Cholera and other epidemics, maternal mortality, military service, dangerous factory conditions, fires and floods, diseases that are easily curable today: there are lots of reasons why children lost one or both parents in 19th century Buffalo.
Category Archives: genealogy
A Tedious Essay About Government Record-Keeping Practices
What is the New York State Archives and why does it matter outside of Albany?
Why You Need an Archive.org Account
In which we answer the burning question, “Where can I put my stuff online?”
Who Was Buffalo’s First Woman Property Owner?
What makes women property owners unusual at this time is that once they married, they could not buy, hold, or sell property under their own names. On their wedding day, by law, husbands automatically acquired all right and title to whatever land or fortunes women brought to the marriage.
Try These Five Simple Tricks to Get Research Assistance
What we want to do here is help you, the person with local history, family, or house history questions, get help from libraries, archives, museums, historical organizations, government record offices, and genealogical societies.
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