History

Last weekend I was able to take a few days off to do something I should have done years ago - I took the short road trip to Gettysburg, PA.

The Red Coach Inn is a beloved place to stay the night or catch a bite to eat. Located in Niagara Falls, NY, the historic B7B opened in 1923 and is a popular destination for honeymoons. In fach, the Red Coach Inn was the honeymoon hotel for Jim and Pam on "The Office"...

Can't see video? Click HERE I was late to work on Thursday because I had to stop and dig after seeing a new Ancestry.com commercial. I've mentioned it before on the show that I have a very "American History" family background on both sides of my family...

The movement for the prohibition of alcohol began in the early 19th century when Americans concerned about the effects of drinking began forming temperance societies. By the late 19th century, these groups had become a powerful political force – including here in Buffalo. I...

I love this stuff. Thanks to our friends at the Buffalo History Museum for giving us this picture! The American Hotel, on the west side of Main Street between Court and Eagle streets, was destroyed by fire on March 10, 1850. It was one of 99 buildings constructed by Benjamin Rathbun from 1835 to 1836, five stories tall, built of cut brown stones and surmounted by a cupola...

What a cool documentary to watch the history (and memories, if you can remember that far back) of Buffalo, NY. From the Canadiana rides across Lake Erie to Crystal to watching the Beach Buffalo's Boys of Summer play baseball, the Town Casino and more...

Do you know Ulrich's Tavern? The Buffalo bar is located at 674 Ellicott Street in Buffalo, NY, and is reportedly Buffalo's OLDEST bar, according to Buffalo.net. It is one of the oldest coninuously operating taverns in WNY as well. The tavern was founded in 1868 as a grocery saloon and it has been serving food and drinks since...

Living in Buffalo, we think we know cereal. Heck, we walk around in t-shirts proclaiming our city smells like Cheerio's and he have the General Mills production schedule memorized. But what about the Jackson Sanatorium? How many know this little nugget of history ...

Several magnificent Catholic relics are on display in a Buffalo-area church. A thread that is said to have come form the veil of the Virgin Mary as well as relics from Jesus Christ's cross are among the collection at St. John Gulabert Roman Catholic Church in Cheektowoga...

What is that really nice looking boulder at 30 Fordham Drive in Buffalo, NY? On the boulder is a small plaque that reveals the spots importance. The rock lies in the middle of a grassy road median, marking the spot where William McKinley was assassinated...

It sounds strange to us, but apparently there is a tree known as the Shoe Tree, actually several trees. The Shoe Tree of Middlegate in Western New York is said to have been started by a newlywed couple who was in a fight that ended with good fortune...

Not too far from Buffalo, NY, is the Screaming Tunnel. This tunnel runs beneath the Grand Trunk railroad tracks in Niagara Falls just off Warner Road, which is actually pretty cool, but the ghost story that accompanies the bridge is somewhat disturbing -- at least to some...