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Matthew R. Ballard

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Nation’s Oldest Patriot Rests in Clarendon
July 4, 2015 Matthew Ballard
Nation’s Oldest Patriot Rests in Clarendon

Lemuel Cook - Age 105 Old-Time Orleans, Vol. 1, Issue 15 The history of Orleans County is sprinkled with the stories of our ancestors who served this great nation over…

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Overlooked Orleans Famous People, Military, Town of Clarendon
Holley veterinarian treated ‘all diseases of animals’
June 28, 2015 Matthew Ballard
Holley veterinarian treated ‘all diseases of animals’

Old-Time Orleans, Vol. 1, Issue 14 This image shows the horse barn owned by Dr. George C. Kesler of Holley. The photographer directed his camera to the southeast while standing…

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Overlooked Orleans Businesses, Medicine, Village of Holley
New York Sun editor spent childhood in Gaines
June 20, 2015 Matthew Ballard
New York Sun editor spent childhood in Gaines

Old-Time Orleans, Vol. 1, Issue 13 The annals of local history are filled with the names of influential citizens who were either born here or lived here before moving beyond…

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Overlooked Orleans Famous People, Town of Gaines
Early Albion Catholics Practiced at North Main Street Site
June 14, 2015 Matthew Ballard
Early Albion Catholics Practiced at North Main Street Site

Old-Time Orleans, Vol. 1, Issue 12 Irish Catholic immigrants flocked to Orleans County as early as the 1820s and 1830s, well in advance of the Great Famine of 1845-1852. The…

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Overlooked Orleans Ethnic Groups, Religion, Village of Albion
Blacksmith shoes a horse in Shelby a century ago
June 7, 2015 Matthew Ballard
Blacksmith shoes a horse in Shelby a century ago

Old-Time Orleans, Vol. 1, Issue 11 This photograph taken in June of 1907 shows the interior of Nelson N. King’s Blacksmith Shop located at Shelby Center. A native of Newfane,…

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Overlooked Orleans Businesses, Town of Shelby, Trades

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