HE leading paper in this volume, "The History of the Buffalo Creek Reservation", by Frederick Houghton, will commend itself to students of the history of this region as an exceptionally thorough, comprehensive review of natural conditions, aboriginal occupancy and gradual acquisition by white men, which form the history of this tract of land, now in part included in the City of Buffalo. It is a chapter of local history which has not heretofore been written. Our readers are fortunate in that it has now been prepared by so competent a student as Mr. Houghton. An unusually prominent place is given in this volume to reports of the proceedings of the Society. The presentation of the Bishop Walker memorial, and other recent events in the history of the Society, we were unable to include in the preceding volume of this series, which was wholly devoted to one historical study-Mr. A. C. Parker's "Life of Gen. Ely S. Parker." The full report of that presentation, with its tributes to the memory of Bishop Walker, and with the accounts of the varied Society activities which follow, are by no means the least important feature of this volume. New documentary material, bearing on the history of Buffalo, the Lakes and adjacent regions, includes the hitherto unpublished narrative of Gen. Jacob Brown's inspection tour up the Lakes in 1819; the memoir of Capt. Samuel D. Harris, with its account of his service on the Niagara Frontier during the War of 1812; and lesser but vii interesting papers printed under the head of "Documents of Early Days." Judge Woodward's eloquent and scholarly appreciation of the character and career of William F. Sheehan is an historical paper which, with obvious propriety, is included in this volume, which as a whole will, it is hoped, be found not unworthy its place in the series of Publications issued by the Buffalo Historical Society. It may not be inappropriate to add, that of the twentyfour volumes thus far issued, several are out of print, and cannot now be supplied by the Society. Volumes II, XVI, and XXIII, are especially desired, and the Society will gladly buy them, if offered in good condition. HISTORICAL BUILDING, BUFFALO, DEC., 1920. F. H. S. XVII. SALE OF THE BUFFALO CREEK RESERVATION, PRESENTATION, BISHOP WALKER MEMORIAL, HISTORIC SCENES AND VANISHED BUILDINGS, 417 ADDENDA AND ERRATUM ADDENDA. To the list of Buffalo periodicals, pp. 383-386, may be *The Alpha News. 1920. Monthly by Alpha Lodge, No. 611, I. *The Elks Bulletin. Monthly, by Buffalo Lodge 23, B. P. O. E. *The Temple Bulletin. Weekly, by Temple Beth Zion, Louis J. *North Buffalo News. 1921. Weekly, G. Calhoun Moore, ed. ERRATUM. Page 386, second line from bottom, for 1917, read 1919. |