The Hamburg Fairgrounds are in Hamburg. It is the site of the Erie County Fair. I believe it's the oldest county fair in the country. Mary -----Original Message----- From: Pat Corona [mailto:corona245@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 8:35 PM To: NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYERIE] HAMBURG FAIRGROUNDS Can someone tell me what town HAMBURG FAIRGROUNDS is in? I have an old yellowed newspaper clipping, no date or publication name, but pictures several men at a G.O.P outing at the Hamburg Fairgrounds. Those pictured are: Benjamin C. KAISER of the Republican County Committee, George T. VANDERMEULEN, clerk of the surrogate's court, Senator Charles A. FREIBERG, candidate for nomination for sheriff, Dan McCARTHY of Tonawanda, Sheriff Charles F. ZIMMERMAN and Charles E. ROESCH, candidate for nomination for mayor, Councilman John S. McGOVERN, and Mayor Frank X. SCHWAB. The DAN McCARTHY listed above is my ancestor & he was also known as "JACK McCARTY" but his birth name was OSCAR OTTO COTHRELL. I am searching for more info. about Dan & his wife Ebba. I cannot locate them on any census records & I think that they both probably died in Erie Co.in the late 1940's/ early 1950's & are probably buried in the county. They owned a restaurant & night club called the Shamrock Inn on River Road near Tonawanda in the 1940's. I think the restaurant was originally named "Grandma's Kitchen". I wish to find their death dates so I can send for their death certificates. Would appreciate any help or suggestions. Thanks! Pat O'Sullivan Corona ==== NYERIE Mailing List ==== To contact the List Administrator: Dick Rose <dtrose@cox.net> See the Archived Messages at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx