http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyqueen2/cemeteries/Calvary.htm Fabulous web It not only has an index of over 600 names but pictures of over 400 tombstones at Calvary.

This was mailed to me and I am passing it on... The Wild Geese Celtic New Year's Ball, Saturday, October 30, 2004 at the Stamford Marriott, in Stamford, CT The Wild Geese Celtic New Year's Ball is our major fundraiser event of the year. This event not only raises the bulk of our grant funds, but also serves as a forum to recognize and honor the utstanding achievements of Irish and Irish Americans. Some of our previous honoree's have been, The President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, film director Jim Sheridan, novelist Frank McCourt, playwright Brian Friel, Paddy Maloney of The Chieftans, actors Gabriel Byrne and Milo O'Shea, poet Seamus Heaney pianist John O'Connor. The Wild Geese have supported Project Children, The Irish Way program, The Famine Museum in Strokestown, The Irish Repertory Theater in New York, the composition of the "Famine Symphony", and provided provided scholarship grants and finance to many other worthwhile activities. We are having a Medieval theme for our ball this year, with moats, turrets, and knights. A harpist will be playing as you walk through the reception and you will be welcomed by a waitress serving hot mead. Both will be wearing costumes. We have a eight piece band, "New York Orchestras Entertainment" and Donny Golden and his dancers as well as the Greenwich Fife & Drum band. We have many distinguished guests coming including The Honorable Govenor Jodi Rell, Counsel General Eugene Hutchinson, The Honorable Bill Nickerson, The Honorable Christopher Shays, The Honorable Richard Blumenthal, etc. Shortly you will be receiving more detail information about this year's celebration which promises to be an unforgetable evening full of outstanding entertainment and enchantment. Call (203) 661-9616 to order by phone or when paying with a check. Guests seats, $200 per person. Table of ten, $2,000. (For tables of 10 seats, increase the quanitiy to 10 and click the "update Quantity" button on the next screen.) Patron/Corporate seats, $250. Table of ten, $2,500. (For tables of 10 seats, increase the quanitiy to 10 and click the "update Quantity" button on the next screen.) Payments to Wild Geese, Inc. are made using PayPal's secure online system. To learn more about PayPal's privacy and protection policies, click here. The Wild Geese, Inc. is a not for profit organization qualified under the Internal Revenue Service Code Section 501(c)(3). Please consult your tax advisor. The Wild Geese, Inc. P.O. Box 3294 Stamford, CT 06905 (203) 661-9616 info@thewildgeese.orgwww.thewildgeese.org

> > From: > barbara bosy <dollar2penny@yahoo.com> > Date: > Sat, 18 Sep 2004 09:00:32 -0700 (PDT) > To: > IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com > > My Grandfather was born Here but it said Monboro or Manboro New york i live in New York and i still don't know where that is as for my Grandmother she was born in Ireland she was born 1896 how i know this she was 19 when she got marry July 21 1913.So if anybody has information please E-mail me at dollar2penny@yahoo.com . Thank you Barbara Bosy > Perhaps it meant Manhattan Borough. -- Judy Lamken Kilkee Kerries Chicagoland mailto:kilkeekbt@comcast.net "Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." Roger Caras

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> > >1) Would he have filled out some sort of Alien Registration card. How would he have gone about getting his citizenship? > The process depended on the year, check out this site for the rules: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrenss2/naturalization/ > Where would I write to in order to get the forms or the information on the forms. > Some you can get through NARA but most are through the county courts and most were filmed by LDS Family History Library. If you are search NYS, I have all the available records with their film number here: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NewYorkState/ An alien could start the procedure in one court, file another document in another court and get his final papers in still another court....if your ancestor was in another state, other than NY, check the LDS website for available films at: http://www.familysearch.or >Can this information be accessed through Ancestry.com? > Ancestry has started to add naturalization records, but they are far from complete. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton

Friends, can anyone help me with what kind of information I would expect to find regarding an emigrant who came to this country in 1871. I have his name, age and year of birth in Ireland. 1) Would he have filled out some sort of Alien Registration card. How would he have gone about getting his citizenship? 2) Where would I write to in order to get the forms or the information on the forms. 3) Can this information be accessed through Ancestry.com? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Kathleen

SNIPPET: The first three decades of the 19th century saw a wave of immigration of Irish Protestants, most of them from Ulster, who arrived with skills and at least enough money to establish a business or buy a piece of land. Many were weavers, blacksmiths, stonecutters, and tailors, and they knew nothing of the hardship, deprivation, and discrimination that the next generation of Irish immigrants would face. Nor did they share the hard life of the pioneer Ulster Protestant Irish who had preceded them. In the 17th and 18th centuries, these immigrants had fanned out into the wilderness of Appalachia and the Blue Ridge Mountains, carving farms out of the rugged terrain rather than settling in the cities of colonial America. From these pioneering farming familes came familiar names from early American history, including Daniel BOONE, the son of Ulster immigrants. For the skilled Irish immigrants, most of them Protestant, who arrived at the beginning of the 19th century, America was everything it was promised to be. Their view of the New World was summed up by John DOYLE, who arrived in NY in 1818 and described his adopted land as a "a fine country and a much better place for a poor man than Ireland." Adjustments were necessary, he noted, and life surely was different; still , "an enterprising man is allowed to thrive and flourish without having a penny taken out of his pocket by government; no visit from tax gatherers, constable or soldiers."

