Matthew Ballard
Volume 4, Issue 1 Another year has passed, and I often wonder if I will have enough “new” material to write 52 articles. Reflecting on the number of requests for…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 3, Issue 51 Around this time last year, I authored a piece about Charles Howard and the founding of the Santa Claus School (v.2, no.52). As Christmas approaches, I…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 3, Issue 50 This photograph, taken some time around the turn of the 20th century, shows the storefront of Landauer & Strouse Dry Goods on North Main Street in…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 3, Issue 44 This stunning photograph shows the storefront of John DeValson Daniels, a local jeweler who operated his business out of the old Empire Block at the intersection…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 3, Issue 41 The annals of local history are filled with stories of men who worked their way up the social ladder, starting from humble beginnings before leaving a…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 3, Issue 39 Taken sometime around 1913, this image shows the building occupied by William J. Gallagher’s transfer company on North Main Street in Medina. Situated out front is…
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