I'm looking for (free) online Brooklyn directories for the years 1902-1919. Could someone please point me in the right direction? (Alternatively, if anyone has access to directories from that time period, I would appreciate a quick look up.) I'm writing an article and need some info. on someone. Thanks!

Thank you for responding, Theresa, and for some great tips. Please read CAPS below. Barb -------------------- [email protected] writes: > Several thoughts. > > 1. Where were the mother's relatives? Is it at all possible the child was > baptized in the parish of the grandparents, for example? > MY QUESTION PERTAINED TO 1st CHILD, JOHN J. BURKE. SINCE ALL 4 CHILDREN'S BIRTH CERTIFICATES SAY "MOTHER'S NAME BEFORE MARRIAGE," NOT MAIDEN NAME, AND FAMILY LORE IS THAT THEIR MOM WAS A CHILDLESS WIDOW, BEFORE MARRYING THEIR FATHER [BURKE], I CAN'T TRUST THIS ROUTE. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW MANY RECORDS I SEARCHED TO FIND THIS CHILD's BIRTH---"JOHN BURKE?" HUNDREDS. > 2. Confirming earlier message, child of mine had an emergency baptism at > the hospital in the early nineties. Two years later no record could be > found of it. So things can definitely slip through the cracks. > > 3. I think that when the person married, the church in which they married > was supposed to send back to the baptismal parish of record info that the > sacrament had been given. Perhaps there might be some record at the > church > were your ancestor was married about what church this was? THAT'S TRUE FOR THE PAST MANY YEARS, BUT NOT THEN. I DON'T KNOW WHERE COUPLE MARRIED. I'VE BEEN "AT" THIS BURKE FAMILY OVER 30 YEARS! MY MOM'S GRANDPARENTS. FIRST CHILD DIED 1902, MOTHER DIED 1908, FATHER DIED 1909. SURVIVING SON & 2 DAUs SENT FROM GREENWICH VILLAGE TO DOMINICAN SISTERS OF BLAUVELT IN ROCKLAND COUNTY, WHO DENIED BURKE CHILDREN WERE INMATES, 3x OVER 20 YEARS! > > These are just random ideas. I hope you find your baptism. Thank you for > reminding me that I have to go figure out where my Great Grandfather might > have been baptised, and where his parents might have married... > > Theresa > > ======================== > DATE OF BIRTH: 5 SEPT 1894----have birth certificate PLACE of BIRTH: 311 East 60th St., NY, NY 10022 [have photo] Today this address is at the foot of the 59th Street Bridge (also known as Queensborough Bridge), across the tram from Roosevelt/Blackwell's Island. The zip code is irregular for the neighborhood, so Manhattan List of Catholic Churches by ZIP CODE created by Charles Sullivan does not work. The church in question was probably Irish. Our Lady of Peace does not have it. They had mainly Slovak members. St. John the Evangelist, definitely was an Irish parish, but Father Joseph phoned me and they do not have it.

Hi Lisa and all, Here's a list of free Brooklyn Directories. 1840 http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/NY/1840/Brooklyn/ Several years http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Directory/index.html Best wishes, Barb Metro NYC Researcher ====================== [email protected] writes: > I'm looking for (free) online Brooklyn directories for the years > 1902-1919. Could someone please point me in the right direction? (Alternatively, if > anyone has access to directories from that time period, I would appreciate > a quick look up.) I'm writing an article and need some info. on someone. > Thanks! >

Thank you very much, Larry. I tried that initially, but only need a Catholic church. I also went to the area and asked residents. I'll try St Vincent first. Barb > > From Google Maps, here is a list of other current nearby churches: > > All Saints Episcopal Church > 230 East 60th Street, New York, NY > (212) 758-0447 () > > > Trinity Baptist ChurchAddress:?Not true? Show all edits Not true? > Placement on map is approximate > 250 East 61st Street > New York, NY 10065-8506 > Get directions > (212) 838-6844 > > Saint Peter's Church > 619 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022-4613 > (212) 935-2200 ) > > St Bartholomew's Church > 325 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022-6912 > (212) 378-0222 ()? > > Church of Saint Vincent FerrerAddress:?Not true? Show all edits Not true? > Placement on map is approximate > 869 Lexington Avenue > New York, 10065 > > Get directions > > ? > (212) 744-2080 > > > > Larry Lanzaro > > >

