Thanks Dee! * * * * James Nevius author of "Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City" “A smart and entertaining window on the city of the past.” —The New York Times http://www.insidetheapple.net And don't forget to read our NYC history blog at http://blog.insidetheapple.net On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Dee <deesgenes1@yahoo.com> wrote: > Great book! I bought it last year before I came to NYC for the New > Netherlands anniversary and NYG&B workshop. Thanks for writing it. > Dee in Phoenix > > When a person dies, a library closes. > Researching: > NJ: Snook, Bozarth, Dickerson, Dalton, Hicks, Asay > NY: Semlear, Stoothoff, Foster, Murray, Dierks, Cairns > PA: Hicks, Shaw, Roberts, Swartz/Black, Penrose > Nova Scotia: Arthur, Hutt, Eisenhauer, Conrod, Morris > > --- On Tue, 8/24/10, James Nevius <james.nevius@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: James Nevius <james.nevius@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [NYC-ROOTS] Book Recommendation Request > To: nyc-roots@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 12:10 PM > > > Irene, > > Houston Street is named for Mary Bayard, who married William Houstoun in > 1788. The Bayards were large landowners in the area and, presumably, part > of > Mary's dowry would have been land in that general vicinity. Houstoun was > from Georgia and a delegate to the Continental Congress. > > The "toun" part of his name probably means "town" but the "Hous" part is in > dispute. It may mean house, but it also may be a corruption of the name > Hugh > and thus mean "Hugh's town." > > James > > * * * * > James Nevius > author of "Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City" > “A smart and entertaining window on the city of the past.” —The New York > Times > http://www.insidetheapple.net > > And don't forget to read our NYC history blog at > http://blog.insidetheapple.net > > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 8:56 AM, Irene <irenersalazar@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Pete Hamill also has another great NYC book, I think it's called > Downtown: > > My Manhattan, though not so much about immigrants. Still, there are > > historical anecdotes. I recently took the Circle Tour when I was there > in > > April and learned stuff on it I never knew, like the origin of the name > > Houston Street ("House Town"). The older I get the more I miss good > ol' > > Manhattan and I can't believe my family ever gave up the rent controlled > > apt! > > > > Irene > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >