Old Mentz Heritage Center

The Old Mentz Heritage Center is the historical society for the towns of Mentz and Montezuma, and the village of Port Byron, NY

A Letter to the Village Board

July 28, 2014To the Honorable Mayor and Village Trustees;Over the past week, I, acting as President of the Lock 52 Historical Society, have been dealing with the issue of a upcoming fund raiser and where to locate it. Two years ago, the Board of the Lock 52 Historical...

A Group of School Children (and more)

I found these photos in the Ware collection that we have at the Historical Society. Aside from being photos of a group of school kids playing a lawn game, (and aside from the finger in front of the lens) the photos contains a lot of history.The first is that kids once...