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Alden Historical Society at Erie County Fair

by Alden Advertiser | Sep 20, 2017 | Featured

Each year, the Erie County Historical Federation invites its member organizations to create displays for the Erie County Fair. The 2017 theme was Christmas Traditions in Our Town. For its display, the Alden Historical Society chose to follow a suggestion offered by...

AH&L Asst. Chief Recalls First Aid Call to Attica Prison Riots 46 Years Ago

by Alden Advertiser | Sep 8, 2017 | Featured

The cover of the September 27, 1971 issue of Time Magazine shows Alden Asst. Fire Chief, Robert Ruhlman, and the squad’s 1965 ambulance outside of the Attica Correctional Facility. The Alden Rescue Squad was requested at the Attica State Correctional Facility at 6:45...

The Bruce E. Sitzman Memorial Park Dedicated

by Alden Advertiser | Jul 19, 2017 | Featured

The Bruce E. Sitzman Memorial Park, located on Kellogg St., was dedicated on Saturday, July 8, 2017. Bruce was employed by the Village of Alden, serving as Superintendent of Public Works for nearly 30 years before retiring in 2002. After retiring he was a Village...

Local Railroad Gets International Attention

by Alden Advertiser | Jun 30, 2017 | Featured

Robert Bond’s Blackwater Railroad in Alden, along with 7 other member railroads of the WNY Garden Railway Society played host to 2 bus loads of Garden Railroad enthusiasts, from around the US and Germany, on Friday June 23rd. Members of the Big Train Operators Club,...