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Riley: From Port Byron to Peterboro, tracing a local abolitionist family

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 ....

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Mentz: Church sale, apartment project signs of progress

It is summertime and research slows a bit, so let’s catch up on a bit of Port Byron and Lock 52 Historical Society news. ....

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Riley: Mixed emotions as Port Byron school removed for apartments

There is a mix of sadness and joy in Port Byron as work begins on the removal of the old school. For those who attended the school before it closed ....

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Mentz: How to properly clean a headstone

If you take a walk through one of our many local cemeteries, you might notice that time and weather has not been very nice to the headstones and monuments. ....

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Mentz: Memories of the Erie Canal from The Port Byron Chronicle

When I run out of ideas for this monthly column, I turn to the old Port Byron Chronicles for some inspiration. This is where I found these two articles about ....

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