Hello there...I live just outside of Binghamton, and my father was a Johnson City Fireman for 20 years. I would send a letter directly to the Binghamton Fire Department. Usually, there is a fireman, or a member of the ladies auxillary that is the official historian. Lisa B ----- Original Message ----- From: zephyr <zephyr@epix.net> To: <NYBROOME-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 2:34 PM Subject: Binghamton Fire Department Question > I found out that my great-grandfather, Patrick J. Houlihan, lived in > Binghamton, possibly as early as 1912 until the 30's/40's. He was a > fireman, and I'd like to find employment records on him. Since he was > an Irish immigrant who served in WWI, maybe the records will lead to > naturalization info as well as the exact place of his birth. I also > discovered that there were many other Houlihans that worked for the fire > dept., so I'd like to prove their relation to him. > > Does anyone know how I can obtain fire department employment records? > The only address I found so far was for the Binghamton City Clerk on > Hawley St. Is this in City Hall, and would it be the correct office to > contact? Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > C. Loftus > zephyr@epix.net > > > ============================== > FREE UNLIMITED Web space at RootsWeb! > Any subject: genealogy, computers, pets! Get your Freepages account today: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >