Mount Albion Cemetery – Matthew Ballard

February 1, 2020

19th Century Post-Mortem Photographs Included in Recent Donation to Department of History

Vol. 6, No. 5 Popular during the Victorian era, post-mortem photographs provided family members with an opportunity to capture a lasting likeness of their deceased loved ones. In this particular case, a young child…

Overlooked Orleans Mount Albion Cemetery, Town of Albion, Village of Albion

January 25, 2020

Matthew Ballard

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

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

August 11, 2018

Matthew Ballard

Benjamin Lisk Bessac

Vol. 4, No. 32 As tours of Mt. Albion Cemetery continue every Sunday through the month of August, I noticed a particular headstone that is frequently passed over each year.…

Overlooked Orleans Businesses, Lawyers, Mount Albion Cemetery, Orleans County, Pioneer History, Village of Albion