Port Byron's History Corner

Here's a wonderful ad from 1924.  The announcement is rather rare as it pays tribute to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) for making ...

The Reed GAR Post was likely named in honor of Pvt. Franklin Eli Reed, who died at Drewry's Bluff, VA. Ancestry.com The post w...

The students at Dana L West Jr/Sr High held a wonderful tribute to fallen soldiers in December as part of the Wreaths Across America Program...

Patriotism was abound today at Port Byron School as part of the Wreaths Across America program.  The students did a wonderful job under t...

The Lockwood Post GAR #175 of Port Byron once had an auxiliary but little is known about it as an organization.  In searching newspapers, I ...

Syracuse Journal January 11, 1916 Sons of Veterans New Auxiliary Instituted Sons of Veterans Auxiliary, No. 10, taking an old number, wa...

Having a State Representative of the Grand Army of the Republic from Port Byron was indeed a special find.  It promoted me to learn a little...

G.A. R. APPOINTMENTS . Colonel Anson E. Wood, State Department Commander, Names his Staff Officers. Col. Anson E. Wood, State Depa...

In Memory Marker Mt. Pleasamt Cemetery Port Byron was proud to honor one of its civil war heroes on Saturday July, 30th 2011.  The...

For Immediate Release: On Saturday July 30, 2011 at 11 am, a Civil War Sesquicentennial Event will be held at Mount Pleasant Cemetery...

New Addition : Under the military category you will find a nice link to a website that features Richard Warren of Port Byron. He was an off...