The Mystery Cooperage of Port Byron
For those family genealogists out there, the term “brick wall” has a certain meaning. It is when all the clues […]
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Delvin (Ted) Wilt
Delvin Emmons (Ted) Wilt died on February 27, 2023, at 105 years of age. With his passing goes the last […]
A Couple Canal Stories
When I run out of ideas for my monthly Citizen column, I turn to the old Port Byron Chronicles for […]
The Port Byron Family Tree-10; The Ray Family
Back in June 2021, I wrote about the Ray family for a Citizen column and I also added the family […]
Burdett Ray’s Recollection of Port Byron
editor- This was written by Burdett Ray in 1998 shortly before his death. His obituary states that; “He was happy […]
The Ray Family
In the year 1900 the Erie Canal was eighty-years-old, and it was showing it’s age. The state of New York […]
The Auburn Spur Barge Canal?
The construction and opening of the New York State Barge Canal in 1918 ended the canal era in Port Byron. […]
Port Byron in the 1840s
Note- This is a longer version of the January 31 2021 Citizen article. Over the last few months my life […]
Home Town by Elizabeth E. Smith Case
I stumbled across this delightful four-article-remembrance as I was looking for an obit in the old Port Byron Chronicle. It […]
The Old Clyde River Bridge is Replaced
As we go about the process of sorting out the archives, the committee has been selecting some items they feel […]