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Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body - Buffalo Museum of Science - May 26 - September 3, 2012

Explore why your body produces mushy, oozy, crusty, scaly and stinky gunk at Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body. Based on the bestselling book, GROSSOLOGY, by Sylvia Branzei, this science-in-disguise exhibition uses more than 20 interactive displays to tell you the good, the bad and the downright ugly about the human body and how it works. The exhibit will be in Buffalo from May 26 - September 3, 2012.

For a virtual tour of the exhibit, click here.

Buffalo's Bethune: America's First Professional Woman Architect - BECHS

The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society presents “Buffalo's Bethune: America's First Professional Woman Architect,” focusing on the life of Louise Blanchard Bethune. Bethune's most famous building is the Lafayette Hotel, which now undergoing restoration.

Willoughby Historical Museum

At the intersection of Weaver Road and the Niagara Parkway, 3 miles south of Chippewa, you will discover the history of a former township. Willoughby and Chippewa community treasures are preserved and exhibited in this former one-room schoolhouse that allows a trip back in time.

2012 Party on the Portico series - BECHS - August 17

Join us for the Party on the Portico! The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society will kick off its seventh annual Party on the Portico summer happy hour series on Friday, June 15 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at its museum building, located at 25 Nottingham Court at Elmwood Avenue.

Fort Erie Historical Museum

This museum is housed in the 1874 Bertie Township Hall. It houses exhibits including an 11,000 year old archaeology collection; the Battle of Ridgeway and the Fenian Raids; Hometown Sacrifices - Fort Erie during the War Years; Early Villages and Settlement; as well as a public archives with genealogy and local history information.

Bertie Hall - Mildred M. Mahoney Doll House Gallery

For a time, Bertie Hall was the third stop on the Underground Railroad, which led slaves to Freedom in the Canadian north. Slaves would cross the Niagara River under the cover of darkness, and once on the Canadian shore, make their way to Bertie Hall to regroup and hide out. A mysterious tunnel is said to have led from the river's shore to the building's basement, but while local legend supports this claim, no turnnel has been found to date.

Niagara County Historical Society

The Niagara County Historical Society Complex presents a glimpse of area life in Niagara County over the last 175 years. The Outwater Memorial Building, 215 Niagara Street, Lockport, NY, is the headquarters for the Niagara County Historical Society. Erie Canal Discovery Center part of the Niagara County Historical Society Museum ComplexThis 1863 brick home features a Victorian Parlor, Historic Pantry, Old Toy Room, the Civil War Room and a Changing Exhibit Room.

North Tonawanda History Museum

The mission of the North Tonawanda History Museum is to assemble, preserve, protect, and exhibit collections pertaining to the history of North Tonawanda, its people and community life, focusing especially on our rich immigrant heritage and role as an important shipping and manufacturing center strategically located on the historic Erie Canal and Niagara River in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Symposium - 1812: A War of Many Faces - Old Fort Niagara - June 10 - June 12, 2011

Old Fort Niagara will host a special Symposium entitled 1812: A War of Many Faces on June 10-12, 2011. The three-day event, underwritten by the New York Council for the Humanities, will bring six top scholars to Niagara County for a series of presentations about the people who were touched by the conflict.

Irish Famine Memorial

From the mid-to late-19th Century, the Buffalo Waterfront became one of the world's largest inland immigration ports. Many immigrants from Ireland sailed across the Atlantic and continued their journey to the eastern ports of North America and onward to Western New York. Those entering the country through the port of New York often crossed the State on the Erie Canal in search of work. Thousands of Irish settled, here, at the site of this monument.

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