County of Limerick. Requiescat in peace A’men. J.H. Sawyer utica. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Mt-S77wZKfNUo1dUQ3dmtJcWc/edit?usp=sharing Historic Albany Foundation OK’d temporarily storing the headstones and the family that has them is OK with that too. I’ll get them clean enough to read, transcribe them, and then go about determining if they belong somewhere or if the families had purchased new stones and these were discards. Whether the stones found elsewhere in the South End in 1999 were found to have been replaced or not, I don’t know http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~clifflamere/Cem/CEM-AlbAlley.htm Discards do happen and can cause confusion even when there’s a definite attempt to indicate they’re no longer headstones. Here’s one at Oakwood where the names were chiseled away http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=102227281&PIpi=72551226 but the family in whose plot that stone was found didn’t know what to make of it and thought it marked a grave. The boys whose grave it once marked are buried in a different section of the cemetery and have a new stone that matches the obelisk the family bought. A marble one in Schaghticoke might have been buried and replaced by the family’s granite monument, or the older one might have been kept to mark the individual grave within the family lot. It’s hard to tell what’s the case: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=128388173 The older one has more charm - and more information. Chris

On June 19th, in lieu of our regular meeting we’ll tour the Herman Melville House, home of the Lansingburgh Historical Society. We’ll meet at 2 114th Street (southwest corner of 1st Avenue and 114th Street). Tour will start at 6:30 PM Sharp and last about one hour.

[Daughters of?] Martin & Elizabeth DROHAN: ELIZABETH, died Septr. 28, 1847, aged 8 Years & 4 Months. ANN, died Septr. 29, 1847, aged 1 Year & 4 Mo. For a photo see https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Mt-S77wZKfUFRuRGF1QlE3NWM/edit?usp=sharing I scrubbed it with a little water. I could make out enough of another stone to see that it was for a woman born in County Longford, Ireland, and another was for someone from County Limerick. The latter had the stonecutter’s name: "J.H. Sawyer, utica.” Utica’s an hour and a half drive now - can’t imagine how long that trip would’ve been in the 19th century! There were about twenty tablet headstones in all (one of them, possibly two, footstones), which could represent a larger number of people depending on how many people shared a headstone. It could be that some of the stones are the half that would’ve been underground and thus wouldn’t have anything on them except maybe the stonecutter’s name. Most of them seem to be inscription-side down. Drohan seems to have been a more common surname in Troy than in Albany judging from records on ancestry.com. There was at least one or two Martin Drohans in Albany, though. A Martin Drohan was one of over 360 Irish men who signed a dinner invitation to Governor Seward - former Governor William Henry Seward, I’m supposing. For the text of the invitation, which is lengthy, follow the link. The list of names might be of some genealogical interest. "It will be seen, from the following Correspondence, which we take much pleasure in publishing, that the Irish citizens of Albany, irrespective of party, have tendered to GOV. SEWARD, as a testimony of their personal regard, the honor of a PUBLIC DINNER—an honor which, though declined, is appropriately and gratefully acknowledged and appreciated: […]” "Public Dinner to Gov. Seward." Albany Evening Journal. June 29, 1847: 2 col 3. http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Albany%20NY%20Evening%20Journal/Albany%20NY%20Evening%20Journal%201847.pdf/Albany%20NY%20Evening%20Journal%201847%20-%200571.pdf “Martin Drohan, of Albany, a pedlar, was in this city [Troy] on the 7th March last. In the evening he left the tavern of James Brady, on the corner of North Second and Federal streets, and suddenly disappeared. As he was supposed to have considerable money about him, the opinion prevailed that he had met with foul play and was murdered for his money. On Saturday, his body was found in the River near the Nail Factory Dock. He had, probably under the bewilderment of liquor, strolled towards the bridge and missed his way, and fell into the river at the foot of Federal street, about 2 1/2 miles from where he was found—A memorandum book with his name in it found in his pocket, with a scar on one thumb, enabled his friends to recognize the body. One $5 bill, and $8.71 in change was found in his pocket. Verdict, ‘Accidental Drowning.’ [Post.” “The Lost Pedlar Found.” Troy Daily Whig. April 25, 1848: 2 col 5. “John Drohan, who passed away at his home at West Neck on Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 2 A.M., was born in the city of Albany, June 4, 1841. He was the son of Martin Drohan, a builder of Albany, and lived in that city until he was about twelve years of age, when his father died and he came to New York city, where his brother was living, working in Washington Market […]” “John Drohan.” Long-Islander [Huntington, NY]. August 11, 1894: 3 col 5. http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper4/Huntington%20NY%20Long%20Lslander/Huntington%20NY%20Long%20Lslander%201890-1895%20Grayscale/Huntington%20NY%20Long%20Lslander%201890-1895%20Grayscale%20-%201054.pdf Chris

