Thanks, Kris, for the info. I'll wait till the group makes up their mind to pay. I prefer the simple task to pay using PayPal from CA. I would even pay the extra, whatever PayPay charges, to use this method. from the Jan meeting minutes posted to the website;? -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Pat, from the Jan meeting minutes posted to the website;? New Business As a result of conversation on the TIGS list, Brad Miter, our List Administrator did some research and was of the opinion that it may not be worthwhile for TIGS. This information was discussed at the meeting. Some members? feel there is still opportunity for it to be implemented in order to make dues payment convenient for members. An informal vote was taken with 2 for and 12 against. Further consideration will be given if the group is given more information about ease of setting up and administration. It has not been ruled out but is still being discussed.....Kris -----Original Message----- From: Pat Connors <[email protected]> To: NY-Troy-Irish-Gensoc-L <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Mar 14, 2012 6:52 pm Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] 2012 dues I haven't paid my dues yet. I was waiting for the PayPal connection. Is that going through? -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I haven't paid my dues yet. I was waiting for the PayPal connection. Is that going through? -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com

Tim, I will be at the meeting......Bill McMahon In a message dated 3/13/2012 7:34:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: TIGS meeting this 3/15/2012 6:30pm at Moscatiello, Let me know if you plan to attend. Thanks. Tim ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Tim, Kathy and I will be attending. thanks, Gail In a message dated 3/13/2012 7:32:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: TIGS meeting this 3/15/2012 6:30pm at Moscatiello, Let me know if you plan to attend. Thanks. Tim ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I will be attending. Lizette -----Original Message----- >From: Timothy Stone <[email protected]> >Sent: Mar 13, 2012 7:31 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] TIGS meeting this 3/15/2012 > >TIGS meeting this 3/15/2012 6:30pm at Moscatiello, Let me know if you plan >to attend. Thanks. > > > >Tim > >===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== >Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have been following your group for some time and I hope so many knowledgable heads can help. I am researching Thomas Beckett and family who moved to Troy/Albany in about 1849. Thomas was married to Matilda Whyte in Antrim and they came with 5 known children and had 4 more on this side of the pond. Thomas died in 1858 and Matilda in 1888. They are both buried at Albany Rural Cemetery. Their son Thomas was a Civil War Surgeon. After he was dismissed from active duty for medical reasons, he was assigned to the Ira Harris Hospital in Albany for the duration of the war. He practiced medicine in Albany until he died in 1896. The other children were: William J. 1829-1876, Amelia 1840-, Mary Jane 1846-1938, Henrietta 1847-1908, Anna W. 1848-, Agnes 1849-1943, Alfred J. 1852-, & Ida M. 1856-1939. If this rings bells for anybody, I need all the help I can get. Many thanks, Tia

TIGS meeting this 3/15/2012 6:30pm at Moscatiello, Let me know if you plan to attend. Thanks. Tim

NEWS FROM THE NEW NETHERLAND INSTITUTE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nominations are invited for the New Netherland Institute's Alice P. Kenney Award April 4 is the nomination deadline Individuals and organizations are invited to submit nominations for the Alice P. Kenney Award given by the New Netherland Institute (NNI). The annual award of $1,000 is supported by the Alice P. Kenney Memorial Trust Fund. The deadline is April 4. The recipient may be a person or a group that has made a significant contribution in the form of research, teaching, writing, and speaking or in other pursuits of any aspect of Dutch colonial life in North America. Emphasis is on those activities which reach a broad, popular audience in the same way that Dr. Kenney's activities did. Nominations should be in the form of a letter or statement one to two pages long that answers the following questions: How do you know the nominee? Which activities have led to the nomination? How do the activities qualify for the award? What is the potential impact of those activities? In support of the nomination, illustrative materials may be included, such as maps, brochures and photographs of exhibits. Up to three one-page letters of support from other persons may also be sent. Three copies of all material must be submitted. More information about the nominating process is available by emailing [email protected], by calling the NNI office at (518) 486-4815, or by writing to: The Alice P. Kenney Award Selection Committee New Netherland Institute P.O. Box 2536, Empire State Plaza Station Albany, NY 12220-0536 The award will be presented at the annual meeting and luncheon of the New Netherland Institute on Saturday, May 19, in Albany. Alice P. Kenney Alice P. Kenney, Ph.D., (1938 - 1985) associate professor of history at Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pa., was one of the early scholars who were keenly interested in the Dutch-American experience. A descendant of 17th-century Dutch settlers, among them the colorful Anneke Jans, she grew up in Schenectady, N.Y. She received her bachelor of arts degree from Middlebury College and her master's degree and doctorate from Columbia University. Dr. Kenney's books include "The Gansevoorts of Albany" and "Stubborn for Liberty." She also wrote a bicentennial history of the Revolution in Albany, a survey of Dutch artifacts in Hudson Valley museums and many journal articles. Previous winners of the Kenney award include Robert Sullivan, Schenectady County Public Library reference librarian; Karen Hartgen and Charles Fisher, archeologists; Russell Shorto, author of "Island at the Center of the World"; L. F. (Len) Tantillo, history artist; Peter G. Rose, historian and author of "Food, Drink and Celebrations of the Hudson Valley Dutch"; The Horlepiepdansers, Schenectady; Shirley W. Dunn, historian of East Greenbush, N.Y.; and Dr. Susan Staffa, historian and author of "Schenectady Genesis." The New Netherland Institute (NNI) is an independent nonprofit organization supporting research and education in Dutch-American history. For more than three decades, the NNI and its predecessor organization, the Friends of New Netherland, have supported the translation of New York's Dutch era documents. Through a three-year matching grant from the State of the Netherlands, the NNI undertakes financial and programmatic support of the New Netherland Research Center, relying heavily on NNI members to fulfill this mission. More information is available from the website www.nnp.org. The Annual Hendricks Award The NNI also offers the Annual Hendricks Award, given for the best book or book-length manuscript relating to any aspect of the Dutch colonial experience in North America. The award, given by Dr. Andrew A. Hendricks, carries a prize of $5,000 as well as a framed print of a painting by Len Tantillo. The deadline for the Hendricks Award is March 15. The award is presented at the annual New Netherland Seminar, held in September. end

