Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation

Buffalo and Western New York

African American History of Western New York	http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/0history/hwny.html This site offers an incomplete effort to create an annotated chronology of African American history in the region from 1770-1999.
Millard Fillmore:13 th President of the United States Presidents Home Page	http://www.presidentsusa.net/fillmore.html A somewhat useful collection of links to material about or associated with Fillmore - text and images, basic commentary, and historic sites.
The Buffalo History Works	http://www.buffalohistoryworks.com/ Visit " Lincoln in Buffalo " at http://www.buffalohistoryworks.com/lincoln/ . Lengthy descriptions are given of Lincoln 's reception on 16 February 1861 as president-elect and of the visit of his funeral train on 27 April 1865 . Essays are not documented.
The Buffalonian	http://www.buffalonian.com/ This site offers some interesting pieces on the Civil War and the preceding period. Search using the search option on the far right of the home page. Essays are not documented.
Local and State Library and Archival Resources Buffalo and Erie County Public Library	Buffalo and Erie County Public Library http://www.buffalolib.org/ Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society http://www.bechs.org/ Both of these institutions hold old newspapers and other materials from the period. See also the New York State Archives at http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml and the New York State Library at http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/ . For a list of the websites of New York State historical societies, visit the site maintained by the New York History Net at http://www.nyhistory.com/links/historical_societies.htm . Also potentially useful is the general New York History Net site http://www.nyhistory.com/ .