Hi Jeanne, I'm sorry that I'm unable to attend the meeting at your house...I have another commitment for this evening. I was in touch with my sister Eileen Burton and she won't be able to attend either as she is babysitting. I was also in touch with Kay Brearton and she said that she wasn't planning on attending the TIGS meeting at your house because her daughter Colleen has been sick with the flu and she has been helping her with the babies. Kay has also been having some problems at her house because of the ice storm. I know that we're going to miss a good time. I wish you and all of the TIGS members a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and happy New Year! Doris Reilly Moak----- Original Message ----- From: Keefe, Jeanne<mailto:keefej@rpi.edu> To: NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-L@rootsweb.<mailto:NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-L@rootsweb.> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:10 PM Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Last call: RSVP for tomorrow nights TIGSmeeting & Holiday Potluck Dinner Hi Everyone: I hope everyone has their power back and their internet connection! We are still having our TIGS Holiday potluck and meeting tomorrow night at my home at 6:30 PM. If your planning on coming just let me know and I will send you directions. Happy Holidays! Jeanne Keefe ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Did you pay your 2008 Dues? Troy Irish Genealogy Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/<http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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Hi Everyone: I hope everyone has their power back and their internet connection! We are still having our TIGS Holiday potluck and meeting tomorrow night at my home at 6:30 PM. If your planning on coming just let me know and I will send you directions. Happy Holidays! Jeanne Keefe

WE (TIGS) are still on for this Thursday's meeting at my house since my power has finally been restored. If you are coming please RSVP to me at keefej@rpi.edu and let me know what you would like to bring to the dinner and I will send you directions to my house. Thanks, Jeanne Jeanne M. Keefe Visual Resources Librarian Architecture, Experimental Media & the Arts Architecture Library Greene Building, Rm 306 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180 Tel: 518-276-2727 Fax: 518-276-6753 E-mail: keefej@rpi.edu -----Original Message----- From: ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Rebecca Rector Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:54 AM To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss CoHistoricalSociety presentation I am available during the day to work on transcription projects. I am currently working on Memorials in several churches. Question: I noticed from Nov. minutes that a representative or two would be meeting with Molly Nichols at St. Agnes Cemetery to further discuss their cemetery project. Has this happened yet? Thanks, Rebecca (in Troy) ----- Original Message ----- From: <kris6851@aol.com> To: <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss Co HistoricalSociety presentation > If you go to our website and read the minutes of our meetings you will see > that this is something that is discussed all the time. Access to and > manpower are our biggest stumbling blocks. Of the local members who are > active we have only a couple that are free to do scanning during the > day.......we are working on it....Kristin > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rich Nichols <8nicks@bellsouth.net> > To: aefadden@yahoo.com; ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 8:30 am > Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss Co > HistoricalSociety presentation > > > > This sounds like a great idea as more and more records will go away as > many > hurches, societies, gov't offices, etc., do not put genealogy on the high > riority list. I have an interest in St. Peter's and Denise has been most > elpful in sending me information on my Clayton's from St. Peter's. I am > till looking for more data from her but have not pressed her on this in > onths as I know she has other duties besides handling our requests. If a > olunteer group can be formed and transcribe, digitize or whatever means to > btains these vital records - it would be a godsend to us family > esearchers. > Again, this group is the most outstanding group of genealogy enthusiasts I > ave come across and can't thank you enough for all your good works. I > live > n South Carolina - so you have just been a blessing to all of us who do > not > ive in the Troy area. > Rich in Greer, SC > PS: If anyone needs help i > n the Greenville County, SC area - I will be happy > o try to assist. > ----- Original Message ----- > rom: "austin fadden" <aefadden@yahoo.com> > o: <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> > ent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 8:55 PM > ubject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss Co > istoricalSociety presentation > > hen I visited St. Peters in Troy Last summer, Denise Mentioned that some > of > he Churches might be merging. I asked her about the Parih records and it > hey had any plans to Scan them and save them. > enise said that some one from another Parish had said they would assist > her > n this work. It is a fairly big job and Denise has many other duties. The > astor seems nice but not interseted in genealogy. He is probably not > likely > o allow Denise to spend a lot of time on this. Denise would probably be > ery resistant to having the books worked on away from the rectory. > It would be great if the TIGS group could assist, like we did for the > arriage records. If the churches will let us. I would be willing to help > ith the transcription > A.E Fadden > “Beware the people who moralize about great issues; moralizing is easier > han facing hard facts.” - John Corry > --- On Wed, 12/10/08, Lynn Grice <megrice@attglobal.net> wrote: > From: Lynn Grice <megrice@attglobal.net> > ubject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss Co Historical > ociety presentation > o: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com > ate: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 3:12 PM > Some members may be interested in this mailing from the Rennsela > er County > istorical Society. > ************** > hreatened Churches of Troy > Many of our downtown churches are threatened by declining attendance and > the > emands of maintaining historic structures. In Troy, the Roman Catholic > hurch is looking at closing or merging seven of the fourteen churches in > roy; two of the five Episcopal Churches are for sale, and others are also > hreatened. Unfortunately, many of the most threatened churches seem to be > he oldest and most historic. > Architectural historian Ned Pratt will survey the important architecture > and > tained glass of these churches, and examine several examples of the > daptive reuse of historic Churches, including four in Troy itself. > Ned Pratt is a preservation consultant and President of the local chapter > of > he Society of Architectural Historians. He has an interest in the stained > lass and architecture of area churches, and has given talks and tours of > rea churches and stained glass for the Hudson Mohawk Gateway, Hudson > Valley > ommunity College, the Sage colleges, Historic Albany, and for Oakwood > emetery - to mention just a few. > > etails: > Thursday, December 11, 2008, 5:30 - 7:00 pm > CHS - 57 Second Street, Troy > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > id you pay your 2008 Dues? > roy Irish Genealogy Society > ttp://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > Y-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > ithout the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ==NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > id you pay > your 2008 Dues? > roy Irish Genealogy Society > ttp://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > Y-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > ithout the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > id you pay your 2008 Dues? > roy Irish Genealogy Society > ttp://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com > ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > he message > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Did you pay your 2008 Dues? > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > ------------------------------- > 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 ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Did you pay your 2008 Dues? Troy Irish Genealogy Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ ------------------------------- 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

