Documentary Heritage and Preservation Services for New York
DHPSNY’s webinars are a great alternative to face-to-face workshops. Presented free of charge, DHPSNY’s programs address the needs of professionals and volunteers at institutions that manage unique library research materials and historical records, including libraries, archives, and museums.
In 1797, during negotiations with land speculators eager to acquire vast acreage in Western New York, Haudenosaunee people reserved 11 territories for themselves. One of these reservations was Buffalo Creek.
New York vital records timeline: Key dates that impact your research
Where do you find your ancestors New York birth, marriage, or death certificate? You will be able to better answer this question if you have an understanding of how vital record keeping has evolved throughout the history of New York State.
Presidential Protection during the Progressive Era: The Aftermath of the McKinley Assassination
Richard B. Sherman, Presidential Protection during the Progressive Era: The Aftermath of the McKinley Assassination, The Historian, Vol. 46, No. 1 (NOVEMBER, 1983), pp. 1-20
Like Crabs in a Barrel: Economy, History and Redevelopment in Buffalo, 2005
When one hears laments about the state of Buffalo's economy—and one does hear such laments quite often these days—that economy is usually measured against an assertedly normal or healthy economy,...
Full documentation of every surviving Buffalo grain elevator, with company histories & photos. Photo(s): 39 | Measured Drawing(s): 1 | Data Page(s): 107 | Photo Caption Page(s): 3