Western New York Heritage

  • 2024

    Winter 2024 Issue

    Endnotes: Show Business Shows Snow Business

    National media coverage of Western New York's epic snowstorms are nothing new.
    The Buffalo All Stars: New York State’s First Women’s Professional Football Team

    Part II of this story continues with the inaugural season of this pioneering Western New York team.
    "Memorable in the Annals of the United States” The Curious Case of General Alexander Smyth, 1812

    A celebrated War of 1812 historian takes a look at one of America’s most. . . colorful. . . early generals.
    The Strongest Married Couple on the Planet

    A fond look at the life and athletic accomplishments of Chautauqua County’s Don and Cindy Reinhoudt.
    The Old Photo Album: Artistic Practicality—A Gallery of Climax Basket Labels

    A colorful-- and practical--gallery of basket labels from the Chautauqua Grape Belt
    Sloan Wilson: Buffalo’s Own Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

    An examination of Wilson’s time in Buffalo, composing his best-selling novel.
    My Wife and My Life: Buffalo’s Julius Francis and Abraham Lincoln

    Why did a Buffalo druggist embark on a life-long quest to honor our 16th president?
    From the Gift Shop
    North Park Theatre

    Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this photography book showing the end result of the restoration of the Art Nouveau murals in the North Park Theatre.
    The Ice Must Flow

    Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this unique collection of the most intense & beautiful winter icescapes-captured during the incredible winter months of 2019.
    More by these Authors
    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.
    The Indianapolis Clowns: The Buffalo Years—Part One

    Behind the comedic antics, this team played some serious baseball and featured some pioneering personnel.
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