http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/ BuffaloHistory Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:01:44 GMT Cynthia Van Ness http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16882 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16882 Don't get me started on almighty sacred sports teams. *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:54:43 GMT Randal Loy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16881 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16881 This only shows how ignorant politicians and bureaucrats really are! How do these morons get elected to office? Because they're attractive and smooth Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:37:40 GMT Cynthia Van Ness http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16880 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16880 Apologies for veering off topic, but I spent time at the MA State Library researching McDonnell & Sons, a monument company which began there and moved to Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:59:46 GMT Cynthia Van Ness http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16879 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16879 Those who are into Buffalo's presidential history will find some campaign memorabilia for Grover Cleveland at the Cornell website: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:09:39 GMT Cynthia Van Ness http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16878 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16878 Just a little something to make ex-pats drool at their keyboards... *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:28:48 GMT Cynthia Van Ness http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16877 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16877 Of possible interest. Apologies for any duplication. *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:48:18 GMT Chris Andrle http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16876 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16876 The Buffalo Maritime Center is planning a project to build a replica bateau of the type that would have been in use commercially in Buffalo and on the Niagara Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:12:36 GMT Cynthia Van Ness http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16875 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16875 This month's Utne Reader has a nice appreciation of Buffalo's own Bruce Kershner (1950-2007), ecologist and author. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:51:06 GMT Craig Carlyle Clarke http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16874 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16874 What era are we talking about? I have a bound volume of automotive industry magazines from 1917, and remember an article and photos of trucks built in WNY that Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:42:31 GMT john_braungart http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16873 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16873 ... There's one on eBay now; I found it by looking under "Herman Sass" and going down to the eBay Stores section. I also found a number of early ads and photos Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:36:05 GMT Cynthia Van Ness http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16872 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16872 Here are Herman's books. The only copies at BECHS are in the Library. http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=kw%3ABuffalo+au%3Asass%2C+herman&qt=advanced&dblist=638 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:01:20 GMT Randal Loy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16871 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16871 Thanks, Chris, I also have found all the references you made to Buffalo City Directories, and the results of searches in books.google.com. I will see what the Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:13:08 GMT john_braungart http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16870 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16870 ... According to an old photo that I gleaned from the Courier-Express, their (the Barcalos') plant was on Louisiana Street. -- John Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:15:59 GMT JeromeP http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16869 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16869 I will have to check my collection, but I think that one of several locally published books about Buffalo-based vehicles written (compiled) by Herman Sass may Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:56:16 GMT Chris Andrle http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16868 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/message/16868 Randall, I probably could be more help if they were Roman Catholic. You may have already checked some of these sources: Online Buffalo City Directories are