Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 40 Taken in May of 1942, this image shows men erecting the Dowd-Kellogg mausoleum at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Albion. William E. Karns of Albion was commissioned…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 39 October is American Archives Month and is a wonderful opportunity to feature some of the collections within the Department of History. Although the County Historian maintains…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 38 I do not love thee! – yet, I know not why, Whate’er thou dost seems still well done, to me: And often in my solitude I…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 37 This photograph, taken some time in the 1860s by an unknown photographer, shows Philetus and Eliza Bates of Jeddo; an inscription on the reverse reads…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 36 In January of 2019, I received a request for information on the old stone store once belonging to T. O. Castle of Millville. Daniel Hurley purchased…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 35 Occasionally, I receive notes from readers about suggested article topics of local interest. A few months ago, a copy of several Medina postcards arrived at my…
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