There were many brush factories in Lansingburgh. I know the broom corn was used in Schenectady and Watervliet areas for the brooms. Perhaps some brushes were made from the broom corn also? This could make sense, esp. if they were in the northern part of Troy/Lansingburgh. Rebecca -----Original Message----- From: Kathleen Secker Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 10:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] corn labor Broomcorn was used in the making of brooms. the broomcorn has no kernels, but the silk tassel was used in the production of brooms. There were several broom factories . I am pretty sure of one in Schenectady at the turn of the 20th century. Perhaps it had to do with that. Kathleen S. ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Broomcorn was used in the making of brooms. the broomcorn has no kernels, but the silk tassel was used in the production of brooms. There were several broom factories . I am pretty sure of one in Schenectady at the turn of the 20th century. Perhaps it had to do with that. Kathleen S.

No clue about "corn laborer" The Troy 8th ward map for 1900 is here: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/troy/8thwardpage.html This is now the Mt-Ida to South-Central part of the city. It seems unlikely that there was much farmland here in 1860, but I could be wrong. The 1865 NY census shows T.E Gleason (cabinet-maker) and (his?) daughter Mary Gleason living in the 4th ward, which is north-central Troy http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/Troy1865/1865Census-G.htm http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/troy/4thward.jpg On 3/4/2012 5:47 PM, Donna K. Vaughn wrote: > not sure exactly where the 8th ward is, but there are lots of cornfields and > corn farms around Troy. Who are these Gleason's? I have Gleason's in my > tree in this area that came from Island Pond VT. > > Donna > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Marvin"<[email protected]> > To:<[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 5:14 PM > Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] "Corn Laborer" as an Occupation? > >> Is anyone familiar with this term listed as a census occupation? I may be >> misreading it, but that is what it looks like to me. (I see from some web >> searches that other census transcriptions show this occupation in other >> states). >> >> Assuming it literally means someone who farms corn, would that have been >> an unusual occupation for someone living in the 8th ward of Troy in 1860? >> >> The person's name is Thomas Gleason living with a Mary A. Gleason age 10.

not sure exactly where the 8th ward is, but there are lots of cornfields and corn farms around Troy. Who are these Gleason's? I have Gleason's in my tree in this area that came from Island Pond VT. Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Marvin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 5:14 PM Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] "Corn Laborer" as an Occupation? > Is anyone familiar with this term listed as a census occupation? I may be > misreading it, but that is what it looks like to me. (I see from some web > searches that other census transcriptions show this occupation in other > states). > > Assuming it literally means someone who farms corn, would that have been > an > unusual occupation for someone living in the 8th ward of Troy in 1860? > > The person's name is Thomas Gleason living with a Mary A. Gleason age 10. > > Thank you for any suggestions. > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Is anyone familiar with this term listed as a census occupation? I may be misreading it, but that is what it looks like to me. (I see from some web searches that other census transcriptions show this occupation in other states). Assuming it literally means someone who farms corn, would that have been an unusual occupation for someone living in the 8th ward of Troy in 1860? The person's name is Thomas Gleason living with a Mary A. Gleason age 10. Thank you for any suggestions.

