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

Frank W. Jacobs, the Horse Radish King

At the Lock 52 Historical Society, I have a shelf of Port Byron branded items. One of these items is a small jar that once held Pure Horse Radish made by F.W. Jacobs. Dave Thomas stopped by and said he had an article on the man, which gives us a look into the...
Ted Wilt

Ted Wilt

TED WILT’S RECOLLECTIONS by Anita Messina Ted Wilt lives in a white house on a pristine lot on Green Street here in Port Byron. He and his wife Lola have lived there for most of their 70-year marriage. The large lot once held an old mill that had been in the family...