Hi all, Happy Memorial Day to you and your loved ones. I spent the day visiting Calvary Cemetery, which is just down the street from where I live in Sunnyside, Queens (NY). As I was walking through the absolutely massive cemetery grounds (over 3 million burials) - it dawned upon me that it might be worth bringing the cemetery to the list's attention. Though I'm sure many of you are already familiar, it might prove to be an untapped resource for others. Before I dig in to the relevance to the NY-IRISH list, I had a truly extraordinary thing happen to me when I first visited the cemetery this Easter - you can read more about that here: http://michaelcassara.blogspot.com/2010/04/easter-2010.html But in getting to know the cemetery over the last few months, it's really a goldmine for genealogists - particularly those of us with NYC-Irish roots. Many of the monuments include detailed genealogical information - and many of the Irish monuments include information on the deceased's birthplace. While there's by no means a guarantee that your ancestors gravestone will include such information - it's certainly worth looking into - particularly for those of you who have hit brick walls in terms of finding your ancestral County, etc. Calvary served the Catholic communities of New York City (Manhattan, Queens, etc.) from the mid-19th Century through the present day. Irish and Italian names make up the grand majority of interments. The cemetery office can do lookups over the phone, but they do NOT have a computerized database, or an index by surname - so you must have the date of death so they can search their chronological files. Should you find an ancestor buried there, one option to get more information is to get the detailed plot location from the cemetery office and create a memorial with FindAGrave.com. Once you've created the free memorial on FindAGrave (including plot location), then click on "Request A Photo". There are many of us in the immediate area who volunteer and take photographs (for free, of course) on a regular basis - perhaps it will lead to a genealogical goldmine! All my best, Michael Cassara cassara.genealogy@gmail.com

If you ever have the time, I would love to add more pictures to this site that I volunteer to maintain: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyqueen2/cemeteries/Calvary.htm Nice blog you have. Contact me off the list, if you can take more pictures. > Happy Memorial Day to you and your loved ones. I spent the day visiting > Calvary Cemetery, which is just down the street from where I live in > Sunnyside, Queens (NY). As I was walking through the absolutely massive > cemetery grounds (over 3 million burials) - it dawned upon me that it might > be worth bringing the cemetery to the list's attention. Though I'm sure > many of you are already familiar, it might prove to be an untapped resource > for others. > > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Alan, an Army Air Corp pilot, was shot down on March 19, 1944 over Wiwak New Guinea. He was my husband's cousin. M. A. Anderson

In remembrance: Dean W. Hunt- KIA-March 3, 1945 - Iwo Jima He was my husband's cousin. Ann

