by Old Mentz | Nov 20, 2012 | Barge Canal, bridge, Don Gallagher, Mosquito Point
This is the old Mosquito Point bridge which has been seen here on this blog before. Don Gallagher made these notes; “Mosquito Point, Port Byron on Route 38. Picture taken looking east. Taken before 1918 when the Barge Canal opened. Hotel in left of picture was...
by Old Mentz | Nov 18, 2012 | Cayuga County, GAR, Lockwood Post, Port Byron
This is another photo from the Donald Gallagher collection. The caption reads; “Lockwood Post G.A.R. Stillwell Camp S.O.V. May 30, 1914, Port Byron, NY.” This would have been taken on Memorial Day.
by Old Mentz | Oct 29, 2012 | mill, Owasco Outlet, Port Byron, Wilt's Mill
As of October 22, 2012, Wilt’s Mill, the Green Street icon, was no more.
by Old Mentz | Sep 8, 2012 | Cayuga County, history, Port Byron
Here is our second mystery photo. It is another from the Bruce Carter files. Can you place this house? At first we were thinking it was the Catholic Church rectory, but the windows don’t match to photos we have of the church. Can you help?
by Old Mentz | Aug 1, 2012 | Cayuga County
We got a bit of a mystery with this photo from the Bruce Carter collection. We have no information at all to help us identify it. It is a diverse group, infants, children, young and old alike. They are sitting on the steps of a large building, but it is not the old...
by Old Mentz | Jul 29, 2012 | Cayuga County, Lock 52 Historical Society, Port Byron
On the weekend of August 11th and 12th, many organizations along the route of the canal system will take part in “Canal Splash” events. In Cayuga County, we hold two activities on Saturday. At the Old Brutus Historical Society in Weedsport, the museum will be from 9...
by Old Mentz | Jul 28, 2012 | Allen Acers, community bands, Port Byron
It appears that the ACERS cornet band was the creation of Allen Acers, a egg dealer who lived in the village. What isn’t so clear is his death date. The Mt Pleasant Cemetery records shows Allen Agers as dead in 1908, the local paper has it as...
by Old Mentz | Jul 15, 2012 | GAR, Lockwood Post, Port Byron
Here are a couple more photos of the GAR monument. These were taken in the afternoon which explains the setting of the men in the old photo. (facing south for better exposure)
by Old Mentz | Jul 15, 2012 | Cayuga County, Civil War, GAR, Lockwood Post, Port Byron
I found this photo in the files and thanks to Bill Hecht, we can see it fairly clearly. I thought it was a gathering of the GAR, and it appears this is so. Below is the photo I took today of the same setting. This is the Lockwood Post GAR monument in the...
by Old Mentz | Jul 14, 2012 | May Delaney, Port Byron, teacher
We have a couple photos this time around. This one reads, “May Delaney-Teacher”. No date or other information.This one we have no information on, other than that it was stuck onto a old typewriter in the back room. It looks like some young lady ready...
