BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A group of local collectors is working to unearth Western New York history in an unusual place. They call themselves "privy diggers." "Privy is a word that means private.

The Western New York Privy Diggers They are digging around in the back yard of a Buffalo home and looking for pieces to the area's past. They call themselves the Western New York Privy Diggers.

In 1820 Western New York contained a population of over half a million, (the whole State having only 1,300.000,) and the Episcopal Church was represented in that territory by twelve missionaries ...

B. Thomas Golisano is one of an elite group of wealthy individuals (and their namesake foundations) who have made singular, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — It’s a sequel, of sorts. "History Makers II" is an a second exhibit honoring 15 more notable people in Western New York history. Now through May 1, the Buffalo History Museum ...

The great blizzard of 2022 is passing into the history books, but its legacy lingers on the ground and in the air. Confirmed deaths from the storm topped 60 with more than half of those in western ...

A map shows the various land holdings in Western New York in 1804. The history of the ownership of what we call Western New York is not as simple as we would like to think.