Kittie Rhoades

I have been on a bit of a quest this past month. If you have ever been in the Mt. Pleasant cemetery, you may have noticed the large Rhoades – Cool headstone that is located on top of the hill. Certainly everyone has heard about Kittie Rhoades, the Port Byron girl who...

The November Citizen Column

Recently my wife and I were on a canal tour in Chemung, NY, and the local historian was explaining how the area was once known as Buckville, named for the local family of Buck’s. If you recall your local history, you might know that members of this family helped to...