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Jun 1, 2004 7:37 am
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If anyone is interested, There will be an Educational program that will be given at the Cheektowaga Historical Society on Sunday, June 6th from 10 AM until 5 ...
Chuck, Thanks for the link to the Belt line Stations..my husbands company is one of the tenants in the Larkin Building on Exchange.I know from the pictures in...
Hey everyone. ;) I came across this group searching through some sites featuring vintage photographs of Buffalo and various construction stages of the city....
... Wow--a Buffalo thing I haven't heard of. Can you elaborate? What are "the slants?" ... Well, sure. There will be nothing on X online if no one has put ...
Are you referring to the slanted "walls" along certain parts of Caz Creek? I grew up in South Buffalo too and I'm just curious. Lynn ... From: Inigo Montoya ...
Lynn
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Jun 2, 2004 12:34 am
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Alas, what I meant was, eventually if you dig hard enough (especially in the webverse) you can find what you are looking for through finding what you aren't...
I will talk to my aunt who lived in that neighborhood from the mid 50's til the late 70's and see if she remembers. My father's mother and father lived on...
Hi, gang, This might be slightly off-topic, but for local or expatriate history buffs, this could be a great job. ... ===== Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode...
Hi, gang, Google and OCLC, the colossal private library database, appear to have partnered for a pilot project that allows users to get WorldCat results along...
Thanks for the information :). My grandmother also said she recalls the extensions being done about 15 years ago. I'd really like to see what the area looked...
Back in the early days (possibly before 1940s) there were ragmen who went around the neighborhoods collecting rags for a small price. The question is - what...
I'm too young to remember ragmen but I can tell you but my guess is paper. Before people figured out how process wood pulp into paper, it was for centuries...
I remember the rag man working on Fillmore Ave. with a horse-drawn cart around 1953-56. My aunt lived on Lark Street at the time, and we'd take walks on...
Dennis J. Winkelsas
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Jun 4, 2004 1:39 am
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http://www.landmark-niagara.org/sched/sched.html June - September architecture tours & talks calendars - Chuck...
In the 1950's horse drawn wagons with paper and rags were collected and put into a barn on Adams Street on the east side of Buffalo. I was single digits at...
Never heard of this program, but then I don't have cable and maybe they aren't broadcasting in the Buffalo market yet. They are clearly interested in local...
Awhile back i read in the Buffalo News that they were having bus tours , visiting the the local churchs . It appeared to have turned into a big success .. Well...
Bet that tour and lots of others will be found here: http://www.landmark-niagara.org/sched/sched.html ... ===== Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo...
The Warren and Polly Hull House on Genesee St (Near Ransom Rd. in Lancaster is open for tours. Saturday & Sundays, 12 - 4 PM during the months of June, July...
In honor of tomorrow's gay Pride march, a short article about gay history in Buffalo. See: http://www.pridebuffalo.org/gay_history.htm Buffalo is also home to...
It's official! Indexes to NY state births, marriages, and deaths can be used at the Central Library, as per this page from the NY State Archives. They are on...
Does anyone know of any soap companies in Buffalo in early 1900's? I know there would have been Larkin, but any others? I found my Grandfather in the 1910...
If you're in the Buffalo area, visit the Central Library and use the Buffalo city directories. Look up Soap in the back section. There was also Lautz's Soap. ...
Of possible interest. It's a great cruise. If I didn't have to work that day, I'd be there. ... Celebrate this Independence Day Weekend in style with the ...
Of possible interest... ... http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 ... ===== Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com ...
Of possible interest... ... ===== Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com http://www.buffaloresearch.com/ "My heart is moved by all I cannot save:...
I'm pleased to announce a new exhibit in the Parish Hall of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo -- the second in our Centennial Series -- called "The...
Living on Bird Ave. as a kid, our Soldiers Place neighbors were named Madigan, Wright, and Forbes. Their houses were big, so I think it's likely that they were...