In a message dated 5/24/2003 11:01:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, NY-HUDSONRV-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Hello Gina, > last week you asked for the birthdate of Nancy GARRISON, the daughter of > Samuel GARRISON and Abbie PORTER. I don't know ,but sister MaryAnn was > b. 1808 in Rockland and brother Walter in 1810. They all lived later in > Monroe. > > Have a wonderful day Karin > Hi Karin, Thanx for checking that out for me. Dates sound good & it's the right town of Monroe. I'll have to investigate some more.....gina

Someone posted this link to another list I'm on. It's a wonderful street map of Manhattan Island as of 1903 and can be enlarged by clicking on any portion that interests you. http://www.brorson.com/maps/NYC/NewHarlem_1903/NewHarlemLevel1.html It could be a big help in figuring out the 1900 and 1910 census. Joy -- Do good with what thou hast, or it will do thee no good. WM PENN Outline trees for: HALLOCK, HEAD, PALMER, SELDEN at: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/e/a/Joyce-R-Weaver/ USA (northeast): Burnside, Green, Hallock, Head, Merritt, Morris, Palmer, Selden, Weaver./ CANADA (ON/QC): Brown, Clark, Grant, Weaver./ ENGLAND(Lanc.): Hunt, Wall. POLAND (Krasnik, Zaklikow, Lublin): Blumberg, Fogiel, Rosenel./ BELARUS (Wisoke-Litovsk, Brest, Grodno): Feinberg, Vilner, Greenberg, Petruskitz, Deibach.

For Pat Corney--to access obit archives at T-H Record, read to the end of the obits and pick the date, back to 2000, that you want to search. A site will come up to click on so you can read all the obits for that date. Hope this helps, Nina Searching: SWIM, GINNER/GINGER, PIANO, BUTLER; PAVEK, DREW, CURRY, VOUGHT; BRUSH, BAILEY, RYERSON, WEYANT; Orange County, NY http://community.webtv.net/grannycatz/MYSWIMMINGPOOL

Hello Gina, last week you asked for the birthdate of Nancy GARRISON, the daughter of Samuel GARRISON and Abbie PORTER. I don't know ,but sister MaryAnn was b. 1808 in Rockland and brother Walter in 1810. They all lived later in Monroe. Have a wonderful day Karin searching for BROWN GARRISON PORTER FLORANCE LAMOREAUX FINCH BEERS HOUGHTAILING RICH FRINK LOW BAILEY in NY http://community.webtv.net/JayFamNY/EarlyAmerican

My many thanks to S. Ferguson for sending me the obituary. Pat Corney ----- Original Message ----- From: S. Ferguson To: bluroc@worldnet.att.net Sent: Friday, May 23, 2003 11:48 AM Subject: Kreymer obit from TH-R, 22 May 2003 JENNIE ONDERDONK KREYMER Warwick, N.Y. Jennie Onderdonk Kreymer, of Warwick, passed away May 20, 2003 at her home. She was 98. The daughter of the late William Augustus and Alice Pilgrim Kreymer, she was born on February 10, 1905 in Edenville, N.Y. She was the widow of Melvin Edsall Kreymer. Mrs. Kreymer was a retired nurse in the OB Unit of St. Anthony's Hospital, Warwick and a nurse at the Orange County Infirmary, Goshen. For many years, she helped her husband Melvin run their farm known as the Kreymer Farm in Warwick. A family statement reads, "Our Mom and Grandma was selfless and unlimited in her Love for her family." She is survived by her daughter, Alice K. Ackerman of Warwick; her grandson, Drew K. Ackerman; and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., Saturday, May 24 at the Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick. Services will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday May 25 at the funeral home. Interment will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday May 27 in the family plot in Warwick Cemetery. Donations in her memory may be made to the Warwick Ambulance Corp. or Hospice of Orange. Arrangements are under the direction of the Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.483 / Virus Database: 279 - Release Date: 5/19/2003

JENNIE ONDERDONK KREYMER Warwick, N.Y. She was the daughter of the late William Augustus and Alice Pilgrim Onderdonk. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ apologies, as this is all that was at the Times Herald-Record. I get info from the NY Obit mail list. Went to The TH to see if the full one was there, but only what you see above. Could not see a way to go back a day or two. the site is: http://www.th-record.com or http://recordonline.com Patricia Corney, BHCD Quakertown, PA USA bluroc@worldnet.att.net Email scanned in and out by Norton 2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.483 / Virus Database: 279 - Release Date: 5/19/2003