> > Our Lady of Peace does not have it. They had mainly Slovak members. > > St. John the Evangelist, definitely was an Irish parish, but Father Joseph > phoned me and they do not have it. Several thoughts. 1. Where were the mother's relatives? Is it at all possible the child was baptized in the parish of the grandparents, for example? 2. Confirming earlier message, child of mine had an emergency baptism at the hospital in the early nineties. Two years later no record could be found of it. So things can definitely slip through the cracks. 3. I think that when the person married, the church in which they married was supposed to send back to the baptismal parish of record info that the sacrament had been given. Perhaps there might be some record at the church were your ancestor was married about what church this was? These are just random ideas. I hope you find your baptism. Thank you for reminding me that I have to go figure out where my Great Grandfather might have been baptised, and where his parents might have married... Theresa

If you don't find the church where the child was baptized, you may want to consider the following: 1) The parents were not practicing Catholics 2) The parents may have been of mixed faiths and the child baptized in the faith of the non-Catholic (this occurred in my own family), or 3) In the event the child was in danger of death at the time of his birth, a priest might have been called to administer the sacrament at home and no record was made at the church (not very likely, but a possibility). Just some thoughts ..... Dorothy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 9:47 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [BKLYN] 1894 Catholic Church??? Help me find the correct Catholic church for a Baptismal Certificate of Irish Catholic immigrants' son, please. DATE OF BIRTH: 5 SEPT 1894----have birth certificate PLACE of BIRTH: 311 East 60th St., NY, NY 10022 [have photo] Today this address is at the foot of the 59th Street Bridge (also known as Queensborough Bridge), across the tram from Roosevelt/Blackwell's Island. The zip code is irregular for the neighborhood, so Manhattan List of Catholic Churches by ZIP CODE created by Charles Sullivan does not work. The church in question was probably Irish. Our Lady of Peace does not have it. They had mainly Slovak members. St. John the Evangelist, definitely was an Irish parish, but Father Joseph phoned me and they do not have it. Would SKS please offer suggestions? Thank you, Barb ------------------------------- 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

>From Google Maps, here is a list of other current nearby churches: All Saints Episcopal *Church*<http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=5048030390203634164&q=church&hl=en&ved=0CG0Q-gswAA&sa=X&ei=vUPWTsH9GsrN8AafwpHgBg> 230 East 60th Street, New York, NY (212) 758-0447 () <http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl#>Trinity Baptist *Church*<http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=156393904614671560&q=church&hl=en&cd=2&cad=src:ppiwlink&ei=vUPWTsH9GsrN8AafwpHgBg&dtab=2><http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl#> Address: <http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl#>[image: Station is accessible]‎ Not true? <javascript:void(0)> Show all edits <javascript:void(0)> Not true?<javascript:void(0)> Placement on map is approximate 250 East 61st Street <http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl#> New York, NY 10065-8506 <http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl#> Get directions <http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl#> <http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl#>‎ (212) 838-6844 Saint Peter's Church 619 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022-4613 (212) 935-2200 () St Bartholomew's Church 325 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022-6912 (212) 378-0222 ()‎ <http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl#>*Church* of Saint Vincent Ferrer<http://maps.google.com/maps/place?cid=12029487760711903176&q=church&hl=en&cd=8&cad=src:ppiwlink&ei=vUPWTsH9GsrN8AafwpHgBg&dtab=2><http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl#> Address: <http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl#>[image: Station is accessible]‎ Not true? <javascript:void(0)> Show all edits <javascript:void(0)> Not true?<javascript:void(0)> Placement on map is approximate 869 Lexington Avenue <http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl#> New York, 10065 <http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl#> Get directions <http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl#> <http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl#>‎ (212) 744-2080 Larry Lanzaro On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 9:47 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Help me find the correct Catholic church for a Baptismal Certificate of > Irish Catholic immigrants' son, please. > > DATE OF BIRTH: 5 SEPT 1894----have birth certificate > PLACE of BIRTH: 311 East 60th St., NY, NY 10022 [have photo] > > Today this address is at the foot of the 59th Street Bridge (also known as > Queensborough Bridge), across the tram from Roosevelt/Blackwell's Island. > > The zip code is irregular for the neighborhood, so Manhattan List of > Catholic > Churches by ZIP CODE created by Charles Sullivan does not work. > > The church in question was probably Irish. > > Our Lady of Peace does not have it. They had mainly Slovak members. > > St. John the Evangelist, definitely was an Irish parish, but Father Joseph > phoned me and they do not have it. > > Would SKS please offer suggestions? > > Thank you, > Barb > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Help me find the correct Catholic church for a Baptismal Certificate of Irish Catholic immigrants' son, please. DATE OF BIRTH: 5 SEPT 1894----have birth certificate PLACE of BIRTH: 311 East 60th St., NY, NY 10022 [have photo] Today this address is at the foot of the 59th Street Bridge (also known as Queensborough Bridge), across the tram from Roosevelt/Blackwell's Island. The zip code is irregular for the neighborhood, so Manhattan List of Catholic Churches by ZIP CODE created by Charles Sullivan does not work. The church in question was probably Irish. Our Lady of Peace does not have it. They had mainly Slovak members. St. John the Evangelist, definitely was an Irish parish, but Father Joseph phoned me and they do not have it. Would SKS please offer suggestions? Thank you, Barb