Thank you Sent from my iPad > On Jun 3, 2014, at 11:19 AM, Christopher Philippo <toff@mac.com> wrote: > >> On Mon, 2 Jun 2014 11:04:13 -0400, Darusa <deliarye777@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Does anyone have a list of names from the headstones...perhaps family members might be interested >> Dar > > I don’t yet have any details other than this: “One of the stones is for a 16 month old child who died in the mid-1800’s." Possibly they’re hard to read. I got an invitation this morning to call and schedule an appointment to go look at them, so if that works out I’ll go with camera, soft brush, water-sprayer, D/2 Biological Solution. > > I think the address is on O’Connell near McKown Park, which would put it even closer to where St. John’s Cemetery was than just O’Connell and Second. O’Connell used to continue north to connect to Delaware Ave just west of the cemetery. The cemetery was created in 1841, so it could easily have had a headstone from the mid 1800s. Unless this turns out to be some weird Craigslist scam (Craigslist Killer Philip Markoff was a former SUNY Albany student!), I think it’s very likely the headstones are from St. John’s. > > Maybe if I get some names and dates it would be possible to trace descendants, as you suggest - though it’s possible these headstones wound up as a walk because there weren’t any descendants. If I can take temporary custody of them I might do that - I’d rather they wind up at a cemetery, historical society, or with descendants than as decor inside some random person’s apartment or house, or reused for a walk elsewhere! > > Chris > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On Mon, 2 Jun 2014 11:04:13 -0400, Darusa <deliarye777@yahoo.com> wrote: > Does anyone have a list of names from the headstones...perhaps family members might be interested > Dar I don’t yet have any details other than this: “One of the stones is for a 16 month old child who died in the mid-1800’s." Possibly they’re hard to read. I got an invitation this morning to call and schedule an appointment to go look at them, so if that works out I’ll go with camera, soft brush, water-sprayer, D/2 Biological Solution. I think the address is on O’Connell near McKown Park, which would put it even closer to where St. John’s Cemetery was than just O’Connell and Second. O’Connell used to continue north to connect to Delaware Ave just west of the cemetery. The cemetery was created in 1841, so it could easily have had a headstone from the mid 1800s. Unless this turns out to be some weird Craigslist scam (Craigslist Killer Philip Markoff was a former SUNY Albany student!), I think it’s very likely the headstones are from St. John’s. Maybe if I get some names and dates it would be possible to trace descendants, as you suggest - though it’s possible these headstones wound up as a walk because there weren’t any descendants. If I can take temporary custody of them I might do that - I’d rather they wind up at a cemetery, historical society, or with descendants than as decor inside some random person’s apartment or house, or reused for a walk elsewhere! Chris

This is a new site which, like the Sean Ruad site, lists all the townlands found in Ireland in their 1901 census. This site adds more data, however, like the electorial districts. Feel free to pass this on. http://www.irishancestors.ie/?p=5709 -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

NYS Library Albany is having a Walking Tour of their genealogy section on June 14 @10:30 a.m. You need to preregister because space is limited. Details at their website-- scroll down to the Walking Tour info. http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/programs/index.html Donna

