A Couple Canal Stories
When I run out of ideas for my monthly Citizen column, I turn to the old Port Byron Chronicles for […]
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Frank Avery Skilton, Lawyer and Genealogist
Frank Avery Skilton died in 1931, and it is likely few of you have heard of him. And, he was […]
Regina Martin Gates
Over the past year the Lock 52 Historical Society has added to its collection of Regina Gates paintings. The most […]
The November (2021) Citizen Column
The Lock 52 Historical Society hosted a walk about the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery on October 23, 2021. The focus of […]
The Cigar Trade in Port Byron
In 1882 the New York State Experiment Station wrote that, “Perhaps no crop grown in our State gives better rewards […]
The Fire Department Turns 150!
Fire was a way of life for our early village and town residents. It was used to cook, heat, power […]
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 Port Byron Family Tree-9; the Tatgenhorst Family
The warmer weather certainly slows down research, but we have added a couple new groups to the Port Byron Family […]
Dayharsh’s “A Very Distink Picture”
Front row, seated left to right: Charles Howell Sam Roney Jack Graham John Corfield Eugene Lyons Dan Elliot John Caveny/Ware/Hearn […]