Dear Friends, Are you a NYS resident? Then, you entitled to a NYPL library card! Since I no longer commute to the city, I'm really happy to learn this. Visiting researchers may obtain temporary cards. This is excerpted from the New York Public Library's homepage> "Any person who lives, works, attends school or pays property taxes in New York State is eligible to receive a New York Public Library card free of charge...Adult and teen users may either apply online or in person at any New York Public Library location or Library-sponsored event." You can apply online or in person Forms of valid I.D. are here> http://www.nypl.org/help/library-card/terms-conditions#Eligibility I hope this helps you with your research, Barb

Here are some interesting facts around this heat wave and NYC. In 1896, New York City was still essentially New York County; Brooklyn was its own separate city. It wasn't until 1898 when Greater New York City was formed from the five counties of New York, Bronx, Richmond, Kings and Queens. This is a key year for genealogists as the Municipal Archives collection of vital records began to include all five areas in this year. 1896 "During the summer of 1896, a 10-day heat wave killed nearly 1,500 people*... [about 100,000] people were crammed into tenements on the Lower East Side, with no air conditioning, little circulating air and no running water. Families were packed together — with five to six people sharing a single room. Extra space on the floor was rented out to single men — many of whom worked six days a week doing manual labor [dock workers] out in the sun." http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129127924 These were the days of the 6 day/60 hour work week. An emergency [triage] hospital was set up in the basement of the 2nd Madison Square Garden. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden_%281890%29 While NYC Mayor William Strong (Rep) did nothing, Theodore Roosevelt was the hero of these 90 degree days. Acting as NYC Police Commissioner, Roosevelt had ice police precincts distribute ice, ice blocks deposited on sidewalks, and streets hosed down. NYC TENEMENT PHOTO circa 1900 (scan down to see sleepers on roofs ) Park Avenue and 107th Street The mayor, William Strong, did not even call an emergency meeting of department heads until the very last day of the heat wave. Instead it was left to individual department heads to take initiative, change policies, and save lives. One hero of the heat wave was Theodore Roosevelt, President of the Board of Police Commissioners. Five years away from becoming president, Roosevelt proposed giving away free ice to the city’s poor. Before the advent of home refrigeration, ice was a life-saving luxury that had been priced out of reach of many poor New Yorkers because of an “Ice Trust.” Roosevelt personally supervised the ice distribution from the police precinct houses, not only “busting” this particular trust, but also having intimate contact with the city’s working poor. Writing his memoirs years later he would remember the “gasping misery of the little children and of the worn-out mothers.” Such scenes must have helped shape the man who was about to become the dominant figure of the Progressive era. - See more at: http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/131243#sthash.G6fdMlKC.dpuf One hero of the heat wave was Theodore Roosevelt, President of the Board of Police Commissioners. Five years away from becoming president, Roosevelt proposed giving away free ice to the city’s poor. Before the advent of home refrigeration, ice was a life-saving luxury that had been priced out of reach of many poor New Yorkers because of an “Ice Trust.” Roosevelt personally supervised the ice distribution from the police precinct houses, not only “busting” this particular trust, but also having intimate contact with the city’s working poor. - See more at: http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/131243#sthash.G6fdMlKC.dpuf http://www.shorpy.com/node/6896?size=_original#caption DC from heat stroke http://static1.squarespace.com/static/51d507c0e4b0bd06a5ee4ab3/t/51db4229e4b095557275b3f4/1373323819925/cityfeverspell.png?format=500w * tenement dwellers incurred the majority of deaths, some from falling off roofs when sleeping Barb One hero of the heat wave was Theodore Roosevelt, President of the Board of Police Commissioners. Five years away from becoming president, Roosevelt proposed giving away free ice to the city’s poor. Before the advent of home refrigeration, ice was a life-saving luxury that had been priced out of reach of many poor New Yorkers because of an “Ice Trust.” Roosevelt personally supervised the ice distribution from the police precinct houses, not only “busting” this particular trust, but also having intimate contact with the city’s working poor. - See more at: http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/131243#sthash.G6fdMlKC.dpuf