Does anyone have a list of names from the headstones...perhaps family members might be interested Dar Sent from my iPad > On Jun 2, 2014, at 10:37 AM, Christopher Philippo <toff@mac.com> wrote: > >> On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 15:16:04 -0400, "Lynne Sisk" <siskabob@nycap.rr.com> wrote: >> I suggest contacting Kelly Grimaldi at St. Agnes Cemetery. > > The Albany Diocesan Cemeteries aren’t interested, though I don’t know why not. Granted, that they’re Catholics’ headstones is just my best theory based on their proximity to where St. John’s Cemetery on Delaware Ave was, and based on other stones from that cemetery being found in another location in the South End back in 1999. > > I’m trying to get more specific info from the person who listed them on Craigslist. In the meantime, the Historic Albany Foundation offered to store them in their warehouse. > > Chris > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 15:16:04 -0400, "Lynne Sisk" <siskabob@nycap.rr.com> wrote: > I suggest contacting Kelly Grimaldi at St. Agnes Cemetery. The Albany Diocesan Cemeteries aren’t interested, though I don’t know why not. Granted, that they’re Catholics’ headstones is just my best theory based on their proximity to where St. John’s Cemetery on Delaware Ave was, and based on other stones from that cemetery being found in another location in the South End back in 1999. I’m trying to get more specific info from the person who listed them on Craigslist. In the meantime, the Historic Albany Foundation offered to store them in their warehouse. Chris

I suggest contacting Kelly Grimaldi at St. Agnes Cemetery. -----Original Message----- From: ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Philippo Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 7:12 PM To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] "Old Marble Headstones (Downtown Albany)" > Old Marble Headstones (Downtown Albany) > O Connell Street at Second Ave. > When we purchased our home 15 years ago there was a marble path along the side of the house. When we had to have some plumbing work done it was discovered the marble slabs were actually old headstones. I'd like to dispose of these so I can put in a new walk. Anyone who would like them must be able to lift them as my husband and I are both retired and disabled. First person who can come for them gets them. Must pick up. Cannot deliver. http://albany.craigslist.org/zip/4487897828.html Listing no longer online, though brief entry still appears in Google search results as of the time of this e-mail to TIGS https://www.google.com/#q=http:%2F%2Falbany.craigslist.org%2Fzip%2F448789782 8.html&safe=off I'd been informed of the above listing and got in touch - O'Connell Street at Second Ave is only about 1,000 feet or so from where St. John's Catholic Cemetery was on Delaware Avenue around Mona Terrace and View Avenue. That's the cemetery TIGS has been transcribing the records for. Other headstones from that cemetery had also wound up in inappropriate places: Benjamin, Elizabeth. "Boys on a mission unearth signs of past." Albany Times Union. September 3, 1999: B1. http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=59446 80 Lamere, Cliff. "Irish Headstones Found in Albany, NY Alley." Albany & Eastern New York Genealogy. January 2001. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~clifflamere/Cem/CEM-AlbAll ey.htm The Craigslist post was taken down around the time they responded to me: "Thanks for the info. Before I just give them away, I'll try to get them back to their rightful owners. One of the stones is for a 16 month old child who died in the mid-1800's. I'll keep you posted on how we do." They later wrote: "If I don't find an organization interested in them I'm just going to give them away to one of the people who responded to my Craigs List ad. Hope you have a nice weekend. " Any idea what should be done with them? If they were from St. John's my first thought was that they should go to Calvary Cemetery in Glenmont or St. Agnes in Menands. If not to them, I'm less sure. Would TIGS be interested? Chris ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website for details: Troy Irish Genealogy Society www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sent from my iPhone > > > > Is the Dave Marsh mentioned herein by any chance the same who started kindergarten in Whipple School in 1945? If so I'd enjoy hearing from him. My address is jbc1140@earthlink.net. Thanks. Jim Canfield > >> Hello TIGS listers - >> >> If you are interested in helping in this project (described below) please >> reply to me off-list - christine.connell@gmail.com I'm tentatively >> suggesting June 21 or June 28 (both Saturdays) but with the daylight >> lasting into the evening, perhaps a few hours on a weeknight in late June >> would also give us time to get a lot of cataloging done. If interested >> please let me know your availability and date/time preferences. >> >> At several recent TIGS meetings, we talked about a project to assist the >> Lansingburgh Historical Society (LHS) in completing the cataloging of >> gravestones at the Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground (LVBG) and the >> adjacent Old Catholic Cemetery (OCC). Here's some background info on both >> cemeteries >> http://www.lansingburghhistoricalsociety.org/Lansingburgh_Cemeteries.html >> >> I recently met at the cemetery with Dave Marsh and John Ward of LHS. Dave >> Marsh told me that LVBG was already 2/3 cataloged on a spreadsheet. I would >> think that the remaining rows could be done easily in a day, even adding >> photographs and doing some minimal stone cleanup (old, old, old, and many >> unreadable). After finishing LVBG we could move across the street and >> catalog the smaller OCC >> >> Both men thought it would be a great idea for TIGS to publish the completed >> catalog on the TIGS website, as they have limited space and expertise to >> implement changes like this on their site. >> >> I understand we all have many other commitments, especially around >> graduation time, but I think we could make great progress with a small >> group of people in just a few hours. >> >> Thanks for reading ... and hope you can join us >> ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== >> Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website for details: >> Troy Irish Genealogy Society >> www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ >> Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC list administrator, send an email to > NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC mailing list, send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-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-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC Digest, Vol 9, Issue 118 > ****************************************************

