A native of Olean, NY, Madeline O Easly Scott moves to Buffalo in 1958. She retired from Roswell Park Cancer Institute in 1990 after 32 years employed by New York State. In 1998 she was selected as one of Empire State College “Distinguished Alumnae” Madeline Scott was raised in a household that talked about their African American Heritage and history. In 1977 she started using the family stories to research her family genealogy. She has documented three branches of her slave ancestry back to 1790. She has documented her free ancestry back to the 1760s. In the year 2000, she was inducted into the “International Society of Sons & Daughters of Slave ancestry” in Chicago Illinois.
For over 55 years, Madeline has volunteered for the NAACP and a number of
Buffalo organizations and projects. Madeline has served two terms as President of the Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier and one term as Treasurer. She has been a membership chair and since 1987, one of the Editors of the Association newsletter. She assisted Dr. Monroe Fordham, founder of AAHANF on the project of preservation of the papers and sermons of Buffalo historic figure, Reverend Edward J. Nash, Buffalo’s early Michigan Street Baptist Church pastor. Mrs. Scott submitted two articles to the Associations scholarly Journal of Afro-Americans in New York Life and History. They are “Family History”, 1977 issue and July 2000 the issue, “Proceedings of, an address delivered at the Colored Voters League Annual Meeting, Olean, New York, August 13-15, 1895”. In 2003, she submitted the application and research for Buffalo’s historical figure Mary B. Talbert to the National Women’s Hall of Fame. It was accepted and Mary Talbert was inducted on October 8, 2005. In 2005 Madeline was inducted into the WNY Women’s Hall of Fame. In 1977, Madeline began researching all branches of her family ancestry, (slave & free) back to the mid-1700s. In year 2000 she was inducted into the “International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry” in Chicago, Illinois. Madeline is an active member of the Buffalo Genealogical Society of the African Diaspora (BGSAD). In 2014 she received their “Founders Award”. Her Volunteer service has been recognized many times over the years. Some of her other awards and recognitions were, being named ‘Outstanding Citizen” in 2006 by the Buffalo News, NAACP Medgar Evers Award, New Hope Baptist Church MLK Community Service Award, National Conference of Christian and Jews and Black Achievers. She currently serves on the African American Veterans National Monument Committee.
Madeline has served two terms as President of the Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier and one term as Treasurer. She has been a membership chair and since 1987 one of the editors of the Association newsletter. She assisted Dr. Monroe Fordham, founder of AAHANF on the project of preservation of the papers and sermons of Buffalo historic figure, Reverand Edward J. Nash, Buffalos early Michigan Street Baptist Church pastor. Mrs. Scott submitted two articles to the Associations scholarly Journal of Afro-Americans in New York Life and History. They are “Family History”, 1977 issue and “Proceedings of, an address delivered at the Colored Voters League Annual Meeting, Olean, New York. August 13-15. 1895” July 2000 issue
In 2003, she submitted the application and research for Buffalo’s historical figure Mary B. Talbert to the National Women’s Hall of Fame. It was accepted and Mary Talbert was inducted on October 8, 2005. In 2005 Madeline was inducted into the WNY Women’s Hall of Fame. Madeline is an active member of the Buffalo Genealogical Society of the African Diaspora (BGSAD). In 2014 she received their “Founders Award”. Her Volunteer service has been recognized many times over the years. Some of her other awards are recognitions, were being named ‘Outstanding Citizens’ in 2006 by the Buffalo News, New Hope Baptist Church MLF Community Service Award, National Conference of Christian and Jews, and Black Achievers.
She serves on the African American Veterans National Monument Committee and has participated for 20 years in the National Women’s Health Initiative study program.