I have updated the IGW County Tipperary website by adding or updating the following townland pages: Curryquin, Deerpark (2), Downamona, Erinagh, Garryard East, Garryard West, Garryclogher, Gorteenadina, Gortnacleha, Kilboy, Lahid, Lisduff, Lisnageenly, Lissenhall, Logg, Monarooan, Mountisland, Sragh, Stangs, The Division, Tulla, Tullaghedy, Garrymore, Gortshaneroe, Kilmore, Kiltyrome, Lisbrien, Lisheenacloonta, Mucklin, Nockanroe, Lissyleamy, Ballycurkeen, Ballydine, Ballynacloone, Ballynamona, Ballyneil, Ballynoran, Brittas (2), Butlerstown, Curraghadobbin, Figlash, Lissadober, Macreary, Mullagh, Rathclarish, Killenaule, Tipperary Town, Nenagh, Glenbane, Cahir, Ballyhusty, Clonmorewalk, Coolnagun, Doonoor, Drumclieve, Friarsfield, Greenane, Lisheen, Moatabulcane, Ronacrohy (2), Roesborough, Ballincur, Ballyanrahan, Ballycahill (3), Ballygown North, Ballygown South, Ballyhow, Ballyphilip, Barravie, Bawn, Bolingbrook, Boolteeny, Capparoe, Carrow, Cloonanagh, Cooleen, Cranahurt, Curragharneen, Reddanswalk, Stokaun, Templenoe, Silvermines, Ballycahill. Many pages have the tithes and/or gifffith's valuations for the townland, surnames, links and/or records and pictures. I have added two more Civil Parish websites: Kilmore (North Riding) and Kilmurry and all their townlands now have webpages. Also added are the new 1766 Religious Censuses posted to the two Tipperary mailing lists by Mary Heaphy. They are searchable by parish and included in the 1766 religious census index which now has over 5,000 names. New tithes for Kilmore and Kilmurry have been added, also. If you have any records, pictures, maps, links, websites that you would like to add to this site, please contact me off list. The URL for the website is at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irltip/tipperary.htm Please note on the County Tipperary homepage, I have added a new marquis, located just above the map, which highlights the new additions and updates for the month. When the page loads, it may take awhile for it to get started so check it out before clicking to go to other parts of the website to get an idea what's new on the site. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton

Replying to: "Grandfather was born Here but it said Monboro or Manboro New york" Could it have been an abbreviation referring to the Borough of Manhattan? Dorothy Stanton __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

We had some discussion on this a while ago and I found this on the web. Beth The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 Period: 1880-1920 Legend has it that on the evening of October 7, 1871, Mrs. Catherine O'Leary's cow kicked over a lantern, touching off the Great Chicago Fire. On the drought-stricken evening that the fire started, a 30-mile-per-hour wind was blowing from the southwest. Fanned to ferocity the blazed scorched its way north and east. Curiously, Mrs. O'Leary's house was almost untouched. Even the barn where the fire started had only a corner burned out. Today, the Chicago Fire Academy occupies their place. The fire raged for 30 hours. The blaze, leaping from house to house, ultimately destroyed four-and-a-half square miles of Chicago--some 17,500 buildings. By the time the fire burned itself out on October 10, the entire business district was destroyed. Six railroad depots and Marshall Field's department store had gone up in flames. At times, temperatures reached 1,500 to 1,800 degrees. People were incinerated; limestone disintegrated into powder. Some 250 people were known dead and another 200 were listed as missing and 100,000 people were left homeless. It seems doubtful that Mrs. O'Leary's cow actually started the fire. It seems likely that this myth, which was popularized by a 1938 movie "In Old Chicago," was the product of anti-Irish, anti-Catholic prejudice. Lyrics about Mrs. O'Leary were written to the tune of "Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight." Chicago had thousands of wooden buildings and miles of wood-paved streets and sidewalks to burn. There was a months-long drought that year. In 1997, the Chicago City Council passed a resolution officially exonerating Mrs. O'Leary of blame. Firefighters were exhausted from battling a 16-hour fire the previous days. That blaze had injured 30 firefighters. To fight the new fire, Civil War General Philip Sheridan mobilized private citizens. When the fire was finally extinguished, he declared martial law and used guards from the Pinkerton Detective Agency to prevent looting. The Great Fire overshadowed another huge blaze at the same time. On October 8, 1871, the most devastating forest fire in American history swept through northeast Wisconsin. Apparently, railroad workers clearing land for tracks started a brush fire that soon became an inferno. Peshtigo, Wisconsin, a lumber town not far from Green Bay, was devastated along with sixteen other towns and 1.25 million acres of surrounding forest. Nearly 1,200 people died.

