County appoints members to Bicentennial Committee
ALBION – Orleans County will be 200 years old next year. The county was officially “born” on April 15, 1825, when the State Legislature recognized Orleans as its own county, approving a separation from Genesee County.
The Orleans County Legislature wants to celebrate the milestone anniversary next year and named members to a Bicentennial Committee to help coordinate information and events for the bicentennial.
County Historian Catherine Cooper will serve as chairwoman of the group.
Other members include:
- Robert Batt, executive director of the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Orleans County
- Mark Bower, mayor for Village of Holley
- Doug Farley, director of Cobblestone Museum and Society
- Nadine Hanlon, Orleans County Clerk
- Melissa Ierlan, Town of Clarendon Historian
- Lynne Menz, Orleans County Tourism coordinator
- Susan Starkweather Miller, Village of Albion Historian
- Tom Rivers, Orleans Hub editor
The committee is to be dissolved on Dec. 31, 2025, legislators stated in a resolution.
Cooper welcomes the community’s participation in the 200th anniversary next year. She would like to see many of the existing festivals around the county in 2025 include the bicentennial as part of a theme in parades and celebrations.