Thank you, Pat. I would like to remember my father's brother Charles Fagan, who was killed in France in World War I, September 1918. He was a wagoner and was killed by a sniper. May he rest in peace. Marian McCabe Fredericksburg, Virginia > From: ny-irish-request@rootsweb.com > Subject: NY-IRISH Digest, Vol 5, Issue 96 > To: ny-irish@rootsweb.com > Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 01:00:40 -0600 > > > > REMEMBER: > 1. When replying to a message posted in a digest, change the subject. > 2. When replying to a message posted in a digest, delete all of the digest, except the message you are replying to. If it is a long message, delete most of it, keeping the part that you are commenting on. > > ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== > Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ > > Today's Topics: > > 1. A time to remember....George James Connors (Pat Connors) > 2. Re: A time to remember....George James Connors (judy christopher) > 3. Re: A time to remember....Thomas H Dennison (TEE) > 4. Re: A time to remember....Thomas L. Durkin (IRED52@aol.com) > 5. Re: A time to remember....John J. Dinan, Private > (Kiskatomcreek@aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 11:07:12 -0700 > From: Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> > Subject: [NY-IRISH] A time to remember....George James Connors > To: IRISH-AMERICAN <Irish-American-L@rootsweb.com>, ny irish > <ny-irish-l@rootsweb.com>, New-England-Irish@rootsweb.com, > Irish-In-UK-L@rootsweb.com, Can-Ontario-Irish-L@rootsweb.com, > cornish-american-l@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <4C0157D0.5010001@pacbell.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > This week in the United States, we take the time to remember our > veterans, those still alive, those of our many war dead and/or those > injured. Those who gave their time and lives so we could be free. I > would like for all who would like to take the time out of their busy > lives and dedicate an email or emails to a relative or someone they were > close to and tell our various readers from around the world about their > contribution. > > I am going to start with my first cousin, George James Connors. It is a > cousin I never met. He died December 14, 1944 in Antwerp, Belgium and > is buried there in Henri-Capelle Permanent Cemetery with many other > heroes. George was the oldest son of my father's brother and was in > the Navy and was attached to the USS Christopher Gadsen. The ship was > charged with bringing in supplies for the upcoming major Battle of the > Bulge. You can read about it here: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge > > The ship had just docked and unloaded and the crew were given liberty > and George and three others took off into the city of Antwerp and went > to a movie theater. The lights went out and movie was about to begin > when they were hit by a V-2 rocket. Over 600 died and only one of the > four sailors lived and is still alive and has written to me about my cousin. > > I wish I had met, cousin George who was buried on my birthday. Maybe > someday I can get over to Belgium to pay my proper respects to our > family's hero. > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 14:49:07 -0400 > From: judy christopher <ajuntasc@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] A time to remember....George James Connors > To: ny-irish@rootsweb.com > Cc: New-England-Irish@rootsweb.com, Can-Ontario-Irish-L@rootsweb.com, > cornish-american-l@rootsweb.com, ny irish <ny-irish-l@rootsweb.com>, > Irish-In-UK-L@rootsweb.com, IRISH-AMERICAN > <Irish-American-L@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <AANLkTin8Pqo8iZWYQka2gy7IYiIUjCeGjiPlwysD_C8z@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Thank you for remembering Pat. > Judy Christopher > > On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> wrote: > > > This week in the United States, we take the time to remember our > > veterans, those still alive, those of our many war dead and/or those > > injured. Those who gave their time and lives so we could be free. I > > would like for all who would like to take the time out of their busy > > lives and dedicate an email or emails to a relative or someone they were > > close to and tell our various readers from around the world about their > > contribution. > > > > I am going to start with my first cousin, George James Connors. It is a > > cousin I never met. He died December 14, 1944 in Antwerp, Belgium and > > is buried there in Henri-Capelle Permanent Cemetery with many other > > heroes. George was the oldest son of my father's brother and was in > > the Navy and was attached to the USS Christopher Gadsen. The ship was > > charged with bringing in supplies for the upcoming major Battle of the > > Bulge. You can read about it here: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge > > > > The ship had just docked and unloaded and the crew were given liberty > > and George and three others took off into the city of Antwerp and went > > to a movie theater. The lights went out and movie was about to begin > > when they were hit by a V-2 rocket. Over 600 died and only one of the > > four sailors lived and is still alive and has written to me about my > > cousin. > > > > I wish I had met, cousin George who was buried on my birthday. Maybe > > someday I can get over to Belgium to pay my proper respects to our > > family's hero. > > > > -- > > Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA > > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > > > > ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== > > Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, > > check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: > > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > Judy Christopher > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 14:59:29 -0400 > From: "TEE" <irishgirl1@frontiernet.net> > Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] A time to remember....Thomas H Dennison > To: <ny-irish@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <4584660F21034290BB94819C83D026BA@Radical> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > This maybe the week of remembering .... But I think of my veteran ancestors > everyday . One most of all was in the Civil War Thomas Henry Dennison of > the 123rd CoF out of Washington county NY . > I only found out about him 10 years ago . He died in 1884 at the Willard > state Hospital, buried in a unmarked and unknown location in there cemetery. > He was never acknowledged as a Civil War Vet from 1884 to 2000 When my > mother and I took it upon ourselves to contact the VA and received a brass > plack for him. Seeing no one knew where Thomas was at Willard . We had the > plack put with his regiment out in the evergreen cemetery in Salem NY . At > least we know now that every year he will have a flag by his name . > > thank U > Tee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pat Connors" <nymets11@pacbell.net> > To: "IRISH-AMERICAN" <Irish-American-L@rootsweb.com>; "ny irish" > <ny-irish-l@rootsweb.com>; <New-England-Irish@rootsweb.com>; > <Irish-In-UK-L@rootsweb.com>; <Can-Ontario-Irish-L@rootsweb.com>; > <cornish-american-l@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 2:07 PM > Subject: [NY-IRISH] A time to remember....George James Connors > > > > This week in the United States, we take the time to remember our > > veterans, those still alive, those of our many war dead and/or those > > injured. Those who gave their time and lives so we could be free. I > > would like for all who would like to take the time out of their busy > > lives and dedicate an email or emails to a relative or someone they were > > close to and tell our various readers from around the world about their > > contribution. > > > > I am going to start with my first cousin, George James Connors. It is a > > cousin I never met. He died December 14, 1944 in Antwerp, Belgium and > > is buried there in Henri-Capelle Permanent Cemetery with many other > > heroes. George was the oldest son of my father's brother and was in > > the Navy and was attached to the USS Christopher Gadsen. The ship was > > charged with bringing in supplies for the upcoming major Battle of the > > Bulge. You can read about it here: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge > > > > The ship had just docked and unloaded and the crew were given liberty > > and George and three others took off into the city of Antwerp and went > > to a movie theater. The lights went out and movie was about to begin > > when they were hit by a V-2 rocket. Over 600 died and only one of the > > four sailors lived and is still alive and has written to me about my > > cousin. > > > > I wish I had met, cousin George who was buried on my birthday. Maybe > > someday I can get over to Belgium to pay my proper respects to our > > family's hero. > > > > -- > > Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA > > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > > > > ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== > > Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, > > check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: > > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 15:26:11 EDT > From: IRED52@aol.com > Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] A time to remember....Thomas L. Durkin > To: ny-irish@rootsweb.com, Irish-American-L@rootsweb.com, > ny-irish-l@rootsweb.com, New-England-Irish@rootsweb.com, > Irish-In-UK-L@rootsweb.com, Can-Ontario-Irish-L@rootsweb.com, > cornish-american-l@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <627a8.fc055b.3932c453@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > Like Tee I remember our soldiers past and present almost everyday. Pat and > Tee remembering loved ones is a wonderful thing and I believe helps us > keep our ancestors in our hearts. My uncle, Staff Sgt. Thomas L. Durkin of > the Army Air Corps was killed on Jan 24, 1944, he was a gunner. His plane was > shot down and from reports I found just recently he was shot and went down > with his plane, some of the other crewmen survived and were captured. He > was buried in Liege, Belgium but his brother went overseas and brought him > home. He is buried in the Long Island NY National cemetery. The other sad > thing that happened that day is that his mother, my grandmother suffered a > stroke that night, she turned to her husband while in bed and told him that > "something happened to Tommy". She suffered three more stroked after that > and according to her other children was never the same. > Three of his brothers Walter, Joseph and Edward and three brothers-in-law, > Edward Quinn, Vincent Janniello, and Arthur "Willy" Williams also fought > in World War ll they all survived and I am happy so say they lived to be old > men. Many of my cousins and my son, have served in the military and for > that I am forever thankful. > There will be a "National Moment of Remembrance'' that will occur at 3 p.m. > (local time) on Memorial Day for all our veterans past and present and for > all the men and women that are serving our country, so please think of > them at this time and always. > > > Ellenjane > > > > In a message dated 5/29/2010 2:07:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > nymets11@pacbell.net writes: > > This week in the United States, we take the time to remember our > veterans, those still alive, those of our many war dead and/or those > injured. Those who gave their time and lives so we could be free. I > would like for all who would like to take the time out of their busy > lives and dedicate an email or emails to a relative or someone they were > close to and tell our various readers from around the world about their > contribution. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 20:34:04 EDT > From: Kiskatomcreek@aol.com > Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] A time to remember....John J. Dinan, Private > To: ny-irish@rootsweb.com > Cc: sdgree2@yahoo.com > Message-ID: <66ed1.19de9d14.39330c7c@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > I would like to remember a fallen veteran of the Spanish-American War, > 1898. He is a collateral ancestor of mine, barely eighteen when he enlisted > in New York's 71st Regiment, Company under Captain Rafferty. He enlisted > under the grandiose promise of Victory and died alone in a hospital ship in > Santiago Bay, Cuba from tropical fever induced by malnutrition. He was a > son of Irish immigrants settling in Westchester County, NY, and I am thankful > for his and his extended family's sacrifice. > > Jackie Dinan > Brooklyn, NY > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the NY-IRISH list administrator, send an email to > NY-IRISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the NY-IRISH mailing list, send an email to NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of NY-IRISH Digest, Vol 5, Issue 96 > *************************************** _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the too busy. 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How sad! God Bless him & all that made the ultimate sacrifice. Thanks for sharing this story. Jeanine NJ ________________________________ From: "Kiskatomcreek@aol.com" <Kiskatomcreek@aol.com> To: ny-irish@rootsweb.com Cc: sdgree2@yahoo.com Sent: Sat, May 29, 2010 8:34:04 PM Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] A time to remember....John J. Dinan, Private I would like to remember a fallen veteran of the Spanish-American War, 1898. He is a collateral ancestor of mine, barely eighteen when he enlisted in New York's 71st Regiment, Company under Captain Rafferty. He enlisted under the grandiose promise of Victory and died alone in a hospital ship in Santiago Bay, Cuba from tropical fever induced by malnutrition. He was a son of Irish immigrants settling in Westchester County, NY, and I am thankful for his and his extended family's sacrifice. Jackie Dinan Brooklyn, NY ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I would like to remember a fallen veteran of the Spanish-American War, 1898. He is a collateral ancestor of mine, barely eighteen when he enlisted in New York's 71st Regiment, Company under Captain Rafferty. He enlisted under the grandiose promise of Victory and died alone in a hospital ship in Santiago Bay, Cuba from tropical fever induced by malnutrition. He was a son of Irish immigrants settling in Westchester County, NY, and I am thankful for his and his extended family's sacrifice. Jackie Dinan Brooklyn, NY

