While visited Sandisfield where I believe my CHAPEL ancestors resided from before the Revolution to the start of the 19th century, I noticed a small Baptist Church just over the border in Connecticut, and very near the Roberts Road cemetery where my 4G grandfather Richard Crignon Chapel was buried with his first wife, Grace. It is believed that the Chapels were early Baptists. They certainly were heavily involved in the Baptist Church in Brooklyn, where they moved from Sandisfield via Hartford. Does anyone know anything about this Baptist Chirch, including the whereabouts of any extant records, and/or the religion of RICHARD CRIGNON CHAPEL? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Barbara Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Historian, genealogist and attorney 155 Polifly Road Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 567-9440 office [email protected] (home) http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Goldenberg Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/1165.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi I am looking for a Goldenberg family (originally from Galicia) emigrated to boston Mass in the early 1900s Thanks David Goldenberg

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/3748.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks Patty. I have contaced the North Adams Historical Society and they did not tell me much. Just that it was a bayonett stuck in a rifle. I am guessing this man may have been my great great grandfather, James F. Cooney and as far as I know he came to America from Ireland in 1871 so that would be AFTER the Civil War, correct? Thanks for telling me about that book in the library. Perhaps I can have a look in there somehow. I live in New Jersey though and would need to take a trek up that way. thanks so much for your reply! Interesting that you have a McNamara in your family... as my James Cooney married an Elizabeth McNamara. But that McNamara family was from Fall River, Mass. and I don't think any of them were in North Adams. My Cooneys moved from North Adams to Fall River around 1893-1898. Also, perhaps I could check grave stones and see if any of my ancestors have any military markers on theirs. do you think many had civil war medallions on them like your ancestor's? I wonder if he was in the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War which I see came after the GAR. I believe this photo was taken between 1880 and 1890 and that like I said, I'm not sure my ancestor would have served in the Civil War since he came in 1871. perhaps his father was already in the USA though and served. I really don't know. I am hoping there is someone out there that knows more about uniforms and could help. I have yet to really figure out what this photo is of/for.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/3748.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks Patty. I have contaced the North Adams Historical Society and they did not tell me much. Just that it was a bayonett stuck in a rifle. I am guessing this man may have been my great great grandfather, James F. Cooney and as far as I know he came to America from Ireland in 1871 so that would be AFTER the Civil War, correct? Thanks for telling me about that book in the library. Perhaps I can have a look in there somehow. I live in New Jersey though and would need to take a trek up that way. thanks so much for your reply! Interesting that you have a McNamara in your family... as my James Cooney married an Elizabeth McNamara. But that McNamara family was from Fall River, Mass. and I don't think any of them were in North Adams. My Cooneys moved from North Adams to Fall River around 1893-1898. Also, perhaps I could check grave stones and see if any of my ancestors have any military markers on theirs. do you think many had civil war medallions on them like your ancestor's? I wonder if he was in the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War which I see came after the GAR. I believe this photo was taken between 1880 and 1890 and that like I said, I'm not sure my ancestor would have served in the Civil War since he came in 1871. perhaps his father was already in the USA though and served. I really don't know. I am hoping there is someone out there that knows more about uniforms and could help. I have yet to really figure out what this photo is of/for.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McNamara/Wall/McGrath/McSheen/Rooney/Barry Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/3748.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Emily, did you ever get any information on that picture you posted? Looks like a civil war bayonette, I bet it's a picture of him in a GAR Uniform. (Grand Army of the Republic) You should try sending a copy to the North Adams Historical Society they might be able to help you. I know there's a book at the North Adams Public Library that names all the North Adams Civil War Vets. By the way my gggrandfather was Michael McNamara, from 65 River St in North Adams, his grave marker has a civil war medallion on it that states GAR 78/6, regrettably he died right before the GAR for North Adams was started (1887) so I couldn't find exactly where he enlisted.