Hi All,   Thank you everyone who helped me reconnect with the website.  I had it bookmarked and for some reason it wouldn't connect.  I've got it now.   Barbara Kiersh Jacksonville, FL

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It's still there. Here's the link - http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html Larry Lanzaro On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Barbara Kiersh <[email protected]>wrote: > Does anyone know what happened to the Fulton History website? It seems to > have disappeared. I found some great leads and information in the old > newspapers. > > Barbara Kiersh > Jacksonville, FL > > ------------------------------- > 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 just logged on http://www.fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html MIKE [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Barbara Kiersh Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 1:46 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [BKLYN] fulton history website Does anyone know what happened to the Fulton History website?  It seems to have disappeared.  I found some great leads and information in the old newspapers.   Barbara Kiersh Jacksonville, FL ------------------------------- 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

St. Louis Post Dispatch, published in: St. Louis, Mo. New York, July 26.1888 Description: A Building Collapses. The old Armory on Elm and White streets, which had been converted recently into a business and manufacturing establishment, was the scene of a fatal accident yesterday. A gallery on one side of the building on which were about fifty women and girls, employed by the Lovell and McWilliams Publishing Companies, suddenly gave way, carrying the women with it. There were over 200 women and girls at work in the building when the crash came, who all fled panic striken for the doors and windows. When the women had been quieted to a certain extent, a search of the ruins proved that only one woman, Mary BAGNELL, was fatally hurt, although some dozen others were injured. http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=89729 ========================= GOOGLE BOOKS: http://tinyurl.com/preview.php?num=73vb28z ========================== Date: 1888-07-26; Paper: New York Herald Page 6 DOWN TO HER DEATH -------------------------------- A Working Girl Is Killed by the Fall of a Printing Office Gallery ------------------------------- MANY LIVES IMPERILED ------------------------------ Beams Give Way And Cause a Scene of Terror Paraphrase: *Accident 4pm in "Old City Arsenal." *Maria BANGELL resident of 127 King Street, Brooklyn; lhas a sister. *"Her very name was new to her employer [Lovell], as he knowns his help only by numbers." *Annie SUTER foreman. *"Mrs.Mary McDONALD is found under a machine on McWilliams' floor." * Ground floor, John SIMMONS, iron pipemaker 2nd Floor: McWilliams Printing Company & Lovell Manufacturing Comapny

