Hi Barb, You have given others so much good advice on how to track down marriage information I wonder if you can help me as well to find some "missing" great-aunts. I am trying to locate marriages for my grandfather's two sisters, Bridget Young and Ellen Young, Ellen's family nickname was "Alice" though I haven't a clue why. Bridget Young was working as a servant in NYC in 1905 when her sister Ellen arrived through Ellis Island. I have not found when or where Bridget arrived. Then they both vanish! >From letters sent to their sister-in-law in Ireland by another sister in the 1950's I know they both married, I presume in NYC or one of the boroughs, but again don't have a clue as to when or to whom. The letters stated Bridget died in childbirth either in the late 1930's or early 1940's, no mention of her spouse or what happened to her 4 children and her sister Ellen, known as Alice was married and living in New York (no address) and also had three children. In my grandfather's obituary it mentions his sister Mrs. Patrick Cody was still alive in 1961, but with no mention of any other useful details and anyone that could tell me where that information came from is deceased. I have located Patrick F. Cody with wife Alice M. and their children in the U.S. Census for 1920 and 1930, but I am not sure they are MY relatives because her ages and immigration dates don't match facts that I am sure of for birth date and immigration year. Also the 1930 Census has them as the parents of 6 children, but her sister had only mentioned that she had 3 or 4 in the 1950s letter, though in the Census her 1st born child, a girl, has the same 1st name as her deceased mother (Johanna). In the 1920 Census they lived at 794 Madison St., Brooklyn, Kings County. In the 1930 Census they lived at 12 Newton Place, Hempstead, Nassau County. In both Census Patrick was listed as a bank guard at a "trust company." Any suggestions of where to look for their marriages and deaths, etc., how to look, how I figure out if these are really my family or just coincidentally people with the same names, would be most appreciated. These sisters have been a "brick wall" for me for some time so all suggestions are welcome. Thanks. Maryann -----Original Message----- From: ny-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of MizScarlettNY@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1:41 PM To: ny-irish@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] Miz-nomers Hi Toni from Elmira, With all good humor, every time I said I lived in Ossining, folks only knew it for the prison connection. Elmira has that same ring, y'know? Anyway, Marriage Licenses, of the bygone era were required from 1908 to 1937. They are on file at the NYC Municipal Archives, 31 Chambers Street, and a very worthwhile search for those of Irish heritage. These were applied for pre-nuptially, and are still required to be married anywhere in New York State. Barb NYC Researcher > I would like to know when NYS began to require a license for marriage. > I went all over looking for a license application only to find out that in > 1894 a license wasn't required here in 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

Templetenny Civil Parish is in the SOUTH riding and Templetouhy Civil Parish is in the NORTH riding. Sorry for the mistake. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Hi Toni from Elmira, With all good humor, every time I said I lived in Ossining, folks only knew it for the prison connection. Elmira has that same ring, y'know? Anyway, Marriage Licenses, of the bygone era were required from 1908 to 1937. They are on file at the NYC Municipal Archives, 31 Chambers Street, and a very worthwhile search for those of Irish heritage. These were applied for pre-nuptially, and are still required to be married anywhere in New York State. Barb NYC Researcher > I would like to know when NYS began to require a license for marriage. > I went all over looking for a license application only to find out that in > 1894 a license wasn't required here in NY

I have added to the County Tipperary section of my website the tithe applotment indexes for both Templetenny and Templetouhy civil parishes. Templetenny tithes, found near the County Laois and County Kilkenny borders has many names found in both of those counties. The tithes were in two books. The first was dated 1825 and the other dated 1834. Templetouhy, found in the South Riding and also bordering other counties (Limerick, Cork, Waterford) also has names found in those counties. This county also had two books. The first had 436 names in 23 pages and had a column on each page for each year (1815 to 1821). The second book had 16 pages with 199 names. It was dated 1824 and possibly had some pages missing. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

I have just added the tithes for the Templetogher Civil Parish in County Galway to the Galway section of my website. The film I used to transcribe the index had two books, one from 1828 and the other from 1833. I believe the first is a partial book because the 2nd one had twice as many pages and names (392). -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