Like Tee I remember our soldiers past and present almost everyday. Pat and Tee remembering loved ones is a wonderful thing and I believe helps us keep our ancestors in our hearts. My uncle, Staff Sgt. Thomas L. Durkin of the Army Air Corps was killed on Jan 24, 1944, he was a gunner. His plane was shot down and from reports I found just recently he was shot and went down with his plane, some of the other crewmen survived and were captured. He was buried in Liege, Belgium but his brother went overseas and brought him home. He is buried in the Long Island NY National cemetery. The other sad thing that happened that day is that his mother, my grandmother suffered a stroke that night, she turned to her husband while in bed and told him that "something happened to Tommy". She suffered three more stroked after that and according to her other children was never the same. Three of his brothers Walter, Joseph and Edward and three brothers-in-law, Edward Quinn, Vincent Janniello, and Arthur "Willy" Williams also fought in World War ll they all survived and I am happy so say they lived to be old men. Many of my cousins and my son, have served in the military and for that I am forever thankful. There will be a "National Moment of Remembrance'' that will occur at 3 p.m. (local time) on Memorial Day for all our veterans past and present and for all the men and women that are serving our country, so please think of them at this time and always. Ellenjane In a message dated 5/29/2010 2:07:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, nymets11@pacbell.net writes: This week in the United States, we take the time to remember our veterans, those still alive, those of our many war dead and/or those injured. Those who gave their time and lives so we could be free. I would like for all who would like to take the time out of their busy lives and dedicate an email or emails to a relative or someone they were close to and tell our various readers from around the world about their contribution.

