Retired Orleans County Historian C. W. “Bill” Lattin produced weekly articles from 1979-2014, entitled, Bethinking of Old Orleans. These articles featured a treasure-trove of historical information about Orleans County since its inception to modern times. This page contains all articles written in during the first year of 1979. Special thanks to historian Frank Berger for clipping these articles from various local newspapers. We hope you enjoy reading and researching through this great resource.
Vol. 1 No. 1 The Role of the County Historian, 1/10/1979
Vol. 1 No. 2 Joseph Achilles, 1/17/1979
Vol. 1 No. 3 Courthouse 120th Anniversary 1/25/1979
Vol. 1 No 4. Daniels Jewelry Store 1/31/1979
Vol. 1 No. 5 First Elected Democrats 2/7/1979
Vol. 1 No. 6 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Adams 2/15/1979
Vol. 1 No. 7 George Washington Cherry 02/23/1979
Vol. 1 No. 8 Second Empire 2/28/1979
Vol, 1 No. 9 Italianate 3/8/1979
Vol. 1 No. 10 Greek Revival 3/14/1979
Vol. 1 No. 11 Queen Anne 6/12/1979 (out of sequence)
Vol. 1 No. 12 Pullman Memorial Parsonage 3/28/1979
Vol. 1 No. 13 Stockschlaeder Musical 04/05/1979
Vol. 1 No. 14 Electric Lights 04/11/1979
Vol. 1 No. 15 Santa Claus 04/18/1979
Vol. 1 No. 16 Emma Root 04/26/1979
Vol. 1 No. 17 William Swan 05/2/1979
Vol. 1 No. 18 Akeley Fox 5/11/79
Vol. 1 No. 19 Cemetery Art 05/16/1979
Vol. 1 No. 20 Memorial Day 5/24/1979
Vol. 1 No. 21 Butterfield Cobblestone 06/04/1979
Vol. 1 No. 22 Parade of Brides 06/06/1979
Vol. 1 No. 23 Rufus Bullock 06/18/1979
Vol. 1 No. 24 The Class of Three 6/21/1979
Vol. 1 No. 25 Childrens Day 06/27/1979
Vol. 1 No. 26 July 4 WWII 07/03/1979
Vol. 1 No. 27 Medina Memorial Hospital 07/11/1979
Vol. 1 No. 28 Origin of Cobblestones 07/18/1979
Vol. 1 No. 29 John Tucker and Doris Craddock 07.25.1979
Vol. 1 No. 30 Largest Cake 08/01/1979
Vol. 1 No. 31 Kendall Universalist Church 08/08/1979
Vol. 1 No. 32 Gaines Sesquicentennial 08/16/1979
Vol. 1 No. 33 A Leonard Millinery 08/23/1979
Vol. 1 No. 35 Pullman Church 09/06/1979
Vol. 1 No. 36 DAR House 09/12/1979
Vol. 1 No. 37 Frank Lattin 09/19/1979
Vol 1 No. 38 Albion Water 09/26/1979
Vol. 1 No. 39 McNall Funeral Home 10/3/1979
Vol. 1 No. 40 Board of Supervisors 1924 10/10/1979
Vol. 1 No. 41 Perfection Fruit and Vegetable Dryer 10/22/1979
Vol. 1 No. 42 Hulberton Free Methodist Church Fire 10/29/1979
Vol. 1 No. 43 Virgil Bogue 11/02/1979
Vol. 1 No. 44 Hurray For McKinley 11/9/1979
Vol. 1 No. 45 Albion Rotary Club 11/19/1979
Vol. 1 No. 46 Orleans Hotel Thanksgiving Dinner 11/21/1979
Vol. 1 No. 47 Last Orleans Passenger Rail 11/28/1979
Vol. 1 No. 48 House of Refuge 12/06/1979
Vol. 1 No. 49 George M. Pullman 12/13/1979