An Auburn center is facing a rumor that it s closing after limiting some of its programs due to new challenges. While the challenges are real, however, the center isn t going
In prior columns, I have written about the Port Byron Family Tree project and the quest to discover the connections between family groups. The Duvall family is one of those
The construction and opening of the New York State Barge Canal in 1918 ended the canal era in Port Byron. The original Erie Canal was built through the young village in 1819 and opened for business in 1820. Ninety-eight years later, the old Erie was abandoned, replaced by a new and modern canal that made use of a canalized (dredged) Seneca River. The construction of the new canal changed the landscape in many ways. It created islands where none existed before, and removed islands that had been used by indigenous peoples for centuries. When the old canal was drained, a large scar was left across the county that had to be filled in, bridges had to be destroyed, and sanitary sewers that once poured their goodies into the clean canal waters had to now find new outlets.