Cliff posted this on the NY-Rensselaer list today and with his permission, I am passing this on.... Mindy Potts has been writing a series of historical articles about Columbia Co. for a monthly Columbia Co. newspaper called "OK Times & the Hudson River Sampler". She has kindly given me permission to post them on my website. Three articles are ready for viewing. They are about the Town of Stuyvesant, the village of Valatie, and a fascinating account of brickmaking in the county. The published titles of the articles were: Stuyvesant: A Simple Town With a Grand History Vaaltje (Little Falls) Has Quite a History Columbia County Brickmaking Combined Skill and Hard Work Vaaltje was the Dutch spelling for Valatie which has two waterfalls. This water power made Valatie an important mill town, the first mill being constructed there in the 1600s. Another 14 articles will also be put online in the near future. Mindy continues to write and have her work published, so we can look forward to reading more Columbia Co. history in the future. As part of her research for some of the articles, she interviews local people. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/History/StuyvesantColCo.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/History/ValatieColCo.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/History/BrickmakingColCo.htm As with most new webpages that I post, I am sending this email to the mailing lists for Albany, Columbia and Rensselaer Counties. There were close associations between the people in these counties, some of our ancestors moving from one to the other. Most future articles by Mindy will only be announced to the Columbia Co. mailing list. Other interested list members should check my home page under the topic History/Columbia Co. All articles should be online in the next few weeks. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/ Cliff -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com Professional Genealogy Research All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002

Hello Gina, Sorry it took a while (I find if I don't write right away, things get lost). Anyway: 28 Dec 1850 Garret G Garrison married Eliza Smith (daughter of John Edward Smith & Hannah Onderdonk, b abt ) in the New Hempstead Presb. Church in Rockland County. Her sister, Caroline, married a Samuel Garrison. Garret had been named as guardian to Eliza when their grandfather Adrian Onderdon's will was probated. Both girls were born late 1820/early 1830. I have no further information (too many details, not enough time). Before I could sent this off I found your follow up messege. The Adrian Onderdonk above was married to Rebecca Blauvelt, daughter of Abraham. Quite likely the same Abraham as in you land record. I haven't fleshed out the rest of the family yet, I'm sure they're in the Blauvelt or Onderdonk Genealogies (but you have to be careful for errors). Please let me know if you can connect these fellow to anyone,or each other. Krys I have a Jacob &Nancy(1800-1818) living in Haverstraw, Orange/Rockland. Sons Malachi(1836) &Weyant(1842). I would love to exchange info w/ you on your Samuel &Garret, as I have no clue to Jacob's brothers. You may contact me either on or off list. My Garrisons seem to be very close to the Smiths in census records as well. Gina

