by Old Mentz | Nov 3, 2014 | Fred Thrush, Interurban railroad, Octagon Cabins, Port Byron, Rochester Syracuse and Eastern, Sam Harnden
These photos have been kicking around for a long time, but I never tire of looking at them. Thanks go to Bill Hecht for cleaning them up. In case you don’t recognize these, they are the waiting rooms from the old Rochester, Syracuse and Eastern Interurban...
by Old Mentz | Oct 21, 2014 | Chuttey, downtown, Harvey C Ware, map, Mentz, Port Byron
Some times in history we get to say Wow! and Huh! at the same time. Some times a artifact will answer a question and also create more questions. Here is a great example. Mike Chuttey was born in Centralia PA in 1905 to Jacob and Mary. Shortly after, the family moved...
by Old Mentz | Sep 27, 2014 | American Legion, depot, Interurban railroad, Mentz, Port Byron
The nice folks over at the American Legion have been going through a remodel and I see that the grand opening is coming soon. So it seems a proper time to take a look at the building. Above we see the building as it looks today, Anyone who knows the history of...
by Old Mentz | Sep 21, 2014 | Brigham Young, David B Smith, James Pine, Mentz, Port Byron
The Society received a request from someone in California asking for a photo of Brigham Young’s house. This person was a direct relative of BY and her (many great) Great Grandmother was born in Port Byron. Quite honestly, for me, there are many other great...
by Old Mentz | Aug 13, 2014 | church, Federated Church, Mentz, Port Byron, Presbyterian Church
Thanks to Jodi Yale, we are able to complete our photo tour of Port Byron’s old churches. The Presbyterian Church was later to become the Federated Church which made headlines everywhere when it was destroyed in the 1998 Labor Day Storm. The clock tower...