The second volume of “Historic Childs,” a series of articles written by Doug Farley, director of the Cobblestone Museum.
Historic Childs: Museum showcases artifacts from Horse and Buggy Days 12.14.2020
Historic Childs: Proctor Brook, usually a gentle stream, drew pioneers to hamlet 12.20.2020
Historic Childs: Agriculture has been a leading industry in the hamlet (part 1) 12.25.2020
Historic Childs: Agriculture in the Hamlet, Part 2 1.02.2021
Historic Childs: History of Agriculture in the Hamlet, Part 3 1.09.2021
Historic Childs: History of Agriculture, Part 4 1.16.2021
Historic Childs: History of Agriculture, Part 6 (a focus on the Swierczynski family) 1.30.2021
Historic Childs: Reflections from a student in the one-room schoolhouse, Part 1 2.06.2021
Historic Childs: Reflections, Part 2 2.14.2021
Historic Childs: The Liberty Pole 2.27.2021
Historic Childs: Tillman family has been dedicated stewards of Village Inn 3.13.2021
Historic Childs: The Upper Gallery at the Brick House showcases modern art 3.21.2021
Historic Childs: 2 Cobblestone homes near Museum on the Ridge stand test of time 3.28.2021
Historic Childs: 3 generations of the Lattin family preserve local history, Part 1 4.03.2021
Historic Childs: The Lattin family, three generations of local historians – Part 2 4.10.2021
Historic Childs: Italianate mansion on Route 98 was once known as ‘The Castle’ 4.17.2021
Historic Childs: Outhouses in the Hamlet 5.01.2021
Historic Childs: Preserving history has been labor of love for ‘Dee’ Robinson 5.11.2021
Historic Childs: Photos from the Town of Gaines 175th Anniversary Parade in 1984 5.15.2021
Historic Childs: Hamlet named for judge who grew up in Gaines 5.22.2021
Historic Childs: Pioneer women were critical in settling hamlet 5.29.2021
Historic Childs: Norris Vagg served Rochester as prominent newspaper executive 6.07.2021
Historic Childs: Howard Pratt chronicled life on the Ridge (Part 1) 6.19.2021
Historic Childs: J. Howard Pratt, esteemed local historian (Part 2) 6.29.2021
Historic Childs: Early Education, a feature on 12 public schools in the Town of Gaines 7.04.2021
Historic Childs: Recreation, Part 1 7.18.2021
Historic Childs, Recreation (including the Gaines Grange), Part 2 7.25.2021
Historic Childs: Forming the Cobblestone Society 8.04.2021
Historic Childs: A Sesquicentennial Essay by Sanford B. Church 8.13.2021
Historic Childs: Pranks, and other diversions 8.17.2021
Historic Childs: Stories from Church 8.22.2021
Historic Childs: Orleans County Court originally was on the Ridge in Gaines 8.28.2021
Historic Childs: Natural History, Part 1 – Native Peoples 9.04.2021
Historic Childs: Natural History (Part 2) 9.13.2021
Historic Childs: Five Corners, Part 1 9.19.2021
Historic Childs: Five Corners, Part 2 – The Union Cemetery 10.12.2021
Historic Childs: The Voting House 10.17.2021
Historic Childs: The Murray Dollhouse, Part 1 10.25.2021
Historic Childs: The Murray Dollhouse, Part 2 10.31.2021
Historic Childs: The Erie Canal in the Town of Gaines, Part 1 11.11.2021
Historic Childs: The Erie Canal in the Town of Gaines, Part 2 11.21.2021
Historic Childs: John Proctor’s autobiography details life of prominent local pioneer 12.08.2021
Historic Childs: The Akeley Fox, early work of famed taxidermist from Clarendon 12.20.2021
Historic Childs: In 1959, Gaines celebrated Sesquicentennial 12.25.2021
Historic Childs: Native American tool – the Cobblestone Museum’s oldest artifact 1.01.2022
Historic Childs: Popular Images of Yesteryear, Part 1 1.11.2022