Batavia mayor Jeff Schielke points to a slide that displays the historic Judge Isaac Wilson House as he talks about the history of Batavia and reviews books he has read on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at the Batavia Public Library. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Mayor Jeff Schielke talks at the Batavia Public Library's Books Between Bites program on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Schielke was there to discuss Batavia's history and review books he has read for the annual event. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Mayor Jeff Schielke talks about the history of Batavia at the Batavia Public Library's Books Between Bites program on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Mayor Jeff Schielke talks on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, at the Batavia Public Library's Books Between Bites program. Schielke was there to discuss Batavia's history and review books he has read for the annual event. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
Mayor Jeff Schielke talks to the Books Between Bites program at the Batavia Public Library on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. | Jeff Cagle~For Sun-Times Media
New York account raises questions about naming of Batavia
BATAVIA — Along with their brown bag lunches, Mayor Jeff Schielke gave his audience food for thought about Judge Isaac Wilson – a prominent historical figure responsible for the naming of the city of Batavia. Schielke revealed during his annual Books between Bites presentation hosted … Read More