Barb Below are the May, 2012 appearances of Steve Morse. May 12: Bethpage, NY: Italian Genealogical Group May 16: New York, NY: New York Public Library, 42nd Street Branch May 19: Olyphant, PA: Genealogical Research Society of Northern Pennsylvania May 20: Plainview, NY: Jewish Genealogical Society of Long Island The three latter appearances are his presentation of "Getting Ready for the 1940 Census - Searching Without a Name Index". His presentation at the Italian Genealogical Group is yet to be determined. If you can attend a Steve Morse presentation you will enjoy him and his lecture. He is not only brilliant but very personable. We who do family research are very lucky that Steve Morse has shared his gift with us. His talent totally amazes me and the list of his One-Step WebPages just gets longer each year. Elaine Long Island, New York -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 10:48 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [BKLYN] CORRECTION: Castle Garden CORRECTION: This is what I get for responding too quickly, when I should be doing something offline! My comments below should have been about the ELLIS ISLAND site, not CASTLE GARDEN. I've had difficulty consistently with Ellis Island, whose spelling of surnames is usually better than that of Castle Garden In both instances, highly recommend using: stevemorse.org at the top. Steve's site also includes ship arrivals to ports other than NYC. FYI RE NYC ARRIVALS: ELLIS ISLAND Records >1892 - 1924 CASTLE GARDEN Records> 1855- 1891 Pre-1855 ships found through Ancestry.com When known, you can search ships manifest via stevemorse.org. Steve & friends are brilliant techincal men. who offer guidance to all nationallities, many time frames. It is a site worthy of your time and exploration. Barb Metro NYC Researcher > > > ======================= > I have a question does Ellis island have information for people > arriving 1888. I thought it was Castle Gardens or the Barge where > there is limited info > > -----Original Message----- > From: MizScarlettNY <[email protected]> > To: nywestch <[email protected]>; NY-IRISH > <[email protected]>; NYNEWYOR <[email protected]>; NYBrooklyn > <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 9:38 am > Subject: Re: [BKLYN] [NYWESTCH] Castle Garden > > Dear Bill Hinkle, > > I don't rely on the Castle Garden website for information, basically > because I ran into the same dilemma as you have, consistently. They > are supposed > > to be a free website, and seek donations, but that's no excuse for > incorrect or absent information. > > May I suggest that your try http://stevemorse.org/ first. The Ellis > Island > > information is right at the top of Steve's page. I think you'll have > more > > success here. > > Best O'Luck, > Barb > Metro NYC Researcher > ========== > > > [email protected] writes: > > Not too long ago, I searched the Castle Garden website to find when > > my Irish ancestors arrived. I was able to find my Thomas Lyons age > > 9, who settled in Ossining NY, arriving on the ship "City of Cork" > > in 1865. I > listed > > > all the Lyons' arriving on that ship to see who his relatives might be. > > > > I tried Castle Garden again to replicate the original information > > and to > > > see if I might have missed something. > > > > Now when I enter the information, I get a message that the search > request > > returned no results. I even tried listing the name of the ship, the > year, > > etc. etc. No luck at all. > > > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Bill.... This happened to me some years back...so I went to another site not related and did my search. The next day I went back to the Garden and lo and behold..there is what I was looking for! I guess if you don't at first succeed, go back the next day! :))) Happy hunting Judie Cook [email protected] On Mar 19, 2012, at 4:21 PM, Tom B wrote: > I found the same problem Bill. Tom > > > --- On Mon, 3/19/12, Evelyn & Bill Hinkle <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Not too long ago, I searched the Castle Garden website to find when my Irish ancestors arrived. I was able to find my Thomas Lyons age 9, who settled in Ossining NY, arriving on the ship "City of Cork" in 1865. I listed all the Lyons' arriving on that ship to see who his relatives might be. > > I tried Castle Garden again to replicate the original information and to see if I might have missed something. > > Now when I enter the information, I get a message that the search request returned no results. I even tried listing the name of the ship, the year, etc. etc. No luck at all. I do get a lot of information regarding how people can donate to Castle Garden. > > > Have any of you had this problem lately? If Castle Garden has changed anything, a lot of genealogists are going to be in trouble. If this is true, how have any of you gotten around this glitch? Are you able to see everybody arriving on any given ship? > > Thanks for your help. > > Bill Hinkle > Port Orange, Florida > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I found the same problem Bill. Tom   --- On Mon, 3/19/12, Evelyn & Bill Hinkle <[email protected]> wrote: Not too long ago, I searched the Castle Garden website to find when my Irish ancestors arrived.  I was able to find my Thomas Lyons age 9, who settled in Ossining NY, arriving on the ship "City of Cork" in 1865.  I listed all the Lyons' arriving on that ship to see who his relatives might be. I tried Castle Garden again to replicate the original information and to see if I might have missed something. Now when I enter the information, I get a message that the search request returned no results.  I even tried listing the name of the ship, the year, etc. etc.  No luck at all.  I do get a lot of information regarding how people can donate to Castle Garden. Have any of you had this problem lately?  If Castle Garden has changed anything, a lot of genealogists are going to be in trouble.  If this is true, how have any of you gotten around this glitch?  Are you able to see everybody arriving on any given ship? Thanks for your help. Bill Hinkle Port Orange, Florida ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

