Lock 52 Historical Society shows off military memorabilia

AUBURN -- From World War I to the conflicts of today, Port Byron residents have answered their country's call with honor and dignity.

It is these ideals that Lock 52 Historical Society president Dorothy Walker and her mother, Betty Smith, wanted to honor when Walker first started collecting pieces of Port Byron's military history several years ago in one of the small rooms in the historical society house on Pine Street.

"I had pictures on a posterboard," Walker said. "But I wanted to get something nicer and this all grew from there."