Amherst Museum: 689-1440 ext7720 for Jessica, Curator. To visit the library contact curator Jessica at jjohnson@amherstmuseum.org or call. There is a transcription of Mennonite Letters on general display in the main building; correspondence, diaries and scrapbooks, etc., can be viewed by making appointment (1-2 days notice) with curator.

Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society 873-9644; option 5 for Research Library. Librarian Cynthia Van Ness. Open W-Sat 1-5. Good news: tons of primary source documents; Bad news: $7.00 admission. "Small handful" of primary source materials (War of 1812 letters, postcards) digitized and available through http://www.wnylegacy.org/

Forest Lawn: 885-1600; waiting to hear back from tour guide for specific direction, but interestingly engraved historical gravestones of famous people should could as artifact/primary source.

Old Fort Niagara 745-7611 ext225 for; Jerry Brubaker, curator; email jbrubaker@oldfortniagara.org for access to library. From site web page: "The most significant addition to the object collection was made in 1994 with the purchase in Scotland of a US garrison flag captured when the British stormed Fort Niagara in December 1813. The huge flag (24'x28') is not only specific to the site, but has national significance as one of only about 20 extant US flags dating before 1815."

Theodore Roosevelt Site: 884-0095; Education Coordinator Mark Lozo said the Exploration Room (general access at site) has a computer kiosk with historic photographs. Access to research library by appt.