To Catherine Comeau: My name is Fred Printiss, Myself, and my ancestors lived in Pittsfield from About 1790 (Erastus Printiss) to 2003 (Margaret Printiss Costello) ...over 200 years ...and have gathered much information about this family tree. Would like to talk to you or at least thru E'mail about the Printiss name and the Curtiss name. My great great grandmother was Mary Curtiss Printiss from Dalton. Some of my research was done in the Pittsfield Public Library and recently has reached far from the Berkshires. I am retired and now reside in Navarre Florida. My phone # 850 515 0162 and E'mail: [email protected] ... please respond: Fred & Diana : [email protected] ----- Original Message ---- From: Catherine Comeau <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, January 8, 2007 6:33:22 AM Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] MABERKSH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 3 Regarding visiting the Berkshires. One of the best research facilities I have ever been to is the Library in Pittsfield. That facility is truly amazing. Most everything is digitized with search engines. Their books have been digitally indexed so that you can search for whomever you are looking for and you will get a list showing the book or collection, volume number and page number. All you have to do is look them up in that book. Some collections are totally digital with PDF files all indexed. The research assistants are extremely helpful as well. There is also a National Archives right there in Pittsfield so if you can't find it at the library you can try locating them at the Archives. By far Pittsfield, MA is the place to go if you have any connections to Western MA, Eastern NY, NH or CT. They far exceed anything that Springfield has to offer. And the area is just plain beautiful, especially in the fall. --- [email protected] wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Advice for Visiting Berkshire Cty, MA (Terri) > 2. Re: Cemetery records for North Adams or Williamstown in > Berkshire County, MA ([email protected]) > 3. Williamstown/Adams/North Adams records ([email protected]) > 4. Re: Cemetery records for North Adams or Williamstown in > Berkshire County, MA ([email protected]) > 5. Re: Advice for Visiting Berkshire Cty, MA (Barbara de Mare) > 6. Re: Cemetery records for North Adams or Williamstown in > Berkshire County, MA ([email protected]) > 7. Re: PRENTICES OF BERKSHIRE (Printiss) > ([email protected]) > 8. Re: Curtis Family ([email protected]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 00:54:35 -0800 (PST) > From: Terri <[email protected]> > Subject: [MABERKSH] Advice for Visiting Berkshire Cty, MA > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hi All, > > Happy New Year! Thanks to all the folks on here and > the wonderful town clerks, I have finally made enough > headway for a visit to the Berkshires! Does anyone > have any advice as to where to stay (considering what > used to be the Adams Rest Home- my grandfather grew up > in Adams), good places to go to for specific research > on cemeteries, or any other pointers? I have a free > ticket until March so I have no choice when I can > visit but will procrastinate until the end of Feb to > avoid the snow as much as I can! Thanks in advance! > > Terri in CA > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:48:01 -0000 > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] Cemetery records for North Adams or > Williamstown in Berkshire County, MA > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing > list. > > Surnames: Burdick, Gardner, Northup, Courtof > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5509.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > If you call the North Adams Town Hall number given by another > poster they will transfer you to an office that maintains the North > Adams cemetery records on file cards. I have been there many times > in person but I am not sure of the offical title of that office > since someone else said that the cemetery office is on Hall Street. > You should be able to find all your various families if they ever > lived in North Adams since as another poster said those names are > very familiar. Williamstown is a totally different story. Google > the phone number of the Williamstown town hall/town clerk and they > will tell you the number of the person/office that maintains their > cemetery records. Williamstown and North Adams are totally > separate when it comes to those records. You will have to talk to > the town clerk in Williamstown to find out the death records. > These are separate from the cemetery records. They are very > friendly. They may just tell you how to write for the records and > how much! > it costs but I have found that they are happy to help you. There > is one main cemetery in Williamstown on the main road/Route 2 > between Williamstown and North Adams. I would bet if they were > buried in Williamtown it would be there. My family is buried in > the old cemetery in North Adams but anyone who died in the 1950's > and 60's had to be buried in another newer cemetery. You can get > good cemetery maps at the North Adams office that shows where > everyone is buried in every cemetery except for the one on Mount > Greylock that was so old they didn't even know about it but I know > none of your family names are there. