Village of Medina – Matthew Ballard

January 25, 2020

Sandstone Monument Marks Burial Site of Five English Quarrymen

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…

Overlooked Orleans Cemeteries, Immigration, Medina Sandstone, Mount Albion Cemetery, Town of Albion, Town of Carlton, Village of Albion, Village of Medina

July 6, 2019

Matthew Ballard

Remains of Medal of Honor Recipient Returned to Medina 71 Years Ago

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…

Overlooked Orleans Medal of Honor, Orleans County, Town of Ridgeway, Town of Shelby, Veterans, Village of Medina, World War Two

December 28, 2018

Matthew Ballard

Albion’s Meeting of the Ku Klux Klan

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…

Overlooked Orleans Orleans County, Village of Albion, Village of Lyndonville, Village of Medina

November 1, 2018

Matthew Ballard

Free Silver Candidate Attracted Attention at Knowlesville

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…

Overlooked Orleans Agriculture, Elections, Politicians, Town of Ridgeway, Village of Medina

October 12, 2018

Matthew Ballard

Story of Rev. Dykal Highlights Accomplishments of Polish Americans

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…

Overlooked Orleans Ethnic Groups, Immigration, Orleans County, Religion, Village of Albion, Village of Medina