OK, I've been following this thread as it gets more convoluted. Maybe I can clarify (or confuse you more). Richmond Hill is in Queens County. It was always in Queens County. Queens County is ON Long Island, but Long Islanders do not consider it to be IN Long Island, because it has been part of New York City since 1898 (or is that 1900?). Queens County used to stretch out to what is now the border of Suffolk County, but in 1898/ 1900, Nassau County was carved out of it. Long Islanders consider Nassau County and Suffolk County to comprise Long Island. Queens and Brooklyn (which is also ON Long Island) are left out because they are boroughs of New York City. Staten Island is Richmond County and also a borough of NY City. That has nothing to do with Richmond Hill, unless they were maybe named for the same person-- the Duke of Richmond?? Hope that's clearer, but I won't put money on it! Joy Weaver Ann O'Hara wrote: >It was never on Staten Island. It was originally in a part of Long Island >that later became part of Queens. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "E" <grel@ix.netcom.com> >To: <gen-nys@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 1:00 PM >Subject: Re: [GEN-NYS] William Douglas Howden > > > > >>This one has me. How can an area move from Staten Island to Queens? >>Interesting? >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Ann O'Hara" <yannster@ptd.net> >>To: <gen-nys@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 12:33 PM >>Subject: Re: [GEN-NYS] William Douglas Howden >> >> >> >> >>>Oddly enough, it's in Queens now, although originally it was part of the >>>Island (Long, that is). >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "quillpen1" <quillpen1@optonline.net> >>>To: <gen-nys@rootsweb.com> >>>Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 12:04 PM >>>Subject: Re: [GEN-NYS] William Douglas Howden >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>My Mom grew up in Brooklyn and had relatives on Staten Island for many >>>>years. >>>> >>>>Was Richmond Hills ca 1940 part of Staten Island?? >>>> >>>>I remember too as a little girl that when my NYC relatives referred to >>>> >>>> >>the >> >> >>>>"Island" they meant Long Island. >>>> >>>>Maureen >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>

It's clear to me, Joy, especially the part about Long Islanders not considering Queens to be in LI...... because we never did when I was growing up. It has been a long time since I've been to the City (NY) except for business visits because all the relatives are gone now. Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy Weaver" <joyweave@verizon.net> To: <gen-nys@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [GEN-NYS] William Douglas Howden > OK, I've been following this thread as it gets more convoluted. Maybe I > can clarify (or confuse you more). > > Richmond Hill is in Queens County. It was always in Queens County. > Queens County is ON Long Island, but Long Islanders do not consider it > to be IN Long Island, because it has been part of New York City since > 1898 (or is that 1900?). > > Queens County used to stretch out to what is now the border of Suffolk > County, but in 1898/ 1900, Nassau County was carved out of it. Long > Islanders consider Nassau County and Suffolk County to comprise Long > Island. Queens and Brooklyn (which is also ON Long Island) are left out > because they are boroughs of New York City. > > Staten Island is Richmond County and also a borough of NY City. That > has nothing to do with Richmond Hill, unless they were maybe named for > the same person-- the Duke of Richmond?? > > Hope that's clearer, but I won't put money on it! > > Joy Weaver > > Ann O'Hara wrote: > >>It was never on Staten Island. It was originally in a part of Long Island >>that later became part of Queens. >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "E" <grel@ix.netcom.com> >>To: <gen-nys@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 1:00 PM >>Subject: Re: [GEN-NYS] William Douglas Howden >> >> >> >> >>>This one has me. How can an area move from Staten Island to Queens? >>>Interesting? >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Ann O'Hara" <yannster@ptd.net> >>>To: <gen-nys@rootsweb.com> >>>Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 12:33 PM >>>Subject: Re: [GEN-NYS] William Douglas Howden >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Oddly enough, it's in Queens now, although originally it was part of the >>>>Island (Long, that is). >>>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "quillpen1" <quillpen1@optonline.net> >>>>To: <gen-nys@rootsweb.com> >>>>Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 12:04 PM >>>>Subject: Re: [GEN-NYS] William Douglas Howden >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>My Mom grew up in Brooklyn and had relatives on Staten Island for many >>>>>years. >>>>> >>>>>Was Richmond Hills ca 1940 part of Staten Island?? >>>>> >>>>>I remember too as a little girl that when my NYC relatives referred to >>>>> >>>>> >>>the >>> >>> >>>>>"Island" they meant Long Island. >>>>> >>>>>Maureen >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-NYS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message