Yesterday, we got up the announcement of No. 4 in the Holland Land Office Museum's countdown of The Twenty-Five Things That Made Genesee County Famous. It was none other than the eponymous Holland Land Company.
So... that brings us to the top three, and the way we've got it worked out, there are still five likely contenders for those three slots. Surely, William Morgan and Jell-O will be among those three. But the third is something of a toss up. A couple of our readers suggested the state School for the Blind. Others have suggested Bill Kauffman. Quite a few more were sure that Barber Conable would make the top five. What do you think? What else has a chance at fame?
What else will make the top three famous countdown?( polls)
I'm not sure that Bill
I'm not sure that Bill Kauffman will, he's known within academic and intellectual circles but isn't popular with the general public nation-wide.
Other vote: P.W. Minor
Other vote: P.W. Minor
Other vote: Batavia Downs
Other vote: Batavia Downs
Beth: Batavia Downs already
Beth: Batavia Downs already made the list. I believe it was No. 8. You can see the full list of everything that has so far been named at: www.hollandlandoffice.com.
jello morgans story blind
jello
morgans story
blind school
Does conable really have ties to the county?
Blind school cannot be left off the list entirely so I have to question conables ties
Laz-Conable was from
Laz-Conable was from Alexander.
I don't know anything about
I don't know anything about Conable except for Wikipedia and whatever small things I've read that were essentially the same as wikipedias offerings .."warsaw"
Don't ask me why but I doubt I had ever heard of the man before thebatavian. Sad
Thanks
Was he KNOWN for being from here, though? Just being from here doesn't make the county more recognizable, you know? The only ones that know just may be us
"us" being those he served
Proves how much I
Proves how much I searched
You're right
Even practiced in Batavia early on
thebatavian should hit up his children for an interview
Still, don't know whether he made the area known.
I'd honor the guy with a top spot but I don't think he's knocking the infamous Morgan story out and the Blind School just cannot be left out of a top 25
We've had two more 'Other'
We've had two more 'Other' votes for Batavia Downs. As we've pointed out, however, Batavia Downs already made the list.
More 'Other' votes: Richard Dunlap and the Mall.