The 1870 Index is available through Geneology.com. You can see if you get a name match with their free lookup, but you won't be able to find the page reference without a subscription. Now that MyFamily.com (owners of Ancestry.com and Rootsweb) has purchased Geneology.com I am curious as to how much will be included in the annual Census subscription and of course how much more it will cost. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Corney" <bluroc@worldnet.att.net> To: <NY-HUDSONRV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [HudsonRV] Magdelena Casazza b Oct 1875 in NY > You can join the NY-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L or D-request@rootsweb > > The Italian section would have been "Little Italy" believe lower east side of Manhattan. > > Hope this helps. > > Patricia Corney, BHCD > Quakertown, PA USA > bluroc@worldnet.att.net > > Email scanned in and out by Norton 2003 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Stephanie Lehman > To: NY-HUDSONRV-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 5:05 PM > Subject: Re: [HudsonRV] Magdelena Casazza b Oct 1875 in NY > > > Thanks Pat, > I have been waiting exactly 10 weeks for Maggie's death cert from > Alameda Co. There are horibly slow, but I hope everyday the mail will > bring it. I don't know what info it will hold, I hope a few things like > exact bday (I only know Oct 1875), location of birth, mother's maiden > name, I don't ask for too much do I ahah? > > As far as her marriage cert is, I don't know when or where exactly she > married. I only have an appox date of 1891 from census records and that > it was probably in CA, likely Alameda Co because that was where her > family was before and where she died. Her husband is another mystery, > one of those where they didn't get along, but didn't divorce, she just > wasn't burried next to him in the cemetery. I know his name but no dates > on him...Louis Costa, a nice common name that gets a million hits. > > I have attempted to lookup Giovanni in the 1870 NY census. I have > ancestry.com but their 1870 is just images, not indexed so since I have > no idea where he could have been, it is slow going. Do you know if 1870 > census is indexed anywhere? How about if there was a certain location of > Italians in NYC? > > Thanks again! > Stephanie > > Pat Connors wrote: > > > This is a hard one...if he made it to NY by the time the 1870 census > > was taken, he might be in it. Have you checked? There was a 1875 NYS > > census but I don't believe it is indexed. Maggie was born before > > civil registration in NYS which was to go into effect in the 1880s but > > some counties were slow to conform to the new rules, so you wouldn't > > be able to check in Albany Health dept for the birth. However, NYC > > kept records before that starting in 1853 and I believe their birth > > index has been filmed by LDS, not sure. So if I were you, I would > > look in NYC first for the birth and I would check the 1870 census for > > Giovanni. > > > > BTW, Does Maggie's death certificate give place of birth? Did she > > marry, how about the marriage cert? > > > > ______________________________ > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.483 / Virus Database: 279 - Release Date: 5/19/2003 > > ______________________________

And also Italian neighborhoods in the Bronx, Brooklyn and elsewhere. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patricia Corney" <bluroc@worldnet.att.net> To: <NY-HUDSONRV-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [HudsonRV] Magdelena Casazza b Oct 1875 in NY >

You can join the NY-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L or D-request@rootsweb The Italian section would have been "Little Italy" believe lower east side of Manhattan. Hope this helps. Patricia Corney, BHCD Quakertown, PA USA bluroc@worldnet.att.net Email scanned in and out by Norton 2003 ----- Original Message ----- From: Stephanie Lehman To: NY-HUDSONRV-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 5:05 PM Subject: Re: [HudsonRV] Magdelena Casazza b Oct 1875 in NY Thanks Pat, I have been waiting exactly 10 weeks for Maggie's death cert from Alameda Co. There are horibly slow, but I hope everyday the mail will bring it. I don't know what info it will hold, I hope a few things like exact bday (I only know Oct 1875), location of birth, mother's maiden name, I don't ask for too much do I ahah? As far as her marriage cert is, I don't know when or where exactly she married. I only have an appox date of 1891 from census records and that it was probably in CA, likely Alameda Co because that was where her family was before and where she died. Her husband is another mystery, one of those where they didn't get along, but didn't divorce, she just wasn't burried next to him in the cemetery. I know his name but no dates on him...Louis Costa, a nice common name that gets a million hits. I have attempted to lookup Giovanni in the 1870 NY census. I have ancestry.com but their 1870 is just images, not indexed so since I have no idea where he could have been, it is slow going. Do you know if 1870 census is indexed anywhere? How about if there was a certain location of Italians in NYC? Thanks again! Stephanie Pat Connors wrote: > This is a hard one...if he made it to NY by the time the 1870 census > was taken, he might be in it. Have you checked? There was a 1875 NYS > census but I don't believe it is indexed. Maggie was born before > civil registration in NYS which was to go into effect in the 1880s but > some counties were slow to conform to the new rules, so you wouldn't > be able to check in Albany Health dept for the birth. However, NYC > kept records before that starting in 1853 and I believe their birth > index has been filmed by LDS, not sure. So if I were you, I would > look in NYC first for the birth and I would check the 1870 census for > Giovanni. > > BTW, Does Maggie's death certificate give place of birth? Did she > marry, how about the marriage cert? > ______________________________ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.483 / Virus Database: 279 - Release Date: 5/19/2003

