A few short notes this month. October brings shorter daylight, cooler temperatures and changing leaves. It also brings New York State History Month and Family History Month. Now, to be
Last month I wrote about the last days of the Erie Canal in Port Byron and what happened afterward. A lot of the infrastructure, such as the old bridges, were
For those family genealogists out there, the term “brick wall” has a certain meaning. It is when all the clues run out and those exciting new discoveries come slowly, or
Last year we learned that Len Tantillo, a renowned artist who specializes in historical subjects, had decided to use the canal crossing of the Seneca River in Montezuma as the
The town of Mentz dates back to 1802, when it was divided off from the larger Aurelius. At first, the town was given the name Jefferson to honor President Jefferson;