Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 34 Received as part of a recent donation, this undated photograph of Samuel Perkins was carefully slid into the pages of the Joiner family album from Barre,…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 33 One of Medina’s most prosperous businesses during the early portion of the 20th century was the Empire Couch Company established by Earl Card and Walter Marvin…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 32 One of Orleans County’s oldest funeral homes is likely that of Merrill-Grinnell, which dates well beyond the 1870s. This image shows two predecessors to the current…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 31 Last weekend’s tour of Mt. Albion Cemetery focused on notable “movers and shakers” from Orleans County, including Dr. Elizabeth Denio. Elizabeth Harriet Denio was born to…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 30 “We have met to provide a mansion for the dead. We have come out from our quiet homes and the bright sunlight and the crowded streets…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 29 Taken sometime around 1935, the focus of this particular photograph is the Allen Grill located at 38 East Bank Street in Albion (now 28 East Bank…
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