CORRECTION: This is what I get for responding too quickly, when I should be doing something offline! My comments below should have been about the ELLIS ISLAND site, not CASTLE GARDEN. I've had difficulty consistently with Ellis Island, whose spelling of surnames is usually better than that of Castle Garden In both instances, highly recommend using: stevemorse.org at the top. Steve's site also includes ship arrivals to ports other than NYC. FYI RE NYC ARRIVALS: ELLIS ISLAND Records >1892 - 1924 CASTLE GARDEN Records> 1855- 1891 Pre-1855 ships found through Ancestry.com When known, you can search ships manifest via stevemorse.org. Steve & friends are brilliant techincal men. who offer guidance to all nationallities, many time frames. It is a site worthy of your time and exploration. Barb Metro NYC Researcher > > > ======================= > I have a question does Ellis island have information for people arriving > 1888. I thought it was Castle Gardens or the Barge where there is limited > info > > -----Original Message----- > From: MizScarlettNY <[email protected]> > To: nywestch <[email protected]>; NY-IRISH <[email protected]>; > NYNEWYOR <[email protected]>; NYBrooklyn <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 9:38 am > Subject: Re: [BKLYN] [NYWESTCH] Castle Garden > > Dear Bill Hinkle, > > I don't rely on the Castle Garden website for information, basically > because I ran into the same dilemma as you have, consistently. They are > supposed > > to be a free website, and seek donations, but that's no excuse for > incorrect > or absent information. > > May I suggest that your try http://stevemorse.org/ first. The Ellis Island > > information is right at the top of Steve's page. I think you'll have more > > success here. > > Best O'Luck, > Barb > Metro NYC Researcher > ========== > > > [email protected] writes: > > Not too long ago, I searched the Castle Garden website to find when my > > Irish ancestors arrived. I was able to find my Thomas Lyons age 9, who > > settled in Ossining NY, arriving on the ship "City of Cork" in 1865. I > listed > > > all the Lyons' arriving on that ship to see who his relatives might be. > > > > I tried Castle Garden again to replicate the original information and to > > > see if I might have missed something. > > > > Now when I enter the information, I get a message that the search > request > > returned no results. I even tried listing the name of the ship, the > year, > > etc. etc. No luck at all. > > > > >

Dear Bill Hinkle, I don't rely on the Castle Garden website for information, basically because I ran into the same dilemma as you have, consistently. They are supposed to be a free website, and seek donations, but that's no excuse for incorrect or absent information. May I suggest that your try http://stevemorse.org/ first. The Ellis Island information is right at the top of Steve's page. I think you'll have more success here. Best O'Luck, Barb Metro NYC Researcher ========== [email protected] writes: > Not too long ago, I searched the Castle Garden website to find when my > Irish ancestors arrived. I was able to find my Thomas Lyons age 9, who > settled in Ossining NY, arriving on the ship "City of Cork" in 1865. I listed > all the Lyons' arriving on that ship to see who his relatives might be. > > I tried Castle Garden again to replicate the original information and to > see if I might have missed something. > > Now when I enter the information, I get a message that the search request > returned no results. I even tried listing the name of the ship, the year, > etc. etc. No luck at all.

