Oakland Place and Shopstravanganza

by queenseyes

A large crowd of over 200 people gathered last evening at the Horace-Reed House on Oakland Place to meet and greet the people behind the new release of the book, Oakland Place: Gracious Living in Buffalo. A number of speakers including Bob Irwin (photo), member of the Baird Foundation, saluted the achievement and the arrival of the book, while a crowd looked on in anticipation of picking up the first copies. On hand were book-publishers Joe Bieron and Marti Gorman of Buffalo Heritage Press, photographer Chuck LaChiusa, and author Martin Wachadlo. All of the net proceeds from the sales of Oakland Place are going to benefit the Landmark Society. The book will soon be available at local shops, but if you need one right away, go online to www.buffaloheritage.com.

Marti Gorman was very pleased with the rollout/unveiling and expressed her feelings for the book and for Buffalo: "Oakland Place is a microcosm of this intense sense of community that illustrates the wonderful origins of all of our neighborhoods. I have found that the community ties here are stronger than anywhere I have ever lived, and books like this act as historical references for future generations to enjoy." She's right, these Buffalo-related books do tell a tale, and there are so many authors and publishers around that are adding to the already staggering number of published writings, a small number of which you can see below. On December third the Historical Society is hosting a shopping and book signing 'Blowout'. Details are as follows:

Shopstravanganza, the annual shopping and book signing blowout. Sunday, December 3, 2006, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., at the museum building, 25 Nottingham Court. FREE Admission. Over 20 local authors will be here to personalize your books while your kick off your holiday shopping with “uniquely buffalo” gifts from the Museum Shop.

Among the authors on hand to sign their featured titles will be:

Robert Dilks, Fremont Bay
Steven Fox, 10 Days of Hell and Heroes
Scott Friedman, Secrets From the Delphi Café
Olga Karman, Scatter My Ashes Over Havana
Elizabeth Licata, author & Don Zinteck, photographer, Garden Walk
Robert Swados, Counsel in the Crease
Elizabeth Marotta, On the Edge of Town: Almshouses in Western New York
Shawneen Orzechowski, Midnight Journey
Kevin Siepel, Joseph Bennett of Evans and the Growing of NY's Niagara Frontier
Mike Rizzo, Through the Mayors’ Eyes
Christine Smyczynski, Western New York: An Explorer’s Guide
Steve Corbett, What Was Where? and Book of Buffalo's Canals
Emo Rossi, Crystal Beach: The Good Old Days
Frank Croisdale, Buffalo Soul Lifters
John Koerner, The Mysteries of Father Baker
Mason Winfield, Haunted Places of WNY; A Ghosthunter’s Journal
Ken Kraemer, Buffalo Central Terminal: A Picture Book
Kathleen Shanahan, Operation War Dance
Rose Ann Hirsch, Crystal Beach: 101 Years of Fun
Martin Washadlo, Gracious Living in Buffalo: Oakland Place

Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
25 Nottingham Court