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Buffalo Fire Historical Society 1850 William St. Buffalo, NY 14206 716-892-8400 [email protected]
Chautauqua County Historical Society Civil War and Reconstruction Village Park, PO Box 37 Westfield, NY 14787 716-326-2977 http://www.mcclurgmuseum.org [email protected]
Lancaster Historical Society 40 Clark St. Lancaster, NY 14086 716-681-7719 Karl Schurkus, President http://www.erie.gov/lancaster/index.asp Email address: Not available
LeRoy Historical Society/Jell-O Museum Civil War and Jell-O 23 East Main St. LeRoy, NY 14482 585-768-7433 http://www.jellomuseum.com [email protected]
Marilla Historical Society Blacksmithing, Civil War, General Store PO Box 36 Marilla, NY 14102 716-652-2410 716-652-1827 Hubert Kutter, Town Historian [email protected]
Niagara County Historical Society Civil War, Erie Canal, 19th Century 215 Niagara St. Lockport, NY 14094 716-434-7433 Melissa Dunlap, Director www.niagara-county.org/historical _society [email protected]
Orchard Park Historical Society Native Americans, Medical History, Quakers Jolls House Museum 12 Breezeway Dr. Orchard Park, NY 14127 http://www.orchardparkchamber.com/region.php Email address: Not available
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Sheridan Historical Society Shipwrecks Sheridan Town Hall Sheridan, NY 14135 [email protected]
Concord Historical Society Great Auto Race of 1908, Novocain invented, Coach“Pop” Warner Warner Museum PO Box 425 Concord, NY 14141 716-592-2097 [email protected]
Village of Williamsville Historical Society Historical Sites, 19th/20th Century 5658 Main St. Williamsville, NY 14221 716-626-4406 Mary Lowther [email protected]
Elma Historical Society/Museum 3011 Bowen Rd. PO Box 84 Elma, NY 14059 716-655-0046 Janet Hegedus http://www.elmanewyork.com/historian.php Email address: Not available
Olean Historical & Pres. Society Schools, 19th Century 302 Laurens St. Olean, NY 14760 716-376-5642 Anne Walsh (Historian) [email protected]
Historical Club of the Tonawanda Reservation Native Americans PO Box 516 Bason, NY 14013 716-542-4360 Terry Abrams [email protected]
Fireman’s Memorial Exhibit Center Firefighting, Fire Equipment 4141 Seneca St. West Seneca, NY 14224 716-712-0413 http://www.fmecwny.org Email address: Not available
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Town of Clarence Historical Society Asa Ransom, Wilson Greatbatch, Bicentennial 10465 Main St. Clarence, NY 14031 716-759-8575/6170 Mark Woodward [email protected]
Grand Island Historical Society Grover Cleveland, Niagara River, Bridges, Pioneer Settlers PO Box 135 Grand Island, NY 14072 Dorothy Bascom/Veronica Conner/Andrea Switzer/Curt Nestark http://www.islegrande.com/gihist.htm [email protected]
Tonawanda-Kenmore Historical Society Erie Canal, Aviation 100 Knoche Rd. Tonawanda, NY 14150-6820 John Percy (Historian) http://www.tonawanda.ny.us/history/ [email protected] [email protected]
Gowanda Area Historical Society Tanners, Civil War, 19th Century PO Box 372 Gowanda, NY 14070 716-532-4064 Phil Palen [email protected]
Lower Lakes Marine Historical Society Waterfront, Shipbuilding, Great Lakes 66 Erie St. Buffalo, NY 14202 716-849-0914 Michael McCarthy http://www.llmhs.org [email protected]
Newfane Historical Society Van Horn Mansion, PO Box 115 Newfane, NY 14108-0115 716-778-7197 [email protected]
Town of Porter Historical Society 240 Lockport St. Youngstown, NY 14174 716-745-1271 http://www.niagaracounty.org/towns_histor/societies.htm [email protected]
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Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society Pan-American, 19th Century Life 25 Nottingham Ct. Buffalo, NY 14216-3199 716-873-9644 Cynthia VanNess [email protected]
