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The Cheektowaga Historical Association and Museum collects, preserves, and exhibits artifacts and other material depicting or directly affecting the life in the area of the Town of Cheektowaga.
The Museum is open the first Sunday of every month from 2 until 4, most Mondays 11 until 2, or by appointment.
Program events are held the third Thursday of the month at 7pm, eight times a year at the Cheektowaga Senior Center.
The Cheektowaga Historical receives funding from Erie County and the Town of Cheektowaga.
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Did you know that there are Underground Railroad sites in Cheektowaga? Join us for a live on Zoom presentation by renown historian Dr. Eva Doyle on Feb 11 from 7-8pm. She will be speaking about sites all over WNY and the creative ways fugitive slaves used to escape and avoid capture on their way to freedom in Canada. The event is sponsored by the Concordia Foundation, Inc. and the cost is $10. To purchase your viewing code, go to the Foundation’s website
www.ConcordiaBuffalo.org, press the Donate button, fill out your information, including your credit card information. An acknowledgment will be sent and will be followed up with your meeting code and password. Please address any questions to us at
[email protected].
I'm looking for information , records, maps, pictures, and stories of the relocation of Slate Bottom Creek that happened in the 1960's . Twelve years ago I bought a home on French Road with the creek as my northern property line. the creek runs straight as an arrow east and west ( More like a canal not a creek ) When I look back at old areal photos and maps of the area the creek has a completely different path. I've call the army corp of engineers and nobody there could tall me a thing about the how and why, they did however agree that it has been relocated. So I'm trying to find out how it all came about. This is a picture of the creek from my back yard, and yes we have water and fish in the creek all year. ( French near Borden)
I offer the following lectures: They include great power points & a large display of memorabilia if your society needs a speaker. East Buffalo Meatpacking & Stockyards, Buffalo Breweries, Dr Claris East Buffalo Veterinary Hospital Largest in USA 1882-1926, Time capsule in your Backyard : Excavation of Privies, American Advertising Pot Lids, Occupational Shaving Mugs, WNY Private Die Medicine Tax Stamps ,ANTIQUE ROADSHOW Peter Jablonski (716)440-7985
On Wednesday January 8th, 2020 at 730 PM there will be a lecture on utilitarian stoneware made in early Buffalo entitled History & Mystery: The Early Potteries of The Queen City by David Potter & Peter Jablonski . Decorated stoneware jugs and crocks will be on display. The meeting will take place at St Peters Episcopal Church Hall on Callodine and Longmeadow in Amherst. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served, courtesy of The Greater Buffalo Bottle Collectors Association. The club will have their general meeting preceding the program at 7 pm . For more info, please contact Peter Jablonski at 440-7985.
Appreciatively,
Peter Jablonski
President Greater Buffalo Bottle Collectors Association
Suggestions please. This person died in nov 1930 at the gowanda state hospital. Death cert says she buried at pine hill. When i did research on pine hill, i read that it became part of the united French and german cemetery...part of my calvary group now. I went there and they have no record of her. They even looked to see if she was buried with her son-in-law. The entire family was quite destitute. The son in law is buried in a single grave with no marker at ridge lawn/mt calvary. Her one daughter (wife of son in law) also died at gowanda state (she is buried in the old state hosp cemetery/catholic section) off wheater). Her other daughter died before her and is buried at holy cross in lackawanna (single grave/no marker her funeral/blessing of the co**se as records state was at an Irish catholic church in bflo). This woman came from ireland. There was no newspaper listing of her death. I am also pretty confident she is buried in the buffalo area and not collins because the undertaker was on broadway in bflo. Any suggestions or insight on where/what this cemetery is?
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Is there any information about the old Sal's on union Rd. Great root beer and Italian sausage sandwiches from my youth.
I have several lectures lectures your society may be interested in 1. Time Capsule in your Backyard: 19th Century Outhouse Artifacts 2. Antique Roadshow: Members and Public bring in items for appraisal 3. Buffalo Brewing 4.Patent Medicine Tax Stamps Of WNY 5. Buffalo Meatpacking & Stockyard Industry Peter 440-7985
This evening at 7 PM I am giving a lecture on Quack Patent Medicine Tax Stamps in WNY Especially Merchants Gargling Oil of Lockport NY. Lecture is at St Peters Episcopal Church Hall Longmeadow and Callodine in Amherst. Free to public and Free refreshments.
