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Upcoming Events

  • Docent Spring & Fall Training
    Docent Spring & Fall Training
    Multiple Dates
    4 days to the event
    May 02, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Michigan Street Baptist Church, 511 Michigan Ave, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
    May 02, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Michigan Street Baptist Church, 511 Michigan Ave, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
    Become a Michigan Street Baptist Church Docent, share our history, ignite meaning, and inspire visitors!
  • Breaking the 1870 Brick Wall Genealogy Workshop
    Breaking the 1870 Brick Wall Genealogy Workshop
    18 days to the event
    May 16, 2026, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Frank E Merriweather Jr Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14208, USA
    May 16, 2026, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Frank E Merriweather Jr Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14208, USA
  • It Takes a Village: Caring for the Memories of Mothering in the Community
    It Takes a Village: Caring for the Memories of Mothering in the Community
    21 days to the event
    May 19, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Buffalo AKG Art Museum, 1285 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA
    May 19, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Buffalo AKG Art Museum, 1285 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA
    in collaboration with Smithsonian Museum of American Women’s History
  • Personal Digitization
    Personal Digitization
    Multiple Dates
    25 days to the event
    May 23, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    MSAAHC Visitor Center, 136 Broadway, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
    May 23, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    MSAAHC Visitor Center, 136 Broadway, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
    Participants will be able to make 30-minute appointments to drop off 5—10 their audiovisual recordings at Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor, 136 Broadway, between 10 am and 5pm
  • Memorial Day Celebration
    Memorial Day Celebration
    25 days to the event
    May 23, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
    May 23, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
    Panel discussion with Brandon Nightingale, Senior Project Manager, Black Media Archives Digitization Project, Moorland Spingarn Research Center, Howard University; Barbara Gannon, Associate Professor of History, University of Central Florida, and Adriane Lentz-Smith, Associate Professor, History and
  • Memorial Day
    Memorial Day
    27 days to the event
    May 25, 2026, 12:00 AM – 11:50 PM
    N/A
    May 25, 2026, 12:00 AM – 11:50 PM
    N/A
  • "Seat at the Table" a Social Justice Conversation
    "Seat at the Table" a Social Justice Conversation
    30 days to the event
    May 28, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    The Barrel Factory, 65 Vandalia St, Buffalo, NY 14204, USA
    May 28, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    The Barrel Factory, 65 Vandalia St, Buffalo, NY 14204, USA
    w/ Henry-Louis Taylor Jr., Director, Center for Urban Studies, and Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Architecture and Planning, University of Buffalo, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies, Princeton University (Redlining). Mod
  • Collecting Community Oral Histories
    Collecting Community Oral Histories
    31 days to the event
    May 29, 2026, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
    Frank E Merriweather Jr Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14208, USA
    May 29, 2026, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
    Frank E Merriweather Jr Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14208, USA
    conducted by Kelly Navies, Museum Specialist
  • Collecting Family Oral Histories
    Collecting Family Oral Histories
    32 days to the event
    May 30, 2026, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
    Frank E Merriweather Jr Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14208, USA
    May 30, 2026, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
    Frank E Merriweather Jr Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14208, USA
    conducted by Kelly Navies, Museum Specialist
  • 4th Annual Mrs. Frances Nash’s Garden Basket Farmer’s Market
    4th Annual Mrs. Frances Nash’s Garden Basket Farmer’s Market
    Multiple Dates
    35 days to the event
    Jun 02, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Freedom Path, 36 Nash St, Buffalo, NY 14204, USA
    Jun 02, 2026, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    Freedom Path, 36 Nash St, Buffalo, NY 14204, USA
  • Community Archiving Workshop (CAW)
    Community Archiving Workshop (CAW)
    38 days to the event
    Jun 05, 2026, 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM
    Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
    Jun 05, 2026, 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM
    Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, 1 Lafayette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
    Collections from First Shiloh Baptist Church, Colored Musicians Club and Jazz Museum and WUFO/Black Radio History Collective will be inventoried.
  • Freedmen’s Bureau Search Portal Training
    Freedmen’s Bureau Search Portal Training
    44 days to the event
    Jun 11, 2026, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
    Frank E Merriweather Jr Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14208, USA
    Jun 11, 2026, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
    Frank E Merriweather Jr Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14208, USA
  • Freedmen’s Bureau Search Portal Training
    Freedmen’s Bureau Search Portal Training
    45 days to the event
    Jun 12, 2026, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
    Frank E Merriweather Jr Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14208, USA
    Jun 12, 2026, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
    Frank E Merriweather Jr Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14208, USA
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