by Old Mentz | Mar 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sixty Four Years of Married Life Born in Mentz – Married in Mentz William Graham and Wife Celebrate the Anniversary of Their Marriage. Both in Good Health, Have Lived More Than Three Fourths of a Century and Witnessed the Wonderful Progress of Events The subjects of...
by Old Mentz | Feb 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Being the husband of a good and true Episcopalian, I have always had a soft spot for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Port Byron. The church was long gone before I ever came to town, but the few photos of it show a very attractive, yet small Victorian Shingle style...
by Old Mentz | Feb 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you ever wonder what it is we do at Lock 52 Historical Society, here is a recap and overview. [pdf-embedder url=”https://portbyronhistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lock-52-newsletter-2020.pdf”]
by Old Mentz | Dec 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
When a genealogist or researcher needs to find information about their subject, they will typically turn to the old newspapers. In the old days, before computers and the internet, this meant a trip to the library and visually scanning each paper for a mention or a...
by Old Mentz | Dec 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
On October 26, the Lock 52 Historical Society held a tour of selected graves in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. We had a very nice and interested crowd and we thank everyone who showned up. We look forward to doing more of these. We visited the grave of John Spaulding who...
