Hi Kristin, Thank you of having me. Yes I am in the Troy area. I currently live in Waterford. The family names I have in Troy are Banks (from 15th Street) Ahearn/Ahern and Kelly (from Liberty Street). I have done a lot of work already but it has been a few years since I did any work on my genealogy. I had given it to my Mother, Teresa (Banks) Lewandusky a few years ago, and now that she has passed a year ago this month I am ready to get back to it. I got an email from my mother's friend Kay Brearton about your group, and thought it would be a good way to get back into it. I am not working at this time and would love to work on any projects you may need an able body for. If you could tell me how to post on the message board, I went to the string but I did not see where to post myself. Thanks again, Andrea -----Original Message----- From: Kris6851@aol.com [mailto:Kris6851@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 11:25 PM To: asharp1@nycap.rr.com; NY-Troy-Irish-Gensoc@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Subscribe Welcome to TIGS, always looking for new members. Are you from the Troy area?? or just have ancestors in Troy? If you are looking for a particular surname please post it to the list so we can see if others are looking for or have informaton for you;. Kristin Cooney-Ayotte Current President TIGS ************** New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)