East Aurora Historical Society Millard Fillmore, Elbert Hubbard, Roycroft Movement PO Box 472 East Aurora, NY 14052 [email protected]
HOSPITALS
Kaleida Health System Civil War, 19th Century Medicine, Nursing 100 High St. Buffalo, NY 14203 716-859-2878 Diane Schwartz, Library Director [email protected]
Hemophilia Center of WNY, Inc. Adult Unit: Erie County Medical Center 462 Grider St., 5th Floor Buffalo, NY 14215 716-896-2470 Rosemary Holmberg www.wnyhemophilia.com [email protected]
Roswell Park Cancer Institute Dr. Roswell Park, 19th /20th Century Medicine Elm & Carlton St. Buffalo, NY 14263 716-845-8825 Nancy Cunningham, Library Director [email protected]
Sisters of Charity Hospital Mental Health, Nursing, 19th Century Medicine 2157 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214 716-862-1320 Sister Mary Grace [email protected]
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center 621 10th St. Niagara Falls, NY 14302 716-278-4365 Karen Franco [email protected]
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COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Robert L. Brown History of Medicine Collection 19th/20th Century Medicine Health Sciences Library, Abbott Hall University of Buffalo 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214 716-829-3900 x136 Fax: 716-829-2211 Linda Lohr, Manager [email protected]
E. H. Butler Library Courier Express, Polish (Fronczak) Collection, Hank Nuwer State University College at Buffalo 1300 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14222-1095 716-878-6308 Daniel DiLandro http://buffalostate.edu/library/archives [email protected]
Canisius College Education Bouwhuis Library/Archives 2001 Main St. Buffalo,NY 14208 716-888-2916 Fax: 716-888-2887 Kathleen Delaney [email protected]
Daemen College – Marian Library Education, Women 4380 Main St. Amherst, NY 14226-3592 716-839-8243 http://www.daemen.edu [email protected]
Erie Community College/North Education Library Resources Center 6205 Main St Williamsville, NY 14221 716-851-1278 Katherine Hill http://www.ecc.edu [email protected]
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Medaille College Education 18 Agassiz Circle Buffalo, NY 14214 716-880-2167 N. Millard http://www.medaille.edu [email protected]
Niagara University Library Education, Buffalo History Lewiston Rd. Niagara University, NY 14109 716-286-8001 Dave Schoen, Library Director http://www.niagara.edu [email protected]
St. Bonaventure University Education, R. Lax, R. Merton, Baseball Friedsam Memorial Library St. Bonaventure, NY 14778 716-375-2322 Dennis Frank http://www.sbu.edu/friedsan/archives/index.html [email protected]
Reed Library Holland Land Co., Stefan Zweig, Native Americans State University of New York College at Fredonia Fredonia, NY 14063 716-673-3183 Jeremy Linden http://www.fredonia.edu/library/speccoll/information.html [email protected]
University Archives 420 Capen Hall SUNY at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 14260 716-636-2916 http://www.buffalo.edu/archives/ [email protected]
Niagara Community College 3111 Saunders Settlement Rd. Sanborn, NY 14132 716-614-6780 Karen Ferington http://www.niagaracc.suny.edu [email protected]
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Trocaire College Nursing Rachel R. Savarino Library/Archives 360 Choate Avenue Buffalo, NY 14220 716-827-2436 Fax: 716-828-6102 Mark Bialkowski http://www.trocaire.edu [email protected]
Villa Maria College Archives 240 Pine Ridge Rd. Cheektowaga, NY 14225 716-961-1807 (M-F a.m.) Sr. Anita Benecki, CSSF http://www.villa.edu [email protected]
Fronczak Collection Polish, Health, Culture Butler Library/Archives, BL 111B Buffalo State College 1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY 14222-1095 716-878-6208 Wanda M. Slawinska, Curator http://www.buffalostate.edu/library/archives/collections/fronczak.htm [email protected]
