Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 16 Studying the earliest history of Orleans County shows us that education was a foundational element on which our pioneer settlers invested a great deal of funds…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 14 This photograph, taken after 1903, shows Orleans County Courthouse and Clerk’s Office located in Albion. Readers will notice a diagonal sidewalk running from the front steps…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 14 This studio photograph, taken circa 1863, shows Capt. George A. Hoyt wearing a Union frock coat and holding a pair of gloves. Placed on the chair…
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Matthew Ballard
[caption id="attachment_1843" align="alignnone" width="450"] Dr. Francis Edward Stewart, Ph.G., Pharm.D.[/caption] Vol. 5, No. 13 On March 30, 1842, Dr. Crawford W. Long of Jefferson, Georgia, became the first physician to…
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Matthew Ballard
[caption id="attachment_1836" align="alignnone" width="620"] Maj. Marion Patterson, born at Clarendon, NY - 22nd U.S.C.T. & 19th U.S.C.T.[/caption] Vol. 5, No. 12 The recent vote by the Hoag Library Board of…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 5, Issue 11 On occasion I stumble across rather interesting photographs that grab my attention; either the image itself is intriguing or the inscription contains a fascinating tidbit of…
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