Matthew Ballard
Vol. 6, No. 4 The use of Medina sandstone to craft headstones was rather limited in the nineteenth century. County Historian C. W. Lattin has speculated that the common use…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 5, No. 26 Of the five Medal of Honor recipients from Orleans County, John E. Butts of Medina was the only county native who received the award posthumously for…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 4, No. 51 This photograph, taken September 7, 1925, shows the Western New York Province 8 Klonverse held at the Orleans County Fairgrounds on the western end of the…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 4, No. 43 Amidst the Gilded Age, American workers experience a spike in perceived prosperity as average wages rose above those in Europe and immigrants flooded into the United…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 4, No. 41 October is Polish American Heritage Month, first celebrated in 1981 by the Polish American Cultural Center in Philadelphia. It is an opportunity to call attention to…
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Grave of Cpl. James P. Clark of Company F, 108th Infantry, 27th Division – Somme American Cemetery Vol. 4, No. 39 Amidst the commotion of political malfeasance, the excitement of…
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