I read that too. What a joke! Who can afford a one family search at these rates? The only hint of reality is that *someone* realizes that census records = moola. Hint, hint NYC DOH, Commissioner, Thomas FARLEY, MD, who refuses to forward age appropriate records to the NYC Municipal Archives. How does one authoritarian have the power to break tradition? Example, birth records up to 1936 should repose at the NYC Muni Archives, but now the Archives holds up to 1909. Commissioner Thomas FARLEY, MD NYC DOH & Mental Hygiene 125 Worth Street New York, New York 10013-4006 FARLEY: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/commish/combio.shtml Any potential employer can track an applicant's credit score online, but we have to be 72 years old & born early in the census year, to view ourselves in a census, if we're alive. By then our credit scores will be posted on Ancestry. Agree, Joyce, about Congress' slippery palms. The National Basketball Assoc. settled its differences, before our US Congress agrees on a national budget! Each rep continues it play slam dunk games for their priorities, not those of constituents they were voted to represent. Let's get rid of all of them. Let them eat cake. Better yet, let Congress pay into Social Security so they can relate to US citizens. When you have something important to handle, a post mailed copy carries more weight. Also, no authority likes bad press. Letters to the Editor of newspapers, are more inclined to bring better results. Barb ====================== [email protected] writes: > _Want to Buy the 1940 U.S. Census? > _ > (http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2011/11/want-to-buy-the-194 > 0-us-census.html) > > The 1940 U.S. Census data and enumeration district maps will be released > on > April 2, 2012 and you can have your own, personal copy! You can purchase > the entire set for "only" $200,000 in digital form. If you prefer > microfilm, > it will set you back $580,750. However, you can purchase individuals > states for much less. > This is from Eastman. >

Does anyone know what happened to the Fulton History website?  It seems to have disappeared.  I found some great leads and information in the old newspapers.   Barbara Kiersh Jacksonville, FL

All that you say may be true....however, we did just get some petitions (hard copy) with over 200,000 signatures and they were hand delivered by some very strong willed folks who had "an in" down on 16th..... The thing about "unimportant" issues is that they are relatively EASY to get bi-partisian support because there is no inbred negativism built into them....no legends of GOPers or DEMOs....Their thinking is that "if we please some with this move, then maybe when it really counts we can get their support!" No telling what will happen....nothing if we don't try. Judie Cook On Nov 27, 2011, at 3:42 PM, [email protected] wrote: > If you have ever tried to contact the legislature to get them to respond to an issue, you would know that it is fruitless. I was involved in something a short time back (2008-2010) and even with over 5000 people writing to everybody and their brother, we got no response most the time, let alone any action. Congress doesn't give a hoot what the American people have to say anymore, unless you are a big organization, with lobbyists greasing palms. Sad, but true. > > IF you try that, I recommend writing (snail mail) letters, not using emails, as they have their computers read and respond to emails. Best to get a major genealogical group behind the effort and some lobbyists to fight for the cause. Start passing around the collection hat LOL cuz it will cost plenty. > > I agree that with all the privacy invasion these days, the 70 year time limit no longer makes sense, but getting Congress to do anything about that is unlikely and JMHO a waste of their time...we need them concentrating on the important issues facing this country right now... > > Hopefully ancestry.com will get a copy...this whole offer sounds a little crazy...and it is talking about your own personal copy. I'd wait a while and see what gets released via ancestry.com and family.org before you waste a lot of effort on some kind of drive that probably will not get you anywhere. > > I am not trying to be critical but I spent 2 years on something that was a very important issue and involved some really serious issues in the financial sector, and got absolutely nowhere via Congress...and really, these kind of things are not the things they should be focusing their time on JMHO...They waste enough time on dumb stuff as it is (and I am not saying this is dumb stuff, but if you want to see some of the dumb stuff they waste their time on go to the Senate and House schedule available on the internet--it will amaze you some of the stupid things they waste time on) ... Personally, I hate to give them any more excuses to take them away from their job, which is to get this country out of the mess they created. > > Anyway, if you do decide to undertake something like this as a group, be prepared for a long uphill battle that likely will go nowhere...genealogy is certainly not a priority of theirs...in fact listening to the American people is not on their agenda at all, regardless of how important the issue is. > > JMHO there is no way they are going to release all that census info you cited to the public, although many of them probably don't realize how much info has been compromised anyway. The folks in the US who are not computer literate (and there are many still) have no clue what is currently out there on the internet and would raise the roof about this info being released--not to mention it would help identity thieves even more than they are being helped now. > > Nice thought for genealogy buffs, but strategically impossible in my opinion. > > J > > In a message dated 11/27/2011 12:54:13 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, [email protected] writes: > I think we need to find a group of US Senators who will sponsor a bill releasing ALL census data with the exception of the last one taken. For us, that would mean getting 1950, 60, 70 80, 90,and 2000. Now THAT is what I would call TERRIFIC....but probably impossible. They put the 70 yr. limit to protect the living. But now, with the help of technology, we can find those folk ON LINE! So that old argument is no longer valid! > If all of the Gene sites worked together and got a drive going to sign a petition, it COULD happen! > > High hopes, > Judie Cook > On Nov 27, 2011, at 1:18 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > _Want to Buy the 1940 U.S. Census? > > _ > > (http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2011/11/want-to-buy-the-1940-us-census.html) > >

