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Batavia Celebrates 100 Years

The city's yearlong centennial celebration ended during its annual Christmas in the City event.
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The Outer Harbor Lights Up

A significant part of Buffalo's history is now the backdrop for a new attraction at Canalside and the Outer Harbor.
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Collecting Ourselves: Reuniting the Objects of the Martin House

The effort to reestablish Frank Lloyd Wright’s tout ensemble has been years in the works—and is still a work in progress.
Joseph de la Roche d’Allion O.F.M., and the Visit to the Oil Spring: Truth or Fiction?

Did a French Récollet friar “discover” oil in the Southern Tier in 1627?  We present both sides in a special double article.
“Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death:” Western New York’s Lost Summer of 1816

Two hundred years ago, the incredible eruption of an Indonesian volcano created climatic havoc, worldwide.
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