Erie Canal Harbor Tours Announced

Buffalo Tours will give guided tours of the Erie Canal and Central Wharf area on weekends this summer! The tours are free to the public. View the summer schedule here.


The Erie Canal tours are sponsored by Buffalo Place and the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation, as well as Preservation Buffalo Niagara and M&T Bank.

The Oldest Building in Erie County

According to an article by John Conlin in the Winter 2003 issue of Western New York Heritage, the oldest surviving building in Erie County is the Gipple Cabin built by a frontier settler named Amos Woodward in 1803. The Rev. Walter Kern took this photo of the cabin in 1974:


This week I went out searching for the structure, located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Harris Hill Road and Wehrle Drive in Lancaster. (Map.) The building can be found at the very corner of an expanding office development whose parking lot ends only a few yards from the front door.


Here is the building today:

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin

"An Arts & Crafts Community for the 21st Century"

7:00pm Thursday, May 21st

Guest Speaker:
Gerald Morosco, Taliesin Architect, Board member of the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust. He authored the article by that title in the "Arts & Crafts Home & Revival" -Fall 2008.

FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Lectures Scheduled for The Roycroft Inn, 40 South Grove Street, East Aurora NY. 7:00 pm with dessert buffet and coffee reception.

For more information call 655.7252 or visit www.ralaweb.com

2009 Buffalo Preservation Awards

May is Preservation Month, and also time for Preservation Buffalo Niagara and the City of Buffalo Preservation Board to present their annual awards. Peter Brink, senior vice president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Byron Brown, Mayor of the City of Buffalo, were both in attendance. You can read a detailed article at Buffalo.com.

Visit PreservationBuffaloNiagara.org for a list of award recipients and sponsors.

Built to Last: New Urbanism

Built to Last examines the impact of our built environment on the natural environment. This clip was created as an entry into the Congress for New Urbanism CNU17 video contest.

Buffalo & WNY History Course

Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society: Starts Tues 4/28.  See archive

Clean-Up at the Buffalo Central Terminal

Come help prepare the concourse and grounds for another busy summer season at the 12th Annual Spring Clean Up - April 25 2009, 9am to 1pm. Gloves, work attire recommended and tools, such as brooms, shovels, and rakes are always welcome. Free food and drink will be available. Official Website