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