To add to Denise's post...When anyone contacts any cemetery, phoning is the best way to acquire immediate information. What to ask? Ask for the name, address and date of purchase, and the grave location within the cemetery, as if you plan to visit. Often they will mail you a map, free of charge. Everyone complains about the price of interment, but the typical ones reveal all who are buried there, and for each, the date of burial, grave location (if it is a large or double plot) and place of birth. In my pexperience, there are usually surpirse "guests" interred with known ancestors, who may or may not be related. In one of my personal interment lists, I was told my ancestors purchased the grave from another family, who had three babies buried there first--no relation! In conclusion, there is no document that compares to interment lists. Barb Metro NYC Researcher ========== [email protected] writes: > Ask who owned the plot. It appears that John is buried there with Fred. > > Sometimes head stones when placed with the first burial; other times they > were placed when someone could afford them, and not all names were > included.

Kim, I really encourage you to follow up with the cemetery until you find out who else is buried in the plot with Fred and when they were interred. Ask who owned the plot. It appears that John is buried there with Fred. Sometimes head stones when placed with the first burial; other times they were placed when someone could afford them, and not all names were included. When you know burial dates, you should be able to locate death certificates, and I encourage you to obtain them. My relatives are buried in Holy Cross. They are very helpful & provided info over the phone. The information I received from them really helped me put together the early history of my family in NYC. Denise From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: 03/19/2012 03:29 AM Subject: NYBROOKLYN Digest, Vol 7, Issue 53 Sent by: [email protected] Today's Topics: 1. need help (Kim Hawkins) 2. Re: need help Osterbye ([email protected]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:11:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Kim Hawkins <[email protected]> Subject: [BKLYN] need help To: NYC list <[email protected]>, NYBrooklyn NYBrooklyn <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Im having trouble making out the spelling of a name on a document. The document is found on ancestry.com under the name John Osterbye..its a record for the New York, Census of Inmates in Almshouses and Poorhouses, his birthdate is Nov. 13, 1840 and he died Jan 17, 1915 not long after he was put in the poorhouse. There is a name under "names and addresses of relatives" it says "sister anna" then I cant make out the spelling of her last name. she lives at 912 2nd Ave. It looks like hemmigson...or something simular. Can anyone check this out and maybe see if you can make out the name? I found John buried at the All faiths lutheran cemetery and someone took a picture of his headstone for me...his name isnt on the headstone, but the name Fred Osterbye is. I think this was his son but I cant find any info on him. My records say Fred was born in Denmark on January 22, 1867...the headstone says 1869. Fred's full name was Chr. Karl Friederich Theodor ?sterby. John was married twice, first to Dorthea Schaer, she died in 1904, I have a copy of her death cert. I cant find her and John on any census. He married 2nd Frances Huck b. abt. 1871. The poorhouse record says he was widowed so Im assuming she also died before him. I found John and frances on the 1910 census with 3 children who I also cant find anything else on. I did email the cemetery and asked who else was buried in the plot with John, I havent heard back from them yet. If anyone has a little extra time on their hands and has time to take a look at that document It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much. Kim [email protected] ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:44:16 -0400 (EDT) From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BKLYN] need help Osterbye To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Hi Kim, In a message dated 3/18/2012 5:12:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: <<Im having trouble making out the spelling of a name on a document. The document is found on ancestry.com under the name John Osterbye..its a record for the New York, Census of Inmates in Almshouses and Poorhouses, his birthdate is Nov. 13, 1840 and he died Jan 17, 1915 not long after he was put in the poorhouse. There is a name under "names and addresses of relatives" it says "sister anna" then I cant make out the spelling of her last name. she lives at 912 2nd Ave. It looks like hemmigson...or something simular. Can anyone check this out and maybe see if you can make out the name? >> I did find Anna Henningsen 912 2nd ave, NYC in the 1920 Census, widow, age 76 b. DenmarkThe other name, Dora Chapman may be a friend. I did not find one at 500 E. 162 st. <<John was married twice, first to Dorthea Schaer, she died in 1904, I have a copy of her death cert. I cant find her and John on any census. He married 2nd Frances Huck b. abt. 1871. The poorhouse record says he was widowed so Im assuming she also died before him. I found John and frances on the 1910 census with 3 children who I also cant find anything else on>> In 1910 Census, married to Frances = they are married 16 yrs, 5 children, 3 living. Since they were married before Dorthea Schaer died in 1904, he must have been divorced. This info was found on Ancestry.com Betty Noonan ------------------------------ To contact the NYBROOKLYN list administrator, send an email to [email protected] To post a message to the NYBROOKLYN mailing list, send an email to [email protected] __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of NYBROOKLYN Digest, Vol 7, Issue 53 *****************************************