Sent from my LG Mobile Christine Connell <christine.connell@gmail.com> wrote: >Hello TIGS listers - > >If you are interested in helping in this project (described below) please >reply to me off-list - christine.connell@gmail.com I'm tentatively >suggesting June 21 or June 28 (both Saturdays) but with the daylight >lasting into the evening, perhaps a few hours on a weeknight in late June >would also give us time to get a lot of cataloging done. If interested >please let me know your availability and date/time preferences. > >At several recent TIGS meetings, we talked about a project to assist the >Lansingburgh Historical Society (LHS) in completing the cataloging of >gravestones at the Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground (LVBG) and the >adjacent Old Catholic Cemetery (OCC). Here's some background info on both >cemeteries >http://www.lansingburghhistoricalsociety.org/Lansingburgh_Cemeteries.html > >I recently met at the cemetery with Dave Marsh and John Ward of LHS. Dave >Marsh told me that LVBG was already 2/3 cataloged on a spreadsheet. I would >think that the remaining rows could be done easily in a day, even adding >photographs and doing some minimal stone cleanup (old, old, old, and many >unreadable). After finishing LVBG we could move across the street and >catalog the smaller OCC > >Both men thought it would be a great idea for TIGS to publish the completed >catalog on the TIGS website, as they have limited space and expertise to >implement changes like this on their site. > >I understand we all have many other commitments, especially around >graduation time, but I think we could make great progress with a small >group of people in just a few hours. > >Thanks for reading ... and hope you can join us >===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== >Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website for details: >Troy Irish Genealogy Society >www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ >Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sounds good Chris. See you all on June 8th Heidi > On May 30, 2014, at 5:44 PM, Christine Connell <christine.connell@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yikes! It is Sunday June 8 (not June 9) > >> On May 30, 2014, at 5:42 PM, Christine Connell <christine.connell@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi listers >> >> I just heard from Tim McDonough, the Waterford Library director - we have 9 "victims" signed up already for our genealogy lookup day, Sunday June 9 from 12:30-3:30. Right now, if I remember right - and please correct me if I am wrong - the volunteers are Donna, Heidi and myself. The library is pretty small, and so as not to be sitting on top of each other, he suggested no more than four of us. We could use someone to manage the sign-ins, although I think library staff can help with this. >> >> Anyone else interested in helping out? Even for just an hour? >> Or to sign up for a consult, call the library at 237-0891 >> >> Chris > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

