by Old Mentz | Jul 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the April 1947 issue of Ebony magazine you will find a very nice photo of downtown Port Byron. It seems an odd place to find such an outstanding photo as Ebony was, and is, a magazine for the African-American market. I would never have seen this photo except that I...
by Old Mentz | Jun 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
At 3:48pm, on Monday the 14th of November, 1910, Port Byron became the “best lighted village in the state.” It was likely not too bold a claim, as it was the latest village in the state to have installed street lights, eighty in total. Although the village had been...
by Old Mentz | May 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Anita Messina John Seamans, nine years old, finished the last of his cold cereal, listening. He listened for a nearby screen door to fling open and slam shut. That was his signal that the first of the Pine Street kids was on his bike and headed for the cemetery for...
by Old Mentz | Mar 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
It is spring and soon the crack of bats, the loud voices of the coaches, (some might call it yelling), the call of “hey batteeeer!”, and the cheers of the parents will fill the air as Little League once again returns to the Green Street fields. It is a spring time...
by Old Mentz | Jan 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
On the first weekend of January, my wife and I took a day trip to Albany. It is always a pleasant trip, and it gives me a chance to see the old home region. However, the purpose of the trip was to follow up on some research in the New York State archives, and my wife...
by Old Mentz | Dec 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Every so often, E-Bay will offer up an interesting historical item that helps to tell a story about Port Byron. So when this ad from the Plastic Boats, Inc of Port Byron showed up, I had to purchase it. The ad must have been cut out of a motor boating magazine and a...
