 1812
Originally published by the Buffalo Historical Society, 1906. Online in full text.
Town of Lancaster, Erie, New York, Enlistments of 1812
Names of those who served.
NY in the War of 1812: Index of Claims
Names of soldiers and possibly civilians who were compensated for equipment or losses. Originally published by the New York Adjutant General's Office, Albany, NY, 1880
Records of Collins Center Cemetery, Collins, NY
Contributed by Irvine Gaffney, Town of Collins Historian.
Records of Pine Grove Cemetery, Collins, NY
Located on Zoar Road at the corner of Vail. Contributed by Irvine Gaffney, Town of Collins Historian.
Records of Buffalo Street Presbyterian Cemetery, Gowanda, NY
This cemetery was located across from McDonald's (on the north side of the street) on Buffalo Street in Gowanda, NY. At some point in the past, the cemetery was plowed over and the stones discarded.
Records of Harris Cemetery, Collins, NY
The Harris Cemetery is located on south Jennings Road, near Conger and is a Quaker cemetery. It was noted in an article by "Alnorca" in 1933. The cemetery is now abandoned.
Records of Marshfield Methodist Cemetery, North Collins, NY
Courtesy of Georgianne Bowman, North Collins Historian.
Records of Irish-Cook-Shaw Cemetery, Collins, NY
Source unknown.
Records of Eden Valley Cemetery, Eden, NY
Provided by Dorothea Hickman Meyer, Town of Eden Historian.
Records of Dittman Cemetery, North Collins, NY
Source unknown.
Records of Marshfield Burying Ground, North Collins, NY
Located southeast of the intersection of Route 75 (Sisson Highway) and Marshfield Road, North Collins, NY
Records of Marshfield Burying Ground, North Collins, NY
Purchasers of plots at the abandoned cemetery on Route 75 (Sisson Highway) near Marshfield Road (slightly south and up a hill), North Collins.
Records of St. Jacob's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Eden, NY
Provided by Dorothea Hickman Meyer, Town of Eden Historian.
Records of Grabau/St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Eden, NY
Provided by Dorothea Hickman Meyer, Town of Eden Historian.
Records of Evans Center Cemetery, Angola, NY
Source unknown.
Records of Jerusalem/East Evans Cemetery, Evans, NY
Source unknown.
Records of Brant Cemetery, Brant, NY
The Brant Cemetery is located on It is located West of the main burial grounds. The cemetery is well kept but, due to age, some stones are becoming illegible and a few are broken. Located on the grounds to the rear of the tool shed is an area of unmarked graves, consisting of infants, children of farm laborers and adults who were either unidentified or could not afford the cost of a lot.
Records of Shaw Cemetery, Brant, NY
The Shaw Cemetery is located on the Milestrip Road, one-half mile West from the intersection of Route 323 and Milestrip. Although there were many more stones at the turn of the century there are only five at the present time, which is the same number recorded in 1934.
Records of Abandoned Cemetery, Farnham, NY
This cemetery contains but five stones and was overgrown with trees and weeds until 1968 when the area was cleared. It is located about one mile north of the intersection of Route 249 and Route 5 in Farnham on the east side of the highway next to the Catholic Cemetery.
Records of Huson Cemetery, Brant, NY
The first recorded burial is 1828 and the last 1962.
Records of Forest Avenue Cemetery, Angola, NY
Source unknown
By Way of Canada: U.S. Records of Immigration Across the U.S.-Canadian Border, 1895-1954 (St. Albans Lists)
The National Archives explains what the St. Albans Lists are and why there probably isn't a record of your ancestor entering Buffalo from Canada before 1895.
Leaders of the Pan-American Exposition Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery
A list of almost 50 names
Hotels at the Pan American Exposition
A list copied from a Pan American Exposition guidebook
Official Handbook of Architecture and Sculpture and Art Catalogue to the Pan-American Exposition
The full text of the book by David Gray in PDF
Official Views of Pan-American Exposition
Full text of the picture book by official Pan-American photographer C.D. Arnold, 1901