Greater Western New York loves America. Here’s another Hidden Gem that proves it.

When people from Greater Western New York hear the name “Henry Wells,” they immediately think of the Palmyra and Buffalo resident that cofounded Wells Fargo. What they might not know is that there was another person with a very similar sounding name that launched an honored tradition that continues across […]

If not for the work of America’s first great novelist, this might never have been known.

If anyone ever questions why we have a certain “fire” in our belly, this ought to answer it.

Instead of a divining stick, the venerable Father Baker used what classic icon to lead him to his discovery?

As early as the mid-eighteenth century, these creatures captivated Continental visitors.

Nearly a mile long, for seventy years its spindly steel trestle spanned the Genesee River valley. It became a signature piece of man-made triumph whose memory remains forever etched in the minds of old-time Allegany County natives and helped the Erie Railroad become more competitive. More clues would give it […]

Travel back in time without leaving the present.

Plus, what wild west artifact was surprisingly discovered in Jamestown a few years ago.

Here’s a story that hides the true hidden gem behind it.