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 11:49:14 EST > From: [email protected] > Subject: [MABERKSH] Williamstown/Adams/North Adams records > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > It has been a while since I sent for records from North Adams and > Williamstown. At that time they were about $5 from the town clerk. > If you write they > will get right back to you and let you know if they have the record > or not. > They are very helpful. > > Barbara R > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:56:04 -0000 > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] Cemetery records for North Adams or > Williamstown in Berkshire County, MA > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing > list. > > Surnames: Burdick, Gardner, Northup, Courtof > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5509.2.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > The North Adams Cemetery Dept., that I mentioned in my other reply, > that has the file cards is--North Adams Cemetery Department (413) > 662-3048, 10 Main St, North Adams, MA. Eastlawn Cemetery is the > only cemetery for Williamstown in the center of Williamstown, > besides the Williams College Cemetery. There is a Southlawn > Cemetery in South Williamstown at the "Four Corners area." > Williamstown Town Clerk, 31 North Street > Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267-2003, Phone: (413) 458-9341. If > their families were really from the North Adams area and they were > just living with their children in Williamstown they might be > buried in either family's plot in another town. Hillside Cemetery > is an old North Adams Cemetery. It is on either side of Route 2 > going west to Williamstown just before the Braytonville area of > North Adams. St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery and Southview Cemetery > are to the south of North Adams off of Church Street. Southview is > the newer cemetery and the cemetery office has these records. There > is a Clark Cemetery in Clarksburg on West Street. It is an historic > cemetery. Clarksburg Town Clerk, 111 River Road, Clarksburg, > Massachusetts 01247-2147, Phone: (413) 663-5282. Hope this helps. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 09:57:57 -0800 (PST) > From: Barbara de Mare <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] Advice for Visiting Berkshire Cty, MA > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hi Terri, No snow to worry about! The Pittsfield Atheneum is an > excellent archives with lots to offer. When doing Berkshire > County research it is important to know that Berkshire County has > three districts. The lower district where my ancestors resided > has offices in Great Barrington. The have land records back to > the grants to the original propritors, and lots of history in > those ancient volumes. There are separate offices for the Middle > and Northern Districts. Most genealogy guides to courthouses have > the information. I would try first the County Courthouse Book or > the Red Book. > > Surrogate;s Districts in Connecticut have their own divisions. > If you want me to find the right one for your ancestors, let me > know their precise location. > > Finding a place to stay can be more difficult. Berkshire County > is still sparsely settled. I would think your best bets would be > in Pittsfield, Lenox, Lee. When I was neae there in the fall it > took me hours to find anything--good thing my planincluded checking > out the scenery I was closer t Kinderhook, however. > > Any other questions on researching this area, just ask. I have > done a fair amount on the Town of Sandisfield. and in the Athenaum. > > Barbara > === message truncated === Catherine Hollenback Comeau =^..^= Researching the Hollenbacks , Jacksons, Merricks & others __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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Regarding visiting the Berkshires. One of the best research facilities I have ever been to is the Library in Pittsfield. That facility is truly amazing. Most everything is digitized with search engines. Their books have been digitally indexed so that you can search for whomever you are looking for and you will get a list showing the book or collection, volume number and page number. All you have to do is look them up in that book. Some collections are totally digital with PDF files all indexed. The research assistants are extremely helpful as well. There is also a National Archives right there in Pittsfield so if you