This maybe the week of remembering .... But I think of my veteran ancestors everyday . One most of all was in the Civil War Thomas Henry Dennison of the 123rd CoF out of Washington county NY . I only found out about him 10 years ago . He died in 1884 at the Willard state Hospital, buried in a unmarked and unknown location in there cemetery. He was never acknowledged as a Civil War Vet from 1884 to 2000 When my mother and I took it upon ourselves to contact the VA and received a brass plack for him. Seeing no one knew where Thomas was at Willard . We had the plack put with his regiment out in the evergreen cemetery in Salem NY . At least we know now that every year he will have a flag by his name . thank U Tee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Connors" <nymets11@pacbell.net> To: "IRISH-AMERICAN" <Irish-American-L@rootsweb.com>; "ny irish" <ny-irish-l@rootsweb.com>; <New-England-Irish@rootsweb.com>; <Irish-In-UK-L@rootsweb.com>; <Can-Ontario-Irish-L@rootsweb.com>; <cornish-american-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 2:07 PM Subject: [NY-IRISH] A time to remember....George James Connors > This week in the United States, we take the time to remember our > veterans, those still alive, those of our many war dead and/or those > injured. Those who gave their time and lives so we could be free. I > would like for all who would like to take the time out of their busy > lives and dedicate an email or emails to a relative or someone they were > close to and tell our various readers from around the world about their > contribution. > > I am going to start with my first cousin, George James Connors. It is a > cousin I never met. He died December 14, 1944 in Antwerp, Belgium and > is buried there in Henri-Capelle Permanent Cemetery with many other > heroes. George was the oldest son of my father's brother and was in > the Navy and was attached to the USS Christopher Gadsen. The ship was > charged with bringing in supplies for the upcoming major Battle of the > Bulge. You can read about it here: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge > > The ship had just docked and unloaded and the crew were given liberty > and George and three others took off into the city of Antwerp and went > to a movie theater. The lights went out and movie was about to begin > when they were hit by a V-2 rocket. Over 600 died and only one of the > four sailors lived and is still alive and has written to me about my > cousin. > > I wish I had met, cousin George who was buried on my birthday. Maybe > someday I can get over to Belgium to pay my proper respects to our > family's hero. > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > > ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== > Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, > check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thank you for remembering Pat. Judy Christopher On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 2:07 PM, Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> wrote: > This week in the United States, we take the time to remember our > veterans, those still alive, those of our many war dead and/or those > injured. Those who gave their time and lives so we could be free. I > would like for all who would like to take the time out of their busy > lives and dedicate an email or emails to a relative or someone they were > close to and tell our various readers from around the world about their > contribution. > > I am going to start with my first cousin, George James Connors. It is a > cousin I never met. He died December 14, 1944 in Antwerp, Belgium and > is buried there in Henri-Capelle Permanent Cemetery with many other > heroes. George was the oldest son of my father's brother and was in > the Navy and was attached to the USS Christopher Gadsen. The ship was > charged with bringing in supplies for the upcoming major Battle of the > Bulge. You can read about it here: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge > > The ship had just docked and unloaded and the crew were given liberty > and George and three others took off into the city of Antwerp and went > to a movie theater. The lights went out and movie was about to begin > when they were hit by a V-2 rocket. Over 600 died and only one of the > four sailors lived and is still alive and has written to me about my > cousin. > > I wish I had met, cousin George who was buried on my birthday. Maybe > someday I can get over to Belgium to pay my proper respects to our > family's hero. > > -- > Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com > > ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== > Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, > check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Judy Christopher

