All the historical records that websites like ancestry collected from me, entered into their offical records and then they say the records don't exist for Troy that I have to look in Albany, NY for my ancestors that didn't even live there, but ironically my cousins do. ha! jd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn" <cohoes2@juno.com> To: <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Wells, Catholic Male &Troy Orphan Asylums,St Joseph & St Vincents Homes >I guess I am not sure what you are talking about. What or who was moved to > Albany? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jedollard" <jedollard@comcast.net> > To: <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 3:08 PM > Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] Wells, Catholic Male &Troy Orphan > Asylums,St Joseph & St Vincents Homes > > >> First I am not angry, resentfull, or even frustrated, but this man >> deserves, >> but I want to post this on this ancestry site >> >> You want to know what is wrong with the Troy Record updates and this >> board >> in general, your Irish relatives can get belittled, glossed over, left >> off >> boards you sign up for and web sites and especially at Ancestory or any >> other historical reference web pages who one listed your relatives in >> Troy, >> but to save space they moved them to Albany. >> >> No wonder I can't do research..... >> >> James E. Dollard-nee 1848 Kilkenny, Ireland-Died May 26,1926 >> Whole family interned in St. Mary's Cemetary >> Builder, Contractor, Canal Superintendant, Entreprenaur >> >> Highlights Built/ retrenched finish of Erie Canal, built major portion of >> Barge Canal, Built the IDE Collar Factory (go across the bridge on >> Hoosick >> St. and look to your left at all those remanants of brick building where >> the >> Collar Factory once stood and is a picture in the Library of Congress)... >> >> Rebuilt two major catholic churches in downtown Troy for Free... >> >> Gets credit for building Catholic church in Hudson, NY >> >> Built or rebuilt the Cannon Building and as compensation took two end >> offices overlooking the south flowing Hudson River... >> >> Built the Frear Building-Source Troy Record >> >> Built the McCarthy Building downtown for his friend Mr. McCarthy >> >> Built the Caldwell Arms Apartments >> >> Built the Troy Hotel-last time I looked it was being occupied by disabled >> folks >> >> Built many houses on 9th St. and Peoples avenue >> >> Too many other constructions to list.....etc... >> >> Built major road systems and highways in Troy and Albany >> >> His son John E. was a Professor at RPI, won an award for building one of >> the >> five major bridges in NYC, worked on two more, went blind at the age of >> 35 >> >> His son Vincent after losing all the wealth went crazy working in Albany >> building prisons >> >> All his sons after the old man died ended up traveling through Central >> and >> South Amercia redoing Catholic Churches >> >> and yes I have received numeous phone calls that start off by saying..."I >> knew your greatgrandfather..." >> >> and I have had other people say their greatgrandfathers built the same >> buildings, go figure, out! >> >> >> ===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 >> >> > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Dreaming of getting away? Click here for an island experience in Hawaii. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3nKLPCkFleTRd9gcY4z2zjJ0wcfqcPeUf94zQR5fXWJgnIGJ/ > ===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