Lewiston Museum
The Lewiston Museum is the site of the original St. Paul's Episcopal Church, an important Underground Railroad site. Built in 1835, the first rector of this historic church was the Reverend Rufus...
View ArticleRailroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier
The Railroad Museum of the Niagara Frontier is located in the 1922-built Erie Railroad freight depot in North Tonawanda, New York. Operated by the Niagara Frontier Chapter of the National Railroad...
View ArticleLiberty Excursions - Historic Wooden Schooner Boat Rides
Liberty Excursions, located in Olcott, NY, is pleased to present you an opportunity to sail aboard a shrinking piece of American history. As one of the few remaining wooden schooners to be found,...
View ArticleErie Canal Discovery Center
The Erie Canal Discovery Center is a new state-of-the-art interpretive center for the Erie Canal, and particularly the role that Lockport, NY played in the history of the Erie Canal.The Erie Canal...
View ArticleThe Original American Kazoo Company
The original American Kazoo Company was established in 1916 and is now the only metal kazoo factory in the world. The museum highlights history, amusing trivia, and shows step by step the way kazoos...
View ArticleIrish Famine Memorial
From the mid-to late-19th Century, the Buffalo Waterfront became one of the world's largest inland immigration ports. Many immigrants from Ireland sailed across the Atlantic and continued their journey...
View ArticleSymposium - 1812: A War of Many Faces - Old Fort Niagara - June 10 - June 12,...
Old Fort Niagara will host a special Symposium entitled 1812: A War of Many Faces on June 10-12, 2011. The three-day event, underwritten by the New York Council for the Humanities, will bring six top...
View ArticleNorth Tonawanda History Museum
The mission of the North Tonawanda History Museum is to assemble, preserve, protect, and exhibit collections pertaining to the history of North Tonawanda, its people and community life, focusing...
View ArticleNiagara County Historical Society
The Niagara County Historical Society Complex presents a glimpse of area life in Niagara County over the last 175 years. The Outwater Memorial Building, 215 Niagara Street, Lockport, NY, is the...
View ArticleBertie Hall - Mildred M. Mahoney Doll House Gallery
For a time, Bertie Hall was the third stop on the Underground Railroad, which led slaves to Freedom in the Canadian north. Slaves would cross the Niagara River under the cover of darkness, and once on...
View ArticleFort Erie Historical Museum
This museum is housed in the 1874 Bertie Township Hall. It houses exhibits including an 11,000 year old archaeology collection; the Battle of Ridgeway and the Fenian Raids; Hometown Sacrifices - Fort...
View Article2012 Party on the Portico series - BECHS - August 17
Join us for the Party on the Portico! The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society will kick off its seventh annual Party on the Portico summer happy hour series on Friday, June 15 from 5:30 p.m. to...
View ArticleWilloughby Historical Museum
At the intersection of Weaver Road and the Niagara Parkway, 3 miles south of Chippewa, you will discover the history of a former township. Willoughby and Chippewa community treasures are preserved and...
View ArticleBuffalo's Bethune: America's First Professional Woman Architect - BECHS
The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society presents “Buffalo's Bethune: America's First Professional Woman Architect,” focusing on the life of Louise Blanchard Bethune. Bethune's most famous...
View ArticleGrossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body - Buffalo Museum of...
Explore why your body produces mushy, oozy, crusty, scaly and stinky gunk at Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body. Based on the bestselling book, GROSSOLOGY, by Sylvia Branzei, this...
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