This week in the United States, we take the time to remember our veterans, those still alive, those of our many war dead and/or those injured. Those who gave their time and lives so we could be free. I would like for all who would like to take the time out of their busy lives and dedicate an email or emails to a relative or someone they were close to and tell our various readers from around the world about their contribution. I am going to start with my first cousin, George James Connors. It is a cousin I never met. He died December 14, 1944 in Antwerp, Belgium and is buried there in Henri-Capelle Permanent Cemetery with many other heroes. George was the oldest son of my father's brother and was in the Navy and was attached to the USS Christopher Gadsen. The ship was charged with bringing in supplies for the upcoming major Battle of the Bulge. You can read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge The ship had just docked and unloaded and the crew were given liberty and George and three others took off into the city of Antwerp and went to a movie theater. The lights went out and movie was about to begin when they were hit by a V-2 rocket. Over 600 died and only one of the four sailors lived and is still alive and has written to me about my cousin. I wish I had met, cousin George who was buried on my birthday. Maybe someday I can get over to Belgium to pay my proper respects to our family's hero. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

For those who have submitted a name or two on the various Surname Registries on my website, if your email address has changed, don't forget to submit a new form. All you have to do is put your name, email address and the surname on the form and put CHANGE in the email address box so I will see why you submitting a new form. I will pick up the change when I do my next update which will be in June. I get emails all the time from people who are disappointed when they can't contact some because the old email address doesn't work anymore. You never know if the person who is trying to contact you, may be related or just may have some info that will help you with your family research. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Another possible research tool is to find find vital or church records of siblings or children if known. I found where my ggg grandparents came from in Tipperary from a death record of one of their children from a church in Wisconsin. It stated that the father was born in Newcastle, Co Tipperary and the mother in Grange, Co Tipperary. This led to many other bits of information. I don't know if this sort of thing would be listed on marriage or birth records. Sandra On 5/17/2010 2:55 PM, judy christopher wrote: > ... > About the Christophers (my husband's fathers' family) I found them through > the message boards on Genforum.com. 2 people answered my query re: William > Christopher. There is now a DNA project for this family in progress. We > have located about 25/35 descendents of this William. > The Mitchells are still a stonewall. I know they came from Galway from the > writings on the gravestones in Kingston Ulster County NY. I have a good > history of this side of the family in the states. But where in Galway did > they come from and how did they get to the US?? Sometimes I think they > walked on water. > ... > >

I've have been researching the US State Department records at the US National Archives and located some paper documents that identify the Irish townland connected to a person as well as a location in the United States and names of relatives. This month, I have added names, dates and locations from two collections of paper Passport Applications - 1907 to 1921. These documents are not yet on Ancestry. About 525 items come from the "Emergency Passport Applications" filed through the US Embassy in London, England. About 100 items come from the "Application by the Wife of a Member of the Naval or Military Forces of the US for a Certificate to Depart for the US." The site is at http://sites.google.com/site/irishgleanings/ These records exist for only a small number of Irish people and only for limited years. Use the search function of the web browser to locate names and places. If you don't find your ancestor, search for their brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles or cousins. Hope this helps your search. Regards, Sheila

