Yesterday I finished transcribing the declarations of intention for the Irish born from the 3rd item of LDS film #1304663 which covers 1860 to 1871. There are over 260 records and I have them linked on the Troy section of my website (URL under my name) and on the Naturalizations section of the Rensselaer website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrenss2/ The good news about these is that the record included both the townland and county of birth in Ireland...the bad news, is the spellings of the townlands and counties make many of them hard to decipher...so, please read the research notes on the website. If you find your ancestor, go to the source film and figure out the names of the townland and county for yourself. Most of the counties are easy to figure out because there are only 32 counties, however, there are thousands of townlands. To help you figure out a townland, try using the 1851 Townland Index which is on line at: http://www.seanruad.com BTW, while this film is from the Rensselaer County court, there an quite a few records for Washington, Saratoga and Albany county residents, not to mention a few from MA and VT. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton

Date: Sunday, September 19, 2004 Time: 2 pm Place: Town of Pelham Library 530 COLONIAL AVE. PELHAM, NY 10803 PHONE: (914)738-1234 The Town of Pelham Public Library will sponsor the ninth in its series of twelve monthly local history lectures as part of Pelham's 350th Anniversary celebration this year. The lecture, on "The History of Pelhamwood" will begin at 2:00 p.m. A flyer for the lecture is attached below. Pelhamwood, the lovely neighborhood bounded by the New Haven Line tracks on the south, Harmon Avenue on the west and north and Pelham's boundary with New Rochelle on the east, has one of the most fascinating histories of all the neighborhoods in Pelham. At one time or another, it was: a forest frequented by hunters, a dairy farm, an area dotted with cow pastures, winter hay farmland and an early planned commuter subdivision. The New York, Boston and Westchester Railroad once crossed the neighborhood and the great ?Black Swamp? had to be drained before the neighborhood could be developed. Col. Richard Lathers of New Rochelle once owned Pelhamwood. When the tax burden became too great, he sold the land to a group of Pelham residents who planned to develop the land as a luxury home neighborhood with a nearby luxury hotel. When their plans failed the land was sold to a company affiliated with Clifford B. Harmon - one of the nation's earliest aviators and ?aeronautic daredevils?. The efforts of Clifford B. Harmon Co. to develop the area proceeded very slowly. Some of the advertising gambits and showmanship used by the Company to sell lots in the neighborhood provide a fascinating glimpse of the early development of the Village of Pelham. This presentation will include a very large number of images showing early views of Pelhamwood, as well as the early players in this wonderful drama.

Leigh I take water in a 2ltr pop bottle along with a sponge. That way I have enough water to wet the sponge in case the stone is covered with mud, fill a vase if I'm bringing flowers or have a drink on a hot day. Mary > Thanks to every person who replied..I have made a list of all your > suggestions and will be sure to bring it all.. > > wish me luck on my hunt....it tis a HUGE cemetery ; - ) > > leigh in Ohio > > > ==== 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. >

In a message dated 9/16/2004 3:30:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, nyfd148@comcast.net writes: > Go to: > > http://www.seanruad.com > > and search around. > > Great Gene..that answered all my questions...thanks so much for the link!

Go to: http://www.seanruad.com and search around. Good Luck, Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: <Lejax99@aol.com> To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 3:02 PM Subject: [Irish-American] towns, parishes, counties...? > I have an old family letter date 1906. (no envelope)..but at the top of the > letter it says, " Tonranny Island, P.O. via Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland." > > Can someone help lead me to what this address tells me? Is Tonranny Island a > town a parish?? is Oranmore part of this address since "via" is in front of > it?? > > > thanks for any help > > > ==== 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. >

