“I think my grandmother would approve of this donation.” Recently, Althea Hendricks donated Hungarian and German religious texts to the International Institute of Buffalo. She inherited the Hungarian book from her grandmother, born in Hungary in 1883. Her grandmother was a “Goose Girl,” like a shepherd for a flock of geese. In the early …
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UPDATE: WGRZ Channel 2 featured this story on its newscast. You can click here to watch! Bill and Dee Dee Bulleigh’s wedding day is a tale punctuated with calls from the Pentagon and a groomsman found passed out in the executive director’s office at 864 Delaware Avenue, now the site of the International Institute of …
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For over 100 years, IIB has been part of the cultural fabric of our community. We’ve been a hub for many immigrant groups and hosted hundreds of social gatherings throughout the region. This poster, from 1952, featured one of at least 38 Folk Balls that IIB sponsored. Learn more about our history. Make a contribution …
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