We're here for you, as collectors and preservers of the artifacts and records of Western New York history, so that generations to come may understand themselves and this region better for our efforts.

We're here with the largest collection of Pan-American Exposition artifacts, to help people worldwide commemorate the l90l event which trumpeted the industrial and commercial excellence of the Americas at the turn of the last century. Our Collections have other objects of national significance as well, such as the Red Jacket Peace Medal, the Pierce Motorette (an early motor vehicle), and prototype pacemakers, among the 80,000-plus items in our care. Sketches and paintings chronicle two centuries of growth of the city of Buffalo and surrounding land, and portraiture ranges from Peter Porter, one time Secretary of War, to Presidents Grover Cleveland and Millard Fillmore.

We're here for you with a Research Library that maintains manuscript, photographic and rare book collections, including the Holland Land Company records, letters to Millard Fillmore, and records of the Larkin Company.

If your roots are in Western New York, our extensive genealogical resources may help you find them. In many ways, the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society is here to serve you, and we welcome you to come discover us!