> Old Marble Headstones (Downtown Albany) > O Connell Street at Second Ave. > When we purchased our home 15 years ago there was a marble path along the side of the house. When we had to have some plumbing work done it was discovered the marble slabs were actually old headstones. I'd like to dispose of these so I can put in a new walk. Anyone who would like them must be able to lift them as my husband and I are both retired and disabled. First person who can come for them gets them. Must pick up. Cannot deliver. http://albany.craigslist.org/zip/4487897828.html Listing no longer online, though brief entry still appears in Google search results as of the time of this e-mail to TIGS https://www.google.com/#q=http:%2F%2Falbany.craigslist.org%2Fzip%2F4487897828.html&safe=off I’d been informed of the above listing and got in touch - O’Connell Street at Second Ave is only about 1,000 feet or so from where St. John’s Catholic Cemetery was on Delaware Avenue around Mona Terrace and View Avenue. That’s the cemetery TIGS has been transcribing the records for. Other headstones from that cemetery had also wound up in inappropriate places: Benjamin, Elizabeth. "Boys on a mission unearth signs of past." Albany Times Union. September 3, 1999: B1. http://albarchive.merlinone.net/mweb/wmsql.wm.request?oneimage&imageid=5944680 Lamere, Cliff. "Irish Headstones Found in Albany, NY Alley." Albany & Eastern New York Genealogy. January 2001. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~clifflamere/Cem/CEM-AlbAlley.htm The Craigslist post was taken down around the time they responded to me: "Thanks for the info. Before I just give them away, I'll try to get them back to their rightful owners. One of the stones is for a 16 month old child who died in the mid-1800's. I’ll keep you posted on how we do.” They later wrote: “If I don't find an organization interested in them I'm just going to give them away to one of the people who responded to my Craigs List ad. Hope you have a nice weekend. " Any idea what should be done with them? If they were from St. John’s my first thought was that they should go to Calvary Cemetery in Glenmont or St. Agnes in Menands. If not to them, I’m less sure. Would TIGS be interested? Chris

Yikes! It is Sunday June 8 (not June 9) > On May 30, 2014, at 5:42 PM, Christine Connell <christine.connell@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi listers > > I just heard from Tim McDonough, the Waterford Library director - we have 9 "victims" signed up already for our genealogy lookup day, Sunday June 9 from 12:30-3:30. Right now, if I remember right - and please correct me if I am wrong - the volunteers are Donna, Heidi and myself. The library is pretty small, and so as not to be sitting on top of each other, he suggested no more than four of us. We could use someone to manage the sign-ins, although I think library staff can help with this. > > Anyone else interested in helping out? Even for just an hour? > Or to sign up for a consult, call the library at 237-0891 > > Chris

Hi listers I just heard from Tim McDonough, the Waterford Library director - we have 9 "victims" signed up already for our genealogy lookup day, Sunday June 9 from 12:30-3:30. Right now, if I remember right - and please correct me if I am wrong - the volunteers are Donna, Heidi and myself. The library is pretty small, and so as not to be sitting on top of each other, he suggested no more than four of us. We could use someone to manage the sign-ins, although I think library staff can help with this. Anyone else interested in helping out? Even for just an hour? Or to sign up for a consult, call the library at 237-0891 Chris

