Town of Barre – Matthew Ballard

March 30, 2019

Pharmaceutical Researcher was Grandson of Albion Pioneer Physician

[caption id="attachment_1843" align="alignnone" width="450"] Dr. Francis Edward Stewart, Ph.G., Pharm.D.[/caption] Vol. 5, No. 13 On March 30, 1842, Dr. Crawford W. Long of Jefferson, Georgia, became the first physician to…

Overlooked Orleans Famous People, Medicine, Orleans County, Physicians, Town of Albion, Town of Barre, Village of Albion

March 21, 2019

Matthew Ballard

The Local Legacy of U.S. Colored Units, American Civil War

[caption id="attachment_1836" align="alignnone" width="620"] Maj. Marion Patterson, born at Clarendon, NY - 22nd U.S.C.T. & 19th U.S.C.T.[/caption] Vol. 5, No. 12 The recent vote by the Hoag Library Board of…

Overlooked Orleans Civil War, Orleans County, Town of Barre, Town of Clarendon, Town of Gaines, Veterans

November 24, 2018

Matthew Ballard

Place Names Offer Look Into Past Communities

Vol. 4, No. 46 The abundance of town, village, hamlet, road, and street names provides an opportunity to understand the past. Many of the towns and villages in Orleans County…

Overlooked Orleans Orleans County, Place Names, Town of Barre, Town of Kendall

September 6, 2018

Matthew Ballard

White Bronze Markers Provided Alternative to Traditional Stone

Vol. 4, No. 36 During tours of Mount Albion Cemetery, it is nearly impossible to visit a section of the cemetery that is void of at least one zinc marker.…

Overlooked Orleans Cemeteries, Mount Albion Cemetery, Town of Albion, Town of Barre, Town of Shelby, Village of Albion