Not too long ago, I searched the Castle Garden website to find when my Irish ancestors arrived.  I was able to find my Thomas Lyons age 9, who settled in Ossining NY, arriving on the ship "City of Cork" in 1865.  I listed all the Lyons' arriving on that ship to see who his relatives might be. I tried Castle Garden again to replicate the original information and to see if I might have missed something. Now when I enter the information, I get a message that the search request returned no results.  I even tried listing the name of the ship, the year, etc. etc.  No luck at all.  I do get a lot of information regarding how people can donate to Castle Garden. Have any of you had this problem lately?  If Castle Garden has changed anything, a lot of genealogists are going to be in trouble.  If this is true, how have any of you gotten around this glitch?  Are you able to see everybody arriving on any given ship? Thanks for your help. Bill Hinkle Port Orange, Florida

Hi Kim, In a message dated 3/18/2012 5:12:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: <<Im having trouble making out the spelling of a name on a document. The document is found on ancestry.com under the name John Osterbye..its a record for the New York, Census of Inmates in Almshouses and Poorhouses, his birthdate is Nov. 13, 1840 and he died Jan 17, 1915 not long after he was put in the poorhouse. There is a name under "names and addresses of relatives" it says "sister anna" then I cant make out the spelling of her last name. she lives at 912 2nd Ave. It looks like hemmigson...or something simular. Can anyone check this out and maybe see if you can make out the name? >> I did find Anna Henningsen 912 2nd ave, NYC in the 1920 Census, widow, age 76 b. DenmarkThe other name, Dora Chapman may be a friend. I did not find one at 500 E. 162 st. <<John was married twice, first to Dorthea Schaer, she died in 1904, I have a copy of her death cert. I cant find her and John on any census. He married 2nd Frances Huck b. abt. 1871. The poorhouse record says he was widowed so Im assuming she also died before him. I found John and frances on the 1910 census with 3 children who I also cant find anything else on>> In 1910 Census, married to Frances = they are married 16 yrs, 5 children, 3 living. Since they were married before Dorthea Schaer died in 1904, he must have been divorced. This info was found on Ancestry.com Betty Noonan

Im having trouble making out the spelling of a name on a document. The document is found on ancestry.com under the name John Osterbye..its a record for the New York, Census of Inmates in Almshouses and Poorhouses, his birthdate is Nov. 13, 1840 and he died Jan 17, 1915 not long after he was put in the poorhouse. There is a name under "names and addresses of relatives" it says "sister anna" then I cant make out the spelling of her last name. she lives at 912 2nd Ave. It looks like hemmigson...or something simular. Can anyone check this out and maybe see if you can make out the name? I found John buried at the All faiths lutheran cemetery and someone took a picture of his headstone for me...his name isnt on the headstone, but the name Fred Osterbye is. I think this was his son but I cant find any info on him. My records say Fred was born in Denmark on January 22, 1867...the headstone says 1869. Fred's full name was Chr. Karl Friederich Theodor Østerby. John was married twice, first to Dorthea Schaer, she died in 1904, I have a copy of her death cert. I cant find her and John on any census. He married 2nd Frances Huck b. abt. 1871. The poorhouse record says he was widowed so Im assuming she also died before him. I found John and frances on the 1910 census with 3 children who I also cant find anything else on. I did email the cemetery and asked who else was buried in the plot with John, I havent heard back from them yet. If anyone has a little extra time on their hands and has time to take a look at that document It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much. Kim [email protected]

