Kilmer Family History

Old-Mentz Heritage Center Presents…..

Kilmer Family History

Saturday, July 27, 2024, 1:00 PM

Guest Speaker: Dawn Roe
at the Samuel Center For Canal History
36 Rochester, Street, Port Byron, NY

Port Byron Village historian Dawn Roe presents the Kilmer family history with special narrations by Pearl Kilmer Wilson (1894-1983). Pearl shares stories about traveling the Hudson River with her Grandfather during the construction period of the NY Barge Canal and her life on Centerport Road where the Erie canal and trolley once passed through the former hamlet of Centerport, once considered its own village. Roe will also present the Kilmer ancestry and other interesting Kilmer connections.

Admission is Free.

 

Learning about our family’s past embraces our culture, celebrates our family traditions, and gives us a sense of belonging like no other