City Directories are on film and I'm sure LDS Centers have and you can borrow.Often history libraries have them as well. Our History Library in San Francisco has City Directories for many many cities in the USA--I've used them a lot--dozens of reels. NYC Directories go back to 1815 or so. They usually have 2 years in a Directory. They are alphabetized so if you are looking for surname beginning with a "C" all you need to do is select the film for the years you want to begin, go quickly to the C's and read all that are there. When you find your name write down all of that surname and the addresses with that surname--they may be relatives. Then go ahead to the the films of the next year--keep going until you find your name, follow them until you see that they are no longer there. No need to read a lot of film, just the the name area you are concerned with. That will give you the time frame that family lived in that community. Neighbors, perhaps relatives, often occ! upation. It will also help in finding them in a census. City Directories also have churches listed, businesses etc. and maps of the area at that time in history. Stephanie Lehman <pharmturtle@attbi.com> wrote:Is this something the LDS has? Where could I find a directory? I am not sure they were in NYC though. The birth info I have just lists her being born in NY. It comes from census records. Stephanie Janice Miller wrote: >Try NYC Directopries (on film) to determine when they show up there and pin point when they left NY. Jan in CA > >Stephanie Lehman wrote:Hi, >I am a new subscriber to this maillist. I hope someone could help me >find a link to my gggrandmother. > >Magdelena "Maggie" Casazza >b Oct 1875 in NY (state or city unknown) > >father Giovanni "John" Casazza >b abt 1 Sep 1845 in Italy >left Italy for NY in 1870 >m abt 1874 in NY > >mother Giovanna "Johanna" Unknown >b abt 25 Jan 1858 in Italy >left Italy for NY abt 1874 > >The family left NY between 1875 after Maggie was born and 1878. They >went to northern CA. Would anyone be able to do a look up on the birth >of Maggie or the marriage of Giovanni and Giovanna? >Thank you kindly! >Stephanie > > > >==== NY-HUDSONRV Mailing List ==== >The NY-HudsonRV Mailing List Website >http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/HudsonRV/ >Site good for unsubbing, changing subscription, archives, links, etc. > > >Jan G. Miller >jgrellim@sbcglobal.net > > >==== NY-HUDSONRV Mailing List ==== >The NY-HudsonRV Mailing List Website >http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/HudsonRV/ >Site good for unsubbing, changing subscription, archives, links, etc. > > > > ==== NY-HUDSONRV Mailing List ==== The NY-HudsonRV Mailing List Website http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/HudsonRV/ Site good for unsubbing, changing subscription, archives, links, etc. Jan G. Miller jgrellim@sbcglobal.net

Thanks Pat, I have been waiting exactly 10 weeks for Maggie's death cert from Alameda Co. There are horibly slow, but I hope everyday the mail will bring it. I don't know what info it will hold, I hope a few things like exact bday (I only know Oct 1875), location of birth, mother's maiden name, I don't ask for too much do I ahah? As far as her marriage cert is, I don't know when or where exactly she married. I only have an appox date of 1891 from census records and that it was probably in CA, likely Alameda Co because that was where her family was before and where she died. Her husband is another mystery, one of those where they didn't get along, but didn't divorce, she just wasn't burried next to him in the cemetery. I know his name but no dates on him...Louis Costa, a nice common name that gets a million hits. I have attempted to lookup Giovanni in the 1870 NY census. I have ancestry.com but their 1870 is just images, not indexed so since I have no idea where he could have been, it is slow going. Do you know if 1870 census is indexed anywhere? How about if there was a certain location of Italians in NYC? Thanks again! Stephanie Pat Connors wrote: > This is a hard one...if he made it to NY by the time the 1870 census > was taken, he might be in it. Have you checked? There was a 1875 NYS > census but I don't believe it is indexed. Maggie was born before > civil registration in NYS which was to go into effect in the 1880s but > some counties were slow to conform to the new rules, so you wouldn't > be able to check in Albany Health dept for the birth. However, NYC > kept records before that starting in 1853 and I believe their birth > index has been filmed by LDS, not sure. So if I were you, I would > look in NYC first for the birth and I would check the 1870 census for > Giovanni. > > BTW, Does Maggie's death certificate give place of birth? Did she > marry, how about the marriage cert? >

