June 25, 2018Uncategorized

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 […]

June 3, 2018June 3, 2018Uncategorized

The Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern, otherwise known as the Trolley.

There was, for a brief period of time, an era of transportation in Port Byron and Weedsport that will never […]

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018Uncategorized

The Changing Landscape in 1918

The spring of 1918 would be very different for the three canal villages of Cayuga County. No longer would water […]

March 30, 2018March 30, 2018Uncategorized

Spring Newsletter and Appeal

It’s spring appeal time again! Yes, we know, no one likes to be asked for money, and believe me, no […]

February 28, 2018March 30, 2018Uncategorized

The National Bank of Port Byron

November 29, 1924 was a big day in Port Byron. The doors of the new National Bank of Port Byron […]

January 28, 2018Uncategorized

Lila Fields

The beautiful woman, blue eyes a-twinkle with untold deviltry relished her shocking disclosures to unsuspecting listeners: She lived in a […]

November 10, 2017November 10, 2018Uncategorized

Armistice Day 1918

On November 11, 1918, someone has the foresight to capture the Armistice Day celebration in Port Byron, here called the […]

November 5, 2017Uncategorized

The Tale of the Run-away Teen

Sixty-three years ago, police departments all across the Untied States were on the lookout for a Port Byron teenager who […]

October 16, 2017November 10, 2017Uncategorized

Owl Club

I came across this photographic copy of a print or painting that showed the Port Byron’s Owl Club Roost #1. […]

October 14, 2017October 17, 2017Uncategorized

Frank W. Jacobs, the Horse Radish King

At the Lock 52 Historical Society, I have a shelf of Port Byron branded items. One of these items is […]