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Robert Kelsey is a man who shared his experiences in The NY Army National Guard Armory in Geneseo. The oral interview was taken and transcribed by Kristen Druse, and it was later revised by Jordan Keane.

Anthropologist Jayne Howell spoke with two brothers and their cousin concerning apparently simple sculptures created with popsicle sticks. Their answers are much more involved. Diodoro explains how, "For my part, I made the figures with the objective…

Oral History, as told by prior principal of Avon School District, Irene Coleman. Coleman talks about the school fire of 1961, the development of Avon schools, and the different traditions and sense of community that evolved from the school. Her own…

Caption to photograph summarizes the content of this news clipping: "General secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association, of Baltimore, who has resigned her position to manage a big wheat farm in Western New York. She takes the place of her…

All five of the Pecci paintings at the New Deal Gallery shuffle elements from each other, such as a table perhaps common to all. In this still life, a pictorial jug from his “Fruit and Flowers (1)” receives a 90-degree turn so that its handle can be…

A sunny, hazy day in western New York is framed by trees and a lush green lawn. The view of Ithaca rendered de-emphasizes its commercial center in favor of forested hill dotted with homes. It's possible that the tall structure depicted is part of the…

Number 31 on the Burleigh map, this business was owned by John H. Espie, who was born in 1847 on the Espie Homestead southeast of town. Along with his wife Helen, he bought Gallagher's grocery in 1889 and ran a modest business until the store burned…

During World War II American farmers had severe difficulties when it came to labor, especially during the harvest season, so the Farm Security Administration (FSA) authorized the creation of farm labor camps. One in Erie County was located just…