I have added the following tithe applotments to the various sections of my website: Rathcoole Civil Parish, County Kilkenny Kilkieran Civil Parish, County Kilkenny Rathcool Civil Parish, County Tipperary Rathdowney Civil Parish, County Laois I have also added the townland map for the Rathcoole Civil Parish on the County Tipperary section. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Sorry, I did not mean to bounce or block this email. Betsy -------Original Message------- From: SHEILA FOREMAN Date: 05/22/10 19:48:49 To: NY Irish; IRISH-AMERICAN; Irish-In-UK-L@rootsweb.com; Can-Ontario-Irish-L@rootsweb.com; New-England-Irish@rootsweb.com; Ireland-Genealogy-Newbies@rootsweb.com; roll calls mailing list; ny-irish@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] Ennis RC Parish, County Clare records online free What a wonderful web-site. Of that more parishes would follow their lead!! Sheila --- On Sat, 22/5/10, Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> wrote: From: Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> Subject: [NY-IRISH] Ennis RC Parish, County Clare records online free To: "NY Irish" <ny-irish-l@rootsweb.com>, "IRISH-AMERICAN" <Irish-American-L@rootsweb.com>, Irish-In-UK-L@rootsweb.com, Can-Ontario-Irish-L@rootsweb.com, New-England-Irish@rootsweb.com, Ireland-Genealogy-Newbies@rootsweb.com, "roll calls mailing list" <Ireland-roll-calls-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, 22 May, 2010, 17:14 Isn't this neat? The Ennis Parish have not only put all their records >From 1837 to 1900 online for search but you can also download both their Baptism and Marriage records. Oh, if only other parishes would follow. http://www.ennisparish.com/genealogy/ -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: http://www.connorsgenealogy com/NYIrishList/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: http://www.connorsgenealogy com/NYIrishList/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

What a wonderful web-site.  Of that more parishes would follow their lead!!   Sheila --- On Sat, 22/5/10, Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> wrote: From: Pat Connors <nymets11@pacbell.net> Subject: [NY-IRISH] Ennis RC Parish, County Clare records online free To: "ny irish" <ny-irish-l@rootsweb.com>, "IRISH-AMERICAN" <Irish-American-L@rootsweb.com>, Irish-In-UK-L@rootsweb.com, Can-Ontario-Irish-L@rootsweb.com, New-England-Irish@rootsweb.com, Ireland-Genealogy-Newbies@rootsweb.com, "roll calls mailing list" <Ireland-roll-calls-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, 22 May, 2010, 17:14 Isn't this neat?  The Ennis Parish have not only put all their records from 1837 to 1900 online for search but you can also download both their Baptism and Marriage records. Oh, if only other parishes would follow. http://www.ennisparish.com/genealogy/ -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website.  Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry:  http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Isn't this neat? The Ennis Parish have not only put all their records from 1837 to 1900 online for search but you can also download both their Baptism and Marriage records. Oh, if only other parishes would follow. http://www.ennisparish.com/genealogy/ -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

DON’T FORGET FAMINE EVENT ON SUNDAY MAY 23 May 21, 2010 At 1:45 pm on Sunday 23rd May, the President of The Republic of Ireland, Mary McAleese, will attend the official New York commemoration of the Great Hunger/An Gorta Mór at the Irish Hunger Memorial in Battery Park City. All are welcome. http://irishhungercomm.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/president-mcaleese-to-visit- new-york/ This event is sponsored by The Irish Hunger Memorial Foundation. To listen to an audio file of a description of the day’s events at the Hunger Memorial, go to The Irish Radio Network’s website, ( http://www.irishradio.net/tune-in/index.html ) and listen to the first file ( http://media01.ultratek.com:81/player.php?clid=5&mid=883 ) listed on that page. In this audio file, Hunger Memorial Chairman Brian McGill is being interviewed about the May 23rd event by Adrian Flannelly on his radio show, which aired on May 16th, 2010.The address of the Famine Memorial is 290 Vesey Street, New York, near Battery Park City. Resource: http://nyirishhistory.wordpress.com/

From the Archives of Ireland website: Future plans: All thirty-two counties for 1911 are now available on this site. 1901 Census material, with all data transcribed, will be launched before on 3 June 2010. The data for every county will be launched all at once rather than in tranches as with 1911. You can check out the announcement at: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/about/futureplans.html 'before on' may mean 'on or before', my guess. This is great news! -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com