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 eighth year of 1986. 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. 8 No. 1 Highlights of 1985 In Our Municipalities 01/20/1986

Vol. 8 No. 2 Jail Menu 01/23/1986

Vol. 8 No. 3 Albion Carlton Telephone Co. 02/27/1986

Vol. 8 No. 4 Camp Don-Yon-Dah 01/30/1986

Vol. 8 No. 5 Judge Fred L. Downs 02/03/1986

Vol. 8 No. 6 Justice Bertram E. Harcourt 02/25/1986

Vol. 8 No. 7 Judge Benjamin L. Bessac 03/03/1986

Vol. 8 No. 8 Seeing Lincoln 03/05/1986

Vol. 8 No. 9 Barns 03/10/1986

Vol. 8 No. 10 Judge David A. White 03/12/1986

Vol. 8 No. 11 Medina’s Foundry Business 03/14/1986

Vol. 8 No. 12 The Medina and Darien Railroad 03/19/1986

Vol. 8 No. 13 Hexagon House – Lyndonville 03/28/1986

Vol. 8 No. 14 Architecture Destroyed – Holley High School 04/03/1986

Vol. 8 No. 15 Architecture Destroyed – Loveland School House 04/17/1986

Vol. 8 No. 16 Architecture Destroyed – First Baptist Church of Albion 04/23/1986

Vol. 8 No. 17 Knowlesville 05/07/1986

Vol. 8 No. 18 Centennial Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 05/02/1986

Vol. 8 No. 19 Faithful Restoration 05/12/1986

Vol. 8 No. 20 19th Century Homes – Inside and Out 05/23/1986

Vol. 8 No. 21 Rev. Father John Castaldi 05/26/1986

Vol. 8 No. 22 Carl E. Akeley 06/06/1986

Vol. 8 No. 23 Protestant Pulpit Placement 06/09/1986

Vol. 8 No. 24 Kendall 06/23/1986

Vol. 8 No. 25 Albion Academy Accommodations 06/18/1986

Vol. 8 No. 26 Reverend Lewis H. Robinson 06/24/1986

Vol. 8 No. 27 Canal Festival Honoring Orleans County’s 160th Anniversary 07/06/1986

Vol. 8 No. 28 Cemetery Symbols 07/17/1986

Vol. 8 No. 29 The Establishment of Orleans County 07/22/1986

Vol. 8 No. 30 Hon. Edmund L. Pitts 07/28/1986

Vol. 8 No. 31 Theta Hakes Brown 08/05/1986

Vol. 8 No. 32 Advertising Symbols 08/21/1986

Vol. 8 No. 33 It’s Fair Time 08/08/1986

Vol. 8 No. 34 First Electric Light 08/25/1986

Vol. 8 No. 35 Exceptional Entrance 09/01/1986

Vol. 8 No. 36 Exceptional Entrance 09/08/1986

Vol. 8 No. 37 Exceptional Entrances 09/15/1986

Vol. 8 No. 38 Cobblestone Workshop 09/18/1986

Vol. 8 No. 39 Architectural Tour 10/30/1986

Vol. 8 No. 40 Waterman Building 10/06/1986

Vol. 8 No. 41 Church Tour 10/13/1986

Vol. 8 No. 42 Tour of Churches 10/16/1986

Vol. 8 No. 43 October 10/28/1986

Vol. 8 No. 44 The Sears, Roebuck and Co. House 11/06/1986

Vol. 8 No. 45 Exceptional Entrance 11/19/1986

Vol. 8 No. 46 The Albion High Stadium 11/20/1986

Vol. 8 No. 47 Buffalo Bill Comes to Town 11/24/1986

Vol. 8 No. 48 Familiar Site – Changed Scene 12/08/1986

Vol. 8 No. 49 An Electrical Exhibition 12/09/1986

Vol. 8 No. 50 Mt. Albion Chapel 12/18/1986

Vol. 8 No. 51 J. Howard Pratt 12/22/1986

Vol. 8 No. 52 Santa Claus 12/29/1987

Vol. 8 No. 53 Oak Orchard River 01/19/1987