Lisa, I have quite a collection of bricks from Greene Co, but I don't have this one. If you find a cache of them, lease let me know, and I will do the same. Sylvia -------------------------------------------------- From: <goneresearching@comcast.net> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 8:22 PM To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> Subject: [NYGREENE] re Roll Call - RIDER > > > I'm slow to the roll call but maybe there's someone out there... here's a > different query likely for those on the list that live in Greene Co or > nearby. > > I'm related to the RIDER family. One branch was involved in Albany and > Greene Counties. This branch owned the Rider Brickyard in Athens on > Washington St. From newspaper articles I know they had the brickyard as > early as 1876 or 1879 and I think it continued until the 1930s after which > a mushroom grower (or something like that - it is on other computer so I'm > not positive at the moment) took over the brickyard. > > I wondering if anyone knows of where I can find/buy a brick (or two) that > was produced by this Rider Brickyard. I have seen a picture of one so I > know the bricks have RIDER in raised letters pressed into at least one > side of the brick. > > Thanks for any leads. > > Lisa Eschenburg > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message