​I have a copy of "A History of the Stanton Street Baptist Church in the City of New York with a Sketch of it's Pastors and a Register of the Entire Membership" written in 1860 that I want to sell. I've already offered it to the Baptist Historical Society and since it is on Google books they weren't interested. I wanted to offer it to the list before I put it on eBay. If any one is interested in it please reply to me off line. Marie Marie Varrelman Melchiori

Hello, I thought this might help some of us on learning a few German words when they do not quite understand what certain phrases mean. This LANGENSCHEIDTS is the better of all dictionaries on the market. This is not my opinion but got it from an old German friend who had recommended it and I try to spread it around to others. Good luck. :) http://langenscheidt-expert-dictionary-english.en.softonic.com/ Shannah TWISS overthepond648@gmail.com Canada

Hello, I've always lived just outside of Boston, MA, but in 1966 I met a military man who had grown up in Brooklyn.   He was stationed just outside of Boston.    He ended up staying in MA, and we married.    My first trip to Brooklyn  "to meet the parents" was late 1966.    Since it was very much a dysfunctional family, it was not the most pleasant of trips.    And, the family had lived on the first floor of a large, tenement building on 59th Street - actually there was a large set of buildings.    I don't remember whether it was the "4th of July" and I don't remember whether it was 1967 to 1969, or later.   What I do remember is that there was an official Heat Wave that weekend -  like 100 degrees in the shade.    And I don't do well in the heat, and I suffered. The apartment had a living room and a bedroom, and a tiny kitchen and a tiny 2nd bedroom.    The only window I remember was the one in the kitchen which opened up to the courtyard.    I think the bedrooms had a window, but they opened up to the buildings behind it.    And, they were poor so there was .one. fan. I could go on and on with stories about .. 723 59th St., and the extended FREDERICKS  /  McCARTHY family.    But, I won't.     I just wanted to ask if anyone remembered that particular Heat Wave. It wouldn't have been later than that because my last trip to Brooklyn with my impending EX was, I believe, 1973.    (Most of the siblings had moved out by then.) Betty            (near Lowell, MA) (on Lists and Boards for 15 yrs.;   and have started up a few Lists,like the one for  CAN-USA-Migration)

This summer has been pretty darn hot, but I can not imagine enduring it in a tenement in Brooklyn surrounded by concrete and buildings, stale air and NO air conditioning! Weather Archives are fun to check out and this information is from www.Wonderground.com. Here are the numbers for *New York City on July 3rd, 1966 *- remember when it is hot, barely any wind, hardly any precipitation, the heat index makes it feel hotter then it actually is - when in high mid 90's here (southeast) it can feel like 100's. 11:00 am 93.0 F Heat Index 94.6 F Dew Point 64.0 F Humidity 38% Pressure 29.87 in Wind NW 6.9 mph 2:00 pm 100.0 F Heat Index 101.8 F Dew Point 62.1 F Humidity 29% Pressure 29.81 in Wind W 9.2 mph 5:00 pm 102.0 F Heat Index 102.2 F Dew Point 59.0 F Humidity 24% Pressure 29.75 in Wind W 9.2 mph Between 5 pm and 7 pm were probably the hottest part of the day, with it cooling down to a brisk 95/93 by 8 pm! I would of been one of those staying on the fire escape at night, at least they probably didn't have to worry about mosquitos on the higher floors... Lauri On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 5:51 AM, Ms Betty Fredericks via < nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hello, > I've always lived just outside of Boston, MA, but in 1966 I met a military > man who had grown up in Brooklyn. He was stationed just outside of > Boston. He ended up staying in MA, and we married. My first trip to > Brooklyn "to meet the parents" was late 1966. Since it was very much a > dysfunctional family, it was not the most pleasant of trips. And, the > family had lived on the first floor of a large, tenement building on 59th > Street - actually there was a large set of buildings. I don't remember > whether it was the "4th of July" and I don't remember whether it was 1967 > to 1969, or later. What I do remember is that there was an official Heat > Wave that weekend - like 100 degrees in the shade. And I don't do well > in the heat, and I suffered. > The apartment had a living room and a bedroom, and a tiny kitchen and a > tiny 2nd bedroom. The only window I remember was the one in the kitchen > which opened up to the courtyard. I think the bedrooms had a window, but > they opened up to the buildings behind it. And, they were poor so there > was .one. fan. > I could go on and on with stories about .. 723 59th St., and the extended > FREDERICKS / McCARTHY family. But, I won't. I just wanted to ask > if anyone remembered that particular Heat Wave. > It wouldn't have been later than that because my last trip to Brooklyn > with my impending EX was, I believe, 1973. (Most of the siblings had > moved out by then.) > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > (on Lists and Boards for 15 yrs.; and have started up a few Lists,like > the one for CAN-USA-Migration) > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you so much, Barb. Marie ----- Original Message ----- From: mizscarlettny@aol.com [mailto:mizscarlettny@aol.com] To: jwilcox@ilines.net,nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com,NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com,NYNEWYOR@ro otsweb.com Sent: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:07:03 -0400 Subject: Hi Marie, and all, Here is the BROOKLYN HOMEPAGE today, since the huge Rootsweb crash; it's carried by stevemorse now> http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/index.html Same great information, though! Barb -----Original Message----- From: jwilcox via jwilcox@ilines.net Thank you for posting-look how far we have come! What's the link for the Brooklyn Freepages? I've been away for a while and understand that the link changed.... Thanks- Marie -----