I am available during the day to work on transcription projects. I am currently working on Memorials in several churches. Question: I noticed from Nov. minutes that a representative or two would be meeting with Molly Nichols at St. Agnes Cemetery to further discuss their cemetery project. Has this happened yet? Thanks, Rebecca (in Troy) ----- Original Message ----- From: <kris6851@aol.com> To: <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:59 PM Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss Co HistoricalSociety presentation > If you go to our website and read the minutes of our meetings you will see > that this is something that is discussed all the time. Access to and > manpower are our biggest stumbling blocks. Of the local members who are > active we have only a couple that are free to do scanning during the > day.......we are working on it....Kristin > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rich Nichols <8nicks@bellsouth.net> > To: aefadden@yahoo.com; ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 8:30 am > Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss Co > HistoricalSociety presentation > > > > This sounds like a great idea as more and more records will go away as > many > hurches, societies, gov't offices, etc., do not put genealogy on the high > riority list. I have an interest in St. Peter's and Denise has been most > elpful in sending me information on my Clayton's from St. Peter's. I am > till looking for more data from her but have not pressed her on this in > onths as I know she has other duties besides handling our requests. If a > olunteer group can be formed and transcribe, digitize or whatever means to > btains these vital records - it would be a godsend to us family > esearchers. > Again, this group is the most outstanding group of genealogy enthusiasts I > ave come across and can't thank you enough for all your good works. I > live > n South Carolina - so you have just been a blessing to all of us who do > not > ive in the Troy area. > Rich in Greer, SC > PS: If anyone needs help i > n the Greenville County, SC area - I will be happy > o try to assist. > ----- Original Message ----- > rom: "austin fadden" <aefadden@yahoo.com> > o: <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> > ent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 8:55 PM > ubject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss Co > istoricalSociety presentation > > hen I visited St. Peters in Troy Last summer, Denise Mentioned that some > of > he Churches might be merging. I asked her about the Parih records and it > hey had any plans to Scan them and save them. > enise said that some one from another Parish had said they would assist > her > n this work. It is a fairly big job and Denise has many other duties. The > astor seems nice but not interseted in genealogy. He is probably not > likely > o allow Denise to spend a lot of time on this. Denise would probably be > ery resistant to having the books worked on away from the rectory. > It would be great if the TIGS group could assist, like we did for the > arriage records. If the churches will let us. I would be willing to help > ith the transcription > A.E Fadden > “Beware the people who moralize about great issues; moralizing is easier > han facing hard facts.” - John Corry > --- On Wed, 12/10/08, Lynn Grice <megrice@attglobal.net> wrote: > From: Lynn Grice <megrice@attglobal.net> > ubject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss Co Historical > ociety presentation > o: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com > ate: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 3:12 PM > Some members may be interested in this mailing from the Rennsela > er County > istorical Society. > ************** > hreatened Churches of Troy > Many of our downtown churches are threatened by declining attendance and > the > emands of maintaining historic structures. In Troy, the Roman Catholic > hurch is looking at closing or merging seven of the fourteen churches in > roy; two of the five Episcopal Churches are for sale, and others are also > hreatened. Unfortunately, many of the most threatened churches seem to be > he oldest and most historic. > Architectural historian Ned Pratt will survey the important architecture > and > tained glass of these churches, and examine several examples of the > daptive reuse of historic Churches, including four in Troy itself. > Ned Pratt is a preservation consultant and President of the local chapter > of > he Society of Architectural Historians. He has an interest in the stained > lass and architecture of area churches, and has given talks and tours of > rea churches and stained glass for the Hudson Mohawk Gateway, Hudson > Valley > ommunity College, the Sage colleges, Historic Albany, and for Oakwood > emetery - to mention just a few. > > etails: > Thursday, December 11, 2008, 5:30 - 7:00 pm > CHS - 57 Second Street, Troy > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > id you pay your 2008 Dues? > roy Irish Genealogy Society > ttp://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > Y-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > ithout the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ==NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > id you pay > your 2008 Dues? > roy Irish Genealogy Society > ttp://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > Y-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > ithout the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > id you pay your 2008 Dues? > roy Irish Genealogy Society > ttp://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com > ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > he message > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Did you pay your 2008 Dues? > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > ------------------------------- > 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