Monroe Fordham Regional History Center African-Americans, Religion, Civil Rights Buffalo State College 1300 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY 14222-1095 J. Richardson http://www.buffalostate.edu/history [email protected]
MUSEUM SITES
Pedaling History Cycling, Women, African-Americans Bicycle Museum 3943 No. Buffalo Rd. Orchard Park, NY 14127-1841 716-662-3853 Carl/Clarice Burgwardt http://www.pedalinghistory.com [email protected]
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REVISED 4:17 PM, 9/26/07 Autos, Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture, 19th Century The Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum 263 Michigan Ave. @ 201 Seneca St Buffalo, NY 14203 716-853-0084 MarAnn Sandoro [email protected]
Buffalo Museum of Science Natural Environment, Science, Women 1020 Humboldt Parkway Buffalo, NY 14211-1293 716-896-5200 x321 Jean Linn www.sciencebuff.org [email protected]
Castellani Art Museum Folk Art, Underground Railroad Niagara University PO Box 1938 Main Campus Niagara, NY 14109-1938 Kate Koperski http://www.niagara.edu/cam [email protected]
Old Fort Niagara Assoc., Inc. Military, Native Americans, 18th Century PO Box 169 Youngstown, NY 14174-0169 716-745-7611 Jerry Brubaker, Robert Emerson http://oldfortniagara.org/ [email protected]
Nash House Civil Rights, Underground Railroad 36 Nash St. Buffalo, NY 716-282-1028 George Arthur/Kevin Cottrell [email protected]
Elbert Hubbard Roycroft Museum Arts & Crafts, Women, “A Message to Garcia” 363 Oakwood Ave. East Aurora, NY 14052 http://www.roycrofter.com Email address: Not available
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Amherst Museum 19th century, Women, Erie Canal Niederlander Library/Archives 3755 Tonawanda Creek Rd. Amherst, NY 14228 716-689-1440 Toni Ann Scime, Librarian http://www.amherstmuseum.org [email protected]
Fenton History Center Civil War, 19th Century, NY History 67 Washington St. Jamestown, NY 14701 716-664-6256 Joni Blackman, Karen Livsey http://www.fentonhistorycenter.org [email protected]
Herschell Carousel Factory Museum Early Amusement, Handcraft 180 Thompson St. North Tonawanda, NY 14120 716-693-1885 http://www.carouselmuseum.org [email protected]
Lewiston Historical Museum Underground Railroad, 19th Century 469 Plain St. Lewiston, NY 14092 Dr. Judy Kohl http://www.historiclewiston.org
Buffalo Naval & Military Park World War II, Polish, Afro-American One Naval Park Cove Buffalo, NY 14202 716-847-1773 http://www.buffalonavalpark.org [email protected]
Arcade & Attica Railroad Rail History 278 Main St. Arcade, NY 14009 585-492-3100 http://www.anarr.com/ Email address: Not available
Historical Museum of the D.R. Barker Library 19th Century, Children, Education 7 Day St. Fredonia, NY 14063 716-672-2114 Nancy Brown [email protected]
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PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Ethnic, 19th Century, Great Lakes 1 Lafayette Square Buffalo, NY 14203 716-672-8051 Amy Pickard http://www.buffalolib.org/libraries/collectns/grosvenor.asp [email protected]
Eden Public Library (Up to Date Club) Women 2901 E. Church St. Eden, NY 14057 716-992-4028 Joyce Maguda, Director http://www.buffalolib.org/libraries/index.asp Email address: Not available
Lackawanna Public Library Bethlehem Steel, Ethnic 560 Ridge Road Lackawanna, NY 14218 716-823-0630 Jennifer Hoffman, Director http://www.buffalolibrary.org/libraries/index.asp [email protected]
Ransomville Historical Preservation Project 19th Century Ransomville Free Library 3733 Ransomville, NY 14131 716-791-4073 Jean Figura http://ran.nioga.org [email protected]
