Actually Jack, the pastor travelled a circuit or often filled in for other pastors who were away. Sylvia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott, John (IT)" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:53 AM Subject: [NYGREENE] Athens Zion Lutheran church congregation > > After perusing the records of this church I am perplexed as to the > reasonable proximity of people traveling great distances to church. > > I see that there are marriages at the Zion church from people living at > Coxsackie. is it possible that people ca. 1800 and previous were > traveling to Athens from Coxasackie for church services ???? or were > they just relations getting married ??? > > I can see that they were coming across from Hudson on the ferry - and > making the carriage ride from Catskill good enough. > > but Coxsackie ? > > jack > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message