I just sent this without changing the heading, sorry. So excited to have my computer again. Our meeting will be this thursday, the 18th, at Jeanne Keefe's home. Please consult the TIGS website for details _http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nytigs/_ (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nytigs/) While there checkout the pix Jeanne posted of our participation in the Victorian Stroll. Kris **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

The monthly meeting will be this Thursday at Jeanne Keefe's home as already announced by Mimi. Please refer to the website for details. If anyone has any agenda items please let me know by Tuesday. Lets keep the agenda short and sweet so that we can enjoy our holiday meeting. Hopefully Jeanne has power, ours just came up awhile ago. Kris Kris **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

Some members may be interested in this mailing from the Rennselaer County Historical Society. ************** Threatened Churches of Troy Many of our downtown churches are threatened by declining attendance and the demands of maintaining historic structures. In Troy, the Roman Catholic Church is looking at closing or merging seven of the fourteen churches in Troy; two of the five Episcopal Churches are for sale, and others are also threatened. Unfortunately, many of the most threatened churches seem to be the oldest and most historic. Architectural historian Ned Pratt will survey the important architecture and stained glass of these churches, and examine several examples of the adaptive reuse of historic Churches, including four in Troy itself. Ned Pratt is a preservation consultant and President of the local chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians. He has an interest in the stained glass and architecture of area churches, and has given talks and tours of area churches and stained glass for the Hudson Mohawk Gateway, Hudson Valley Community College, the Sage colleges, Historic Albany, and for Oakwood Cemetery - to mention just a few. Details: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 5:30 - 7:00 pm RCHS - 57 Second Street, Troy

