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Dive into Niagara Falls History


Lists created by Local History Librarian Courtney.
Materials available at the library. ​Click here for borrowing procedures during Covid 19 crisis.

Books

Movies

A C​ity is Born : Niagara Falls : A City Matures : A selected topical history of the city's formative years, 1892-1932 by Hamilton B. Mizer
Echoes in the mist : an illustrated history of the Niagara Falls Area​ by Michael N. Vogel
Niagara : A History of the Falls by Pierre Berton
Niagara Falls, 1850-2000 by Paul Gromosiak and Christopher Stoianoff
Niagara : a history of the falls produced and directed by Rachel Low, The History Channel
Niagara: miracles, myths and magic a Cinema Group presentation of a Seventh Man Films Inc. production 
Remembering Niagara Falls River's Edge Productions

Materials available digitally.  Click title to access.

Books

Niagara:  Its History and Geology, Incidents and Poetry by George W. Holley
Niagara Falls In World War II  by Michelle Ann Kratts
Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier  by Frank H. Severance
The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts by George W. Holley

Audiobooks

 Inventing Niagara by Ginger Strand  by Ginger Strand​

Film

Niagara Falls:  Raging Rapids 2011 Movie

Hours and Contact Information

Main Library
​1425 Main Street 

Hours:
Monday:        9am - 9pm
Tuesday:        9am - 9pm
Wednesday:  9am - 9pm
Thursday:     9am - 5pm
Friday:           9am - 5pm
Saturday:      9am - 5pm
Sunday: Closed
​716-286-4894


​Email: 
nflref@nioga.org

Local History Dept.
1425 Main Street

Hours:
Monday: 5pm - 8pm
Tuesday: 9am - 4pm
Wednesday: 1pm - 4pm
Thursday: 9am - 4pm
Contact us:
Email: NFLH@nioga.org

*Requests for items from archives must be submitted 2 business days in advance. 

LaSalle Library
8728 Buffalo Avenue

Hours: 
Monday:        10am - 8pm
Tuesday:        10am - 8pm
Wednesday:  Closed
Thursday:     10am - 5pm
Friday:           12pm - 5pm
Saturday:      Closed
​Sunday:        Closed
​716-283-8309

Our Memberships

American Library Assocation
New York Library Association
Public Library Association
Nioga Library System
American Association for State and Local History
Western New York Library Resources Council
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