Happy New Year!

Wishing you and yours a very happy New Year!  







And if you haven't seen it yet, this new Graycliff video, just released yesterday:

Wishing you the Happiest of Holidays!

From: My Father Who Is On Earth, by John Lloyd Wright:

One Christmas Eve, after we no longer believed in Santa Claus, we waited eagerly for Papa's sprightly arrival with presents.  Into the house he pushed, a bundle of Oriental rugs under each arm.  He dropped them on the living room floor......

Frank Lloyd Wright and family in Oak Park

With warm wishes for a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The Incredible History of Buffalo, NY In 5 Minutes

The Incredible History of Buffalo, NY In 5 Minutes

A short, charming and informative video created by 43North.

If you haven't seen this yet, take a look!


The Incredible History of Buffalo, NY In 5 Minutes

You Did It! Thank You!

This afternoon, the Erie County Legislature passed the budget, which includes a $20,000 increase in County funding for Graycliff, for a total in 2015 of $54,510.

This extra funding will be used to defray costs associated with preserving buildings and grounds that the Conservancy has already restored.  Because of the historic nature of the site, it often involves specialized labor, expensive materials and supplies, and the like to preserve our buildings and landscape.  This is an enormous help.

Thank you so much to  to each and everyone one of you who took the time to make a call or email your legislator.  And a big thank you to all Graycliff’s supporters---Board members, volunteers, Facebook friends, and Twitter followers, who also made calls and sent emails!  Last but not least, thank you to Buffalo’s Young Preservationists, who also supported this increase.

Special thanks go to Chairman John Mills and Legislator Lynne Dixon, who spearheaded this increase, the entire Erie County Legislature which voted unanimously, and County Executive Mark Polancarz.

All best--Reine