If you go to our website and read the minutes of our meetings you will see that this is something that is discussed all the time.  Access to and manpower are our biggest stumbling blocks.  Of the local members who are active we have only a couple that are free to do scanning during the day.......we are working on it....Kristin -----Original Message----- From: Rich Nichols <8nicks@bellsouth.net> To: aefadden@yahoo.com; ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 8:30 am Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss Co HistoricalSociety presentation This sounds like a great idea as more and more records will go away as many hurches, societies, gov't offices, etc., do not put genealogy on the high riority list. I have an interest in St. Peter's and Denise has been most elpful in sending me information on my Clayton's from St. Peter's. I am till looking for more data from her but have not pressed her on this in onths as I know she has other duties besides handling our requests. If a olunteer group can be formed and transcribe, digitize or whatever means to btains these vital records - it would be a godsend to us family esearchers. Again, this group is the most outstanding group of genealogy enthusiasts I ave come across and can't thank you enough for all your good works. I live n South Carolina - so you have just been a blessing to all of us who do not ive in the Troy area. Rich in Greer, SC PS: If anyone needs help i n the Greenville County, SC area - I will be happy o try to assist. ----- Original Message ----- rom: "austin fadden" <aefadden@yahoo.com> o: <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> ent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 8:55 PM ubject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss Co istoricalSociety presentation hen I visited St. Peters in Troy Last summer, Denise Mentioned that some of he Churches might be merging. I asked her about the Parih records and it hey had any plans to Scan them and save them. enise said that some one from another Parish had said they would assist her n this work. It is a fairly big job and Denise has many other duties. The astor seems nice but not interseted in genealogy. He is probably not likely o allow Denise to spend a lot of time on this. Denise would probably be ery resistant to having the books worked on away from the rectory. It would be great if the TIGS group could assist, like we did for the arriage records. If the churches will let us. I would be willing to help ith the transcription A.E Fadden “Beware the people who moralize about great issues; moralizing is easier han facing hard facts.” - John Corry --- On Wed, 12/10/08, Lynn Grice <megrice@attglobal.net> wrote: From: Lynn Grice <megrice@attglobal.net> ubject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss Co Historical ociety presentation o: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com ate: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 3:12 PM Some members may be interested in this mailing from the Rennsela er County istorical Society. ************** hreatened Churches of Troy Many of our downtown churches are threatened by declining attendance and the emands of maintaining historic structures. In Troy, the Roman Catholic hurch is looking at closing or merging seven of the fourteen churches in roy; two of the five Episcopal Churches are for sale, and others are also hreatened. Unfortunately, many of the most threatened churches seem to be he oldest and most historic. Architectural historian Ned Pratt will survey the important architecture and tained glass of these churches, and examine several examples of the daptive reuse of historic Churches, including four in Troy itself. Ned Pratt is a preservation consultant and President of the local chapter of he Society of Architectural Historians. He has an interest in the stained lass and architecture of area churches, and has given talks and tours of rea churches and stained glass for the Hudson Mohawk Gateway, Hudson Valley ommunity College, the Sage colleges, Historic Albany, and for Oakwood emetery - to mention just a few. etails: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 5:30 - 7:00 pm CHS - 57 Second Street, Troy ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== id you pay your 2008 Dues? roy Irish Genealogy Society ttp://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to Y-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' ithout the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ==NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== id you pay your 2008 Dues? roy Irish Genealogy Society ttp://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to Y-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' ithout the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== id you pay your 2008 Dues? roy Irish Genealogy Society ttp://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

I can't help with transcriptions easily from Ohio but I wonder if anyone knows which are the two Episcopal churches up for closure. My 3xGr Miter grandparents are in the Trinity Episcopal churchyard. This is in Lansingburgh. Brad Miter ----- Original Message ----- From: "austin fadden" <aefadden@yahoo.com> To: <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 8:55 PM Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss Co HistoricalSociety presentation When I visited St. Peters in Troy Last summer, Denise Mentioned that some of the Churches might be merging. I asked her about the Parih records and it they had any plans to Scan them and save them. Denise said that some one from another Parish had said they would assist her in this work. It is a fairly big job and Denise has many other duties. The Pastor seems nice but not interseted in genealogy. He is probably not likely to allow Denise to spend a lot of time on this. Denise would probably be very resistant to having the books worked on away from the rectory. It would be great if the TIGS group could assist, like we did for the marriage records. If the churches will let us. I would be willing to help with the transcription A.E Fadden "Beware the people who moralize about great issues; moralizing is easier than facing hard facts." - John Corry --- On Wed, 12/10/08, Lynn Grice <megrice@attglobal.net> wrote: From: Lynn Grice <megrice@attglobal.net> Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss Co Historical Society presentation To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 3:12 PM Some members may be interested in this mailing from the Rennselaer County Historical Society. ************** Threatened Churches of Troy Many of our downtown churches are threatened by declining attendance and the demands of maintaining historic structures. In Troy, the Roman Catholic Church is looking at closing or merging seven of the fourteen churches in Troy; two of the five Episcopal Churches are for sale, and others are also threatened. Unfortunately, many of the most threatened churches seem to be the oldest and most historic. Architectural historian Ned Pratt will survey the important architecture and stained glass of these churches, and examine several examples of the adaptive reuse of historic Churches, including four in Troy itself. Ned Pratt is a preservation consultant and President of the local chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians. He has an interest in the stained glass and architecture of area churches, and has given talks and tours of area churches and stained glass for the Hudson Mohawk Gateway, Hudson Valley Community College, the Sage colleges, Historic Albany, and for Oakwood Cemetery - to mention just a few. Details: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 5:30 - 7:00 pm RCHS - 57 Second Street, Troy

