by Chris Clemens As a fan of both the religious and architectural history of our region, the Buffalo Mass Mob is a force that I’ve been following since its inception in 2013. The plot is simple: a church that once was a vibrant, bustling community of parishioners in the first half of the 20th century […]
by Chris Clemens Buffalo’s City Hall was once the tallest building in the city, until 1970 when One Seneca Tower stole the top seat. But, it’s still one of the tallest buildings in all of Western New York and the 32nd floor boasts a feature that no other building in the surrounding region can claim–making […]
by Meredith Marsh Millard Fillmore is not the most highly revered of U.S. Presidents. In fact, it’s possible you didn’t realize he existed, let alone that he is one of only four U.S. Presidents born and raised in New York State. Don’t feel bad–as far as U.S. Presidents go, Millard Fillmore isn’t historians’ favorite either. […]
by Chris Clemens In the first few decades that the United States were burying our deceased, it was primarily done in church-owned cemeteries or small rural family plots. The introduction of the concept of a ‘Rural Cemetery’ owned by a municipality was first introduced in the 1700’s in England, but nothing became reality until 1804 […]
by Chris Clemens If you’ve been let down by your wish results after blowing out birthday candles or tossing a penny in a fountain, you still have some options left for winning that lottery jackpot. Somewhere up in Canada a while back, the tradition of leaving one’s shoes up in a tree after making a […]