The History of Veteran’s Day on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – November 11, 2021
Have you ever stopped to wonder why all those Veterans Day parades start at 11 o’clock in the morning? There’s a very real reason for…
Category: History & Fun Facts
“Hellmira” on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – October 14, 2021
It’s known as the Union’s most notorious POW camp during the Civil War and it was located right here in Greater Western New York. What…
“Why Schuyler County?” on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – October 7, 2021
Nearly eighty years after the Founding of America and the establishment of New York State, Greater Western New York’s youngest (and last) county was created…
Fort Niagara on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – September 30, 2021
Fort Niagara stands atop the precipice where its namesake river drains into Lake Ontario. Centuries before there was a United States, it played a crucial…
Orleans County Heritage Season on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – September 9, 2021
There is certainly a lot of history throughout the Greater Western New York Region. Everywhere you turn, you learn something new and interesting. We’ve all…
Baltimore as WNY Business Hub? Chemung Valley Historian on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – September 2, 2021
In the very beginning, Baltimore and Maryland interests had a greater influence in the Greater Western New York region than Albany did? Find out why…
Day & Night in Historic Palmyra on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – August 19, 2021
The towns and villages that dot the landscape of the Greater Western New York Region contain some of the richest history of a bygone era…
History and Hidden Gems on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – July 29, 2021
This week’s show offers a look at several subjects that have proven popular with past viewers. In the show’s first segment, host Chris Carosa reviews…
All About The Genesee Country Village & Museum on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – July 22, 2021
Here’s a very interesting show that tells you a lot of things about the Greater Western New York Region you might not know about. We…
Erie County History & Bicentennial Celebration on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – June 24, 2021
Are you ready for this? The history of Erie County is older than Erie County itself! We all know the then village of Buffalo was…