Hi Marie, and all, Here is the BROOKLYN HOMEPAGE today, since the huge Rootsweb crash; it's carried by stevemorse now> http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/index.html Same great information, though! Barb -----Original Message----- From: jwilcox via jwilcox@ilines.net Thank you for posting-look how far we have come! What's the link forthe Brooklyn Freepages? I've been away for a while and understand that thelink changed.... Thanks- Marie -----

Thank you for posting-look how far we have come! What's the link for the Brooklyn Freepages? I've been away for a while and understand that the link changed.... Thanks- Marie ----- Original Message ----- From: mizscarlettny via [mailto:nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com] To: NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com,NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com,nybrooklyn@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:52:59 -0400 Subject: Whether your friends are emailing from north, east south or west... everyone's writhing in the high temps these salty days. Just imagine surviving these temps in August 1896 in a NYC tenement? Small rooms cramped with a half dozen or more others, sleeping on roofs or fire escapes, no electricity or air, wool clothing...no running water...yikes! [1]http://www.tenement.org/blog/summer-blaze/?utm_source=The+Tenement+Museum +Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=952e25a4c3-Weekly_Update_7_21_157_15_2015&utm_ medium=email&utm_term=0_42667ed4e8-952e25a4c3-225141861 City sanitation workers would flood the streets to keep the dusty pavements at bay. Over five hundred horses died during the heat wave of 1896...imagine disposing of them and that stench...Some 1500 people perished from heat stroke in NYC. Some days, you just feel lucky! Barb ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYBROOKLYN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message References 1. http://www.tenement.org/blog/summer-blaze/?utm_source=The+Tenement+Museum+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=952e25a4c3-Weekly_Update_7_21_157_15_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_42667ed4e8-952e25a4c3-225141861

Whether your friends are emailing from north, east south or west... everyone's writhing in the high temps these salty days. Just imagine surviving these temps in August 1896 in a NYC tenement? Small rooms cramped with a half dozen or more others, sleeping on roofs or fire escapes, no electricity or air, wool clothing...no running water...yikes! http://www.tenement.org/blog/summer-blaze/?utm_source=The+Tenement+Museum+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=952e25a4c3-Weekly_Update_7_21_157_15_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_42667ed4e8-952e25a4c3-225141861 City sanitation workers would flood the streets to keep the dusty pavements at bay. Over five hundred horses died during the heat wave of 1896...imagine disposing of them and that stench...Some 1500 people perished from heat stroke in NYC. Some days, you just feel lucky! Barb

Dear Friends, The Brooklyn Historical Society has files of original documents for this family from 1884 to 1921. http://brooklynhistory.org/library/wp/jacob-brenner-papers-1884-1921/ "This collection contains documents and news clippings of Jacob A. Brenner (1857-1921), former Brooklyn magistrate and Kings County Commissioner of Jurors. The collection chiefly relates to Brenner’s numerous appointments in the Kings County judicial system and his membership in the Republican Party, as well as personal materials regarding the death of his wife, Louise (Blumenau) Brenner.The Honorable Jacob A. Brenner, born on April 8, 1857 to Simon Brenner (1820-1898), an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, and Caroline Alexander (1830-1900), resided and worked in Brooklyn and Amityville, N.Y. his entire life." I hope this piques your interest in olde time Brooklyn, Barb

