Welcome
This page serves as an entrance to web pages maintained by Chris Andrle, primarily dealing with local and family history in the Buffalo, New York area. Please feel free to email if you have comments or information related to any of the subjects here.
It's been said that while a home in the real world is, among other things, a way of keeping the world out, a personal web site is a little hole you
drill in the wall of your real home to let the world in. If that's the case, then this web site is a peek into a shoebox on a shelf in the closet.
Welcome to my shoebox.
Buffalo Historic Markers Inventory
The City of Buffalo contains a very large number of historic markers and monuments
commemorating a wide variety of people, places and events and erected by various individuals and organizations, all apparently
with little or no attempt at planning or coordination.
There are markers by the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, by the Niagara Frontier Landmark Society, by the State Education Department, the D.A.R., and by many other local groups and individuals, all acting independently. As a result, there is little rhyme or reason as to what is commemorated and what is not.
Historic Markers, Monuments and Memorials of Buffalo, New York is an attempt at a complete inventory of all historic markers and monuments in the city.
Brick and Cobblestone Streets Database
This database contains a
partial inventory of surviving brick and cobblestone streets in the City of Buffalo, New York. Please e-mail
if you know of any others.
The data was collected and contributed by the following members of the BuffaloHistory discussion list: Chris Andrle, Sandra Carubba, Craig Carlyle Clarke, Gladys Gifford, Varney Greene, Mike Schalk, W. Morgan Smith and Cynthia Van Ness. Thanks also to Craig Carlyle Clarke for the use of his digital photos.
Buffalo History Discussion List
BuffaloHistory is an Internet mailing list intended for discussion of the history of the Buffalo, New York metropolitan area. Buffalo is a city with a wealth of history. From the early French settlement of Joncaire, the burning of the village by the British during the War of 1812, and the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, Buffalo's history is rich and varied.
Despite the vital role that it played in the opening of the west and in the settlement of the country, Buffalo's history is often under-appreciated
and neglected, and frequently buried beneath a veneer of surface parking lots, industrial decay and big box drugstores. Discussion and announcements
regarding local history, genealogy, folklore, historic preservation, research, libraries, archives, etc. related specifically to the Buffalo,
New York metropolitan area are appropriate to this list. Memories of life in Buffalo, of weather, people, businesses, stores, restaurants, and, of
course, food are also welcome.
Vintage Buffalo Views
Vintage Buffalo Views is a collection of postcard images of Buffalo, New York. These postcards,
primarily from the 1900 to 1950 time period, provide an interesting glimpse into Buffalo's past.