On 2/14/04 (4:18:12 AM MST), in a posting to the Nassau County Ancestry board that was 'gatewayed' to NYNASSAU-L@rootsweb.com, Elisabeth Thorsell (etgenealogy@mailbox.swipnet.se) asked, "Looking for information on Edwin Strandmark, born 1888 April 27 in Sweden, died in March 1977 in New Hyde Park. Was he married? Did he have children? What was his profession?" For questions such as yours, you may want to contact the New Hyde Park Village Library (the library can suggest which local newspaper might have this information and other possible sources of information): New Hyde Park Village Library 1420 Jericho Turnpike New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Tel: 516/354-1413 Fax: 516/???-???? eMail: info@vnhp.org http://www.vnhp.org/library.htm However, please bear in mind that New Hyde Park is one of those communities on Long Island where the majority (8 out of every 10 places) of the places with a New Hyde Park mailing address are not in New Hyde Park. Thus, you may need to seek the assistance of an adjacent library district. The pertinent geography ... New Hyde Park is a village (incorporated in 1927) partly in the southwestern part of the Town of North Hempstead AND partly in the northwestern part of the Town of Hempstead. There are 30 villages and 18 hamlets all or partly in the Town of North Hempstead and there are 22 villages and 36 hamlets all or partly in the Town of Hempstead. There are 2 cities and 3 towns in Nassau County. (I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone.) Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Village of New Hyde Park in the Towns of North Hempstead and Hempstead is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of North New Hyde Park in the Town of North Hempstead; on the east by the Hamlet of North New Hyde Park and the Hamlet of Garden City Park in the Town of North Hempstead and the Village of Garden City in the Town of Hempstead; on the south by the Village of Garden City, the Village of Stewart Manor and the Village of Floral Park in the Town of Hempstead; and, on the west by the Village of Floral Park in the Towns of North Hempstead and Hempstead. And, like almost every community (except one) in either Nassau or Suffolk Counties, the village and the postal zone that use the same name, have much different borders: ........................................................area ........Village of New Hyde Park.............531 ..............of which ..............part in North Hempstead........292 ..............part in Hempstead.................239 ........New Hyde Park, NY 11040........3,339 .............of which .............part in North Hempstead......3,098 .............part in Hempstead..................241 Thus, about 8 out of every 10 places with a "New Hyde Park, NY 11040" mailing address are NOT in the Village of New Hyde Park. Quickly eyeballing the map overlay of the "11040" postal zip code versus village and hamlet borders, parts of the following 8 communities seem to be within the borders of the New Hyde Park postal zone and hence places in these communities have a "New Hyde Park, NY" mailing address: ....Village of Lake Success, Town of North Hempstead ....Hamlet of Manhasset, Town of North Hempstead ....Village of North Hills, Town of North Hempstead ....Hamlet of Manhasset Hills, Town of North Hempstead ....Hamlet of North New Hyde Park, Town of North Hempstead ....Hamlet of Herricks, Town of North Hempstead ....Hamlet of Garden City Park, Town of North Hempstead ....Village of New Hyde Park, Towns of North Hempstead & Hempstead For those who have their copy of the 2002 or earlier edition of the LI Population Survey or have already downloaded the report from the Long Island Power Authority web site (eMail me directly if you need instructions on how to access and download the report), you'll find the Village of New Hyde Park (incorporated in 1927) partly in the Town of North Hempstead and partly in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County on pages 5, 6 & 8 (map) and 7 & 9 (population estimate). I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. Regards, Walter Greenspan Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Postal Zones in New York State New York State is divided into counties. County A county is a municipal corporation, a subdivision of the state, created to perform state functions; a "regional" government All counties are divided into cities, towns and Indian reservations. City A city is a unique governmental entity with its own special charter. Cities are not sub-divided, except into neighborhoods which are informal geographic areas. Town A town is a municipal corporation and encompasses all territory within the state except that within cities or Indian reservations. Towns can be sub-divided into villages and hamlets. Village A village is a general purpose municipal corporation formed voluntarily by the residents of an area in one or more towns to provide themselves with municipal services. The pattern of village organization is similar to those of a city. A village is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Hamlet A hamlet is an unincorporated area in one or more towns that is governed at-large by the town(s) it is in. A hamlet is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Postal Zone "City" and "Town" A postal zone "City" and "Town" is an administrative district established by the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the mail. Postal zone "City" and "Town" may not (but are encouraged to) conform to municipal or community borders. Thus, postal zone location does not always determine city, village or hamlet location. Please be aware: In many areas of New York State, the problem of non-conforming postal zones leads to a situation where the majority of places have a different community name in their mailing address than the community where that place is actually located.