Adventures in Buffalo History
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Prohibition
Speaker: Lisa Testa
Buffalo has always been a drinking town and the passage of the 18th Amendment certainly didn’t stop that. The prohibition of the sale of alcohol lasted for thirteen long, dark years, and Buffalo’s answer was to elect a brewer to be Mayor, build the Peace Bridge to facilitate a quicker and safer trip to Canada (where alcohol was still legal), and play host to some 8,000 “soft drink” establishments otherwise known as speakeasies where illegal hooch ran freely. During this lecture we will trace the history of Prohibition and the effect that this failed “Noble Experiment” had on manufacturing, politics, gender roles, and organized crime in the Queen City.
Two Centuries of Religious Congregations in Buffalo
Speaker: Bill Koch
Buffalo’s religious heritage has always played a vital role in the life of the city, and the city is rich with religious architecture and history as a result. This lecture will explore the founding of the many significant religious institutions that made Buffalo significant in its ethnic heritage and architectural beauty. We will go back to the founding of Buffalo’s first congregation in 1812 and trace the story to modern times.
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