Matthew Ballard
Vol. 4, No. 12 While cataloging the Department of History’s collection of rare books, I came across a small booklet entitled From Serfdom to Culture written by “a white-haired Rochester…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 4, No. 11 Over 200 years ago, Caroline Phipps was born near Rome, New York on March 2, 1812 to Joseph and Mary Eames Phipps. Arad Thomas writes in…
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Matthew Ballard
[caption id="attachment_1604" align="alignnone" width="640"] The Pioneer Homestead - Historical Album of Orleans County, New York[/caption] Vol. 4, No. 10 A question recently surfaced following my last article about Elizabeth Denio,…
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Matthew Ballard
Vol. 4, No. 9 The month of March is Women’s History Month, a designation dating back to 1987. The question of why this particular designation is needed surfaces frequently and…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 3, Issue 46 On November 6, 1917, half way across the world, the October Uprising was in full swing as the Bolsheviks led a revolution against the Tsarist government…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 3, Issue 14 This photograph, taken circa 1917, shows the Ladies’ Triangular Debating League Society of Medina High School. Seated center is Myra Coon, behind her is Ethel Willis,…
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