Dear Friends, The Brooklyn Historical Society has original documents for these families from 1868-2003. http://brooklynhistory.org/library/wp/category/genealogy/ I hope this piques your interest in olde time Brooklyn, Barb

Dear Friends, The Brooklyn Historical Society has original documents for these families from 1853 to 1956. http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/bhs/arms_1978_043_matson/ I hope this piques your interest in olde time Brooklyn, Barb

Dear Friends, The Brooklyn Historical Society has original documents for these families. SEE> http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/bhs/arms_1978_043_matson/ I hope this piques your interest in olde time Brooklyn, Barb

Dear Friends,

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The Brooklyn Public Library has digitized Brooklyn telephone directories for 1909 through 1967. They are available for free online at the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/brooklynpubliclibrary?&sort=date Mark Lomax Pasadena, CA

Here's a reminder, for anyone who needs Ancestry access. l) New York State residents can gain free access to New York records only, through the New York State Archives> http://www.archives.nysed.gov/research/res_ancestry.shtml 2) AARP offers a 30% discount to Ancestry, to members. Details here> http://discounts.aarp.org/offer/ancestry-com/deal/707823/uSource/MTFO Enjoy your digging! Barb

Dear Friends, Great news last Wednesday, and hearty congratulations to Melinda Hunt for her class action suit to allow folks access to the graves of their family members on Hart Island. Since prisoners from Rikers Island bury the dead here, NYC Dept of Corrections had sole access to the island. July 19th is the first day that NYC will offer round trip ferry rides to family members, then escort them to grave sites. Each ferry holds fifty people and reservations are required through the NYC Dept. of Corrections. BACKSTORY...This Bronx County island was purchased by the City of New York on 27 May 1868. It was used as a Union Army POW camp, a psych institution similar to the one on Blackwell's [today's Roosevelt Island], a TB sanatorium, potter's field, 19th c. boys' reformatory and, most recently, Phoenix House drug rehab. The first known interment was that of NYC's Louisa VanSlyke, age 24, DOD 10 April 1869. Hart Island is still active as "City Cemetery." 800,000 buried here since the inception as NYC Potter's Field and almost 65,000 since 1980. This is the largest "known" mass grave site in the world. NYC GENEALOGICAL IMPACT The American term "potter's field" has a Biblical derivation and is traditionally a burial ground for the indigent, "strangers" and unclaimed people. This includes, but is not limited to, our impoverished immigrant ancestors who arrived in NYC after May 1868. Note: Ancestors who were "inmates" at Blackwell's Island* [later Welfare, now Roosevelt] and Wards Island may be interred at Hart Island, no matter what building they lived in. Note: Your ancestor's admission card to Blackwell's may state that he has no living relatives; this was intentionally misleading so that no one was financially responsible for the bill. Note: NYC Death Certificates may state the burial place as "Potter's Field," or "City Cemetery," or "New York City Home--B.I." or just "B.I." I've seen all versions. I especially notice these place names on death certificates found via LDS aka "Family Search." HART ISLAND BURIALS via Find-A-Grave>So far this search engine is for deaths from 1980- PRESENT. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=65710 Earlier burial transcriptions are in the works. HART ISLAND PROJECT https://www.hartisland.net/ NY Times NEWS> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/09/nyregion/new-york-city-to-allow-visits-to-grave-sites-on-hart-island.html?_r=0 VIDEO of "Secrets of New York" episode featuring Hart Island> http://a002-vod.nyc.gov/html/recent.php?id=2266 * Blackwell's Island= 1st national "lunatic asylum," smallpox hospital, reformatory, prison, almshouse, old age https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaUZ8Zxp2Ek I hope this original piece has peaked your interest in The Big Apple. Barb @ 7-10-2015

Hello, I thought this might be of great interest of researchers where their families went through Ellis Island. Shannah overthepond648@gmail.com Canada http://corporate.ancestry.com/press/press-releases/2010/09/life-stories-of-ellis-island-immigrants-now-available-online-for-the-first-time/