Port Byron's History Corner

It was a pleasure to present for the Sterling Historical Society, the history and ancestry of my ancestor Rev. Solomon P. Culver.  For anyon...

It is enjoyable to hear from others that contact me in response to my articles. Recently I was contacted by distant relatives in Canada to s...

Louisa May Alcott Today's post is dedicated to our very own Joni Lincoln.  I never get tired of the many twists and turns from our h...

Here's a nice bio of Rev. David Wilson who briefly resided in Mentz. Many of his family are buried at the Wilson-Dixon Cemetery. While...

Here's an interesting article I found today.  Katherine Adelia Baker, reported as a Port Byron native and married Pvt. John L. Crane, a ...

To complete the history of the Armstrong Brothers, Nelson W Armstrong from an on-line biography was educated at Auburn. When the news of gol...

There is no doubt that the Armstrong family made valuable contributions to the history of Port Byron. They were a spirited family with allo...

My post about the lawsuit over Dr. Hoffman's cherry tree made me do some additional research on his neighbor Abner Armstrong. Abner was ...

To continue the story of the Webb family who was featured in my May 10, 2009 story about the Oregon Trail, they are an old Colonial family. ...

To continue the April 2009 story of Alexander Millener, in searching his history I ran into some possible myths. Many have reported that Ale...

It really is a small world! For several years idle conversations with a co-worker in Syracuse would commonly turn into short chats about the...

Did you know that Port Byron has a connection to one of the last six surviving soldiers of the Revolutionary War? Photo of Alexander Millene...

The field of genealogy is reaching new heights. The quest to search and find your roots is reported by some magazines as the second most pop...