This sounds like a great idea as more and more records will go away as many churches, societies, gov't offices, etc., do not put genealogy on the high priority list. I have an interest in St. Peter's and Denise has been most helpful in sending me information on my Clayton's from St. Peter's. I am still looking for more data from her but have not pressed her on this in months as I know she has other duties besides handling our requests. If a volunteer group can be formed and transcribe, digitize or whatever means to obtains these vital records - it would be a godsend to us family researchers. Again, this group is the most outstanding group of genealogy enthusiasts I have come across and can't thank you enough for all your good works. I live in South Carolina - so you have just been a blessing to all of us who do not live in the Troy area. Rich in Greer, SC PS: If anyone needs help in the Greenville County, SC area - I will be happy to try to assist. ----- Original Message ----- From: "austin fadden" <aefadden@yahoo.com> To: <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 8:55 PM Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss Co HistoricalSociety presentation When I visited St. Peters in Troy Last summer, Denise Mentioned that some of the Churches might be merging. I asked her about the Parih records and it they had any plans to Scan them and save them. Denise said that some one from another Parish had said they would assist her in this work. It is a fairly big job and Denise has many other duties. The Pastor seems nice but not interseted in genealogy. He is probably not likely to allow Denise to spend a lot of time on this. Denise would probably be very resistant to having the books worked on away from the rectory. It would be great if the TIGS group could assist, like we did for the marriage records. If the churches will let us. I would be willing to help with the transcription A.E Fadden “Beware the people who moralize about great issues; moralizing is easier than facing hard facts.” - John Corry --- On Wed, 12/10/08, Lynn Grice <megrice@attglobal.net> wrote: From: Lynn Grice <megrice@attglobal.net> Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss Co Historical Society presentation To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 3:12 PM Some members may be interested in this mailing from the Rennselaer County Historical Society. ************** Threatened Churches of Troy Many of our downtown churches are threatened by declining attendance and the demands of maintaining historic structures. In Troy, the Roman Catholic Church is looking at closing or merging seven of the fourteen churches in Troy; two of the five Episcopal Churches are for sale, and others are also threatened. Unfortunately, many of the most threatened churches seem to be the oldest and most historic. Architectural historian Ned Pratt will survey the important architecture and stained glass of these churches, and examine several examples of the adaptive reuse of historic Churches, including four in Troy itself. Ned Pratt is a preservation consultant and President of the local chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians. He has an interest in the stained glass and architecture of area churches, and has given talks and tours of area churches and stained glass for the Hudson Mohawk Gateway, Hudson Valley Community College, the Sage colleges, Historic Albany, and for Oakwood Cemetery - to mention just a few. Details: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 5:30 - 7:00 pm RCHS - 57 Second Street, Troy ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Did you pay your 2008 Dues? Troy Irish Genealogy Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ ------------------------------- 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 ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Did you pay your 2008 Dues? Troy Irish Genealogy Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ ------------------------------- 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

Wednesday August 27,2008TroyRecord Article100yearsagoThursday August 27,, 1908 “Former Rensselaer County sheriff Victor M. Allen has taken himself out of consideration for a second run for state senate.He was nominated to replace a Republican incumbent in 1906, but lost a usually safe seat to Frank M. Boyce, a Democrat.Some Republicans are touting Henry J. Speck, a prominent member of the bar. Allen represents his home town of Petersburgh and joins his colleagues in unanimously reelecting George B. Wellington as county chairman.Wellington holds the formal office but in practice he shares power with state prison superintendent Cornelius V. Collins.” **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