I'm also near the NY Border in PA (Erie, PA to be exact) and I've seen many instances where (siblings of my ancestors) went to NY to get married b/c it was cheaper. I believe in PA it was required starting in 1888 (or at least in Erie County). Katie > From: tmason@stny.rr.com > To: NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com > Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:48:08 -0400 > Subject: [NY-IRISH] Miz-nomers > > Loved that post MizScarlett! My Irish ancestors were changed to Polish on one of the census. Never would have found them if it hadn't been for another researcher who helped. > > That said, I would like to know when NYS began to require a license for marriage. I went all over looking for a license application only to find out that in 1894 a license wasn't required here in NY. In fact, we live so close to the PA border many people crossed over to get married here since PA required the license. > > Toni > Elmira, 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 _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. http://www.windowslive.com/Desktop/PhotoGallery

Amen to that! And worse than census records are death records. Nora Hopkins FitzGerald In a message dated 8/26/2009 3:10:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, _nymets22@gmail.com_ (mailto:nymets22@gmail.com) writes: Great post, Miz-Scarlett. > > So...the information on census records is not what you expected, hoped for, > wanted, or preferred? > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222846709x1201493018/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=115&bcd =JulystepsfooterNO115)

Loved that post MizScarlett! My Irish ancestors were changed to Polish on one of the census. Never would have found them if it hadn't been for another researcher who helped. That said, I would like to know when NYS began to require a license for marriage. I went all over looking for a license application only to find out that in 1894 a license wasn't required here in NY. In fact, we live so close to the PA border many people crossed over to get married here since PA required the license. Toni Elmira, NY

I love that! I ran across some interesting spellings researching a great-grand-aunt who emigrated to Laredo, Texas. When I was reviewing the census information, it was really obvious that the census-taker was a native Spanish speaker, who took down names like Thomas O'Connor as Tomas Oconor. Edel Codd, Tralee In Kerry/Dingle Peninsula: ASHE-Camp & Ballyknockane, & related; BROSNAN-Dingle Town, & related; CAVANAUGH–Holyoke, MA area (related to BROSNAN) In Wexford: CODD, Woodlands & Carne, & related; FARDY, Coolboy, Gusserane, & related; PRESCOTT – Albany, NY --- On Mon, 8/24/09, MizScarlettNY@aol.com <MizScarlettNY@aol.com> wrote: From: MizScarlettNY@aol.com <MizScarlettNY@aol.com> Subject: [NY-IRISH] Census & [BKLYN] divorce information To: NYBROOKLYN-L@rootsweb.com, NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com, NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, August 24, 2009, 3:38 PM Hello Searchers, So...the information on census records is not what you expected, hoped for, wanted, or preferred? I always chuckle when folks declare: "She always lied about her age,"  "He lied that he was single," and, "She lied about her last name," etc, etc. Boy, we had so many living liars in the "olde" days, it's a wonder they weren't sent to The Tombs! Folks, the miz-facts may not be due to your ancestors' responses, or even a miz-taken census takers.  When census taker Henrietta Diddely arrived, if the whole family was not home, she'd question a child, or live-in great Aunt Mamie, or, yes, even the neighbor, Mrs. Yenta.  Mrs. Yenta saw Mrs. Schmata living with Mr. Mensch, so assumed that Mrs. S, is the wife of Mr. M., and that's why she reported  to the census taker.  Neighbors reported information, when they were uninformed.  Maybe Mrs. Y thought your g-g Grandma Elsie Klimminshlepper looked like twenty-eight years old, when she was actually thirty-four. Capeesh?  Imagine a day in the life of a NYC census taker climbing those dank, unlit staircases  in packed-like-sardines tenements, with perhaps eight people living in two rooms, including boarders.  They had a job to perform, and why would they want to return to try to possibly catch the family?  Census taker folk lore tells of ascending flights in one apartment building, then hopping over the roof, to the next attached building. Then they'd continue census recording in that building, from the top floor downward. Another consideration yet, is: Why would Uncle Elmo tell a complete stranger of his occupation as a pyromaniac?  Did Mr. Thug state that he was a hit man? No.  They are recorded as laborers.  Why would someone confide whatever they felt was personal, to a stranger? As for miz-spellings on records, these likely occurred due to your immigrants' accents, illiteracy, assignations with "Mr. Jameson," or miz-pronunciations.  Did Joe Gianviollaciaini really know how letters were in his name?  What about those surnames that begin with all consonants, like Tscz; were vowels inadvertently omitted?  One of my favorite examples is the German midwife's miz-spelling of my grandma's father as "Shorely," when his name was Charlie. Then too, some census records show nicknames one decade, and proper names the next. As with today's transcriptions of records that were written in cursive (on Ancestry, GGG, IGG), if the transcriber is unfamiliar with cultural spellings, a miz-take is easy to make.  Check out those German, Polish and Russian surnames for examples. When each swarm of a new ethnicity arrived in NYC, citizens might have heard Cana for the surname McKenna. Census records are but clues, as are all the documents we compile.  "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."  That's why we dig for various parts, to construct a full and rich biography of an ancestor. Miz-Scarlett @8-24-09 pfeifer@verizon.net writes: > Well, it is definitely her (Josephine Bell) as they are living in the > same > address as in 1910. Why change all the facts? Since John has not been > found > in the 1910 census anywhere, maybe he took off and then years later, > Josephine wrote him off. Funny how he considers himself widowed in 1920 > assuming it is the same guy. > Bill ====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

