David, Have you tried the County GenWeb site for Buffalo? The coordinator of the site would have a good idea of what's available and where. GenWeb is a volunteer organization on the internet that is trying to put genealogical and historical information on the net for the free use by researchers. For New York State's page, a starting point for Buffalo, go to http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/ Good luck. Melissa Simmons Albany County GenWeb (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyalbany/) > I'm looking for birth and death dates, and birthplace, of Jesse Clipper, > the first African-American fatality in World War I. There's a monument to > him and other blacks who gave their lives in combat, in Buffalo. >