Our Spring Lecture and Tour Series

Buffalo Tours is presenting a series of lectures and tours focusing on local history, architecture, and preservation. As a joint project of Buffalo Tours, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, and the Roycroft Campus Corporation, the program is part of a record breaking docent training class where nearly 100 participants are training to become tour guides in Buffalo Niagara. Five events from March 14 to April 18 are open to the public.

Representatives from groups as varied as the Naval Servicemen's Museum, the Darwin Martin House, the Buffalo Audubon, and the E. B. Green Society are also providing support. Each event will begin at a different venue. Attendees interested in volunteering in any of the four main organizations may sign up at the events.

All events are from 10:30-12:30 Saturday mornings and admission is $20. Members of Preservation Buffalo Niagara, the non-profit parent organization of Buffalo Tours, need only pay $10. Visitors may become members on site. All events are subject to change; please visit BuffaloTours.org for details.


Buffalo Tours Spring Lecture and Tour Schedule

March 14 at the Naval and Servicemen's Museum:

Queen City Downtown tour
A two-hour walking tour from the Erie Canal to the Theatre District
Presented with support from the Naval and Servicemen’s Museum

March 21 at St. Paul's Cathedral:

"Buffalo History in a Nutshell"
Presented by Fred Schrock, Education Coordinator of Buffalo Tours
Tour of St. Paul's with Martha Neri
Presented with support from St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral

March 28 at City Hall Council Chambers:

“E. B. Green: The Greening of Buffalo”
Lecture by Catherine Faust and Kevin Rung
Presented with support from the E. B. Green Society
A special one-hour tour of City Hall
Presented by David Granville of City Hall

April 4 at the Minnie Gillette Auditorium, ECC City Campus:

“The Rise of the Tall Office Building and the NeoClassical Revival”
A two-hour Buffalo architecture tour
Presented by architectural historian Martin Wachadlo

April 18 at the Statler Towers:

“Lost Genesee Street”
A special walking tour between the Statler Towers and Electric Tower
Presented by Marla Bujnicki, Preservation Buffalo Niagara Board
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