Great post, Miz-Scarlett. > > So...the information on census records is not what you expected, hoped for, > wanted, or preferred? > -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Hello Searchers, So...the information on census records is not what you expected, hoped for, wanted, or preferred? I always chuckle when folks declare: "She always lied about her age," "He lied that he was single," and, "She lied about her last name," etc, etc. Boy, we had so many living liars in the "olde" days, it's a wonder they weren't sent to The Tombs! Folks, the miz-facts may not be due to your ancestors' responses, or even a miz-taken census takers. When census taker Henrietta Diddely arrived, if the whole family was not home, she'd question a child, or live-in great Aunt Mamie, or, yes, even the neighbor, Mrs. Yenta. Mrs. Yenta saw Mrs. Schmata living with Mr. Mensch, so assumed that Mrs. S, is the wife of Mr. M., and that's why she reported to the census taker. Neighbors reported information, when they were uninformed. Maybe Mrs. Y thought your g-g Grandma Elsie Klimminshlepper looked like twenty-eight years old, when she was actually thirty-four. Capeesh? Imagine a day in the life of a NYC census taker climbing those dank, unlit staircases in packed-like-sardines tenements, with perhaps eight people living in two rooms, including boarders. They had a job to perform, and why would they want to return to try to possibly catch the family? Census taker folk lore tells of ascending flights in one apartment building, then hopping over the roof, to the next attached building. Then they'd continue census recording in that building, from the top floor downward. Another consideration yet, is: Why would Uncle Elmo tell a complete stranger of his occupation as a pyromaniac? Did Mr. Thug state that he was a hit man? No. They are recorded as laborers. Why would someone confide whatever they felt was personal, to a stranger? As for miz-spellings on records, these likely occurred due to your immigrants' accents, illiteracy, assignations with "Mr. Jameson," or miz-pronunciations. Did Joe Gianviollaciaini really know how letters were in his name? What about those surnames that begin with all consonants, like Tscz; were vowels inadvertently omitted? One of my favorite examples is the German midwife's miz-spelling of my grandma's father as "Shorely," when his name was Charlie. Then too, some census records show nicknames one decade, and proper names the next. As with today's transcriptions of records that were written in cursive (on Ancestry, GGG, IGG), if the transcriber is unfamiliar with cultural spellings, a miz-take is easy to make. Check out those German, Polish and Russian surnames for examples. When each swarm of a new ethnicity arrived in NYC, citizens might have heard Cana for the surname McKenna. Census records are but clues, as are all the documents we compile. "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts." That's why we dig for various parts, to construct a full and rich biography of an ancestor. Miz-Scarlett @8-24-09 pfeifer@verizon.net writes: > Well, it is definitely her (Josephine Bell) as they are living in the > same > address as in 1910. Why change all the facts? Since John has not been > found > in the 1910 census anywhere, maybe he took off and then years later, > Josephine wrote him off. Funny how he considers himself widowed in 1920 > assuming it is the same guy. > Bill

