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 23 no 1 Highlights 1.03.2001

vol 23 no 2 More highlights of 2000 1.10.2001

vol 23 no 3 The Show Off 1.17.2001

vol 23 no 4 Shipment of horses 1.24.2001

vol 23 no 5 Edwin M. Phillips 1891-1929

vol 23 no 6 The old ice house and tractor shed 2.07.2001

vol 23 no 7 County Officials 1909 2.15.2001

vol 23 no 10 Upper Landauers 3.07.2001

vol 23 no 11 Holley School 1913 3.16.2001

vol 23 no 12 Board of Supervisors 1923-24 3.21.2001

vol 23 no 13 Along the road 3.30.2001

vol 23 no 14 Yates Academy 4.04.2001

vol 23 no 19 Schoolhouse radio 5.11.2001

vol 23 no 20 The church in the middle of the street 5.18.2001

vol 23 no 21 Historic markers book 5.23.2001

vol 23 no 22 From the new historic marker book 6.01.2001

vol 23 no 23 The marker at Murray 6.08.2001

vol 23 no 25 Horse and buggy days 7.02.2001

vol 23 no 26 Cobblestone Museum opens for summer 6.29.2001

vol 23 no 27 Cooper Shop at Childs 7.09.2001

vol 23 no 28 Gaines District No. 12 7.13.2001

vol 23 no 29 Unusual 7.20.2001

vol 23 no 32 Fairgrounds gate house 8.13.2001

vol 23 no 33 Farm Bureau 8.20.2001

vol 23 no 36 1933 Baseball Team 9.10.2001

vol 23 no 38 Old Home Day 9.21.2001

vol 23 no 39 Snider Packing Corp. 9.28.2001

vol 23 no 41 William Glidden’s canal story 10.16.2001

vol 23 no 42 Female Reminiscences 10.23.2001

vol 23 no 43 Meland’s Albion and Medina 10.20.2001

vol 23 no 45 The Old Canal Loop, Medina 12.05.2001

vol 23 no 46 American Express 12.11.2001

vol 23 no 50 Log Cabin 12.20.2001

vol 23 no 51 Canal Work