Only McManus and Gallagher from Fermanagh, also Leonard and Farmer from Fermanagh, Dunne and Middleton from Leitrim, many from Aberdeen, Scotland and Fournier from Canada and France. Would like to have just 1 unique name! Have got a great deal of info from rootsweb, but it is so difficult to narrow the correct family down. Have just started looking at records from FHC and think I'm getting more confused. Was positive I had a connection back to Fermanagh for my grandmother's sister in law with her whole family. Was in contact with a cousin in Australia, and we sadly had to agree, it was not the same family. Just too many of the same names and time frame. But the hunt is great! And someday I'll just have to go to Ireland! AnneMarie

I have an old family letter date 1906. (no envelope)..but at the top of the letter it says, " Tonranny Island, P.O. via Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland." Can someone help lead me to what this address tells me? Is Tonranny Island a town a parish?? is Oranmore part of this address since "via" is in front of it?? thanks for any help

If you are going to a cemetery, even if you have the plot number, take a metal rod with you. Should you be able to find the general spot of the plot, but there isn't any stone, try gently prodding the ground in that area. My grandmother died in 1975. Two years ago, looking for her grave, knowing there was a stone, I could find nothing. My cousin went back a year ago. She took a metal rod with her, and since we knew exactly where the stone should be, she tried this. She found it in a few minutes. Dirt had gotten over the sides, and grass had grown over it to completely enclose it. In the same cemetery, my gr-grandparents are buried. The area they are in is totally grass, with one or two upright stones, here and there. The office told me to count from the other stones, because they are vary evenly laid out. I tried prodding with a pencil there, but now knowing that a grave from the 1970s was so covered, I know I will have to try something a little longer next time. Kathy

Hi Annmarie, Thank you ever so much for your reply I appreciate it. You mention you can't find your own family, what names are you looking for? You never know who might have an answer. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: <Nanaannemarie@aol.com> To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [Irish-American] going to family cemetery > Dorothy; > > Real easy RAOGK.ORG. > > I don't know if they can get a death certificate, but I know I look up obits, > take pics of grave markers, pics of homes. > > Here in Tampa we have what is called TRAILS. It's an index of newspaper > articles from the Tampa Tribune and has been very informative. > > If you go to RAOGK, click on before requesting info, scroll to the bottom and > Let's go find a volunteer. Click on the country or state and if a state, > find the county and go from there. Some volunteers are very specific about what > they will do and where they will look for info. Others, like myself, enjoy > the challenge! I can't find my own family, so I look for others! > > Happy hunting. > > AnneMarie > > > ==== 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. >

Hi Jean, Thank you for the great idea you sent. I agree it's much easier and like you I always seem to leave out something whenusing http addresses. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [Irish-American] going to family cemetery/Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness website > Dorothy -- Don't mean to but in here - and Annmarie can still reply - but > did you know that you can just type Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness in > your browser in place of the http address? That should bring up the website > automatically, which you can then add to your list of favorites. For me, > that is far easier than messing with http addresses which I invariably seem > to get wrong. Thank goodness for volunteers like Annmarie! Jean > >

Thanks to every person who replied..I have made a list of all your suggestions and will be sure to bring it all.. wish me luck on my hunt....it tis a HUGE cemetery ; - ) leigh in Ohio

Dorothy; Real easy RAOGK.ORG. I don't know if they can get a death certificate, but I know I look up obits, take pics of grave markers, pics of homes. Here in Tampa we have what is called TRAILS. It's an index of newspaper articles from the Tampa Tribune and has been very informative. If you go to RAOGK, click on before requesting info, scroll to the bottom and Let's go find a volunteer. Click on the country or state and if a state, find the county and go from there. Some volunteers are very specific about what they will do and where they will look for info. Others, like myself, enjoy the challenge! I can't find my own family, so I look for others! Happy hunting. AnneMarie

