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Dunkirk's Visionary Locomotive Man: Horatio Gates Brooks

We take a look at the man and machines that made Dunkirk a major player in America’s railroads.

Miss Lend Lease: One-Of-A-Kind Warplane Continues to Share its Secrets

Over 15 years after we first shared the story of this amazing artifact, its story continues to evolve.

Clescent Krueger: Pioneering Female Arc Welder

The 80th anniversary of the end of World War II provides a perfect opportunity to spotlight this Home Front pioneer.

Herbert O. Fisher: Tonawanda’s Aviator Extraordinaire

Tonawanda native Herbert O. Fisher was one of the greatest test pilots of the mid-20th century—yet few have heard of him.

Endnotes: For Whom the Bell Tolls

We mark the passing of an aviation landmark.

The Long Road to Suburbia: The North Bailey Meadows Subdivision

Part of the post-war Amherst building boom, the roots of this neighborhood began decades earlier.

When is an Indian Reservation Not an Indian Reservation?

We revisit the New York Power Authority's legal wrangling to confiscate a portion of the Tuscarora Nation in the early 1960s.

Endnotes: Pioneering "Snow-tographer"

Nearly a century and a half ago, Wilson Bentley captured the first microphotograph of a snowflake. Today, his pioneering collection resides in a Buffalo institution.

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