There is a cemetery in Schaghticoke Rensselaer County and I believe it is St . John's. On May 30, 2014 2:32 PM, "Christopher Philippo" <toff@mac.com> wrote: > “The body of Mrs. Mary Tunny of Rensselaer was this morning removed from > St. John’s cemetery in Albany to St. John’s cemetery in Rensselaer by > Undertaker John K. Sullivan. Mrs. Tunny was the grandmother of William A. > Lithgow of Rensselaer. The body has been in the Albany cemetery 85[?] > years.” > “Body Removed.” Albany Evening Journal. November 25, 1903: 9 col 1. > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Mt-S77wZKfS1pialQ3U3BiVU0/edit?usp=sharing > > Where is/was St. John’s Cemetery in the City of Rensselaer? > > I wonder if some other St. John’s in Rensselaer County might have been > meant? > > There’s St. John’s on the Hill in Lansingburgh > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1782379 and St. > John’s in Schaghticoke near Elmwood and the Fairgrounds > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=66005 I don’t know > if there are or might have been others. > > If it had been an error by the newspaper, possibly it could’ve been Saint > John the Evangelist Cemetery in Spencerport, a suburb of Rochester. Rev. > McCloskey from St. John’s in Albany was reinterred to Rochester, though > which cemetery I don’t know. A William A. Lithgow died in Rochester around > 1925, but I don’t know if it was the same one. > > Chris > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website > for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

The parish cemetery for St John the Evangelist church in Rensselaer was renamed to Holy Sepulchre (actually in East Greenbush) http://www.churchofstjohnstjoseph.org/06cemeteryhistory.cfm > On May 30, 2014, at 2:29 PM, Christopher Philippo <toff@mac.com> wrote: > > Where is/was St. John’s Cemetery in the City of Rensselaer? > > I wonder if some other St. John’s in Rensselaer County might have been meant?

“The body of Mrs. Mary Tunny of Rensselaer was this morning removed from St. John’s cemetery in Albany to St. John’s cemetery in Rensselaer by Undertaker John K. Sullivan. Mrs. Tunny was the grandmother of William A. Lithgow of Rensselaer. The body has been in the Albany cemetery 85[?] years.” “Body Removed.” Albany Evening Journal. November 25, 1903: 9 col 1. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7Mt-S77wZKfS1pialQ3U3BiVU0/edit?usp=sharing Where is/was St. John’s Cemetery in the City of Rensselaer? I wonder if some other St. John’s in Rensselaer County might have been meant? There’s St. John’s on the Hill in Lansingburgh http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=1782379 and St. John’s in Schaghticoke near Elmwood and the Fairgrounds http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=66005 I don’t know if there are or might have been others. If it had been an error by the newspaper, possibly it could’ve been Saint John the Evangelist Cemetery in Spencerport, a suburb of Rochester. Rev. McCloskey from St. John’s in Albany was reinterred to Rochester, though which cemetery I don’t know. A William A. Lithgow died in Rochester around 1925, but I don’t know if it was the same one. Chris

Hello TIGS listers - If you are interested in helping in this project (described below) please reply to me off-list - christine.connell@gmail.com I'm tentatively suggesting June 21 or June 28 (both Saturdays) but with the daylight lasting into the evening, perhaps a few hours on a weeknight in late June would also give us time to get a lot of cataloging done. If interested please let me know your availability and date/time preferences. At several recent TIGS meetings, we talked about a project to assist the Lansingburgh Historical Society (LHS) in completing the cataloging of gravestones at the Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground (LVBG) and the adjacent Old Catholic Cemetery (OCC). Here's some background info on both cemeteries http://www.lansingburghhistoricalsociety.org/Lansingburgh_Cemeteries.html I recently met at the cemetery with Dave Marsh and John Ward of LHS. Dave Marsh told me that LVBG was already 2/3 cataloged on a spreadsheet. I would think that the remaining rows could be done easily in a day, even adding photographs and doing some minimal stone cleanup (old, old, old, and many unreadable). After finishing LVBG we could move across the street and catalog the smaller OCC Both men thought it would be a great idea for TIGS to publish the completed catalog on the TIGS website, as they have limited space and expertise to implement changes like this on their site. I understand we all have many other commitments, especially around graduation time, but I think we could make great progress with a small group of people in just a few hours. Thanks for reading ... and hope you can join us