can't find it at the library you can try locating them at the Archives. By far Pittsfield, MA is the place to go if you have any connections to Western MA, Eastern NY, NH or CT. They far exceed anything that Springfield has to offer. And the area is just plain beautiful, especially in the fall. --- [email protected] wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Advice for Visiting Berkshire Cty, MA (Terri) > 2. Re: Cemetery records for North Adams or Williamstown in > Berkshire County, MA ([email protected]) > 3. Williamstown/Adams/North Adams records ([email protected]) > 4. Re: Cemetery records for North Adams or Williamstown in > Berkshire County, MA ([email protected]) > 5. Re: Advice for Visiting Berkshire Cty, MA (Barbara de Mare) > 6. Re: Cemetery records for North Adams or Williamstown in > Berkshire County, MA ([email protected]) > 7. Re: PRENTICES OF BERKSHIRE (Printiss) > ([email protected]) > 8. Re: Curtis Family ([email protected]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 00:54:35 -0800 (PST) > From: Terri <[email protected]> > Subject: [MABERKSH] Advice for Visiting Berkshire Cty, MA > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hi All, > > Happy New Year! Thanks to all the folks on here and > the wonderful town clerks, I have finally made enough > headway for a visit to the Berkshires! Does anyone > have any advice as to where to stay (considering what > used to be the Adams Rest Home- my grandfather grew up > in Adams), good places to go to for specific research > on cemeteries, or any other pointers? I have a free > ticket until March so I have no choice when I can > visit but will procrastinate until the end of Feb to > avoid the snow as much as I can! Thanks in advance! > > Terri in CA > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:48:01 -0000 > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] Cemetery records for North Adams or > Williamstown in Berkshire County, MA > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing > list. > > Surnames: Burdick, Gardner, Northup, Courtof > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5509.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > If you call the North Adams Town Hall number given by another > poster they will transfer you to an office that maintains the North > Adams cemetery records on file cards. I have been there many times > in person but I am not sure of the offical title of that office > since someone else said that the cemetery office is on Hall Street. > You should be able to find all your various families if they ever > lived in North Adams since as another poster said those names are > very familiar. Williamstown is a totally different story. Google > the phone number of the Williamstown town hall/town clerk and they > will tell you the number of the person/office that maintains their > cemetery records. Williamstown and North Adams are totally > separate when it comes to those records. You will have to talk to > the town clerk in Williamstown to find out the death records. > These are separate from the cemetery records. They are very > friendly. They may just tell you how to write for the records and > how much! > it costs but I have found that they are happy to help you. There > is one main cemetery in Williamstown on the main road/Route 2 > between Williamstown and North Adams. I would bet if they were > buried in Williamtown it would be there. My family is buried in > the old cemetery in North Adams but anyone who died in the 1950's > and 60's had to be buried in another newer cemetery. You can get > good cemetery maps at the North Adams office that shows where > everyone is buried in every cemetery except for the one on Mount > Greylock that was so old they didn't even know about it but I know > none of your family names are there. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 11:49:14 EST > From: [email protected] > Subject: [MABERKSH] Williamstown/Adams/North Adams records > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > It has been a while since I sent for records from North Adams and > Williamstown. At that time they were about $5 from the town clerk. > If you write they > will get right back to you and let you know if they have the record > or not. > They are very helpful. > > Barbara R > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:56:04 -0000 > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] Cemetery records for North Adams or > Williamstown in Berkshire County, MA > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing > list. > > Surnames: Burdick, Gardner, Northup, Courtof > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5509.2.