I’d made a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request for records pertaining to the Rensselaer County Farm (Almshouse) Cemetery back on May 15, 2014. The Rensselaer County Attorney only acknowledged the request on June 23, 2014 after I’d appealed the constructive denial of the request (i.e. the failure to even acknowledge the request within the window the law provides). I received the below recently: > From Pechenik, Stephen to Christopher Philippo on Aug. 19, 2014: > Dear Mr. Philippo: > > Due to vacation schedules, the Rensselaer County Clerk has not yet searched his records. My office will contact you once we have a page count. > > Very truly yours, > > STEPHEN A. PECHENIK > Rensselaer County Attorney > > Stephen A. Pechenik > Ned Pattison County Government Center > 1600 Seventh Avenue > Troy, New York 12180 > Voice: (518) 270-2950 > Fax: (518) 270-2954 > E-Mail: spechenik@rensco.com Evidently the RensCo Clerk has had a vacation that has run from June 23, 2014 through August 19, 2014? Seems pretty generous! Anyhow, hopefully we’re getting closer to learning what records they might have. Much of what little is known at the moment is at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2538887 It might be possible to find some additional interments recorded in the City of Troy’s interment books that are microfilmed, though only later years in those specify the cemeteries, and those records are also incomplete. I haven’t tried filing a FOIL request with the city or county for records pertaining to the Nail Factory Cemetery, but they ought to have some since it was a city cemetery and the land subsequently seems to have become property of Rensselaer County. I’ve also wanted to make a FOIL request with the city for records pertaining to the original Mount Ida Cemetery adjacent to Prospect Park, particularly records pertaining to its bulldozing in 1990 despite the lack of evidence that bodies and headstones (which had been ordered buried in 1919) were ever removed. Chris Philippo

Jeanne, Interesting....I'll talk to you on phine. Don't trust this site..... Kathy Sent from my iPad > On Aug 20, 2014, at 10:52 AM, Christopher Philippo via <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > I’d made a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request for records pertaining to the Rensselaer County Farm (Almshouse) Cemetery back on May 15, 2014. The Rensselaer County Attorney only acknowledged the request on June 23, 2014 after I’d appealed the constructive denial of the request (i.e. the failure to even acknowledge the request within the window the law provides). I received the below recently: > >> From Pechenik, Stephen to Christopher Philippo on Aug. 19, 2014: >> Dear Mr. Philippo: >> >> Due to vacation schedules, the Rensselaer County Clerk has not yet searched his records. My office will contact you once we have a page count. >> >> Very truly yours, >> >> STEPHEN A. PECHENIK >> Rensselaer County Attorney >> >> Stephen A. Pechenik >> Ned Pattison County Government Center >> 1600 Seventh Avenue >> Troy, New York 12180 >> Voice: (518) 270-2950 >> Fax: (518) 270-2954 >> E-Mail: spechenik@rensco.com > > Evidently the RensCo Clerk has had a vacation that has run from June 23, 2014 through August 19, 2014? Seems pretty generous! Anyhow, hopefully we’re getting closer to learning what records they might have. Much of what little is known at the moment is at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2538887 It might be possible to find some additional interments recorded in the City of Troy’s interment books that are microfilmed, though only later years in those specify the cemeteries, and those records are also incomplete. > > I haven’t tried filing a FOIL request with the city or county for records pertaining to the Nail Factory Cemetery, but they ought to have some since it was a city cemetery and the land subsequently seems to have become property of Rensselaer County. I’ve also wanted to make a FOIL request with the city for records pertaining to the original Mount Ida Cemetery adjacent to Prospect Park, particularly records pertaining to its bulldozing in 1990 despite the lack of evidence that bodies and headstones (which had been ordered buried in 1919) were ever removed. > > Chris Philippo > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Chris, Thank you for your continued hard work in the investigations. Hope to see you soon and we can chat then..... Kathy Sent from my iPad > On Aug 20, 2014, at 10:52 AM, Christopher Philippo via <ny-troy-irish-gensoc@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > I’d made a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request for records pertaining to the Rensselaer County Farm (Almshouse) Cemetery back on May 15, 2014. The Rensselaer County Attorney only acknowledged the request on June 23, 2014 after I’d appealed the constructive denial of the request (i.e. the failure to even acknowledge the request within the window the law provides). I received the below recently: > >> From Pechenik, Stephen to Christopher Philippo on Aug. 19, 2014: >> Dear Mr. Philippo: >> >> Due to vacation schedules, the Rensselaer County Clerk has not yet searched his records. My office will contact you once we have a page count. >> >> Very truly yours, >> >> STEPHEN A. PECHENIK >> Rensselaer County Attorney >> >> Stephen A. Pechenik >> Ned Pattison County Government Center >> 1600 Seventh Avenue >> Troy, New York 12180 >> Voice: (518) 270-2950 >> Fax: (518) 270-2954 >> E-Mail: spechenik@rensco.com > > Evidently the RensCo Clerk has had a vacation that has run from June 23, 2014 through August 19, 2014? Seems pretty generous! Anyhow, hopefully we’re getting closer to learning what records they might have. Much of what little is known at the moment is at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2538887 It might be possible to find some additional interments recorded in the City of Troy’s interment books that are microfilmed, though only later years in those specify the cemeteries, and those records are also incomplete. > > I haven’t tried filing a FOIL request with the city or county for records pertaining to the Nail Factory Cemetery, but they ought to have some since it was a city cemetery and the land subsequently seems to have become property of Rensselaer County. I’ve also wanted to make a FOIL request with the city for records pertaining to the original Mount Ida Cemetery adjacent to Prospect Park, particularly records pertaining to its bulldozing in 1990 despite the lack of evidence that bodies and headstones (which had been ordered buried in 1919) were ever removed. > > Chris Philippo > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2014 Dues**. See the Website for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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