Village Voice

Project to recreate late-1800s industrial building from Western New York New multiple-use structure to support growing demand for community programming  Amherst, NY– New York State Senator Michael H. Ranzenhofer has announced today $50,000 in state funding to build an Artisan Education Building– on Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village’s (BNHV) 35-acre historic campus– that will help to create… Read more »

Contributed by Sara Miller, Historic Village Program Administrator   Did you know that February 27th is National Pancake Day?  I can see a plate of warm pancakes drizzled in maple syrup and my stomach starts to rumble.  Yum!  But maple syrup is a relatively new thing in a tradition that spans back centuries.  Let me take… Read more »

Fans have been used for centuries by many different cultures. Pictorial records show that the earliest fans date from around 3000 BC. The Greeks, Etruscans, and Romans all used fans for cooling and ceremonial devices. These early fans were all a fixed type, folding fans did not appear until much later in the Orient, between… Read more »

  Contributed by Sara Miller, Historic Village Program Administrator   Brrr, it has been cold so far this winter!  While bundled up in layers of clothing, it is hard to believe that Spring is just around the corner.  Ahh Spring, the season of new beginnings.  The weather gets warmer, baby birds peek their heads out of… Read more »