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 28 no 1 Corrections to Medina book 1.05.2006

vol 28 no 2 Dec. 22, 1923 1.12.2006

vol 28 no 3 Carriage factory 1.19.2006

vol 28 no 4 Albert W. Wood (1844-1911) 1.26.2006

vol 28 no 6 Motor vehicle information 2.09.2006

vol 28 no 7 An Orleans short story 2.16.2006

vol 28 no 8 An Unpublished Romance 2.23.2006

vol 28 no 9 When Stoves were made 3.02.2006

vol 28 no 10 Alvin L. Briggs – local artist 3.09.2006

vol 28 no 11 The Family Theatre 3.16.2006

vol 28 no 12 Balcom’s Mills 3.23.2006

vol 28 no 13 Medina City Hall 3.30.2006

vol 28 no 14 Canal View 1913 4.06.2006

vol 28 no 15 Transformer House 4.13.2006

vol 28 no 16 4.20.2006

vol 28 no 17 St. Mary’s Church and School 4.27.2006

vol 28 no 18 The Barre Center Canning Plant 5.04.2006

vol 28 no 19 L. Santoro Cafe – Holley 5.11.2006

vol 28 no 20 District No. 5 of Murray 5.18.2006

vol 28 no 21 Albion Teachers of the Past 5.25.2006

vol 28 no 21 The Greeley Connections 8.03.2006

vol 28 no 21.2 The Greeley Connection 8.03.2006

vol 28 no 22 Kenyoneville 6.01.2006

vol 28 no 23 Sidewalk Supervisors 6.08.2006

vol 28 no 24 Erie Canal Knowlesville 6.15.2006

vol 28 no 25 Millville Cemetery Chapel 6.22.2006

vol 28 no 26 Arnold Gregory 6.29.2006

vol 28 no 27 Excerpts from an 1899 Journal 7.06.2006

vol 28 no 28 The Million Dollar Staircase 7.13.2006

vol 28 no 29 Knowlesville Presybyterian 7.20.2006

vol 28 no 30 Tower Restoration 7.27.2006

vol 28 no 32 Coopers 8.10.2006

vol 28 no 33 Pat Obtains his Receipt 8.17.2006

vol 28 no 34 Two Artists – Teacher and Student 8.24.2006

vol 28 no 35 Interest and Pride 8.31.2006

vol 28 no 36 Brown Street Bridges 9.07.2006

vol 28 no 37 Door Yard 9.14.2006

vol 28 no 38 Poison and Pigs 9.21.2006

vol 28 no 39 Millville Presbyterian 9.28.2006

vol 28 no 40 Albion Beverages 10.05.2006

vol 28 no 41 Cobblestone Museum Print Shop 10.12.2006

vol 28 no 42 Construction on the canal bank 10.19.2006

vol 28 no 43 Eagle Harbor schools 10.26.2006

vol 28 no 44 The Life of Henry D. Richardson 11.02.2006

vol 28 no 45 Jail Menu 11.09.2006

vol 28 no 46 An illustration of character 11.16.2006

vol 28 no 47 How Medina got its name 11.23.2006

vol 28 no 48 Perfection evaporator 11.30.2006

vol 28 no 49 Annis Cemetery rejuvenated 12.07.2006

vol 28 no 51 Early Telephone Connection 12.21.2006

vol 28 no 52 Pine Hill 12.28.2006