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 27 no 1 One of Albion’s oldest homes 1.06.2005
vol 27 no 2 Shelby District No. 8 School 1.13.2005
vol 27 no 3 Victorian History on display 1.20.2005
vol 27 no 4 The good old days 1.27.2005
vol 27 no 5 Remembering the Hotel Orleans 2.03.2005
vol 27 no 5.2 Albion and Tonawana Railroad 2.02.2006
vol 27 no 6 Acer & Whedon made a good business team 2.10.2005
vol 27 no 7 Backward image was mistake 2.17.2005
vol 27 no 8 Remembering the Sabbath 2.24.2005
vol 27 no 9 The scene 130 years ago 3.03.2005
vol 27 no 10 Looking at early Aeroplane flight 3.10.2005
vol 27 no 11 Historic Ridge Road, circa 1810 3.17.2005
vol 27 no 12 ‘Let’s Add On!’ 3.24.2005
vol 27 no 13 Training Class 3.31.2005
vol 27 no 14 Prospect Street bridge, Medina 4.07.2005
vol 27 no 15 The Old Orchard Distillery 4.14.2005
vol 27 no 16 History of the county jail 4.21.2005
vol 27 no 17 The history of the Millville Quaker meeting house 4.28.2005
vol 27 no 18 Orleans House has a lengthy history 5.05.2005
vol 27 no 19 Threshing remembered 5.12.2005
vol 27 no 19.2 Woods and Sprague 6.16.2005
vol 27 no 20 Holley Mansion House 5.19.2005
vol 27 no 20.2 Shourds Brothers 6.23.2005
vol 27 no 21 All of those forgotten places 6.30.2005
vol 27 no 22 Reminiscences of Main Street in Albion 7.07.2005
vol 27 no 23 Fair Grounds Dining Hall 7.14.2005
vol 27 no 24 The history of Orson Nichoson 7.21.2005
vol 27 no 26 History in the Hamblet of Hulberton 8.04.2005
vol 27 no 26.2 Spraying apples the old way 8.11.2005
vol 27 no 27 Grace Bedell 8.18.2005
vol 27 no 28 Rotary, guests 8.25.2005
vol 27 no 29 The story of Yates District 14 9.01.2005
vol 27 no 31 Vacation Bible School 9.15.2005
vol 27 no 32 ‘The Castle’ 9.22.2005
vol 27 no 33 ‘A Big Whistle’ 9.29.2005
vol 27 no 34 Riches Corners School 10.06.2005
vol 27 no 35 Christ Church alternations 10.13.2005
vol 27 no 35.2 Hudson’s barber shop on Bank 10.20.2005
vol 27 no 36 Wild Turkey 10.27.2005
vol 27 no 36.2 Albion church restored 11.10.2005
vol 27 no 37 The Medina Manufacturing Co. 11.03.2005
vol 27 no 37.2 ‘The monument that never’ 11.24.2005
vol 27 no 39 Clinton St. crossing 11.17.2005
vol 27 no 40 The old Clarendon Universalist Church 12.01.2005
vol 27 no 41 Sawyer & Gould business 12.08.2006
vol 27 no 42 Albion Water Works 10.14.2009
vol 27 no 46 Avenerable landmark 12.15.2005