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. 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 20 no 1 1997 Municipal Highlights Part 2 01.08.1998

vol 20 no 2 A Year in the Life of Charles H. St. Clair – 1858 01.14.1998

vol 20 no 3 Memories By Charles H. St. Clair 01.27.1998

vol 20 no 4 Taken About 1880 1.29.1998

vol 20 no 5 Carriage Painter 01.09.1998

vol 20 no 6 Ladies Aid Cookbook – 1899 4.01.1998

vol 20 no 7 Mr. And Mrs. Thomas Coon 02.23.1998

vol 20 no 8 Easlick’s Dray 2.27.1998

vol 20 no 9 Warner Thompson 1867-1929 03.06.1998

vol 20 no 10 Reminiscences 03.03.1998

vol 20 no 11 Thomas J. Sweet 1883-1945

vol 20 no 12 Telephonic Communication 03.30.1998

vol 20 no 13 Joseph Haighth – Blacksmith 4.06.1998

vol 20 no 14 On the Public Square 04.13.1998

vol 20 no 15 Reflections 04.15.98

vol 20 no 16 Manufactured Gas – Medina 4.27.1998

vol 20 no 17 Freeman A. Greene 1844 – 1900 5.05.1998

vol 20 no 18 William Luttenton Sr. 1838 – 1909 05.08.1998

vol 20 no 19 Mc Carthy’s Bridge 5.19.1998

vol 20 no 20 Tour Mt. Albion 05.26.1998

vol 20 no 21 Gaines Fire May Day 1910 5.29.1998

vol 20 no 22 History of the Court House Square 06.08.1998

vol 20 no 23 Bucolic Kuckville 06.15.1998

vol 20 no 24 Tow Path View 6.30.1998

vol 20 no 25 Wasteful Folly 07.06.1998

vol 20 no 26 Right Out of the Book

vol 20 no 27 Gaines and Murray Church 07.08.1998

vol 20 no 29 (2) Rev. Marvin I. Frey 1918-1992 07.24.1998

vol 20 no 29 Jotham More’s Story 07.19.2000

vol 20 no 30 An Admired Model 7.29.1998

vol 20 no 31 F.W. Butler, Jeweler 8.06.1998

vol 20 no 32 Stereoticon View 08.25.1998

vol 20 no 33 John Howard’s Coal Yard 08.26.1998

vol 20 no 34 From Canning to Banking 08.27.1998

vol 20 no 35 Threshing 09.02.1998

vol 20 no 36 A Barn Raising 09.10.1998

vol 20 no 37 Hazard Parkway – Circa 1930 09.17.1998

vol 20 no 38 Bad Train Wreck at Morton 09.24.1998

vol 20 no 39 Mt. Albion Fall Tour 10.01.1998

vol 20 no 40 First Day of Pheasant Season 10.15.1998

vol 20 no 41 Two Young Gentlemen See Ghost 10.20.1998

vol 20 no 42 Ozro H. Bates 10.27.1998

vol 20 no 43 Two Bridges Covered Bridge 11.02.1998

vol 20 no 44 Medina Sewer 1908 11.05.1998

vol 20 no 45 Serene Scene 11.13.1998

vol 20 no 46 Baseball Park 11.18.1998

vol 20 no 47 Clarendon Brand Cheese 11.20.1998

vol 20 no 48 The B L & R Trolley, Holley 12.03.1998

vol 20 no 49 AHS Football Team 1902 12.10.1998

vol 20 no 50 Ross, Rose, Florence & George 12.17.1998

vol 20 no 51 The B.L.R. Transformer House – Albion

vol 20 no 52 Burton T. Stockton’s Store 12.30.1998