The following article just appeared in the Eastman's Genealogy Newsletter and I thought it might be of interest to others on the list. This is an INDEX not a full record of the birth certificate but some might still find it helpful. Good luck! Maryann New York City Birth Records 1901-1907 Now Online <http://eogn.com/wp/?p=6243> Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 | Online Sites <http://eogn.com/wp/?cat=8> Thanks to both the German Genealogy Group and the Italian Genealogical Group, an index to New York City births 1901-1907 is now available online. The records were indexed by volunteers representing many different ethnic groups. The index is a great convenience but, of course, it is only an index. Genealogists should first find the records of interest in the index, then consult the original records on microfilm to obtain all the details. Images of the original birth records are available on microfilm at the New York City Municipal Archives with copies available through the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City and Family History Centers around the world. You should also realize that many births of these years were not reported simply because many took place at home and were never reported to authorities. You can find the New York City Birth Records from 1901 through 1907 at both http://www.italiangen.org/NYCBirthsearch.asp and at http://www.germangenealogygroup.com/NYCBirthSearch.asp. Volunteer efforts are great, but they do not operate without significant funding. If you'd like to support the Italian Genealogical Group in adding even more records in the future, go to http://www.italiangen.org/predblist.stm. Steve Morse has also created a One-Step search tool for these records that is available at http://stevemorse.org/vital/nybirthigg.html. I tried a search from the One-Step search tool and found it to be super-simple to use. Enter whatever info you have: first name, last name (using "is exactly," "sounds like," starts with," "contains," or "ends with." you may also enter county, certificate number, year for beginning of search, year for end of search, birthday (month and date of the month). Any information you do not have can be left blank. The search will then return all the records that match the parameters you specified

LOL, it is the turn order in Tic-Tac-Toe. Jeff MizScarlettNY@aol.com wrote: > Year: 2007 > Event: A native born American sent a card to a native born Israeli and sign > off the card XOXOXOXOX, the American understood tradition of hugs and > kisses. The Israeli born American lived in NYS for 22 years and never heard of > this. > > Question: Are there similar signifiers, from other nations/cultures, that > mean the same thing? > > Barb > ====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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.64/2321 - Release Date: 08/23/09 06:18:00 > > -- Jeffery G. Scism, IBSSG Flockmaster, International Blacksheep Society of Genealogists http://ibssg.org/blacksheep/

Year: 2007 Event: A native born American sent a card to a native born Israeli and sign off the card XOXOXOXOX, the American understood tradition of hugs and kisses. The Israeli born American lived in NYS for 22 years and never heard of this. Question: Are there similar signifiers, from other nations/cultures, that mean the same thing? Barb

Very interesting reading. How do I get into the second one? The one tracking those that worked the polls. Patricia IN. ----- Original Message ----- From: <MizScarlettNY@aol.com> To: <NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com>; <NYBrooklyn@rootsweb.com>; <NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 11:37 AM Subject: [NY-IRISH] Ancestors in NYC online books > Here are two interesting online sources at Google books, for tracking your > New York County ancestors. Just type the surname into the box before the > word "Go." > > The first one privides street addresses and and names of residents of the > buidling. > # 1 > Annual report of the Committee on Fire Patrol, to the New York Board of > Fire > By New York Board of Fire Underwriters. > > http://books.google.com/books?id=jP0dAAAAMAAJ&pg=PT135&dq=Snellback&lr=& > ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html > > This second one tracks those who may have worked the polls. > # 2 Document, Part 1, Issues 1-5 > By New York (N.Y.). Board of Aldermen > > This third one tracks Civil War veterans. > > # 3 > Annual report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for, Issue > 34 > > By New York (State). Adjutant General's Office > > #4 > Who's who in New York City and State, Volume 4 ---1909 > By Lewis Randolph Hamersly, John William Leonard, Frank R. Holmes > > ====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

