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Frank Kelly Freas

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(1922-2005) Illustrator. Frank Kelly Freas was born in Hornell, New York in 1922 and died in West Hills, California in 2005. Freas was known as the “Dean of Science Fiction Artists.”

James Monroe Whitfield

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(1822-1871) Poet. James M. Whitfield lived in Buffalo, New York, and from 1849-1852 his anti-slavery poetry was published in Frederick Douglass’s newspaper, “The North Star.” The collection was published in 1853 as “America and Other Poems.”

William Carlos Williams

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(1883-1963) William Carlos Williams was born in Rutherford, New Jersey, into a Spanish speaking household. Williams received his MD from the University of Pennsylvania, where he met Ezra Pound. Williams worked in Manhattan, New York, and was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1952.

David Cusick

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(1780-1840) Writer. “Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations,” one of the first works about Native American culture written by a Native American. The son or nephew or Nicholas Cusick, a chief, and brother of Dennis Cusick a painter, David published what is thought to be one of the first works about Native American … Continued

F Scott Fitzgerald

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(1896-1940) Writer. F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in Buffalo for nearly a decade, at 140 North Street. He stayed with his wife, Zelda Fitzgerald at the Algonquin Hotel and at the Plaza Hotel, 5th Avenue and East 59th Street. They also lived at West 59th Street and entertained H. L. Mencken, Dorothy Parker, John Peale Bishop, … Continued

Sim Logan

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Seneca, translator, tutor, guide. Lived during the 1800s and worked with Jeremiah Curtain, who went on to write “Seneca Indian Myths,” collected 1883 and published 1922.

Jack London

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(1876-1916) Writer, novelist. London wrote in “The Road” (1907) of his experiences as a drifter coming to Niagara Falls in 1894, being enthralled for hours by the falls, but then (having no money for a hotel room) being arrested for vagrancy and sentenced to a month in the Erie County Penitentiary. “The Call of the … Continued

Mary Jemison

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(1743-1833) Born on a ship en route to America, Mary Jemison (sometimes spelled Jamison) lived with the Seneca for more than 60 years. In her early teenage years she was captured in Pennsylvania by Shawnee and French fighters and sold to Seneca Indians. She was adopted by the Seneca, married twice, had children, and lived … Continued