In addition to the Troy Irish Genealogy Society mailing list, this message is also being sent to the following genealogy mailing lists: MAILING LIST COVERS Rensselaer County List - Research in Rensselaer County. Albany County List - Research in Albany County. Schenectady County List - Research in Schenectady County. Saratoga County List - Research in Saratoga County. Genealogy NYS List - Research in New York State. NY-Hudson River List - Research in counties bordering Hudson River; (Rockland, Orange, Ulster, Greene, Albany, Rensselaer, Columbia, Dutchess, Putnam Westchester) & Schenectady County. NY-Mohawk Valley List - Research in Mohawk Valley Region of NYS, covers Albany, Fulton, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, Schenectady & Schoharie Counties. NY-WarWashSar List - Research in Warren, Washington and Saratoga Counties. NY-RollCall List - Research on New York State kin. New York List - Research in New York State where the County is unknown. Irish-NY-Troy List - Research of Irish Ancestry in City of Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. NY-Irish List - Research on Irish immigrants who landed, lived in or passed through New York State. Columbia County List - Research in Columbia County The following historical articles that may be of interest to Troy Area researchers, have just been added to the LOCAL HISTORY section on the (TIGS) Troy Irish Genealogy Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ Introduction of Sewing Machines The Troy Hospital Rensselaer County Soldiers And Sailors' Monument Introduction of Illuminating Gas Other Articles that may be of interest, that are on the LOCAL HISTORY section of the website are: Avalanche of Clay - 1837 Beer Breweries Bell Foundries Carriage Manufacturing Dave's Grill, South Troy Emly, County Tipperary Connections Frear's Cash Bazaar The Great Fire of 1862 Researching Green Island History of Green Island, A Partial Timeline History of Oakwood Cemetery Life In The Alleyways of Troy One Block on Burden Avenue, South Troy St. Joseph's Parish St. Joseph's School St. Patrick's Day Riot - 1837 Troy's Collar & Cuff Workers Stove Manufacturing Troy's Iron Workers (NOTE: The article on Stove Manufacturing has triggered a number of inquiries from across the United States and Canada from individuals who find themselves in possession of one of Troy's famous stoves, such as a Fuller and Warren.) If you haven't visited the TIGS website lately, take a look at these LOCAL HISTORY articles. You may also want to explore the PROJECTS section where you can search over 31,000 Irish AND Non-Irish names in the 10 completed transcription projects. Of particular interest, is the recently added 10,000 name Rensselaer County Marriage Index. A great feature of this new Marriage Index is the capability of PRINTING YOUR OWN FORM to request copies of the marriage documents from the Rensselaer County Clerk's Office for a $5.00 fee. Also, don't forget to look at the SURNAME section which has over 300 names listed. Click on a name you are interested in and you can make a connection with someone who is also researching that surname. Regards, Bill McGrath TIGS Project Coordinator Clifton Park, NY