When I visited St. Peters in Troy Last summer, Denise Mentioned that some of the Churches might be merging. I asked her about the Parih records and it they had any plans to Scan them and save them.  Denise said that some one from another Parish had said they would assist her in this work. It is a fairly big job and Denise has many other  duties. The Pastor seems nice but not interseted in genealogy. He is probably not likely to allow Denise to spend a lot of time on this. Denise would probably be very resistant to having the books worked on away from the rectory.   It would be great if the TIGS group could assist, like we did for the marriage records. If the churches will let us. I would be willing to help with the transcription A.E Fadden “Beware the people who moralize about great issues; moralizing is easier than facing hard facts.” - John Corry --- On Wed, 12/10/08, Lynn Grice <megrice@attglobal.net> wrote: From: Lynn Grice <megrice@attglobal.net> Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Churches in Troy - Renss Co Historical Society presentation To: ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 3:12 PM Some members may be interested in this mailing from the Rennselaer County Historical Society. ************** Threatened Churches of Troy Many of our downtown churches are threatened by declining attendance and the demands of maintaining historic structures. In Troy, the Roman Catholic Church is looking at closing or merging seven of the fourteen churches in Troy; two of the five Episcopal Churches are for sale, and others are also threatened. Unfortunately, many of the most threatened churches seem to be the oldest and most historic. Architectural historian Ned Pratt will survey the important architecture and stained glass of these churches, and examine several examples of the adaptive reuse of historic Churches, including four in Troy itself. Ned Pratt is a preservation consultant and President of the local chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians. He has an interest in the stained glass and architecture of area churches, and has given talks and tours of area churches and stained glass for the Hudson Mohawk Gateway, Hudson Valley Community College, the Sage colleges, Historic Albany, and for Oakwood Cemetery - to mention just a few. Details: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 5:30 - 7:00 pm RCHS - 57 Second Street, Troy ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Did you pay your 2008 Dues? Troy Irish Genealogy Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ ------------------------------- 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

May finally have computer system that will allow me to help again. stephanie> From: seamus@nycap.rr.com> To: NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 16:45:26 -0500> Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Marriage Index Project/Volunteers Needed> > List members may be interested in the status of the Rensselaer County Marriage Index Project and the continuing need for help on this project.> > Currently Volumes 1 to 7, with their 40,000 names, are available on line on the TIGS website, www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > This index is the most popular data series on the TIGS website.> > Work is now being done on Volumes 8 and 9 as follows:> > 1. Volume 8: As previously mentioned, the index pages for this volume do not show the marriage number and the date of the marriage. Several local TIGS volunteers have helped in looking up the names in the Marriage Book itself, to obtain this information and post it to the photocopy of the marriage index page. To date 69 pages of the index have been completed which leave 47 pages remaining to be worked on. This is where help can be used. If you are in there Troy area and can spend an hours or so do some lookups, it would be a great help. Until these lookups are done, the 47 pages cannot be scanned and sent to transcribers for data entry. The 69 pages completed so far cover Brides and Grooms names from A to Me and all of these records have been transcribed and proofread.> > 2. Volume 9: All of the Volume 9 index pages for Grooms AND Brides names have been scanned. Work is continuing on data entry of these pages and to date nearly all Grooms names from A to Py have been data entered and proof read. Volume 9 is an exceptionally large index book and may have 10,000 names in it. Additional transcribers can always be used to help with the data entry.> > If anyone has an interest in helping with this project, either doing data entry OR helping with the Volume 8 lookups at the County Clerk's Office in Troy, they can write me off list at: seamus@nycap.rr.com> > Regards,> > Bill McGrath> TIGS Project Coordinator> Clifton Park, NY> ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List===> Did you pay your 2008 Dues?> Troy Irish Genealogy Society> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/> -------------------------------> 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 _________________________________________________________________ Suspicious message? There’s an alert for that. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad2_122008

