Genealogy & Local History in Buffalo, NY
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Databases & Name Lists for Genealogists These are general databases and name lists that don't fit into any categories at the Vital Records page.
- 116th New York Regiment, Company K--a text file with names of personnel and a history of the regiment
- African-American Activists in Buffalo, NY--biographies of abolitionists and other notable pre-Civil War figures
- Artist Biographies by Meibohn Fine Arts--biographies of some of the most notable artists in Buffalo history
- Brewers & Breweries of Buffalo--a list of about 180 individuals and companies
- Buffalo Barracks--Pre-Civil War military history. Includes some names of enlisted men who served here between 1835 and 1846
- Buffalo City Directories--several
directories are online for free.
- Buffalo Club, Index of Members, 1926
- Buffalo Dental Dept. 1910 Commencement
- Buffalo Fire Department Annual Report, 1878
- Buffalo Full Text--about 500 Buffalo-related books online in full text
- Buffalo Musicians--with some sort of University at Buffalo affiliation
- Buffalo Society of Vermonters, Index of Members, 1900-1901
- The Buffalo News has searchable archives back to 1989. Full-text articles may be retrieved for a small fee.
- Buffalo Photographers, 1855-1881 as found in city directories
- Buffalo Police Officers Who Died in the Line of Duty--a list of names
- Buffalonians in The Polish Army, WWI--transcribed from Daniel Sweeney's book Buffalo and Erie County in the World War 1914-1919, published in 1920
- Canisius College Archives--search here to see if the College Archives have any items about faculty, students, of staff at Canisius
- Civil War Database--from the New York State Archives
- Erie County Penitentiary 1894 Annual Report
- Erie County GenWeb Archives--small numbers of user-contributed names in several categories
- Erie
County WWII Casualties
- Erie County Searchable Databases--If you know where your people lived, this is a nifty site for finding what's online for each town.
- Erie Railroad Employee Listings--includes the Buffalo & Susquehanna Division
- Excise Certificate Holders, Erie County, 1918--a list of saloon/tavern owners & liquor dealers on the eve of Prohibition. See pp. 63-102.
- German Families Being Researched in Buffalo, NY
- History of the Germans in Buffalo and Erie County, N.Y--about 200 biographies scanned and translated from this book, originally published in 1898
- Index to Tree Talks--an A-Z list of Erie County residents whose names appeared in Tree Talks, the journal of the Central NY Genealogical Society
- Indians on the Tonawanda Reservation--copied from History of Genesee County, (Beers, 1890).
- The Ku Klux Klan in Buffalo, 1924--the full text of a membership list
- Lower Lakes Marine Historical Society Genealogy Surname List--names of over 1500 individuals, most of whom have a marine or maritime connection with the Port of Buffalo, New York
- Mayors of Buffalo--a list
- Men of Buffalo--this 1902 book is online in full text and features portraits of prominent male Buffalonians
- Names of Colored People--as scanned from the 1832 Buffalo City Directory
- Przewodnik Handlowy Database--Buffalo Polish businessmen of early 1900s. In Polish.
- Select Index to the Bellringer, 1940-1945--a list of names that appeared in Bell Aircraft's company newpaper
- Select Index to the Curtiss-Wrighter, 1943-1944--a list of names that appeared in the Curtiss-Wright company newsletter
- A Selected Directory of Early Polish Priests in Western New York
- Surname List, Western NY Genealogical Society--families who are being researched by members
- Through the Mayors' Eyes--biographies of each mayor in Buffalo
- Transcribed Index of Gothic Grandeur: A Rare Tradition In American Catholicism--a list of the personal names and topics found in a published history of St. Louis Church
- Uncrowned Community Builders--biographies of distinguished African-Americans in Western NY
- University of Buffalo Biographical File Database--an index to articles and photographs in the UB Archives about people associated with the University
- University of Buffalo Medical Dept. 1895-96 Announcement
- Western NY Profiles--a list of people researched by Nancy Sampson, compiled from unidentified sources at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library.
- World War II Honor Roll, Buffalo
- World War II Honor Roll, Western NY
Updated 3 February 2012