Maybe so, Liz - but if that's the case, why haven't my own Irish ancestors guided me into finding out where in Ireland that they came from!? Maybe old Peter Cassidy's spirit can encourage them to send me a message or something!? ;-D Jim Liz Haren wrote: > It wouldn't surprise me if that ancestor you found was up in heaven > orchestrating the whole thing! ) > > Liz > > On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 5:45 PM, Jim Garrity <jimgarrity@earthlink.net>wrote: > > >> Dear Friends, >> >> I sent this message off-list to our listowner, Carol - she suggested >> that I should send it to the entire list because it is a nice story, and >> it has everything to do with genealogy. My message to her is shown below: >> >> Dear Carol, >> >> One more thing - for anyone who thinks that the story of the basilica >> has nothing to do with genealogy, I just want to let everyone know that >> my connection with Old St. Patrick's is entirely due to the request of a >> family researcher named Geraldine Hyde, who asked me way back in 2005 or >> 2006 to investigate whether I could find the gravesite of an ancestor of >> hers that was supposedly buried in Old St. Patrick's churchyard cemetery. >> >> Her request caused me to schedule an appointment with the pastor of the >> church at that time, Fr. Thomas Kallumady, to ask him if he would allow >> me to walk the churchyard to look for a headstone of her ancestors. (the >> churchyard cemetery is not open to visitors or researchers - this is a >> situation that _will_ change in the future). >> >> Father K not only allowed me to examine the cemetery thoroughly, but he >> asked me if I would help him with some historical research about the >> cemetery and the entire facility - it was his desire to open a small >> museum of history in the basement of the church, but he could not afford >> to hire anyone to help him with his plans. >> >> Long story short, a request by a genealogy enthusiast originally caused >> me to go there, and on this past Sunday, I met several of Geraldine's >> living relatives at the ceremony, completely by accident! I was >> introduced to them by another friend who happened to be sitting behind >> them - they were holding a copy of a portrait of the man whose gravesite >> Geraldine asked me to find! I nearly fell over when I saw that copy of >> the portrait, because Gerry had sent _me_ a copy of it - Geraldine lives >> way out in California, and she is in her 80's and she cannot travel to >> New York City, or she would have been there on Sunday, too. >> >> So, my participation in this event had everything to do with genealogy. >> I don't recall if Geraldine contacted me via the NYC-Roots list or from >> another list, but these lists definitely were a factor in her getting in >> touch with me! >> >> Jim >> >> Carol Head wrote: >> >>> That article has PLENTY to do with genealogy. >>> >>> Your rude comment had nothing to do with genealogy. >>> >>> Your Listowner, >>> Carol C. Head >>> cch@netdoor.com, cchcap@comcast.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com 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 NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Thanks for sharing your story....truly inspirational. -----Original Message----- From: Jim Garrity <jimgarrity@earthlink.net> To: nyc-roots <nyc-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, Dec 7, 2010 8:14 pm Subject: Re: [NYC-ROOTS] Listowner Post Re: Cathedral With a Past; Basilica With a Future Maybe so, Liz - but if that's the case, why haven't my own Irish ncestors guided me into finding out where in Ireland that they came rom!? Maybe old Peter Cassidy's spirit can encourage them to send me a essage or something!? ;-D Jim Liz Haren wrote: It wouldn't surprise me if that ancestor you found was up in heaven orchestrating the whole thing! ) Liz On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 5:45 PM, Jim Garrity <jimgarrity@earthlink.net>wrote: > Dear Friends, > > I sent this message off-list to our listowner, Carol - she suggested > that I should send it to the entire list because it is a nice story, and > it has everything to do with genealogy. My message to her is shown below: > > Dear Carol, > > One more thing - for anyone who thinks that the story of the basilica > has nothing to do with genealogy, I just want to let everyone know that > my connection with Old St. Patrick's is entirely due to the request of a > family researcher named Geraldine Hyde, who asked me way back in 2005 or > 2006 to investigate whether I could find the gravesite of an ancestor of > hers that was supposedly buried in Old St. Patrick's churchyard cemetery. > > Her request caused me to schedule an appointment with the pastor of the > church at that time, Fr. Thomas Kallumady, to ask him if he would allow > me to walk the churchyard to look for a headstone of her ancestors. (the > churchyard cemetery is not open to visitors or researchers - this is a > situation that _will_ change in the future). > > Father K not only allowed me to examine the cemetery thoroughly, but he > asked me if I would help him with some historical research about the > cemetery and the entire facility - it was his desire to open a small > museum of history in the basement of the church, but he could not afford > to hire anyone to help him with his plans. > > Long story short, a request by a genealogy enthusiast originally caused > me to go there, and on this past Sunday, I met several of Geraldine's > living relatives at the ceremony, completely by accident! I was > introduced to them by another friend who happened to be sitting behind > them - they were holding a copy of a portrait of the man whose gravesite > Geraldine asked me to find! I nearly fell over when I saw that copy of > the portrait, because Gerry had sent _me_ a copy of it - Geraldine lives > way out in California, and she is in her 80's and she cannot travel to > New York City, or she would have been there on Sunday, too. > > So, my participation in this event had everything to do with genealogy. > I don't recall if Geraldine contacted me via the NYC-Roots list or from > another list, but these lists definitely were a factor in her getting in > touch with me! > > Jim > > Carol Head wrote: > >> That article has PLENTY to do with genealogy. >> >> Your rude comment had nothing to do with genealogy. >> >> Your Listowner, >> Carol C. Head >> cch@netdoor.com, cchcap@comcast.net >> >> >> >> >> > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com 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 NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYC-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message