Genesee County, New York, is rich in American history. The county is home to twelve historical museums, which are great places to learn about how things were d…

Mary Jemison  by Jane Marsh Parker     Cosmopolitan, Volume 1, pages 371 - 374, March - August, 1886   She was a slender slip of a girl to send alone at nightf…

Twenty-nine people died in the storm from Jan. 28 to Feb. 1, 1977 the first snowstorm to warrant a federal disaster area declaration. Total damage reached $300…

For those that don't know, Elba is a small town in Western New York that's about halfway between Buffalo and Rochester. It's also a short distanc…

Long-forgotten memories can be found again at the most unexpected times. The photo above may not look like anything special but it's the place where i…

Genesee County, situated in Western New York , has a long, rich history. Genesee County was founded in 1802 and got its name from the Seneca word for "Th…

Dan Parnell at en.wikipedia [ CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL ], via Wikimedia Commons The Genesee and Genesee Valley regions of Western New York are known for th…

Excerpts from Aboriginal Occupation of the Lower Genesee Country by George Henry Harris - 1884 The discovery of several tall, 7 and 8 foot skeletons in multi…

The Underground Railroad in New York State played a big part in helping slaves escape and throughout NYS, many smaller towns served as stops for escaped slaves…

The Tonawanda Reservation is located in Genesee County in Western New York and not far from the towns of Batavia, Elba, Oakfield, and Alabama. When I was young…