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Matthew R. Ballard

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December 7, 2019 Matthew Ballard
During Great Depression, Kids Didn’t Have Lengthy Wish List for Santa

Vol. 5, No. 45 Another year has passed, and another volume of Overlooked Orleans has concluded. To write another article about Charlie Howard and his Santa Claus School is perhaps…

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Overlooked Orleans on During Great Depression, Kids Didn’t Have Lengthy Wish List for Santa
November 30, 2019 Matthew Ballard
Albionite Speculated Bank’s Wealth on Wall Street

Vol. 5, No. 44 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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Overlooked Orleans on Albionite Speculated Bank’s Wealth on Wall Street
November 16, 2019 Matthew Ballard
A 19th Century View of Main Street Albion

Vol. 5, No. 43 This photograph, taken some time in the late 1880s or early 1890s, shows Main Street in Albion looking north from Bank Street. Comparing this image to…

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Overlooked Orleans on A 19th Century View of Main Street Albion
November 9, 2019 Matthew Ballard
South Clinton Crossing was Busy Intersection for Agricultural Shipping

Vol. 5, No. 42 This photograph, taken sometime around 1900, shows the New York Central Railroad crossing at Clinton Street in Albion looking east towards Main Street. The photographer is…

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Overlooked Orleans on South Clinton Crossing was Busy Intersection for Agricultural Shipping
November 2, 2019 Matthew Ballard
Orleans County Defeated Suffrage Amendment in 1917

Vol. 5, No. 41 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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Overlooked Orleans on Orleans County Defeated Suffrage Amendment in 1917

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