Town of Shelby – Matthew Ballard

September 20, 2019

Millville Stone Store Eligible for National Register Status

Vol. 5, No. 36 In January of 2019, I received a request for information on the old stone store once belonging to T. O. Castle of Millville. Daniel Hurley purchased…

Overlooked Orleans Businesses, Orleans County, Town of Shelby

July 6, 2019

Matthew Ballard

Remains of Medal of Honor Recipient Returned to Medina 71 Years Ago

Vol. 5, No. 26 Of the five Medal of Honor recipients from Orleans County, John E. Butts of Medina was the only county native who received the award posthumously for…

Overlooked Orleans Medal of Honor, Orleans County, Town of Ridgeway, Town of Shelby, Veterans, Village of Medina, World War Two

June 29, 2019

Matthew Ballard

Shelby Native’s Distinguished Service During Boxer Rebellion

[caption id="attachment_1857" align="alignnone" width="640"] Gravesite of Thomas W. Kates, Flushing Cemetery – Courtesy of Harvey Abbott (FindAGrave)[/caption] Vol. 5, No. 25 According to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, nearly…

Overlooked Orleans Medal of Honor, Military, Orleans County, Town of Shelby, Veterans

January 31, 2019

Matthew Ballard

“The Mother of All Storms”

A Hough 100 Loader removing snow on East Shelby Road, February 3, 1977. Vol. 5, No. 5 A couple feet of snow, sub-zero temperatures, and forty mile-per-hour wind gusts make for…

Overlooked Orleans Orleans County, Town of Ridgeway, Town of Shelby, Weather

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