by Old Mentz | Feb 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
[Note- The goal of the PBFT project is to show the connections between the families, so I had to break my own rules when I added this branch. In fact, this is it’s own tree as it follows the African-American families that use to live in the area. I wanted to write...
by Old Mentz | Feb 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
I have been spending the last couple weekends with the Clow family of Centerport. My idea of spending time is chasing the various family members through time as they moved and married and moved again. The family came from Schaghticoke in Rensselaer County, NY and...
by Old Mentz | Jan 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
In the November 24 1939, the editor of the Port Byron Chronicle introduced a new series called the Curb Service History. The series of history based articles was written by Vera Belle Fenn, and were based upon the new roadside historic markers that were being placed...
by Old Mentz | Jan 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Note- This is a longer version of the January 31 2021 Citizen article. Over the last few months my life has become somewhat preoccupied in making connections and additions to the Port Byron Family Tree project. I have found it to be a great distraction from all the...
by Old Mentz | Jan 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
We at Lock 52 are always searching for ways to engage our younger citizens, so we are delighted when members of the local Girl and Boy Scouts ask if we might have some service projects. When Sabrina Westmiller came along, we suggested that she might take on a project...
by Old Mentz | Jan 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
In the past the society would send out a yearly newsletter that was both our yearly recap and membership renewal notice. However, as the board had some very vigorous discussions about how to get more people to join and support the historical society, the first think...