In the days leading up to St. Patrick's Day get into the mood by looking at the following Irish items on the Troy Irish Genealogy website: Under LOCAL HISTORY 1. Emly, County Tipperary Connections 2. Kate Mullany House 3. St. Patrick's Day Riot -1837 Under PROJECTS 1. Representative Young Irish Americans of Troy, NY - 1889 Under RESOURCES 1. Troy's Missing Friends & Irish Immigrants 2. Stories, Poems & Songs Stories: A. The Celtic Cross B. The Story of the Claddagh Ring C. The History of the Shamrock D. Story of the Irish Flag E. The Symbol of the Irish Harp (click on link for harp music) Poems: A. The Rebel by Patrick Henry Pearse (click on title to hear poem recited) Songs: (Songs A-C have lyrics, history of the song with a Link to hear the song) A. Danny Boy B. The Fields of Athenry C. Kilkelly Ireland D. The Irish National Anthem Enjoy Bill McGrath Clifton Park, NY Sent from my iPad

----- Original Message ----- From: Kay Brearton To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 10:23 AM Subject: International Ctr of the Capital Region-Trip to NYC There are still seats available for the trip on Tuesday, April 17 to NYC sponsored by the International Center. It leaves from the Hampton Inn in downtown Albany at 7:00 AM and returns at 9:00 PM. Participants will have the opportunity to meet the Deputy Consul General of Ireland at the Irish Consulate followed by a visit to the Irish Hunger Memorial. In the afternoon the group will take a ferry to tour the Statue of Liberty Monument and Ellis Island. The cost is $89 for non-members and includes transportation, snacks and ferry fees. To make a reservation, call Diane at 518-860-5363.

Researching: Patrick Akins, b. 1/17/1843 in Galway and d. 4/13/1915 in Troy, NY and his parents were Joseph Akins, b. abt 1820 in Galway County and d. abt 1867 in Troy, NY and Bridget Manning Akins, b. abt 1824 in Galway County and d.7/24/1892 in Troy, NY. Catherine "Kate" Manning Akins, b.1843 in Ireland and d. 5/15/1916 in Troy, NY John Maxwell, of Cavan County, b. abt 1815 and d. 4/15/1871 in Troy, NY Margaret Stewart Maxwell, of Ireland, b.abt 1829 and d. 6/26/1896 in Troy, NY her parents were John Stewart, b.abt 1804 and Martha Stewart, b. abt 1808 in Ireland Archie Madden of Antrim County, b. abt 1845 and d. 4 /26/1885 in West Troy, NY his parents were James and Margaret Madden of Antrim County Margaret Taylor Madden of Antrim, b. 4/15/1854 and d. 7/7/1921 in Troy, NY her parents were Joseph and Eliza Taylor of Antrim County Mary A. Powers Eagle, b. Ireland, her mother was Catherine Powers, both women d. in Troy, NY I am wondering if any any other members are researching these folks. I would love to connect and discuss. Sincerely, Mark M.

Thanks Peggy..I am pretty sure mine all came from Ireland, but will keep the Australia link in mind. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2012 3:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC Digest, Vol 7, Issue 45 ** NOTE ** When replying to a message in the digest please do two things: 1. Change the 'Subject' to that of the message you are replying to. 2. Delete all the messages above and below the one you are concerned with. Thank You - List Administrator Today's Topics: 1. Cleary's (Peggy Quinn) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 20:55:09 -0700 From: Peggy Quinn <[email protected]> Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Cleary's To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I do have Cleary's but have only found them in Australia Peggy Quinn http://quinnandersongenealogy.com On Feb 25, 2012, at 1:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > ** NOTE ** > When replying to a message in the digest please do two things: > 1. Change the 'Subject' to that of the message you are replying to. > 2. Delete all the messages above and below the one you are concerned with. > Thank You - List Administrator > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. name check please (Bev Littig) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:34:23 -05 > From: "Bev Littig" <[email protected]> > Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] name check please > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I am researching names Barton, Cleary, Fox, Gillespie, Gilroy, and > Patton from the Troy/Lansingburg area. Is anyone doing genealogy on these names? > > > > Thanks for any help, > > Bev > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC list administrator, send an email > to [email protected] > > To post a message to the NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC mailing list, send an email to [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > 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 7, Issue 44 > *************************************************** ------------------------------ To contact the NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC list administrator, send an email to [email protected] To post a message to the NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC mailing list, send an email to [email protected] __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] 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 7, Issue 45 ***************************************************

I do have Cleary's but have only found them in Australia Peggy Quinn http://quinnandersongenealogy.com On Feb 25, 2012, at 1:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > ** NOTE ** > When replying to a message in the digest please do two things: > 1. Change the 'Subject' to that of the message you are replying to. > 2. Delete all the messages above and below the one you are concerned with. > Thank You - List Administrator > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. name check please (Bev Littig) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:34:23 -05 > From: "Bev Littig" <[email protected]> > Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] name check please > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I am researching names Barton, Cleary, Fox, Gillespie, Gilroy, and Patton > from the Troy/Lansingburg area. Is anyone doing genealogy on these names? > > > > Thanks for any help, > > Bev > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC mailing list, send an email to [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > 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 7, Issue 44 > ***************************************************

I am researching names Barton, Cleary, Fox, Gillespie, Gilroy, and Patton from the Troy/Lansingburg area. Is anyone doing genealogy on these names? Thanks for any help, Bev