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > The North Adams Cemetery Dept., that I mentioned in my other reply, > that has the file cards is--North Adams Cemetery Department (413) > 662-3048, 10 Main St, North Adams, MA. Eastlawn Cemetery is the > only cemetery for Williamstown in the center of Williamstown, > besides the Williams College Cemetery. There is a Southlawn > Cemetery in South Williamstown at the "Four Corners area." > Williamstown Town Clerk, 31 North Street > Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267-2003, Phone: (413) 458-9341. If > their families were really from the North Adams area and they were > just living with their children in Williamstown they might be > buried in either family's plot in another town. Hillside Cemetery > is an old North Adams Cemetery. It is on either side of Route 2 > going west to Williamstown just before the Braytonville area of > North Adams. St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery and Southview Cemetery > are to the south of North Adams off of Church Street. Southview is > the newer cemetery and the cemetery office has these records. There > is a Clark Cemetery in Clarksburg on West Street. It is an historic > cemetery. Clarksburg Town Clerk, 111 River Road, Clarksburg, > Massachusetts 01247-2147, Phone: (413) 663-5282. Hope this helps. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 09:57:57 -0800 (PST) > From: Barbara de Mare <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [MABERKSH] Advice for Visiting Berkshire Cty, MA > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hi Terri, No snow to worry about! The Pittsfield Atheneum is an > excellent archives with lots to offer. When doing Berkshire > County research it is important to know that Berkshire County has > three districts. The lower district where my ancestors resided > has offices in Great Barrington. The have land records back to > the grants to the original propritors, and lots of history in > those ancient volumes. There are separate offices for the Middle > and Northern Districts. Most genealogy guides to courthouses have > the information. I would try first the County Courthouse Book or > the Red Book. > > Surrogate;s Districts in Connecticut have their own divisions. > If you want me to find the right one for your ancestors, let me > know their precise location. > > Finding a place to stay can be more difficult. Berkshire County > is still sparsely settled. I would think your best bets would be > in Pittsfield, Lenox, Lee. When I was neae there in the fall it > took me hours to find anything--good thing my planincluded checking > out the scenery I was closer t Kinderhook, however. > > Any other questions on researching this area, just ask. I have > done a fair amount on the Town of Sandisfield. and in the Athenaum. > > Barbara > === message truncated === Catherine Hollenback Comeau =^..^= Researching the Hollenbacks , Jacksons, Merricks & others __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/3727.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: To Susan Wyllie: thank you so much for helping me correct some information I've had on Curtiss for some time. The Curtis Name Mary Curtiss 1824-1917 became Printiss when she married Charles H Printiss in Pittsfield Ma and they ran a tailor shop in that town. Charles father was Erastus and his mothers name was Elizabeth Luce.(this Printiss lineage lived in Pittsfield up to 2003. Erastus was born aprox 1790 and died in Pittsfield 1834. Can you find any reference to him in your notes? Fred Printiss [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Printiss, Prentis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/374.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Joe: saw this old note: .... I would like to make some additions..... Fred Printiss Horace A Prentis lived 83 years. He was a machineist, lived at 8 Francis Av Pittsfield, and his wife Eliza Ann Wilber Prentis b 7-3-1833 d 11-17-1907 was a member of the Methodist Church. Her father was Joe Wilber who fought in the Amrican Revolution. Eliza Ann was the last living "Daughter of the American Revolution". Her father was 82 years old when she was born: ref the Pittsfield Journal Nov 8 1907.They had four children: 1.- Grace Amandy Printiss b 9-18-1850 d 12-28-1913 called "Grace Francis" .. she never married. 2.- Child - female, died at birth 11-10-1852 3.- Moria Printiss b 1853 married Bennoni Romain Powell b April 1856 from Vermont. No children. 4.- Etta Nancy Printiss b 9-18-1863 first married Henry D Eddy (d 1893) then married Ernest E Cleveland. Five children, Howard,Frank,Ethel,Arthur,and Horace Daniel Eddy. Of the four children, there is a lineage only on Horace Daniel: He married Sarah Isabel Plumb. They had a daughter Esther Eddy (Hunt) b 3-20-1912 who married Robert Hunt b 1911. They had two children. Horace was the son of Erastus and Elizabeth Luce. Horace was one of six children from Erastus: 1.- Horace, b 5-3-1825 2.- George Prentis b 1837 died at birth.(State probate records:Mass. "died Feb 1837-parents-Erastus & Elizabeth" 3.- Charles H Printiss b 4-1-1827 d 2-15-1898,married Mary Curtiss B 1824 d 2-13-1917 four children. 4.