Here is a very interesting piece about St. Patrick, including his genealogy that appears today on Dick Eastman's Blog. At the conclusion there is more referral information. http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2012/03/who-was-saint-patrick.html Pauline Salmon San Diego

Update to a Swedish Immigrant Brooklyn enquiry I posted years ago. My great grandfather Gustaf Adolph Roman came from the Granna Smaaland area of Sweden. His nephew Teddy Roman emigrated in 1914, and was naturalized in 1918. According to the the third page of the NYC Grooms Index at Surname Given Name Month/ Day/ Year of Marriage County Certificate Number Soundex Roman S Theodore Jun 6 1923 Kings 7401 R550 Teddy and Viola married in 1923, I have a picture of my grandparents, aunt and my father (he was the ring bearer) from the wedding. Then Teddy and Viola honeymooned in Sweden. The 1933/34 city directory shows Theodore Roman working at Blue Bird Tea Room on 5421 8th Avenue In the 1930 census Theodore was living at 958 72nd Street Brooklyn. I have a letter from my grandmother to my father from Jan 1945 where she mentions a visit they were planning with the Brooklyn Romans when my father returned home after WWII. A head injury in 2006 put a hold on my work researching & writing. I am now far enough along in my recovery that my Dr's advised me to get back into genealogy research as part of my therapy. A roommates assistance with clerical work has made this possible. We recently came across of picture of an elderly woman with Swedish writing on the back. I had hoped it was my grandfathers mother, but it was actually his aunt. Teddy Romans mother. Augusta Marie Johnsdotter Roman at age 80 in 1942. She was married to Knutt Otto Roman, brother of Gustaf Adolf Roman my great grandfather. I would love to learn more about Teddy Romans family in Brooklyn. "No Matter Where She Lives, A Jersey Girl Never Looses Her Tude!!!" (LBR) Allting Hnder fr en skl - Everything Happens for a reason (Swedish) Sincerely, Laurie Beth Roman [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) A Winner in the Prestigious ISFHWE Excellence in Writing Competition June 2006 Article "Break Thru Your Brick Walls by Writing Your Family History" was published in the GSB (NJ) newsletter the Archivist August 2006 Brain Injury Survivor September 2006 Ongoing Research Interrupted by Head Injury: The Roman Family in Ridgewood/Midland Park/Wortendyke/Wyckoff/Franklin Township NJ. The Roman Family in Brooklyn NY, Swedish Restaurants/Bakeries of old Brooklyn The Roman Family of Smaaland Sweden.

Hedda C Peterson Roman b. 08-14-1865? of Sweden. Daughter of Peter Jensen and Lotta Peterson. Came to USA Brooklyn NY 1891 m. 10-14-1891 (Gustaf Adolph Roman) Brooklyn NY cert. HD4382.1891 JR. d. 10-01-1899 Wyckoff NJ (or Franklin Township of heart disease or Meningitis. Funeral - Van Emburgh & Terhune. Ill 9 months, resident of NJ 8 yrs. Buried Wyckoff Reformed Church. Hedda lived a short time in the US before she died and only generated a few birth records in NJ for their two sons and a combined birth death record for a third child who was premature and died at birth. I would like to learn about the Swedish community in Brooklyn at the time she came to the US and married Great Grandpa. "No Matter Where She Lives, A Jersey Girl Never Looses Her Tude!!!" (LBR) Allting Hnder fr en skl - Everything Happens for a reason (Swedish) Sincerely, Laurie Beth Roman [email protected] A Winner in the Prestigious ISFHWE Excellence in Writing Competition June 2006 Article "Break Thru Your Brick Walls by Writing Your Family History" was published in the GSB (NJ) newsletter the Archivist August 2006 Brain Injury Survivor September 2006 Ongoing Research Interrupted by Head Injury: The Roman Family in Ridgewood/Midland Park/Wortendyke/Wyckoff/Franklin Township NJ. The Roman Family in Brooklyn NY, Swedish Restaurants/Bakeries of old Brooklyn The Roman Family of Smaaland Sweden.

