Daniel, The first place to start would be the NY Times and the Brooklyn Eagle which may have reported on the Women's Basketball Team and its startup. Many public and university libaries have access to Proquest which has the NY Times which can be searched by subject. The Broolyn Eagle is online at the Brooklyn Public Library and fultonhistory.org Hope this helps. Diane Jacobs -----Original Message----- From: NYC-ROOTS [mailto:nyc-roots-bounces+geniediane=comcast.net@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of daniel_lewis_frommherz@mckenzievalleymarket.com Sent: Saturday, July 1, 2017 10:18 PM To: nyc-roots@rootsweb.com Cc: dlf Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] World War One New York had a professional womens Basketball Team The time frame for reference would be more likely than not before 1920. My grandmother born 17 March 1893 referred to a Professional Women's Basketball Association that seems to have been established during the war years. Can anyone help me with some history of this event? I don't have much to go on however there was enough truth to her story that the entire Portland Oregon Trail Blazers paid a visit to her home after they won their world series title. Nana as we called her was born in the newly created city of Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York. She attended a business college earning a degree in Bookkeeping. She came by Train into the city working in and with an Auto Car Sales where she taught herself to drive a stick shift auto I believe headquartered on Manhattan. Thanks Daniel ------------------------------- 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
Everyone, Thank you, Diane. In addition to the Brooklyn Eagle, a wonderful resource, there is also this: Here is the link for the Brooklyn Freepages. For those who aren't familiar with this site, this was a compilation of information gathered and transcribed by the webmistress Nancy Lutz for former Brooklyn Rootsweb site and volunteers from libraries and the LDS genealogy resources since 1997. It included a wide pallette of information. I sincerely hope this aids you in your research. http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ On Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 7:29 AM, Diane Jacobs <geniediane@comcast.net> wrote: > Daniel, > > The first place to start would be the NY Times and the Brooklyn Eagle > which may have reported on the Women's Basketball Team and its startup. > Many public and university libaries have access to Proquest which has > the NY Times which can be searched by subject. The Broolyn Eagle is > online at the Brooklyn Public Library and fultonhistory.org > > Hope this helps. > > Diane Jacobs > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: NYC-ROOTS > [mailto:nyc-roots-bounces+geniediane=comcast.net@rootsweb.com] On Behalf > Of > daniel_lewis_frommherz@mckenzievalleymarket.com > Sent: Saturday, July 1, 2017 10:18 PM > To: nyc-roots@rootsweb.com > Cc: dlf > Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] World War One New York had a professional womens > Basketball Team > > The time frame for reference would be more likely than not before > 1920. My grandmother born 17 March 1893 referred to a Professional > Women's Basketball Association that seems to have been established > during the war years. Can anyone help me with some history of this > event? I don't have much to go on however there was enough truth to > her story that the entire Portland Oregon Trail Blazers paid a visit > to her home after they won their world series title. Nana as we > called her was born in the newly created city of Mount Vernon, > Westchester, New York. She attended a business college earning a > degree in Bookkeeping. She came by Train into the city working in and > with an Auto Car Sales where she taught herself to drive a stick shift > auto I believe headquartered on Manhattan. > > Thanks Daniel > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >
Mt. Vernon Argus...THAT'S the newspaper! Try searching via Fulton postcards. We're talking burbs compared to THE city. Huge difference. Lived here my whole life. -----Original Message----- From: Rover Barth <barthrover@gmail.com> To: nyc-roots <nyc-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, Jul 2, 2017 10:13 pm Subject: Re: [NYC-ROOTS] World War One New York had a professional womens Basketball Team Everyone, Thank you, Diane. In addition to the Brooklyn Eagle, a wonderful resource, there is also this: Here is the link for the Brooklyn Freepages. For those who aren't familiar with this site, this was a compilation of information gathered and transcribed by the webmistress Nancy Lutz for former Brooklyn Rootsweb site and volunteers from libraries and the LDS genealogy resources since 1997. It included a wide pallette of information. I sincerely hope this aids you in your research. http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/ On Sun, Jul 2, 2017 at 7:29 AM, Diane Jacobs <geniediane@comcast.net> wrote: > Daniel, > > The first place to start would be the NY Times and the Brooklyn Eagle > which may have reported on the Women's Basketball Team and its startup. > Many public and university libaries have access to Proquest which has > the NY Times which can be searched by subject. The Broolyn Eagle is > online at the Brooklyn Public Library and fultonhistory.org > > Hope this helps. > > Diane Jacobs > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: NYC-ROOTS > [mailto:nyc-roots-bounces+geniediane=comcast.net@rootsweb.com] On Behalf > Of > daniel_lewis_frommherz@mckenzievalleymarket.com > Sent: Saturday, July 1, 2017 10:18 PM > To: nyc-roots@rootsweb.com > Cc: dlf > Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] World War One New York had a professional womens > Basketball Team > > The time frame for reference would be more likely than not before > 1920. My grandmother born 17 March 1893 referred to a Professional > Women's Basketball Association that seems to have been established > during the war years. Can anyone help me with some history of this > event? I don't have much to go on however there was enough truth to > her story that the entire Portland Oregon Trail Blazers paid a visit > to her home after they won their world series title. Nana as we > called her was born in the newly created city of Mount Vernon, > Westchester, New York. She attended a business college earning a > degree in Bookkeeping. She came by Train into the city working in and > with an Auto Car Sales where she taught herself to drive a stick shift > auto I believe headquartered on Manhattan. > > Thanks Daniel > > > ------------------------------- > 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
No, not NYT. It was Westchester County affiliated. Mt. Vernon. which, I think was once part of the Town of West Chester or....? Westchester County Archvives ..ask for Jacie who can tune you into the county historian. -----Original Message----- From: Diane Jacobs <geniediane@comcast.net> To: nyc-roots <nyc-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, Jul 2, 2017 4:51 pm Subject: Re: [NYC-ROOTS] World War One New York had a professional womens Basketball Team Daniel, The first place to start would be the NY Times and the Brooklyn Eagle which may have reported on the Women's Basketball Team and its startup. Many public and university libaries have access to Proquest which has the NY Times which can be searched by subject. The Broolyn Eagle is online at the Brooklyn Public Library and fultonhistory.org Hope this helps. Diane Jacobs -----Original Message----- From: NYC-ROOTS [mailto:nyc-roots-bounces+geniediane=comcast.net@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of daniel_lewis_frommherz@mckenzievalleymarket.com Sent: Saturday, July 1, 2017 10:18 PM To: nyc-roots@rootsweb.com Cc: dlf Subject: [NYC-ROOTS] World War One New York had a professional womens Basketball Team The time frame for reference would be more likely than not before 1920. My grandmother born 17 March 1893 referred to a Professional Women's Basketball Association that seems to have been established during the war years. Can anyone help me with some history of this event? I don't have much to go on however there was enough truth to her story that the entire Portland Oregon Trail Blazers paid a visit to her home after they won their world series title. Nana as we called her was born in the newly created city of Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York. She attended a business college earning a degree in Bookkeeping. She came by Train into the city working in and with an Auto Car Sales where she taught herself to drive a stick shift auto I believe headquartered on Manhattan. Thanks Daniel ------------------------------- 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