Perry: I liked your webpage. I have taught Irish Genealogy, volunteer at my local LDS Family History Center and volunteer for The Central New York Genalogical Society. I wondered if you have spent much time researching collateral lines? Jim Hartigan Camillus, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Perry Streeter" <perry@streeter.com> To: "Jim Hartigan" <jhartig1@twcny.rr.com>; <NYALLEGA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 12:53 PM Subject: RE: [NYAllega] Re: O'Connor - Wellsville > Jim: > > Thank you for your kind words and the helpful suggestions. My ancestral > families have resided in Steuben County for as many as 9 generations and > since as early as 1794. Many of these families resided in Towns which > border Allegany County so you may find other local surnames of interest at > www.perry.streeter.com. > > Perry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Hartigan [mailto:jhartig1@twcny.rr.com] > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:44 AM > To: NYALLEGA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NYAllega] Re: O'Connor - Wellsville > > > Hi Perry: > I like the way you have written your family history. The curse of the common > Irish surname can be overcome, if one leaves "no stone unturned". > I assume you have checked land & mortgage, probate, military, tax, voter and > obscure records held by various societies & Assoc. I assumed you have > searched all the censuses avail. 15 pages before & after where you found > your folks. I assume you have used a wider net to catch collateral lines to > help you unravel your direct lines. I assume you have used the greatest > asset of the Familysearch.org, the Family History Library Catalog. I assume > you have good American & Irish genealogy references. Please ask ques., I > know how tough this research can be even with a much less common surname > like Hartigan. > Jim Hartigan > > <snip> > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Information Boulevard's Virus Scanning] >