- Millard Fillmore, founder and president (1862-1867), on the Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society
Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society, constructed 1901
| Trish: I remember that storm.. I had to sleep at my school.. Volunteers brought us mcdonalds via snow mobile! |
| Denise: The blizzard of 77 was awesome, I've never in my life since seen a blizzard like it, my brothers jumped off of the roof into the snow, I'm surpized we didn't have to dig them out... |
| Marie: Riding on the back of a tractor from school to home. |
| Kerry: selling out of food in my parent's store - it took 1/2 hour to walk two blocks -and that's when we were in shape! |
| Marie: Got stuck at home with my Mom,dad was stranded in Buffalo at the Ford plant n my brother got stuck at a friends. Dad called after 3 days n had me n Mom shovel enough room for the car, thought I was gonna have a stroke!!!! |
| John: Hitchhiking down Delamater trying to get to Derby. Almost walked into a running vehicle that I helped push through a snow drift. Got a ride to Schyler. Good day I guess. |
On January 28, 1977 hurricane forces winds swept across a frozen Lake Erie and into Buffalo NY spurring the infamous Blizzard of ‘77. Snow drifts of up to 30 feet were reported and people were stuck in their houses for more than a week.
Walking in a Winter Wonderland…. at the foot of Niagara Falls!
- J. B. Mansfield, History of the Great Lakes Vol. I, Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1899
- Grover Cleveland, former Mayor of Buffalo (1882) who went on to be the only President of the United States to serve two non-consecutive terms