I am starting to get the 11th ward of the 1900 census on line. This ward includes 3,912 individuals, 427 dwellings and 857 families. To date we have five wards on line, including this one, with over 20,000 individuals. The transcribers have completed another six wards but I have been slow at proofreading them and getting them formatted to go on line. For this ward, thank the following people for giving up their time to transcribe this ward: Bob McConihe, Walt Warren, Herb Phelps, Christine Dunham, Mary Nigro, Ron Mauer, Kay Brearton, Colleen Wheeler, Gwen Beiermeister, Art Boyne, Eileen Guinee and Pam Warren. As usual, a word of warning. This was another horrible ward! I thing most are in the 1900 census for Troy. Not only was the handwriting bad, the enumerators couldn't spell the easiest surnames and occupations. We have transcribed them as spelled so look for all the variations of your handwriting. If you think you found your family, always check the original census before using as a source document in your research. Also, if you find you family and the name(s) are spelled incorrectly, I will not be able to change the on line census for various reasons. You can access the census at the Rensselaer County website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrenss2/ Under Cities, click on Troy, you will find a links under, Censuses. You can also access the census from my website, under New York State, go to Troy. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com Professional Genealogy Research All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002

Is this something the LDS has? Where could I find a directory? I am not sure they were in NYC though. The birth info I have just lists her being born in NY. It comes from census records. Stephanie Janice Miller wrote: >Try NYC Directopries (on film) to determine when they show up there and pin point when they left NY. Jan in CA > >Stephanie Lehman <pharmturtle@attbi.com> wrote:Hi, >I am a new subscriber to this maillist. I hope someone could help me >find a link to my gggrandmother. > >Magdelena "Maggie" Casazza >b Oct 1875 in NY (state or city unknown) > >father Giovanni "John" Casazza >b abt 1 Sep 1845 in Italy >left Italy for NY in 1870 >m abt 1874 in NY > >mother Giovanna "Johanna" Unknown >b abt 25 Jan 1858 in Italy >left Italy for NY abt 1874 > >The family left NY between 1875 after Maggie was born and 1878. They >went to northern CA. Would anyone be able to do a look up on the birth >of Maggie or the marriage of Giovanni and Giovanna? >Thank you kindly! >Stephanie > > > >==== NY-HUDSONRV Mailing List ==== >The NY-HudsonRV Mailing List Website >http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/HudsonRV/ >Site good for unsubbing, changing subscription, archives, links, etc. > > >Jan G. Miller >jgrellim@sbcglobal.net > > >==== NY-HUDSONRV Mailing List ==== >The NY-HudsonRV Mailing List Website >http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/HudsonRV/ >Site good for unsubbing, changing subscription, archives, links, etc. > > > >

This is a hard one...if he made it to NY by the time the 1870 census was taken, he might be in it. Have you checked? There was a 1875 NYS census but I don't believe it is indexed. Maggie was born before civil registration in NYS which was to go into effect in the 1880s but some counties were slow to conform to the new rules, so you wouldn't be able to check in Albany Health dept for the birth. However, NYC kept records before that starting in 1853 and I believe their birth index has been filmed by LDS, not sure. So if I were you, I would look in NYC first for the birth and I would check the 1870 census for Giovanni. BTW, Does Maggie's death certificate give place of birth? Did she marry, how about the marriage cert? -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com Professional Genealogy Research All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002

Hi, I am a new subscriber to this maillist. I hope someone could help me find a link to my gggrandmother. Magdelena "Maggie" Casazza b Oct 1875 in NY (state or city unknown) father Giovanni "John" Casazza b abt 1 Sep 1845 in Italy left Italy for NY in 1870 m abt 1874 in NY mother Giovanna "Johanna" Unknown b abt 25 Jan 1858 in Italy left Italy for NY abt 1874 The family left NY between 1875 after Maggie was born and 1878. They went to northern CA. Would anyone be able to do a look up on the birth of Maggie or the marriage of Giovanni and Giovanna? Thank you kindly! Stephanie

