Retired Orleans County Historian C. W. “Bill” Lattin produced weekly articles from 1979-2014, entitled, Bethinking of Old Orleans. These articles featured a treasure-trove of historical information about Orleans County since its inception to modern times. Special thanks to historian Frank Berger for clipping these articles from various local newspapers. We hope you enjoy reading and researching through this great resource.

vol 18 no 1 1995 Reflections of Municipal Historians Part 2 1.04.1996

vol 18 no 2 Oak Orchard 1.10.1996

vol 18 no 3 When Was My House Built 1.17.1996

vol 18 no 4 Iron Horse 1.31.1996

vol 18 no 6 Richard Gordineer 1794-1894 2.07.1996

vol 18 no 7 Gurdon W. Fitch 1858-1948 2.15.1996

vol 18 no 8 Where Superstition Won Out 2.27.1996

vol 18 no 9 South Barre School 3.04.1996

vol 18 no 10 Dressing Up 3.08.1996

vol 18 no 11 David Hardie 1821-1896 3.19.1996

vol 18 no 12 From Serfdom to Culture 3.20.1996

vol 18 no 13 Residence of Congressman John G. Sawyer 4.04.1996

vol 18 no 14 Spoofing 4.08.1996

vol 18 no 15 Hon, J.D. Billings 1822-1904 4.11.1996

vol 18 no 16 The Barre Center Canning Plant 4.18.1996

vol 18 no 17 Medina, Here’s to Our Heritage 5.03.1996

vol 18 no 18 Albion’s Woolen Factory 5.06.1996

vol 18 no 19 Meet Grover Cleveland 5.13.1996

vol 18 no 20 Mrs. President Cleveland 5.22.1996

vol 18 no 21 Mt. Albion Tour Will Note Cemetery Etiquette 5.30.1996

vol 18 no 22 Program & Exhibit One Man’s Work 1925-1940 5.31.1996

vol 18 no 23 Holt Photo Exhibit 6.06.1996

vol 18 no 24 Odd Fellowship 6.12.1996

vol 18 no 25 Ask Mr Foster 6.26.1996

vol 18 no 26 The Vanished Windmill 7.02.1996

vol 18 no 27 Shelby Centre 7.08.1996

vol 18 no 28 Eleanor Weeks Wilder 7.12.1996

vol 18 no 29 4-H Expierence 7.18.1996

vol 18 no 30 Steeple Stewards 7.26.1996

vol 18 no 31 A Little Cathedral in Albion 7.31.1996

vol 18 no 32 Manufactured Gas 8.08.1996

vol 18 no 33 Waterport Union-School 8.14.1996

vol 18 no 34 The Old Bass Vol 8.22.1996

vol 18 no 35 Reminiscences 9.03.1996

vol 18 no 36 Emma Reed Nelson Webster 1861-1931 9.11.1996

vol 18 no 37 Some Pioneer Facts 9.13.1996

vol 18 no 38 Tour of Homes 9.18.1996

vol 18 no 39 A Century of R F D 9.27.1996

vol 18 no 40 Annual Fall Tour of Mt. Albion 10.04.1996

vol 18 no 41 Kendall Masonic Lodge 1871-1996 10.11.1996

vol 18 no 42 Facts of Early Times 10.17.1996

vol 18 no 43 Long History to Barre Deli 10.25.1996

vol 18 no 44 C. Royce Sawyer 1871-1924 11.01.1996

vol 18 no 45 Harrison and Morton 11.08.1996

vol 18 no 46 Accolades to ED 11.20.1996

vol 18 no 47 Gaines Scholl District No. 1 11.21.1996

vol 18 no 48 The Way Side Inn 11.28.1996

vol 18 no 49 The N. L. Cole Hill 12.04.1996

vol 18 no 50 Cobblestone Buildings of Orleans County 12.18.1996

vol 18 no 51 S.A. Cook & Co. 12.23.1996

vol 18 no 52 1996 Municipal Highlights As Noted