The Ireland Genealogical Projects, County Armagh website has been updated. Webpages for both Tynan and Loughgall Civil Parishes have been added and the Drumcree Civil Parish page has been updated with new records. For each civil parish page, you will find all the Family History Library films available, links and webpages for all their townlands. Currently there are over 650 townland pages on the site plus 19 civil parish pages. Over 65% or the townlands in County Armagh have webpages. Also found are surname links, new records, pictures, maps, and other resources needed to do Armagh family research. If you would like to contribute to this project by adding records, photos or other data, please contact me off the list. Also, if you find errors on the site, like broken links, also contract me off list. This site was moved from the Rootsweb/Ancestry server to the IGP server in the last year and some links my still go to Rootsweb. You can find the website at: http://www.igp-web.com/armagh/index.htm -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, County Coordinator http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Here are two interesting online sources at Google books, for tracking your New York County ancestors. Just type the surname into the box before the word "Go." The first one privides street addresses and and names of residents of the buidling. # 1 Annual report of the Committee on Fire Patrol, to the New York Board of Fire By New York Board of Fire Underwriters. http://books.google.com/books?id=jP0dAAAAMAAJ&pg=PT135&dq=Snellback&lr=& ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html This second one tracks those who may have worked the polls. # 2 Document, Part 1, Issues 1-5 By New York (N.Y.). Board of Aldermen This third one tracks Civil War veterans. # 3 Annual report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for, Issue 34 By New York (State). Adjutant General's Office #4 Who's who in New York City and State, Volume 4 ---1909 By Lewis Randolph Hamersly, John William Leonard, Frank R. Holmes

Clare, My Lucey family settled in Canton, Mass? in the 1860's & I have had great success at the Mass. State Archives located at 220 Morrissey Blvd. Boston(it is near the Kennedy Library) for Birth, marriage, & death records. Check out www.sec.state.ma.us/arc/ If Roman Catholic you can try their Archives located at 66 Brooks Drive Braintree, Mass( it is near Boston College). You will have to schedule a visit, in order to visit. I have not been there yet, but have heard good things about it.? Look at www.bostoncatholic.org ?for info. Sincerely, Peg Gundacker -----Original Message----- From: Clare Higgins <clarehiggins@comcast.net> To: ny-irish@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, Aug 20, 2009 7:07 am Subject: [NY-IRISH] Research in Boston? Has anyone ever done family history research in Boston? I have a tiny bit of info about my great-great-granduncle, James Higgins. My grandfather's notes say he came to the US in 1850 and settled in Boston. That's all I have!!! I will try the Boston Public Library but can anyone suggest other places? Thanks. Clare Higgins ====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

Clare, I just found a site for the Boston Pilot newspaper that covers ads placed looking for "missing" Irish relatives that had immigrated to the Boston area. The site is run by Boston College and is free and covers the period October 1831 to October 1921. Go to http://infowanted.bc.edu/ to enter you relatives name(s), you do not have to put in any personal information about yourself, just the name of who you are looking for. Good luck! Maryann -----Original Message----- From: ny-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Clare Higgins Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:15 PM To: ny-irish@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] Research in Boston? Terrific! Will do! Thanks! -----Original Message----- From: ny-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of MizScarlettNY@aol.com Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 3:02 PM To: ny-irish@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] Research in Boston? Go to Rootsweb.com. Click on All Lists. Click on US>States>Mass>Boston. That should do it. Barb clarehiggins@comcast.net writes: > Great idea. Do you know how I can do that? ************** A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222846709x1201493018/aol?redir =htt p://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&amp;hmpgID=115&am p; bcd=JulystepsfooterNO115) ====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

Clare, The New England Geneological Society is an excellent source. It is within walking distance of the main library. There is a fee for using it, but it is well worth the money. I wrote about researching in Boston in Heritage Quest Magazine in about 2003. Even though it's about six years old, see if that helps you a little. JIM >Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:07:17 -0400 >From: "Clare Higgins" <clarehiggins@comcast.net> >Subject: [NY-IRISH] Research in Boston? >To: <ny-irish@rootsweb.com> >Message-ID: <86810F8B158344DC9E91FF4B3B37A809@HIGGINS> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Has anyone ever done family history research in Boston? I have a tiny bit of >info about my great-great-granduncle, James Higgins. My grandfather's notes >say he came to the US in 1850 and settled in Boston. That's all I have!!! I >will try the Boston Public Library but can anyone suggest other places? >Thanks. > >Clare Higgins >