Hi folks, I was at the State Library in Albany yesterday and checked to see if there was any material from Orliff Hedstrom. Unfortunately nothing there in this man. Sylvia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Audrey Klinkenberg" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 4:11 PM Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Info on traveling/circuit minister > > Hey guys, I am the New York Conference Archives at the moment and there is > no biography for Rev. Mr. Hedstrom publiched in the journal the year after > he ded., although that does not preclude other Methodist publications - > Christian Advocate comes to mind. > > Actually I am answering e-mail for the NYC Archives until the group can > find > a new archivist. > > Audrey Klinkenberg > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dick Hillenbrand" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 6:09 AM > Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Info on traveling/circuit minister > > >> You should check with the New York Conference Archives at White Plains. >> It >> has been my experience that all Methodist ministers had a glowing >> biography/pbit written about them in the Annual Conference book of the >> year >> following his death. >> >> He should have also had a similar obit in the Methodist Newspaper. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 6:00 AM, Audrey Klinkenberg >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> In case any one is doing the math on this, the man died in 1877 not >>> 1866. >>> >>> Audrey >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Gary Dufel" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 8:08 PM >>> Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Info on traveling/circuit minister >>> >>> >>> > Thank you for the background information, Audrey. >>> > >>> > Gary >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: [email protected] >>> > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Audrey Klinkenberg >>> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 8:05 PM >>> > To: [email protected] >>> > Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Info on traveling/circuit minister >>> > >>> > >>> > Olaf G. Hedstrom entered the Methodist Episcopal clergy ni 1835 and >>> served >>> > for 42 years died May 6, 1866 at the age of 74. >>> > There was no memoir published at his death, as there are for most >>> > Methodist >>> > pastors., but at least you know what denomination. >>> > >>> > Audrey Klinkenberg >>> > >>> > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > From: "Gary Dufel" <[email protected]> >>> > To: <[email protected]> >>> > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 7:13 PM >>> > Subject: [NYGREENE] Info on traveling/circuit minister >>> > >>> > >>> >> Has any one ever come across records from a traveling or circuit >>> minister >>> >> named Rev. Orlif G. Hedstrom? Based on civil war pension records >>> >> some >>> >> ancestors of mine were married in Prattsville, NY in 1844 with the >>> >> good >>> >> Rev. >>> >> Hedstrom officiating at a Chapman's Hotel. >>> >> >>> >> Unfortunately the info creates a brick wall on who the brides parents >>> >> were. >>> >> The brides name was Sophia Tompkins, reportedly (based on census >>> records) >>> >> born in Greene County, but so far no luck on which of several >>> >> Tompkins >>> >> families she came from. >>> >> >>> >> Hoping the Rev Hestrom left some records somewhere. If any one makes >>> >> it >>> >> to >>> >> the State Library in Albany and has a spare hour, I would certainly >>> >> appreciate a look to see if his records exist anywhere. >>> >> >>> >> Gary >>> >> [email protected] >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> ------------------------------- >>> >> 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 >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > ------------------------------- >>> > 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 >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > ------------------------------- >>> > 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 >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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