Thanks so much, Nancy! At least I remembered the right person to ask! Yes, GenExchange, of course! I was wracking my brain, sure there was another source of free databases I had used awhile back, but could not think of it. I did not know it was such a "drop in the bucket" compared to the total of Emigrant Savings Bank records, however. I will try to get to the films if I can ever get to NYC again. Meanwhile, if one were going to purchase film rolls instead of plane fare, Nancy or Don or anyone, can you repeat, please, 1) which are the film rolls that serve as an "index" to the others and 2) where and how does one order them? Thanks to all for the great help on this list! Maureen --- NLColeman <NLColeman@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > Dear Maureen: > The Emigrant Savings Bank database is a part of the > GenExchange which is > currently down for repairs (some reprogramming, servers > moved, providers > changed, etc.). We are in the final stages of testing > and reconfiguring > everything and hope to have it back online soon. The > GenExchange is > independently operated and owned and has no affiliation > whatsoever with > Ancestry.com or RootsWeb. It is a completely free > database website. I will > make an announcement as soon as we are back. > > Keep in mind that even this database is but a fraction of > what is included > in the entire record group of the ESB records. To date I > believe there are > somewhere in the neighborhood of 4500 records. That is a > drop in the bucket > and if you find someone there, you've lucked out. It's a > work in progress. > So, if you DON'T find your ancestor listed it does not > mean they did not > have an account. You should check the original > microfilms. > > Best regards. Nancy. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Maureen" <maureen1024@yahoo.com> > To: <IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 1:57 AM > Subject: [IRISH-NYC] Emigrant Savings Bank > > > > > > Don, I don't know what happened to that wonderful > database > > > > I can't think where else it could have been besides > > Ancestry ..... but it surely doesn't seem to be there > > now. It even contained the private little personal > notes > > from the "remarks" that the bank employees added on > > accounts, such things as "has mother in Galway town" > and such. > > > > There is a book containing an index of depositors from > > 1950-1953, that one can order from the compiler. That > > shows up on a Google search. > > > > Maureen __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/