- Francis Printiss b 3-2-1867 d 1-15-1848 died young. 5.- George E Printiss b 9-25-1829 d Feb 1832 died young. 6.- Henry Printiss b 3-11-1832 d 6-1-1926 Married Mary A Lowell Printiss bJan 1840 d 4-2-1928. Notes: George L Printiss b Dec 1858 d 3-15-1923 was the son of Henry Printiss and Mary Lowell. George married Rose Kendall b 1868 d 8-25-1922 They had two children. William L Prentice is not of this family. Mabel Mary Printiss b 5-19-1886 called "Minni M". was one of the daughters of George L Printiss and Rose Kendall(the other son was Nulhani L Printiss b Jul 1882) George L Printiss was the son of Henry and Mary Lowell and he very well could of had his mother living with them at the time of the census. Frederick Huntington Printiss b 1-30-1859 d 2-10-1934 Married Sarah E Holloran b Nov 1864 d 2-23-1934. Frederick was the son of Charles H Printiss (Henrys brother) and Charles was the son of Erastus.(Sarah was from Maine) Frederick and Sarah had five children.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burdick, Gardner, Northup, Courtof Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5509.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Just found the additional cemeteries from USGS national mapping information: New State Cemetery MA Berkshire cemetery Lat.423800N Long.0730131W North Adams. Maple Street Cemetery MA Berkshire cemetery 423735N 0730715W North Adams. Advent Cemetery MA Berkshire cemetery 424234N 0730715W North Adams Blackington Cemetery MA Berkshire cemetery 424218N 0731020W Williamstown Clark Cemetery is also called Clarksburg Cemetery: Clarksburg Cemetery MA Berkshire cemetery 424408N 0730405W North Adams Clarksburg Cemetery MA Berkshire cemetery 424406N 0730408W North Adams

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burdick, Gardner, Northup, Courtof Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5509.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The North Adams Cemetery Dept., that I mentioned in my other reply, that has the file cards is--North Adams Cemetery Department (413) 662-3048, 10 Main St, North Adams, MA. Eastlawn Cemetery is the only cemetery for Williamstown in the center of Williamstown, besides the Williams College Cemetery. There is a Southlawn Cemetery in South Williamstown at the "Four Corners area." Williamstown Town Clerk, 31 North Street Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267-2003, Phone: (413) 458-9341. If their families were really from the North Adams area and they were just living with their children in Williamstown they might be buried in either family's plot in another town. Hillside Cemetery is an old North Adams Cemetery. It is on either side of Route 2 going west to Williamstown just before the Braytonville area of North Adams. St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery and Southview Cemetery are to the south of North Adams off of Church Street. Southview is the newer cemetery and the cemetery office has these records. There is a Clark Cemetery in Clarksburg on West Street. It is an historic cemetery. Clarksburg Town Clerk, 111 River Road, Clarksburg, Massachusetts 01247-2147, Phone: (413) 663-5282. Hope this helps.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burdick, Gardner, Northup, Courtof Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5509.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you call the North Adams Town Hall number given by another poster they will transfer you to an office that maintains the North Adams cemetery records on file cards. I have been there many times in person but I am not sure of the offical title of that office since someone else said that the cemetery office is on Hall Street. You should be able to find all your various families if they ever lived in North Adams since as another poster said those names are very familiar. Williamstown is a totally different story. Google the phone number of the Williamstown town hall/town clerk and they will tell you the number of the person/office that maintains their cemetery records. Williamstown and North Adams are totally separate when it comes to those records. You will have to talk to the town clerk in Williamstown to find out the death records. These are separate from the cemetery records. They are very friendly. They may just tell you how to write for the records and how much! it costs but I have found that they are happy to help you. There is one main cemetery in Williamstown on the main road/Route 2 between Williamstown and North Adams. I would bet if they were buried in Williamtown it would be there. My family is buried in the old cemetery in North Adams but anyone who died in the 1950's and 60's had to be buried in another newer cemetery. You can get good cemetery maps at the North Adams office that shows where everyone is buried in every cemetery except for the one on Mount Greylock that was so old they didn't even know about it but I know none of your family names are there.