Try NYC Directopries (on film) to determine when they show up there and pin point when they left NY. Jan in CA Stephanie Lehman <pharmturtle@attbi.com> wrote:Hi, I am a new subscriber to this maillist. I hope someone could help me find a link to my gggrandmother. Magdelena "Maggie" Casazza b Oct 1875 in NY (state or city unknown) father Giovanni "John" Casazza b abt 1 Sep 1845 in Italy left Italy for NY in 1870 m abt 1874 in NY mother Giovanna "Johanna" Unknown b abt 25 Jan 1858 in Italy left Italy for NY abt 1874 The family left NY between 1875 after Maggie was born and 1878. They went to northern CA. Would anyone be able to do a look up on the birth of Maggie or the marriage of Giovanni and Giovanna? Thank you kindly! Stephanie ==== NY-HUDSONRV Mailing List ==== The NY-HudsonRV Mailing List Website http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/HudsonRV/ Site good for unsubbing, changing subscription, archives, links, etc. Jan G. Miller jgrellim@sbcglobal.net

It has come to my attention that there is a new virus making its round, the W32.httw.fizzer which is actually a worm and comes with attachments. You can check all about it here: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.fizzer@mm.html Remember: Subscribe to virus program, McAfee, Norton, etc. There are also free ones on the internet. Keep your virus definitions current. I use Norton because it is the only one that I have found that scans incoming and outgoing Netscape mail. If you use Outlook, most programs work, but remember to configure the software to scan your mail. While our lists pertain to genealogy, I tried to alert all the subscribers of new viruses as they occur. If you come across a new virus, remember to check with me first before posting an alert to the list. Thanks for your cooperation. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com Professional Genealogy Research All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002

Orange County Genealogical Society 1841 Historic Courthouse, 101 Main Street Goshen, NY 10924 Sunday, June 1, 2003 2:00 PM How To Read A Hebrew Tombstone Anywhere In The World ~ Tombstone Translation Topics ~ Or The Matzevah Matters What information of genealogical value might a visit to a family gravestone provide? How can you properly decipher and decode what the Hebrew letters and words recite ~ even if you aren't as Hebrew literate as you might like to be? To help you read your family gravestones almost anywhere in the world ~ from the Americas to Zimbabwe ~ this presentation will focus on:   ·    Usual Format of the Hebrew Section of a Jewish Gravestone ·    Whether a "Resh" indicates your Great-Grandfather was a Rabbi, or the Difference between Reb and Rav ·    Common and Uncommon Words and Phrases Used  ·    Hebrew Acronyms and Abbreviations (Roshei Tevot) as a shorthand for Words, Phrases, Significant Dates ·    Hebrew Dates and Dating Practices (Days, Months, Years, Centuries, Special Days) ·    Whether You Have to Translate Everything ·    Symbols and Motifs Found on Gravestones ·    Designing a Genealogically Useful Tombstone Inscription     Presented by: Judith Shulamith Langer-Surnamer Caplan See the back of this flyer for information about our speaker For this month only, our regular monthly meeting will be held on a Sunday, June 1, 2003 Meeting at 1:00 PM Program at 2:00 PM. Program will be approx. 1 ½ hours followed by a question and answer period. The meeting and program are free and open to the public. If you have any questions please contact Marilyn Terry at (845) 562-2749 or via email at mvtgrterry@aol.com include OCGS in the subject heading. Judith Shulamith Langer-Surnamer Caplan, the daughter of a rabbi and a rebbetzin, earned a BA in English from Brooklyn College, a Masters in Mass Communications from Syracuse University, and also studied at the Seminary College of the Jewish Theological Seminary. She taught English in the New York City High School System for 20 years, and is a published poet and short story writer.  Three articles on her genealogy research, especially her Sur(i)namer family which goes back to circa 1650, have appeared in Avotaynu, and an article she wrote on genealogical research, entitled "Linking the Generations," appeared in The Jewish Star in Oct. 2002. Two databases she created, "Deportation of Bialystok Children from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz" {http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Holocaust/0025_BialystokChildren5Oct1943.htm} and The Rabbi Samuel Langer Database {http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/SamuelLanger.htm} are searchable via the web.     Judi serves as Chair of the LitvakSIG Publications Committee and is the Editor of the LitvakSIG Online Journal <http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak/journal.html>.     Judi and her husband Neil, who have two grown sons, are now the proud grandparents of Esther Malka Caplan, who was named for her 8th great-grandmother, and they are eagerly looking forward to March 2003 and the anticipated birth of twin grandchildren.     Judi <Judith27@aol.com> is also the founder of a professional genealogical research and cemetery visitation service in the New York City - Long Island area known as Up, Roots!