Reinstein Memorial Library Women, Russian Immigrants 2580 Harlem Rd. Cheektowaga, NY 14225 716-892-8089 Salvatore Bordonaro, Director http://www.buffalolib.org/libraries/index.asp Email address: Not available
Niagara Falls Public Library 1425 Main St. Niagara Falls, NY 14305-2519 716-286-4899 M. Fennie http://www.niagarafallspubliclib.org/local.htm [email protected]
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Richmond Memorial Library Pioneer Settlements, Holland Company 19 Ross St. Batavia, NY 14020 585-343-9550 Diana Wyrwa http://www.nioga.org www.batavialibrary.org [email protected]
Patterson Library Agriculture, Women, Civil War 40 South Portage St. Westfield, NY 14787 716-326-2154 [email protected]
Lewiston Public Library North America, Underground Railroad 305 South Eighth St. Lewiston, NY 14092 www.lewistonpubliclibrary.org Email address: Not available
Swan Library Civil War, 19th Century 4 North Main St. Albion, NY 14411 585-589-4246 Susan Rudnicky www.swanlibrary.org [email protected]
Lockport Public Library Civil War, World War II 23 East Ave., PO Box 475 Lockport, NY 14095-0475 716-433-5935 Marie Bindeman, Director http://www.lockportlibrary.org [email protected]
RELIGIOUS SITES
Episcopal Diocese of WNY Women, 19th Century 1114 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, NY 14209-1683 716-881-0660 Susan Witt, Archivist [email protected]
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Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo 19th Century 695 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY 14222 716-885-2136 Bill Parke, Archivist [email protected]
Catholic Diocese of Western New York 19th Century, Ethnic 795 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14203 Sr. Anne Louise Hentges, Archivist [email protected]
OTHER SITES
Chautauqua Institution 19th Century Music, Literature, Theology Oliver Archives Center PO Box 28 Chautauqua, NY 14722 716-357-6332 Jon Schmitz http://www.ciweb.org/history.html [email protected]
People Inc. 19th century, Disability Museum of DisAbility History 1219 N. Forest Rd., PO Box 9033 Williamsville, NY 14221-9033 716-817-7439 Lynn Beman http://www.museumofdisability.org lbeman@people_inc.org
Studio Arena Theater Theatre Blossom M. Cohan Archives 710 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14209-1990 716-856-5650 www.studioarena.org [email protected]
Seneca Trails Resource Conservation Development Environment, Agriculture 2 Park Square Franklinville, NY 14737-1110 Joan Kurtis [email protected]
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Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo 1050 Maryvale Dr., Rm. 251 Cheektowaga, NY 14225 Sylvia Schwartz [email protected]
Robert H. Jackson Center for Justice Civil Rights, World War II (Nuremburg) 305 East Fourth St., PO Box 879 Jamestown, NY 14701-0879 716-483-6646 www.roberthjackson.org [email protected]
Concordia Cemetery Assoc. Ethnic, Civil War 438 Walden Ave., PO Box 1773 Buffalo, NY 14211 716-896-8586 Jillaine Smith [email protected]
Western New York Heritage Press, Inc. 19th Century, Architecture, Waterfront 495 Pine Ridge Heritage Blvd. Buffalo, NY 14225-2503 716-893-4011 John Conlin http://wnyheritagepress.org [email protected]
20th Century, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Living, Literature Buffalo Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Archives PO Box 503 92 Fleetwood Terrace Williamsville, NY 14221 716-631-7670 Madeline Davis [email protected]
Roger Tory Peterson Institute Birds, Environment, Photography 311 Curtis St. Jamestown, NY 14701 800-758-6841 www.rtpi.org [email protected]
Lily Dale Assembly Spiritualism, 19th Century M. Skidmore Museum & Library Lily Dale, NY 14752 716-595-8721 http://www.lilydaleassembly.com/ [email protected]
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