Pan American Exposition, 1901 Buffalo
"Do the Pan" the way 1901 visitors did. Through their words and pictures, see what they saw. Bring the child in you to the sunset hour when the "Rainbow City" became the "City of Light."
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AddALL Used and Out of Print Book Search
One single search engine for mutliple providers of used, rare. and out-of-print books. Use it to research the value of your old books or find titles you've always wanted.
FultonHistory.com
Offers thousands of free searchable, scanned newspapers from upstate and western New York, including some Buffalo newspapers.
Buffalo News Death Notices
A searchable archive dating back to Sept. 11, 1987. Therer is a nominal charge to get the full text of the death notice.
Google Classic
Imagine requesting and receiving your Google search results by U.S. Mail. Happy April Fool's Day!
Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
The best guide we know of for determining if a work is still protected by copyright.
Frank Lloyd Wright in Buffalo, NY: A Bibliography
America's most notable architect designed seven buildings for Buffalo, more than any other city on Earth except Chicago. Today, six survive. Listed here are items about Wright in general and his Buffalo works in particular. All are in the collection of the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society. Omitted are newspaper clippings, articles, and photographs.
Larkin Company, Buffalo, NY: A Bibliography
Founded by John D. Larkin in 1875, the Larkin Company started out as a soap factory and became a mail-order house to rival Sears & Roebuck, selling furniture, china, groceries, paint, wallpaper, and dry goods. Largely defunct by the end of the Great Depression, Larkin is best remembered today for hiring a young Frank Lloyd Wright to design its Administration Building, an architectural landmark that was demolished in 1950. Featured here are books, theses, dissertations, manuscripts, company records, and similar print sources on the company and its subsidiaries in the collection of the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society.
Frederick Law Olmsted in Buffalo, NY: A Bibliography
Buffalo is home to Frederick Law Olmsted's first park system, an integrated network of parks and parkways. Listed here are items by and about Olmsted in general, and about our region's Olmsted legacy in particular. All are in the collection of The Buffalo History Museum.
Green & Wicks, Buffalo Architects: A Bibliography
Buffalo's most notable architectural firm, Green & Wicks (later E.B. Green & Son), was founded in 1881. They designed over 350 works throughout the Northeast, with a concentration of about 200 houses, banks, office buildings, churches, and public buildings in Buffalo, NY. The firm went through several changes in name and personnel and was called James, Meadow & Howard at the time it folded in 1974. This is a list of published works about the firm.
TBHM at WorldCat
Lists of books & print materials in the collection of The Buffalo History Museum on the Pan American Exposition, Larkin Company, War of 1812, Grain Elevators, and other popular topics or frequently-researched subjects
Libraries in Western New York
A colossal directory of all kinds of libraries in Buffalo, Erie County, and Western New York
Buffalo Architecture and History
A colossal, encyclopedic guide to great buildings, large and small, in Buffalo, NY
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TBHM at NewYorkHeritage.org
Check out our pictures of Crystal Beach; War of 1812 letters, drawings, and documents; and Family Address Books from the turn of the 20th century.
TBHM at Flickr
Pictures of our building and grounds, contributions welcome!
Architectural Drawings, Plans & Records
Records from a few local architectural firms survive in the collection of the Buffalo History Museum. This page lists those records, which are not digitized or online and must be viewed in person.
New York Times
Most of the New York Times archive is online for free. Be sure to change to drop-down menu to NYT 1851-1980 or you won't get the old stuff. The New York Times used to pay a lot of attention to Buffalo, so they make up for the lack of digitized Buffalo newspapers from from this period.
Internet Archive: Texts
Thousands of scanned, digitized full-text books. We're not attorneys, but we believe that they are all in the public domain.
Google Books
Thousands of full-text books, plus thousands more with partial view.
WorldCat
One big free searchable catalog of 1 billion books, magazines, newspapers, periodicals, videos, manuscripts, and more, housed offline and undigitized in the world's libraries
Erie County Government: Directory of Public Officials
Use this directory to find City, Town, and Village clerks in Erie County, NY. Vital records are stored in town & village clerk's offices.
Dates of First Vital Records for the Towns & Villages of Erie County
Shows when each town and village in Erie County, NY began keeping birth (B), marriage (M), and death (D) records
Erie County Newspapers on Microfilm
A list of all surviving newspapers published in Erie County, NY and the many libraries who own them. Part of the New York State Newspaper Project, brought to you by the New York State Library.
Buffalo Landmarks
Brought to you by Chuck LaChiusa of the Buffalo Architecture & History website. A list of officially designated buildings and neighborhoods in Buffalo, NY. The Historical Society plays no role in official landmark designations. That responsibility lies with the City of Buffalo Preservation Board.