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…
Category: History & Fun Facts
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…
Happy Birthday (to Who?) on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – December 16, 2021
Happy birthday! Here’s something they never taught you in school. Why do you think that is so? Is it because they didn’t want to give…
Charles Howard’s Santa Claus School on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – December 9, 2021
Did you know that the spirit of Christmas that traditionally embodies the American experience of that holiday comes from Greater Western New York? It began…
Is Bedford Falls really Seneca Falls? on This Week’s State of Greater Western New York Report – December 2, 2021
It’s a movie we watch every Christmas. It’s become a family tradition. But the real question is, did Frank Capra knowingly – or subconsciously –…
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…
“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…