> > > Monboro or Manboro New york > How about Manhattan Borough? -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton

SNIPPET: While many Irish-Americans are nurtured in an environment where Irish culture is actively pursued , others discover their heritage quite unexpectedly. Dr. Larry McCULLOUGH retrieved his Irish cultural identity as a third-generation Irish-American after it had been put aside by his ancestors, "who felt compelled to dispel their heritage" in order to succeed economically in America. "My family had become completely Americanized and assimilated, and I was looking for something more specific," McCULLOUGH recalls. "When I discovered Irish music, I said, 'This is mine. I belong here.' The Indianapolis native traded in his saxophone for the tin whistle as a teenager, and went on to win an All-Ireland championship on the whistle, a rare feat for an American. He later became an ethnomusicologist, writing his dissertation on Irish music in Chicago. His book, 'The Complete Irish Tinwhistle Tutor,' still sells well after two decades, and he has recorded several solo al! bums that fuse Irish music with jazz, rock, Cajun, and salsa. After musical stints in Pittsburgh, Austin, and upstate New York, McCULLOUGH returned to Indianapolis, where he was writing plays and teaching tin whistle to local children in 1997. "I've' considered myself a cultural conduit for the last two decades," he says proudly. -- Excerpt from "The Irish in America," eds. COFFEE and GOLWAY (1997) piece written by Michael P. QUINLIN, author of "Guide To The New England Irish" and frequent contributor to the "Irish Echo." He was living in Dorchester, MA circa 1997.

_http://www.familyhistory.com/db.asp?dbid=4412_ (http://www.familyhistory.com/db.asp?dbid=4412) This is an old directory for Erie. By searching for Irish names, perhpas you can get an idea of where most of them lived. _http://www.familyhistory.com/db.asp?dbid=4412_ (http://www.familyhistory.com/db.asp?dbid=4412) This is a long history of Erie. Didn't wade thru it, but you might want to take a look. _http://www.goerie.com/erieyesterday/erie_society_for_geneology.html_ (http://www.goerie.com/erieyesterday/erie_society_for_geneology.html) Erie genealogical society, with e-mail available

Have you checked the libraries in Erie? Is there an LDS Family History site in Erie, or possibly close by? Good luck. Jim B.

My grandfather was born in Ireland and lived in a, then Irish neighborhood in Erie Pa. Is there anywhere I can look to find the history of this area in th 1800"s. Thank You Linda Dougan

It is almost Fall, when the apples drop off the trees...so this recipe is timely, thanks to the Irish Heritage newsletter. Kerry Apple Cake 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 cup butter 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 4 eggs 1-2 Cooking apples 1. Cream the butter and sugar. 2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. 3. Add vanilla Fold in flour. 4. Grease and add parchment paper to a 9x13 pan. 5. Peel and slice the apples. 6. Place apples in rows on the batter. 7. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. 8. When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar. 9. Serve with whipped cream. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton

Barbara - Maybe it was referring to Marlboro? I believe it is in the SE of part of the state, but correct me if I am wrong. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "barbara bosy" <dollar2penny@yahoo.com> To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 9:00 AM Subject: [Irish-American] Looking For James and Marcella Farren You wrote: ..... From what i got off the certificate My Grandfather was born Here but it said Monboro or Manboro New york i live in New York and i still don't know where that is as for my Grandmother she was born in Ireland she was born 1896 how i know this she was 19 when she got marry July 21 1913.So if anybody has information please E-mail me at dollar2penny@yahoo.com . Thank you Barbara Bosy > > > ==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== > The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ > Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc. >

Try The Census in that part of pennsylvania and also try social security Records and you can find more information through vital statistics marriage ' Birth and death records . ConnorsGenealogy <nymets11@pacbell.net> wrote:> > >hen Irish neighborhood in Erie Pa. Is there anywhere I can look to find the history of this area in th 1800"s. > I'd start with google....PA Genweb, libraries on line and off might be able to suggest some books...the PA county mailing list...someone on the list may be able to suggest books. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton ==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc.

> > >hen Irish neighborhood in Erie Pa. Is there anywhere I can look to find the history of this area in th 1800"s. > I'd start with google....PA Genweb, libraries on line and off might be able to suggest some books...the PA county mailing list...someone on the list may be able to suggest books. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton

I have been Searching for my Irish roots for 2 years now I found out in the 1920's census my Great Grandmother was living with my Grandparents at that time that is how i found out her name of which i did not know . That is how far i got until i went to vital statistics and obtain a marriage certificate of my Grandparents and on it was my greatgrandparents names.My Grandfather Herbert foye Parents names Are James Foye and his wife Mary Mcfay. My Grandmother Winifred Farren parents names are James Farren and Marcella Gonelligan.From what i got off the certificate My Grandfather was born Here but it said Monboro or Manboro New york i live in New York and i still don't know where that is as for my Grandmother she was born in Ireland she was born 1896 how i know this she was 19 when she got marry July 21 1913.So if anybody has information please E-mail me at dollar2penny@yahoo.com . Thank you Barbara Bosy