The Pine Street Gang
By Anita Messina John Seamans, nine years old, finished the last of his cold cereal, listening. He listened for a […]
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The Beginning of the Port Byron Little League
It is spring and soon the crack of bats, the loud voices of the coaches, (some might call it yelling), […]
The Port Byron Debating Society
On the first weekend of January, my wife and I took a day trip to Albany. It is always a […]
The Plastic Boat Company?
Every so often, E-Bay will offer up an interesting historical item that helps to tell a story about Port Byron. […]
Peace Day Column, an Update, and Other News
When Veterans Day comes about, I like to feature on the Lock 52 Historical Society Facebook page a couple images […]
Meet the Cushman’s, an Update
My previous post about Ruth Cushman and her son Oliver was just the beginning of a adventure of sorts that […]
Oh, that Low Bridge
It is likely you have heard, sang, or hummed the old song “Fifteen Miles of the Erie Canal”, with the […]
Ethen Akin 1779-1825
(This is a slightly expanded version of what will appear in the Citizen.) Last month I wrote about the death […]
Bill Pilgrim
By Anita Messina Bill Pilgrim is remembered as Port Byron’s Chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals, as president of […]
Work at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
The name Akin is not well known when it comes to Mentz history. We tend to think of names such […]