Matthew Ballard
Volume 2, Issue 48 The history of Orleans County at the turn of the 20th century is dotted with snippets of crimes, both infamous and petty, covering intoxication and theft…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 2, Issue 45 One of the most infamous stories to occupy the annals of Orleans County history is that of Albion resident Albert S. Warner. Regarded as one of…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 2, Issue 37 Nearly 125 years ago, the Western House of Refuge was constructed on farmland located west of the village of Albion. It was largely due to the…
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Matthew Ballard
[caption id="attachment_1139" align="alignnone" width="500"] William H. Coniber, Jr. - Murderer of Horace Halpin[/caption] Volume 2, Issue 30 The history of Orleans County is littered with the stories of cold-blooded murder,…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 2, Issue 19 Nearly 180 years ago, the first jail in Orleans County was constructed at Court House Square of hewn timbers. Prior to the completion of that building,…
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Matthew Ballard
[caption id="attachment_1085" align="alignnone" width="650"] L-R: NYS Trooper J. P. Fisher, Undersheriff Lawrence Higley, Sheriff Ross Hollenbeck, Deputy Matthew McGlen, NYS Trooper, B. L. Brine.[/caption] Volume 2, Issue 18 Taken on…
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