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Vietnam War Casualties from Western NY, an index courtesy of Patrick Kavanaugh and The Buffalo History Museum:

tinyurl.com/TBHM-Vietnam...

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Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered University’s botanic garden will use study materials created by John Stevens Henslow, the naturalist’s mentor, 200 years ago

I see we've "uncovered" another collection which has been well-catalogued and cared for by archivists for nigh-centuries

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today is the 128th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship in U.S. v. Wong Ark Kim.

No, City Hall Has Not Lost Records in a Fire Originally published at my LinkedIn page in December 2019, then reprinted by BuffaloRising.com with the title Buffalo’s Newest Urban Legend at both sites. Reproduced here with edits, updates,…

Since I just fixed some links & did a few cosmetic improvements, I'm posting this again. Has someone told you that there was a fire in City Hall and all of the records were destroyed? Please share the details!
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buffaloresearch.com/buffalos-new...

How Local Librarians Keep AI Slop Off the Shelves AI is being used to create nonsensical, sometimes dangerously inaccurate books. Local librarians are tasked with keeping these volumes out of their collections.

They recognize the problem and are doing what they can.
www.governing.com/artificial-i...

Discarding books is a standard part of collection development and management in libraries.
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Buffalo representing!

Photos: Thousands gather for No Kings rally in downtown Buffalo Thousands gathered in Niagara Square before marching down Delaware Avenue and Niagara Street as part of the No Kings rally on Saturday, March 28, 2026, a series of protests taking

Photos: Thousands gather for No Kings rally in downtown Buffalo buffalonews.com/multimedia/c...

WNY maple syrup producers are feeling effects of climate change Like any agricultural product, the growing maple syrup industry is at the mercy of the fickle weather. Syrup producers say their annual crop is more sensitive to the changes in the weather than others...

Like any agricultural product, the growing maple syrup industry is at the mercy of the fickle weather. Syrup producers say their annual crop is more sensitive to the changes in the weather than others.
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I grew up with this album. 💙

A guide to primary sources by Brown U. librarians:
libguides.brown.edu/evaluate/Pri...
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People are dunking on Walsh as though "primary source" means "living witnesses."

People, a primary source is any document created by a participant at the time or close to it. Your birth certificate, your diploma, any letters/emails you write or photos you take, these are all primary sources.
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Trump got 57% of the votes in Niagara County in 2024.

GE24_2024-11-05_01-Candidate-Summary-Results.pdf share.google/3mLuWkym25hp...

‘Canadians don’t want to come here any more’: anger over Trump squeezes US border businesses Shops and restaurants once bustling with tourists now struggle for survival as Canadians think twice about crossing the border

The Guardian goes to Niagara Falls and Lewiston.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

An infographic titled "The Types of Open Access: A Field Guide," styled with Stardew Valley pixel art icons representing different materials. Ten types are listed: Gold Open Access (gold ingot icon): The journal has no paywall, generally paid for by authors through APCs (article processing charges). Diamond Open Access (blue diamond icon): Gold but no APC. Funded by an institution, scholarly society or collective. Hybrid Open Access (brown lump icon): This journal lets you pay a ransom to open individual articles but still charges subscription fees to the community. What a bargain! Green Open Access (grass icon): Author self-archives their own copy on a preprint server or research repository. Can usually be done with paywalled articles under certain conditions. Bronze Open Access (bronze ingot icon): It's freely available on the publisher's website but has no CC license. Is this a mistake? What is this? Silver Open Access (silver ingot icon): I'm giving a runner up prize. Could have been gold but for some reason the author chose a CC BY-NC-ND license. Pyrite "Fool's Gold" Open Access (pyrite nuggets icon): Oops! Predatory publishers will take your APC money, but their services are fake. Beware! Geode Open Access (geode icon): A librarian can break this open for you using the power of interlibrary loan. Black Open Access (skull and crossbones icon): I don't know who started calling it this, but it just means piracy. They'll steal anything, including OA valor. Slime Open Access (grey slime icon): Just slide into the author's DMs and ask for a PDF. You'd be surprised how often this works.

100% accurate guide to the types of Open Access #academicsky 📚

View looking west on the Peace Bridge that connects the US to Canada, spanning over where the Niagara River meets Lake Erie. // Image captured at: 2026-03-28 02:54:12 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: youtube.com/@PeaceBridgeAuthority // Current Temp in Buffalo: 26 F | -3 C // Precip: few clouds // Wind: N at 0 mph | 0 kph // Humidity: 64%

Current* conditions near Buffalo, NY:

Terrific new website by my friend Cheryl Krajna:
badassbuffalobabes.com
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Forgive my confusion, is Dr. Wilson teaching writing skills or delivering a talk on Geraldine Pointer or both?

There's still time to sign up for Dr. Tiana Wilson's Writing Workshop next week. 🗃️ #academicsky

Sign up: uny-prc.org/writing-work...

Here's a wiki page from FamilySearch, with apologies if you've already dug through what they have.
www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Fran...

Do I know anyone with a roomy vehicle who makes regular Buffalo-Wellsville trips?

If you’re living in WNY, this may be a nice charity for you to support.

They took the billboard down on West & Virginia & look what lurked beneath!

Right you are! It dates back to at least 1892, when this booklet was written. I was unable to find a digitized version.

search.worldcat.org/title/266999...

I see what's on the arch!
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Medical Reserve Corps logo with a blue star and partial red outline in front of a light blue caduceus symbol

Looking for a volunteer opportunity? The Erie County Medical Reserve Corps is accepting medical and non-medical volunteers.

Support Western New York by assisting with emergency shelter operations, staffing First Aid centers at large local events, & other public outreach.

www3.erie.gov/ecmrc/

Someone please create a butter lamb GIF!

"It's part of this old extractive economy that we were trying to break away from," [Clean Air Organizer] Rauch said. "It's like, I don't think Tonawanda residents would be thrilled to be paying more in energy prices to enrich some tech billionaires that have never even been to Western New York."

Props to your designers. (Who are they?) It has stood the test of time.

#EveryDayAPhoto 2026 We all know that Western New York is an amazing place – its diverse weather, beautiful resources and wonderful people. Every day, Buffalo News photographers continue to bring you an

An assortment of butter lambs are seen on display at Ma Malczewski’s Easter Stand at the Broadway Market in today's #EveryDayAPhoto by Libby March:
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