I wondered why you were keeping a low profile on this one A.E Fadden “Beware the people who moralize about great issues; moralizing is easier than facing hard facts.” - John Corry --- On Tue, 12/9/08, Stephanie Kinney-Dewey <phnurse@hotmail.com> wrote: From: Stephanie Kinney-Dewey <phnurse@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Marriage Index Project/Volunteers Needed To: "Troy Irish Geneaology" <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 12:58 PM May finally have computer system that will allow me to help again. stephanie> From: seamus@nycap.rr.com> To: NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 16:45:26 -0500> Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Marriage Index Project/Volunteers Needed> > List members may be interested in the status of the Rensselaer County Marriage Index Project and the continuing need for help on this project.> > Currently Volumes 1 to 7, with their 40,000 names, are available on line on the TIGS website, www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > This index is the most popular data series on the TIGS website.> > Work is now being done on Volumes 8 and 9 as follows:> > 1. Volume 8: As previously mentioned, the index pages for this volume do not show the marriage number and the date of the marriage. Several local TIGS volunteers have helped in looking up the names in the Marriage Book itself, to obtain this information and post it to the photocopy of the marriage index page. To date 69 pages of the index have been completed which leave 47 pages remaining to be worked on. This is where help can be used. If you are in there Troy area and can spend an hours or so do some lookups, it would be a great help. Until these lookups are done, the 47 pages cannot be scanned and sent to transcribers for data entry. The 69 pages completed so far cover Brides and Grooms names from A to Me and all of these records have been transcribed and proofread.> > 2. Volume 9: All of the Volume 9 index pages for Grooms AND Brides names have been scanned. Work is continuing on data entry of these pages and to date nearly all Grooms names from A to Py have been data entered and proof read. Volume 9 is an exceptionally large index book and may have 10,000 names in it. Additional transcribers can always be used to help with the data entry.> > If anyone has an interest in helping with this project, either doing data entry OR helping with the Volume 8 lookups at the County Clerk's Office in Troy, they can write me off list at: seamus@nycap.rr.com> > Regards,> > Bill McGrath> TIGS Project Coordinator> Clifton Park, NY> ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List===> Did you pay your 2008 Dues?> Troy Irish Genealogy Society> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/> -------------------------------> 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 _________________________________________________________________ Suspicious message? There’s an alert for that. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad2_122008 ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== Did you pay your 2008 Dues? Troy Irish Genealogy Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ ------------------------------- 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

Tuesday August 26 ,2008 TroyRecord Article 100years agoWednesday August 26 , 1908 “The new patrol wagon use by Troy Police is questioned by critics who say it is only used to convey prisoners between the jail and the courthouse and not to take people arrested into the police station .Public Safety Commissioner Mann defends the police use by saying”There are times when someone is taken into custody near the police station and they are walked in, rather than wait for the wagon. Holding a person on a street corner waiting for the wagon attracts a crowd.” Police superintendent Morris Kirkpatrick notes that on night patrols there isn't a driver on duty since the driver is on from 7am to 6pm and recommends that a night driver be hired. " **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

As many of you already know,our Dec.meeting will be held at J.Keefe's home on Thursday,Dec.18th...for directions and further details go to the tigs website...it is potluck,so be sure to specify what dish you will bring...Jeanne has an rsvp link there,so that she can send you directions,and the time.See you then.Mimi

If you or someone you know is a "newbie" to genealogy, and would like some basic information on getting started in tracing your family tree; what records can be found where in the Capital District (and on the Internet); how to organize your research; and some tips, forms and other helpful info: I will be leading a two-hour workshop, once in Jan. and again in March. There is further info on the TIGS website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nytigs/ If you have any questions, feel free to contact me off list: dkvaughn@nycap.rr.com Donna

Monday August 25 ,2008 TroyRecord Article 100years agoTuesday August 25 ,1908 “ The last of the major party notification ceremonies for 1908 is done as John W. Kern of Indiana accepts the Democratic vice presidential nomination. Kern delivers his acceptance speech at a newly built coliseum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds that holds around 15,000. The traction lines and fourteen railroads brought the people on regular and special trains. 500 cars transported the crowds from the city to the fairgrounds and back.Kern, in his acceptance speech abides by the custom of his time by disclaiming any political ambition. Republican nominee Howard Taft steals some headlines by releasing a record called “ A Little Sermon in a Phonograph. Which says “No man can study the movement of modern civilization from an impartial standpoint and not realize that Christianity and the spread of Christianity are the only basis for hope of modern civilization in the growth of popular self government” Photo of the day Troy Record Monday August 25,2008 1920 photo of Indian Motorcycle **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)

I can scan it in but I don't think any attachments are allowed on this site so I can send it to you individually OFFSITE. Joyce In a message dated 12/7/2008 9:05:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, lantana@npgcable.com writes: Joyce; can we access the photo of the kitchen staff of St. Joseph in Cohoes in 1950 appearing in the Troy Record? Joyce052@aol.com wrote: >Photo of the day Troy Record Thursday August 21, 2008 1946 photo of >Charles Treece at Waite Place > >Photo of the day Troy Record Friday August 22, 2008 1927 photo of Anna >Winters > >Photo of the day Troy Record Saturday August 23, 2008 1950 photo of >Kitchen Staff of St Joseph's Parish in Cohoes. In 1868 St Joseph's was founded to >serve the French speaking residents of Cohoes. To mark the 140th anniversary >of the church, a special commemorative medallion has been produced and >orders may be placed by calling 237-8789 > > **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)