If you have ever tried to contact the legislature to get them to respond to an issue, you would know that it is fruitless. I was involved in something a short time back (2008-2010) and even with over 5000 people writing to everybody and their brother, we got no response most the time, let alone any action. Congress doesn't give a hoot what the American people have to say anymore, unless you are a big organization, with lobbyists greasing palms. Sad, but true. IF you try that, I recommend writing (snail mail) letters, not using emails, as they have their computers read and respond to emails. Best to get a major genealogical group behind the effort and some lobbyists to fight for the cause. Start passing around the collection hat LOL cuz it will cost plenty. I agree that with all the privacy invasion these days, the 70 year time limit no longer makes sense, but getting Congress to do anything about that is unlikely and JMHO a waste of their time...we need them concentrating on the important issues facing this country right now... Hopefully ancestry.com will get a copy...this whole offer sounds a little crazy...and it is talking about your own personal copy. I'd wait a while and see what gets released via ancestry.com and family.org before you waste a lot of effort on some kind of drive that probably will not get you anywhere. I am not trying to be critical but I spent 2 years on something that was a very important issue and involved some really serious issues in the financial sector, and got absolutely nowhere via Congress...and really, these kind of things are not the things they should be focusing their time on JMHO...They waste enough time on dumb stuff as it is (and I am not saying this is dumb stuff, but if you want to see some of the dumb stuff they waste their time on go to the Senate and House schedule available on the internet--it will amaze you some of the stupid things they waste time on) ... Personally, I hate to give them any more excuses to take them away from their job, which is to get this country out of the mess they created. Anyway, if you do decide to undertake something like this as a group, be prepared for a long uphill battle that likely will go nowhere...genealogy is certainly not a priority of theirs...in fact listening to the American people is not on their agenda at all, regardless of how important the issue is. JMHO there is no way they are going to release all that census info you cited to the public, although many of them probably don't realize how much info has been compromised anyway. The folks in the US who are not computer literate (and there are many still) have no clue what is currently out there on the internet and would raise the roof about this info being released--not to mention it would help identity thieves even more than they are being helped now. Nice thought for genealogy buffs, but strategically impossible in my opinion. J In a message dated 11/27/2011 12:54:13 P.M. US Mountain Standard Tim, [email protected] writes: I think we need to find a group of US Senators who will sponsor a bill releasing ALL census data with the exception of the last one taken. For us, that would mean getting 1950, 60, 70 80, 90,and 2000. Now THAT is what I would call TERRIFIC....but probably impossible. They put the 70 yr. limit to protect the living. But now, with the help of technology, we can find those folk ON LINE! So that old argument is no longer valid! If all of the Gene sites worked together and got a drive going to sign a petition, it COULD happen! High hopes, Judie Cook On Nov 27, 2011, at 1:18 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > _Want to Buy the 1940 U.S. Census? > _ > (http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2011/11/want-to-buy-the-1940-us-census.html) >

I think we need to find a group of US Senators who will sponsor a bill releasing ALL census data with the exception of the last one taken. For us, that would mean getting 1950, 60, 70 80, 90,and 2000. Now THAT is what I would call TERRIFIC....but probably impossible. They put the 70 yr. limit to protect the living. But now, with the help of technology, we can find those folk ON LINE! So that old argument is no longer valid! If all of the Gene sites worked together and got a drive going to sign a petition, it COULD happen! High hopes, Judie Cook On Nov 27, 2011, at 1:18 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > _Want to Buy the 1940 U.S. Census? > _ > (http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2011/11/want-to-buy-the-1940-us-census.html) > > The 1940 U.S. Census data and enumeration district maps will be released on > April 2, 2012 and you can have your own, personal copy! You can purchase > the entire set for "only" $200,000 in digital form. If you prefer microfilm, > it will set you back $580,750. However, you can purchase individuals > states for much less. > This is from Eastman. > > ------------------------------- > 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

