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 fifth year of 1983. 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. 5 No. 1 Farewell Mr. Rumble 01/6/1983

Vol. 5 No. 2 Alan Isselhard 01/12/1983

Vol. 5 No. 3 Edith W. Anderson 01/19/1983

Vol. 5 No. 4 Cecilia A. White 01/27/1983

Vol. 5 No. 5 Neil Johnson 02/02/1983

Vol. 5 No. 6 Yours Truly 02/10/1983

Vol. 5 No. 7 The Wilson Hanging pt. 1 02/17/1983

Vol. 5 No. 8 The Wilson Hanging pt. 2 02/24/1983

Vol. 5 No. 9 The Wilson Hanging pt. 3 03/02/1983

Vol. 5 No. 10 A “Hojack” Section Gang 03/09/1983

Vol. 5 No. 11 An Appalling Catastrophe 03/17/1983

Vol. 5 No. 12 Canal Break of 1927 03/24/1983

Vol. 5 No. 13 Orleans County Tourism 03/30/1983

Vol. 5 No. 14 Town of Murray Marks 175 Years 04/06/1983

Vol. 5 No. 15 “An Awful Discovery” 04/13/1983

Vol. 5 No. 16 The Million Dollar Staircase 04/20/1983

Vol. 5 No. 17 Architecture Destroyed pt. 1 Donalds Mill 04/27/1983

Vol. 5 No. 18 Architecture Destroyed pt. 2 Kowlesville Presbyterian Churches 05/05/1983

Vol. 5 No. 19 Architecture Destroyed pt. 3 The Holley Presbyterian Church 05/12/1983

Vol. 5 No. 20 185th Anniversary Historic Ridge Road 05/19/1983

Vol. 5 No. 21 Architecture Destroyed pt. 4 Burrows-Martina Residence 05/25/1983

Vol. 5 No. 22 Architecture Destroyed pt. 5 Franklin Clarke House 06/01/1983

Vol. 5 No. 23 Architecture Destroyed pt. 6 Sawyer Residence-Maple Manor 06/08/1983

Vol. 5 No. 24 Architecture Destroyed pt. 7 Swan-Hart Residence 06/20/1983

Vol. 5 No. 25 Architecture Destroyed pt. 8 The Hart Residence 06/22/1983

Vol. 5 No. 26 Architecture Destroyed pt. 9 Riches Corner School 06/29/1983

Vol. 5 No. 27 Architecture Destroyed pt. 10 Buildings at the Albion Correctional Facility 07/06/1983

Vol. 5 No. 28 “Refuge” Photo Essay 07/13/1983

Vol. 5 No. 29 Architecture Destroyed pt. 11 Residence of Arnold Gregory 07/20/1983

Vol. 5 No. 30 Centennial of the “Carlyon Calamity” 07/27/1983

Vol. 5 No. 31 Fair Photos Fifty Years Ago 08/03/1983

Vol. 5 No. 32 Architecture Destroyed pt. 12 The Frisbee Mansion 08/10/1983

Vol. 5 No. 33 Robert Gates 08/17/1983

Vol. 5 No. 34 Architecture Destroyed pt. 9 Orleans County Jail 08/24/1983

Vol. 5 No. 36 One of Medina’s Oldest Residences 09/07/1983

Vol. 5 No. 37 Lily Pond Dedication 09/14/1983

Vol. 5 No. 38 Architecture Destroyed pt. 14 Albion Fireman’s Hose Tower 09/21/1983

Vol. 5 No. 39 Architecture Destroyed pt. 15 Summer Home of Charles Grief 09/28/1983

Vol. 5 No. 40 150 Years for Lyndonville Presbyterians 10/05/1983

Vol. 5 No. 41 One of a Kind 10/13/1983

Vol. 5 No. 42 William B. Dye 10/19/1983

Vol. 5 No. 43 Architecture Destroyed pt. 16 Dye-McNall House 10/26/1983

Vol. 5 No. 44 Electioneering 11/03/1983

Vol. 5 No. 45 A Deep Subject 11/09/1983

Vol. 5 No. 46 Medina Sandstone Quarry History Project 11/16/1983

Vol. 5 No. 47 Bidwell’s Bean Thrasher 11/25/1983

Vol. 5 No. 48 Gossip 11/30/1983

Vol. 5 No. 49 County Clerk George A. Newell 12/07/1983

Vol. 5 No. 50 The Lady of the Lake “Alice” 12/15/1983

Vol. 5 No. 51 Architecture Destroyed pt. 17 Clark Residence-Birds Eye Lab 12/22/1983

Vol. 5 No. 52 1983 12/28/1983