Historians From Across The Nation Meet In Buffalo – Here’s What They Think
The Greater Western New York Region oozes with history, some of it older than the country itself. What’s it like when state and local historians…
Category: History & Fun Facts
Fascinating Wayne County History and Its Upcoming Bicentennial Celebration
The Greater Western New York Region is almost 240 years old. Many of our counties are much younger. Last year, three of them celebrated their…
Medina Railroad Museum on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – May 12, 2022
You can’t spell Greater Western New York without trains… actually, you might be able to do that… but trains have been an integral part of…
Top Ten First Hamburger Myths – The State of Greater Western New York Report – May 5, 2022
May is National Burger Month and you know what that means: You will be seeing tons of stories about hamburgers, their origin, and where the…
Gary Emerson Reveals Why People’s College In Havana Isn’t What It Sounds Like on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – March 31, 2022
Have you ever wondered, where some of these fantastic buildings that we see scattered throughout the Greater Western New York Region come from? We’re going…
Chautauqua Updates on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – February 24, 2022
If there’s anything we’ve learned over the past decade or so, it’s that the walls of journalism have come tumbling down. Nationally, we see all…
The Holland Land Company on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – February 3, 2022
How did the western half of the Greater Western New York Region get settled? Did you know there were interesting challenges faced by the developers?…
“Now We’re Talking” on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – January 13, 2022
Have you ever wondered how they got sound into movies? Believe it or not, there’s a local connection to this that few people realize, but…
The Real Bedford Falls on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – January 6, 2022
It’s the Epiphany, so it’s not too late to do one more story on Christmas, and what better way to wrap up this season with…
The Story of Paleo-Indians on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – December 23, 2021
Here’s something they don’t really teach you in school: The Iroquois – and the Seneca specifically – seem to get all the press, but who…