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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The Port Byron Railroad War
In October 1873, Colonel William Jones assembled his forces. The men built two forts that they named Fort Armstrong and […]
Delvin (Ted) Wilt
Delvin Emmons (Ted) Wilt died on February 27, 2023, at 105 years of age. With his passing goes the last […]
February Citizen Column
Way back in 2019, I wrote about the Schasel postcard collection that had been donated to the Lock 52 Historical […]
Port Byron’s Liquor Stores
With the opening of Vault House Wine and Liquor in the old bank building, I thought it was a good […]
Duck and Cover!
If you were a child in the 1950s or ‘60s, you likely remember the “duck and cover” drills that we […]
September 2022 Citizen Article; The Expanded Version.
Port Byron’s Water Supply Through the Years; Drinking Auburn’s Sewage. Water Supply of Port Byron Grossly Contaminated, State Report Says, […]
The Port Byron Family Tree – 14; The Waffle and Marsh Family
Tucked away in the old section of Mt. Pleasant Cemetery you will find many graves with names long forgotten in […]
The Port Byron Family Tree – 13; Porter P. Wethey and the Ogden, Olmstead, Topliffe, and Stevenson families.
The Port Byron Family Tree (PBFT) is a project with a goal of discovering connections. Most people or groups are […]
The Port Byron Family Tree -12- An Update, and the Smith, Caldwell and Higley families.
We have been working on the Port Byron Family Tree project for about a year now. As of March 20, […]