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Matthew R. Ballard

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January 18, 2020 Matthew Ballard
Architecture Destroyed: Stoddard-Downs House

Vol. 6, No. 3 In November of 1984, County Historian and Cobblestone Museum Director C. W. Lattin published a book entitled Architecture Destroyed in Orleans County, New York. The focus of this work was to…

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Overlooked Orleans Architecture, Businesses, Village of Holley
January 11, 2020 Matthew Ballard
Early Newspapers Directly Served Political Interests

Vol. 6, No. 2 Although society laments the apparent death of objective journalism, bias in the media is far from a new phenomenon. In fact, the concept of nonpartisan news is just…

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Overlooked Orleans Newspapers, Orleans County, Town of Gaines, Village of Albion
December 28, 2019 Matthew Ballard
Local Mills Proved Essential for Growth of Communities

Vol. 5, No. 48 This image, taken in the early 1920s, shows the Woods & Sprague Mill located on East State Street in Albion. The mill relied largely on water…

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Overlooked Orleans on Local Mills Proved Essential for Growth of Communities
December 21, 2019 Matthew Ballard
Recalling Howard’s Beloved Christmas Park

Vol. 5, No. 47 Starting in the mid-1950s, Charles Howard started the process of converting his farm and barns to a Christmas-themed amusement park. On Saturday, September 22, 1956, this…

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Overlooked Orleans on Recalling Howard’s Beloved Christmas Park
December 14, 2019 Matthew Ballard
The Birth of the Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School

Volume 5, Issue 46 There is no better way to reflect upon the holiday season than to recall the story behind the foundation of the world’s first Santa Claus school…

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Overlooked Orleans on The Birth of the Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School

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