Hi Hope someone on list can assist me.....I have created a file that I shared with family member but he cannot add anything to this file. It was created as a .pdf. How can I resend to him so that he can add information and photos to it. He asked that I send it as a document file but after speaking with FTM still do not see a way to do it. Thanks Marie

I believe that you can save as an rtf file. Word recognizes that and it can be edited Sent from my iPad On Mar 13, 2012, at 8:38 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi > > Hope someone on list can assist me.....I have created a file that I shared with family member but he cannot add anything to this file. It was created as a .pdf. > > How can I resend to him so that he can add information and photos to it. He asked that I send it as a document file but after speaking with FTM still do not see a way to do it. > > Thanks > Marie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sorry, that was a mistake. Please excuse me. Marilyn

Hi, I arrived home from Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands a few days ago. It was a very arduous trip due to the heat and humidity, but I am pleased with all that I accomplished. I flew from New York to Florida and spent a few days with Bob, Bernadette and the girls. The tour started in Miami, and I flew to Quito, Ecuador. I was met at the airport by our guide, Sopy, and taken to the hotel. The next day I met with 15 other fellow travelers. Quito is the capitol city of Ecuador and is 9,200 ft. above sea level and is 16 miles south of the Equator. The population is about 2 million people. There is an active volcano located near to Quito and it erupted in 2006 spilling enough ash to close the airport. We visited the old city, seeing the National Basilica built in 1873, the town square and government houses. The sanctuary was blessed by Pope John Paul II in 1985. We also visited the Middle of the World where there is a monument constructed to mark the point where the equator crosses through Ecuador. However, GPS has moved the equator line 240 meters north from where it was marked in 1979-1982. We also visited the Pre-Columbian museum, The Casa del Albano, where Sopy worked before becoming a tour guide. So we received an excellent tour. That afternoon we flew to Coca where we boarded a large motorized canoe on the Napo River. This river is about 215 miles long and flows into the Amazon River. It took about 2 hours before we reached our destination at the Yachana Lodge. We were indeed in the jungle. The lodge is used as a school both for medical interns and teachers. These people go out into the jungle and assist the families with hygiene; schooling and the older students learn a service trade such as servers, chambermaids, cooking and other travel services. We visited with a native family and tasted some native foods, such as grubs, fish and fruits. I did try the grubs and they were quite tasty. If you can eat escargot, what is the difference? One day we rode in the canoe to where a native woman was panning for gold, the old fashioned way. Just as the miners did during the gold rush in our west, this woman used a small sluice, a wooden panning pan and counted the times she dug into the river bottom with stones. It is back breaking work, to say the least. Then it was back to Quito for one night and off early the next morning to fly into Baltra on the Galapagos Islands. There were 16 of us in our group, so you know the boat was small. But the food was tasty, beverages available, and we were kept very busy. Each day we were up at 6:30, breakfast at 7:00 and at 8 we boarded an eight passenger pongo or zodiac as we know them. It was a walk (hike) on the islands which are made of volcanic rock. Some of the beaches were regular sand, others red or black sand and some of the landings were wet. There was snorkeling twice a day before we returned to the boat for a meal. Then it was back out at 3:00 and return at 6:00 and dinner at 7. No need to mention that we slept well. We did see many animals, fish and birds. We saw sea turtles, sting rays, small sharks, iguanas, sea lions and blue footed boobies. We did have some birders and they were delighted with the different species that they hadn't seen before. I met a couple and their friend from the Olympia, Washington area. Cliff, Gerry and Anne had traveled with me and three other ladies when we did out South America trip in 2005. When we realized that we had traveled together before, it was a real coincidence. I am glad that I went to the Galapagos, but the heat was more than I could handle. It just took your back bone away. There is no shade to speak of and I am not much of a swimmer, much less a snorkeler. On our flight home from Quito to Miami, we were delayed 15 hours due to mechanical problems. I arrived in Miami at 1:30 AM and was able to avoid the passport control as I have Global Entry. I zipped through customs and Bob had driven down from Jupiter to Miami to pick me up. That is a 4 hour round trip. The next day I flew home from Palm Beach International Airport and Robert met me at the Westchester Airport. As always it is great to be home. Hope all is well with you and your family. Robert and I leave for Florida March 29 for five weeks. The girls are in the play Music Man. So looking forward to seeing it. Drop a line when you have some time. Love, Marilyn

