This article brought up a pleasant memory. I was drafted in 1956 from Troy, NY although I had never resided in Troy. I had used my uncle Thomas Miter's address when I registered for the draft as I had no permanent US address at the time. When I returned from my 2-year tour in the Army in 1958, I stopped by Troy on my way to join my parents in El Paso, TX and stayed with my uncle for a few days. On the first day of my visit he took me to lunch at the Troy Club and I had my first steamed clams. They tasted wonderfully well after two years of mess hall chow in Germany and I order them any time I see them on a menu. Here is a link to Google Books for a picture of the aftermath of the fire that destroyed the club in 1981: http://books.google.com/books?id=_n8Rr8pSAiAC&pg=PT13&lpg=PT13&dq=the+troy+c lub+fire&source=web&ots=3lNAah9t7K&sig=vR_jtKpiRS4YpHmYzgZcvkUjizw&hl=en&sa= X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPT13,M1 Brad Miter -----Original Message----- From: ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bill & Cathy McGrath Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 7:50 AM To: NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-L@rootsweb.com; nyrensse@rootsweb.com Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] The Troy Club List members may be interested in reading an interesting article on the founding of The Troy Club that has just been added to the TIGS website. Article was taken from the book "Troy's 100 Years" published in 1891 and shows a photograph of the beautiful building that housed the club. Many of the names of the founding members will be recognized as being among Troy's leading industrialists of that era. Go to the TIGS web site www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nytigs/ click on LOCAL HISTORY and then click on TROY CLUB. This section of the TIGS website also has 31 other interesting articles for anyone interested in Troy's history. Regards, Bill McGrath Clifton Park ===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

Sorry about the broken link in previous message. Just copy and paste the three lines into your browser so that they are contiguous. This will bring up the exact page without your having to go into the book. Brad -----Original Message----- From: nyrensse-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nyrensse-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bradford Miter Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 10:39 AM To: NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-L@rootsweb.com; nyrensse@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYRENSSE] [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] The Troy Club This article brought up a pleasant memory. I was drafted in 1956 from Troy, NY although I had never resided in Troy. I had used my uncle Thomas Miter's address when I registered for the draft as I had no permanent US address at the time. When I returned from my 2-year tour in the Army in 1958, I stopped by Troy on my way to join my parents in El Paso, TX and stayed with my uncle for a few days. On the first day of my visit he took me to lunch at the Troy Club and I had my first steamed clams. They tasted wonderfully well after two years of mess hall chow in Germany and I order them any time I see them on a menu. Here is a link to Google Books for a picture of the aftermath of the fire that destroyed the club in 1981: http://books.google.com/books?id=_n8Rr8pSAiAC&pg=PT13&lpg=PT13&dq=the+troy+c lub+fire&source=web&ots=3lNAah9t7K&sig=vR_jtKpiRS4YpHmYzgZcvkUjizw&hl=en&sa= X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result#PPT13,M1 Brad Miter -----Original Message----- From: ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-troy-irish-gensoc-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bill & Cathy McGrath Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 7:50 AM To: NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC-L@rootsweb.com; nyrensse@rootsweb.com Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] The Troy Club List members may be interested in reading an interesting article on the founding of The Troy Club that has just been added to the TIGS website. Article was taken from the book "Troy's 100 Years" published in 1891 and shows a photograph of the beautiful building that housed the club. Many of the names of the founding members will be recognized as being among Troy's leading industrialists of that era. Go to the TIGS web site www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nytigs/ click on LOCAL HISTORY and then click on TROY CLUB. This section of the TIGS website also has 31 other interesting articles for anyone interested in Troy's history. Regards, Bill McGrath Clifton Park ===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-RENSSE Mailing List==== Check out the mailing list's website at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYRensse/ Don't forget the Rensselaer County Message Board: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.re nsselaer/mb.ashx ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYRENSSE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message