Grasping at straws -- Wondering if letter was incoming rather than outgoing from Ireland and the address is Tomgraney (Clare) Ireland, which in on the westernmost part of Lough Derg, looks about 30 miles (as the crow flies) from the townland Oranmore, Galway. Galway Bay is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean for counties Galway and Clare. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Fottrell" <nyfd148@comcast.net> To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 12:29 PM Subject: Re: [Irish-American] towns, parishes, counties...? > Go to: > > http://www.seanruad.com > > and search around. > > Good Luck, Gene > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Lejax99@aol.com> > To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 3:02 PM > Subject: [Irish-American] towns, parishes, counties...? > > > > I have an old family letter date 1906. (no envelope)..but at the top of > the > > letter it says, " Tonranny Island, P.O. via Oranmore, Co. Galway, > Ireland." > > > > Can someone help lead me to what this address tells me? Is Tonranny Island > a > > town a parish?? is Oranmore part of this address since "via" is in front > of > > it?? > > > > > > thanks for any help

Me again - I note that even when I misspell a word in my browser to find a website (in place of the http) I will be asked, "Did you mean .... ?" For example, if I were to type "genelogical" by mistake, it will ask me, "Did you mean genealogical?" and with one click lead me directly to the website so I don't have to retype it. . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Yereance" <dorothy8@optonline.net> To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [Irish-American] going to family cemetery/Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness website > Hi Jean, > Thank you for the great idea you sent. I agree it's much easier and like you > I always seem to leave out something whenusing http addresses. > Dorothy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jean R." <jeanrice@cet.com> > To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 1:08 PM > Subject: Re: [Irish-American] going to family cemetery/Random Acts of > Genealogical Kindness website > > > > Dorothy -- Don't mean to but in here - and Annmarie can still reply - but > > did you know that you can just type Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness > in > > your browser in place of the http address? That should bring up the > website > > automatically, which you can then add to your list of favorites. For me, > > that is far easier than messing with http addresses which I invariably > seem > > to get wrong. Thank goodness for volunteers like Annmarie! Jean

I have heard about people putting their name/address on a piece of paper and placing it in a plastic ziplock baggie and taping it to the headstone. If other people visit the headstone they can contact you with additional family history info. > HI listers. > I am excited to be traveling to PA this weekend to visit the cemetery that > so > many of my relatives are resting. A few months ago I vaguely remember > reading > an email about suggestions on things to bring with you when visiting > plots. > Does anyone have suggestions for me? > > thanks so much > Leigh > > > ==== 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. > > ==== 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. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages!

Dorothy -- Don't mean to but in here - and Annmarie can still reply - but did you know that you can just type Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness in your browser in place of the http address? That should bring up the website automatically, which you can then add to your list of favorites. For me, that is far easier than messing with http addresses which I invariably seem to get wrong. Thank goodness for volunteers like Annmarie! Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorothy Yereance" <dorothy8@optonline.net> To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 3:27 AM Subject: Re: [Irish-American] going to family cemetery > Hi Annmarie, > Do you have an address for Random acts of Kindness? I have a cousin who died > in Ft. Lauderdale a few years ago and I would like to know what he died of. > The st. of Florida will not give this info out to me because I'm not a close > relative. > Dorothy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Nanaannemarie@aol.com> > To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 5:35 PM > Subject: Re: [Irish-American] going to family cemetery > > > > I do a great deal of look ups for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness. > >

Another idea when going to a catholic cemetery if they have a mausoleum use the Kiosk enter your family name and it will give you a map so you can find your plot. Diane

Hi Annmarie, Do you have an address for Random acts of Kindness? I have a cousin who died in Ft. Lauderdale a few years ago and I would like to know what he died of. The st. of Florida will not give this info out to me because I'm not a close relative. Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: <Nanaannemarie@aol.com> To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [Irish-American] going to family cemetery > I do a great deal of look ups for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness. >

> I always bring a camera. We keep one in the car for any time we need it. Wanda

I have also taken pictures of tombstone's with my cell phone and they have turned out great. Millie > [Original Message] > From: Mike Samide <msamide@stjames-nc.net> > To: <IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 9/15/2004 6:24:40 PM > Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [Irish-American] going to family cemetery > > How about a camera. > > > > > > > ==== 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. > > > > > > > > ==== 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.