I've "rescued" an old photograph of James CHEETHAM of Brooklyn, New York which was taken at the Wm. F. Hunter Studio in Brooklyn. The photograph is dated March 18, 1889 with James likely in his 60's at the time. Based on limited research and thanks to a CHEETHAM Family Researcher I've gathered the following information regarding James and his family: James CHEETHAM was born about 1822, the son of Aaron Alfred CHEETHAM (b. 30 Sept 1792 in Newton, England) and Charlotte BENNETT (b. 16 Mar 1788 in Newton, England). James was one of 5 children born to this couple including, John Bennett; George; Elizabeth "Libbie"; and Thomas CHEETHAM, all born between 1819 and 1828 in NY. James was a printer and a book trader, living in Brooklyn, NY. James married Virginia CAMMEYER (b. 1826 dau of William H. or John E. CAMMEYER) in Brooklyn, NY on 23 Sept 1863. The couple had one daughter, Charlotte Elizabeth CHEETHAM b. 24 Jun 1864. Virginia died in 1866 during a typhoid epidemic on 17 Oct at the age of 38. James married a second time to Ellen CAMMEYER in the late 1870's, that marriage may have ended in divorce. James died 17 Aug 1896 in New York City during a heat wave that killed hundreds. Both James and his first wife Virginia are buried in the Greenwood Cemetery. Daughter Charlotte "Lottie" never married and died of TB in Long Island, NY in 1926. Census records provide the following information: 1880 census of Brooklyn, NY: James CHEETHAM, age 59, born NY, a Printer, parents born England Nellie A. CHEETHAM, wife, age 33, born NY, Keeps House, parents born NY/PA John MOWBRAY, step-son, age 10, born NY, at School, parents born MA/NY + 9 boarders + 1 Servant I am hoping to locate someone from this CHEETHAM Family so that the photograph can be returned to its rightful place with family. If you are a member of this family, or you know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley

Dear Kevin, There are many primary resources confirming that the Civil War Riots ran for several days of mayhem in New York City, throughout the New York TImes, for example. Now here's the scoop on a soldier, buried at Cypress Hills National Cemetery, the only national cemtery within the boundaries of the City of New York. Originally it was intended for Civil War military who died at New York City hospitals in 1861. Note: In 1861, this cemetery was located within the City of Brooklyn's extended area. Pvt. Thomas A. CARR Grave: Section 1 Grave 897 Birth: 1844 Death: Oct. 21, 1863 CW Co. D. 26th Michigan Interment.net, Author, Mr. Overmyer > On October 23, 1863, Thomas A. Carr of Fulton, Gratiot County, died in a hospital back at Fort Richmond, New York. He had enlisted in Co. D. 26th Michigan on August 15, 1862, at the age of 18 and is buried in the (Cypress Hills) National Cemetery at Brooklyn, New York, Grave # 897. 26th Michigan service included: Alexandria, Washington, Suffolk, and the New York Draft Riots. ================== [email protected] writes: > From the draft riots of 1863 in NY or so I was told.

For your education, here's the latest on the now international OCCUPY movement, of the people, by the people, for the people in Ireland. Its example rings 'round the world.now, as we share the same economic roots, concerns, and disgusts with Church, elected, and corporate manipulations of "Everyman's" pocket, life and quality of life. HERE> http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Early-morning-police-raid-dismantles-Dublin s-Occupy-Dame-Street-camp-141886123.html Barb Metro NYC Researcher