Collections
![Scene in Buffalo's Little Italy](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/thumbnail3%20ForeignPopulations_Scrapbook_Vol1_p103.jpg?itok=WfaikeCE)
The City of Buffalo, N.Y. rapidly grew from a small village along Lake Erie to a bourgeoning industrial hub with the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825. The city later became a center for the Steel Industry and other manufacturing.
![Hudson City Directories](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/Hudson%2520City%2520Directory.jpg?itok=D85sA1st)
Directories from the City of Hudson containing residents' names, information on local businesses, and a variety of other data.
![Watertown City Directories](/sites/default/files/styles/browse_thumbnail/public/content/collection/covers/nnylnwfl003.jpg?itok=7qk5Y2Re)
The Watertown City Directory digital collection contains a subset of the City Directories located in the Flower Memorial Library (Watertown, NY).