This speaker series features different Explore Buffalo docents presenting lectures on a wide variety of topics. Each session will feature two different lectures. All sessions are from 7:00-9:00pm on Thursday evenings at First Presbyterian Church of Buffalo on Symphony Circle.

Admission is per session: $10, but Explorer Pass Holders are Free. Register for each set of lectures individually.

SESSION 1: JANUARY 12, 2017

HEALTHY NEW YEAR

Learning, Caring, & Curing: Medical History in Buffalo

Snake Oil Salesmen of WNY

SESSION 2: JANUARY 26, 2017

PLANES & TRAINS

Trains Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

History of Buffalo Aviation: People, Places, & Planes

SESSION 3: FEBRUARY 9, 2017

ORIGINS OF BUFFALO: THE EARLY DAYS

Forts of Buffalo

The Rise of the Grain Elevator

SESSION 4: FEBRUARY 23, 2017

SHIPS & THEIR WRECKS

Shipbuilding in Buffalo

Buffalo Maritime Disasters

SESSION 5: MARCH 9, 2017

ARTSY BUFFALO

Literary Legacies in the Queen City

Buffalo’s Public Art