It has been a while since I sent for records from North Adams and Williamstown. At that time they were about $5 from the town clerk. If you write they will get right back to you and let you know if they have the record or not. They are very helpful. Barbara R

Hi Terri, No snow to worry about! The Pittsfield Atheneum is an excellent archives with lots to offer. When doing Berkshire County research it is important to know that Berkshire County has three districts. The lower district where my ancestors resided has offices in Great Barrington. The have land records back to the grants to the original propritors, and lots of history in those ancient volumes. There are separate offices for the Middle and Northern Districts. Most genealogy guides to courthouses have the information. I would try first the County Courthouse Book or the Red Book. Surrogate;s Districts in Connecticut have their own divisions. If you want me to find the right one for your ancestors, let me know their precise location. Finding a place to stay can be more difficult. Berkshire County is still sparsely settled. I would think your best bets would be in Pittsfield, Lenox, Lee. When I was neae there in the fall it took me hours to find anything--good thing my planincluded checking out the scenery I was closer t Kinderhook, however. Any other questions on researching this area, just ask. I have done a fair amount on the Town of Sandisfield. and in the Athenaum. Barbara Barbara Terri <[email protected]> wrote: Hi All, Happy New Year! Thanks to all the folks on here and the wonderful town clerks, I have finally made enough headway for a visit to the Berkshires! Does anyone have any advice as to where to stay (considering what used to be the Adams Rest Home- my grandfather grew up in Adams), good places to go to for specific research on cemeteries, or any other pointers? I have a free ticket until March so I have no choice when I can visit but will procrastinate until the end of Feb to avoid the snow as much as I can! Thanks in advance! Terri in CA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Historian, genealogist and attorney 155 Polifly Road Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 567-9440 office [email protected] (home) http://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burdick/Gardner Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5509.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You are very welcome, good luck with your hunt. The person who sent me your query, reminded my that my cousin married a Burdick as well. If I can find some free time in the next week I will go to the library to see if I can look back in the town directories and such for you. No promises, but I will try.

I am looking for any info I can find about the Housatonic Hall, a.k.a. the Mohawk Inn or Pittsfield Inn which was located at 170 South Street in Pittsfield, Mass. around 1921. It was run by the Misses Crosby and Davis, a two-story house. I have a copy of a postcard that someone on the List sent me a few years ago that says it is "courtesy of Ann Marie Harris--print of postcard from Rick Leab collection." All along I have been looking under Mohawk or Pittsfield Inn and just now noticed that it says "Housatonic Hall." It couldn't have just vanished off the face of the earth, could it? Thanks, Sherry Braun Tallahassee, Florida

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5509.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so very much for the information you provided. I do appreciate it more than mere words can express.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5509.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you so very much for the information you provided. I do appreciate it more than mere words can express.

Hi All, Happy New Year! Thanks to all the folks on here and the wonderful town clerks, I have finally made enough headway for a visit to the Berkshires! Does anyone have any advice as to where to stay (considering what used to be the Adams Rest Home- my grandfather grew up in Adams), good places to go to for specific research on cemeteries, or any other pointers? I have a free ticket until March so I have no choice when I can visit but will procrastinate until the end of Feb to avoid the snow as much as I can! Thanks in advance! Terri in CA __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burdick/Gardner Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.massachusetts.counties.berkshire/5509.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I grew up one town over from North Adams, decades ago knew a Burdick family, and a Gardner family. There are a few cemeteries in North Adams, the number to the City of North Adams Cemetery Dept, is 413-662-3048, the address is Hall Sreet in North Adams, the number to the City Hall is 413-662-3014. Sorry I can't be of more service, but in the process of moving right now. Both families are alive and wll in the cities of North Adams and surrounding areas.