_Want to Buy the 1940 U.S. Census? _ (http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2011/11/want-to-buy-the-1940-us-census.html) The 1940 U.S. Census data and enumeration district maps will be released on April 2, 2012 and you can have your own, personal copy! You can purchase the entire set for "only" $200,000 in digital form. If you prefer microfilm, it will set you back $580,750. However, you can purchase individuals states for much less. This is from Eastman.

Thanks, Walter. Now I know how Liberty Pole Blvd. got its unique name!  ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 1:00 AM Subject: NYBROOKLYN Digest, Vol 6, Issue 242 Today's Topics:   1. Happy Evacuation Day (Friday, November 25) ([email protected]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:45:44 -0500 (EST) From: [email protected] Subject: [BKLYN] Happy Evacuation Day (Friday, November 25) To: [email protected], [email protected],     [email protected],    [email protected],     [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Friday, November 25, is the 228th Anniversary of Evacuation  Day. Now almost forgotten, Evacuation Day, especially in the NYC  area, was celebrated as a holiday long before the Fourth of  July: On November 25, 1783, the British Army boarded their naval  vessels and evacuated New York City (then only coterminous with New York  County), their wartime headquarters and their last military position* in the  United States during the Revolutionary War. As the British sailed  away south in retreat through the Narrows separating Staten Island on the west  and Long Island on the east, the last thing they saw, as their ships sunk below  the horizon, was the Flag of the United States of America flying atop the  Liberty Pole (an extended flag pole) in the frontyard of the Dutch Reformed  Church in the Hamlet of New Utrecht, Town of New Utrecht, in the south-central  part of Kings County.  Today this location is at Christopher Columbus  Boulevard (18th Avenue) and Liberty Pole Boulevard (84th Street) in the  Bensonhurst neighborhood in the south-central part of the New York City Borough  of Brooklyn. (The NYC Borough of Brooklyn is coterminous with the NYS Kings  County). Replaced six times over the years, the 106' Liberty Pole  is the last remaining Liberty Pole in the original thirteen United States.  On top of the Pole is the original eagle and weathervane. The eagle is made of  wood and has a 5' wingspan. After two hundred and twenty-eight years, the  weather has weakened it considerably and it has been reinforced with iron  bands. The eagle has looked over the bay and seen many sailing  vessels, steamships and war ships. It has been said that the eyes of this golden  eagle has looked upon more change in the world's history than occurred from the  days of Nebuchadnezzar to the day when the eagle was raised. Here's  the URL for the New Utrecht Liberty Pole  Association: http://www.historicnewutrecht.org/LPA.html Here's  the URL for the Dutch Reformed Church (celebrated its 334th anniversary on  Thursday, October 27,  2011): http://www.newutrechtchurch.org/ New Yorkers  celebrated November 25 as Evacuation Day for well over a century. But, with the  warming of relations with England immediately preceding World War I and R. H.  Macy's publicity campaigns for a parade celebrating another late November  festival, Evacuation Day celebrations faded away. I hope  this information is useful or, at least,  interesting. Regards, Walter Greenspan Great Falls,  MT & Jericho, NY * Although the Treaty of Paris of  1783 said that Britain would evacuate all posts within the new United States,  they did not. Scattered posts from present-day Vermont to present-day Michigan  remained in British hands until Jay's Treaty of 1795. Niagara was one of these  British held forts on U. S. soil. ------------------------------ 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 6, Issue 242 ****************************************** Great Falls,  MT & Jericho, NY * Although the Treaty of Paris of  1783 said that Britain would evacuate all posts within the new United States,  they did not. Scattered posts from present-day Vermont to present-day Michigan  remained in British hands until Jay's Treaty of 1795. Niagara was one of these  British held forts on U. S. soil. ------------------------------ 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 6, Issue 242 ******************************************