Port Byron's History Corner

The Herkimer County Historical Society is pleased to host author Craig Brandon who has recently released his fully revised and expanded e...

7 pm Friday, October 23, 2015 Catherine Cummings Theatre 16 Lincklaen Street Cazenovia NY 13035 Admission Lincoln Bill for Adults         $...

Sat  June 13 , 2015 10am-5pm Sun June 14, 2015 10am-4pm $8 Adults    $3 6-12 yrs    Free Under 6 civilwarweekend.sca-peterboro.org ...

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...

Recently I stumbled onto another way people transferred land using an old English law that was not commonly used in the United States.  The ...

Today I discovered that Port Byron has an entire new group of service men who deserve recognition.  Shortly after the outbreak of World War ...

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...

Courtesy of Fold3.com Today's post is dedicated to Kevin Faatz who attended one of my classes and expressed interest in Indian soldi...

Finding soldiers who have served in the War of 1812 can be difficult.  Often their service was of short duration and few have any marking at...

Here's an interesting article that captured my attention! To find any steam boat named Port Byron is worth exploration: Click...

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...

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

On June 18, 2012 at 12:00 Noon, the New York State Organization DAR is asking everyone to ring a bell in honor of the beginning of the Bicen...

Articles about Titanic from 1912

Interested in Civil War era music?  Madison County is hosting two unique programs: 

Next week my article about the New York Coat of Arms will be published in the Auburn Citizen. The laws and regulations behind our State Arms...

Henry Hudson was the first European to explore what is today known as the Hudson River. He liked to call it "The River of Mountains...