My ancestors also lived in Lansingburgh, 1840s right up to a third cousin I found a few years ago who is still in N. Troy. I am particularly interested in a little book written by a cousin of my grandmother (Mabel Campbell Jordan, b. 1885 Lansingburgh, d. 1973). The author is Ruth G. Campbell (b. 1897 Lansingburgh); the book is entitled The Campbells of Nestledown, Vantage Press, 1971. While I am at it, I might as well mention the surnames I am researching in Lansingburgh: CAMPBELL, STRIKER, CLARKSON, COOKINGHAM, JORDAN, BEBERNITZ. Thank you! Nancy Nancy Jordan Fako 337 Ridge Avenue Elmhurst, IL 60126 (630) 279-6244 **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026)

Hi everyone: I am still trying to find the parents of Thomas J. Keefe, who was reportedly born in Rensselaer (City or County)c. 1957, father born in Ireland possibly named Michael or Joseph, mother unknown. Thomas married Hanora (Hannah, Anna, Johanna) Theresa Morrissey (born June 5, 1859 or 1861 in Ireland, possibly Waterford. They were married at Sacred Heart Church in North Albany on December 2nd, 1877. Witnesses, Maurice & Ellen Morrissey. Hannah also had a sister named Kate (Catherine, Katherine)and a brother or father named Maurice, both of whom emigrated to Albany or Troy around the same time. Thomas sold produce from a cart then ran a Confectionary and Dry Goods Store on North Broadway in Albany and had a home around the corner at 4 Genesee St. Albany. Thomas & Hannah's children: 1. Mary E. KEEFE b: WFT Est. 1879-1905 2. John KEEFE b: ABT. 13 JUL 1881 in Albany 3. Joseph F. KEEFE b: ABT. 8 MAR 1884 in Albany 4. Mary Agnes KEEFE b: 17 NOV 1885 5. Lucy KEEFE b: ABT. 19 AUG 1889 6. Thomas J. KEEFE b: ABT. DEC 1890 in Albany 7. Maurice F. KEEFE b: 10 DEC 1897 in Albany Only Mary Agnes, Joseph F. and Maurice F. survived to adulthood. Hannah died on October 26, 1917 in Albany and Thomas died January 22, 1930 in Albany, NY. 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