Often there is a local Historical Society and that may be determined by writing to the Bellerose Chamber of Commerce. The CofC is also a good place to ask about older maps of the area. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: <Soyamaven@aol.com> To: <NY-LONGISLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:47 AM Subject: [NY-LONGISLAND] Old Mitchell Estate. in Bellrose > > On 2/18/04 (11:12:33 AM MST), in a posting to NY-LONGISLAND-L@rootsweb.com, > Pat Ryf (Yesteyears@aol.com) asked, > > "My Swiss Grandparents, Louis and Theresa RYF, farmed and lived on the old > "Mitchell Estate", in Bellrose with their 7 children. They farmed from the > 1900's until about 1934. It stood right where Jamacia and Braddock Ave meet. The > Estate was sold in 1934 to build the Cross Island Parkway. From there they > moved to Elmont and Franklin Square, to farm the land and to truck it to The > Area near the Brooklyn Fish Market. > > I remember my Dad, Louis Ryf Jr, saying that the new Nassau county line came > right thru the center of the house, so some of the children were born in > Queens and some in Nassau.County...depending on which bedroom they were born in... > > I was wondering if there were any pictures of this house, as it was so large > that another family, The Walters and their children lived there too.?" > > > Unfortunately, the Village of Bellerose is not in a library district, and > this there is no immediate library that would concentrate on Village of Bellerose > information.. > > But, the Village Clerk of Village of Bellerose may know if such a picture > exists: > > Village Clerk > Village of Bellerose > Bellerose Village Hall > 50 Superior Road > Bellerose (Floral Park P.O.), NY 11001 > > Tel: 516/354-1000 > Fax: 516/???-???? > > eMail: villageclerk@bellerosevillage.org > > http://www.bellerosevillage.org/ > > > And, you may want to contact the Queens Borough Public Library, as well: > > Queens Borough Public Library > 89-11 Merrick Boulevard > New York (Jamaica P.O.), NY 11432 > > Tel: 718/990-0700 > Fax: 718/???-???? > > Contact information: > http://www.queenslibrary.org/about/gen_info.asp > > Home page: > http://www.queenslibrary.org/ > > > Bellerose is one of those many communities on Long Island where none of the > places in Bellerose have a "Bellerose, NY" mailing address. > > The pertinent geography: > > Bellerose is a village (incorporated in 1924) in the northwestern part of the > Town of Hempstead, in the western part of Nassau County, on the Nassau/Queens > border. There are 22 villages and 36 hamlets all or partly within 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 its northern border and proceeding clockwise, the Village of > Bellerose in the Town of Hempstead is bordered on the north by New York City > (Queens County); on the east and south by the Village of Floral Park; and, on the > west by the Hamlet of Bellerose Terrace. > > And, as occurs in all but one of Nassau County's 136 communities (2 cities, > 64 villages and 70 hamlets), the Village of Bellerose has a different border > than does the "Bellerose, NY" postal zone, and in this case there is no > "Bellerose, NY" postal zone. > > .......................................acres > .....Village of Bellerose..........80 > .....Bellerose, NY ?????..... ??? > > All places in the Village of Bellerose have a "Floral Park, NY 11001" mailing > address. > > 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 Bellerose (incorporated > in 1924) 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. > > > ==== NY-LONGISLAND Mailing List ==== > * * * IS YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE UP TO DATE?? * * * > Karima, List Administrator mailto:NY-LONGISLAND-admin@rootsweb.com > List Guidelines: http://userweb.springnet1.com/quest/LongIslandWelcome.html >