For the few of you who know me, I am Floyd Howard of Sidney, NY. My family lived all over Greene County from the early 1800's through the 1960's. The Howard's were connected to many other names, Barhight, Brandow, Walters and others. This site and it's sister site, Delaware County, but mostly Greene County helped connect or locate second cousins all over the United States. Many have come out and let me give them a tour of the cemeteries. I feel that Greene County is really my home. On Friday I am putting my health problems and traveling to France to see my cousin for the first time since 1972 and this will be my first trip since 1959 (I was 12). I found my cousins again with help from a man at the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE in Angers, France who speaks English. Through an article in the paper we found all kinds of relatives. It just shows that there all kinds of help and sources out there. This site has been Wonderful. Thanks Sylvia. I any of you get a chance to meet Sylvia and work with her on a project, your very lucky. Same with Pat Morrow and many others. Take care. Floyd Wesley Howard Sidney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Towner" <jac@fmtc.com> To: <NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [GREENE COUNTY] Happy Birthday > Sylvia, > This fall I'll be ready to take on another project. Just let me know. > Congratulations on your accomplishment. This is the best site on the > internet! > Jackie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sylvia Hasenkopf" <esi@francomm.com> > To: <NYGREENE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 6:31 AM > Subject: [GREENE COUNTY] Happy Birthday > > > > Hello fellow researchers. I am pround to announce that the Tracing your > > Roots in Greene Co website is now, officially, in its 6th year! Our > > birthday was yesterday, May 1st. Wow! Who would've thought that a "little" > > project of a Greene Co webpage would've grown into such a great (and I say > > this modestly :-)) research tool. > > > > Once again, my profuse thanks to all contributors to the site, whose > > unselfish sharing of material and transcription help have made this a true > > tool to researchers of Greene Co. genealogy and history. > > > > My particular thanks to Annette Campbell, who was with me at the birth of > > this site, and continues to be its number 1 supporter. > > > > Also, my sincere thanks to Arlene Goodwin, who for years has transcribed > > reems of material for the site, even though she lives in Indiana and has > > no connection to Greene Co. We lost Arlene's assistance this year to poor > > health. > > > > And thank you to all the recent volunteers, who jumped into the breach to > > transcribe over a years worth of obituaries from 4 newspapers. You guys - > > and gals - are wonderful! > > > > What's coming this year? Well, lots of things! In the pipeline: > > 1) More cemeteries - my personal project - looking to transcribe, Pleasant > > Valley, Ashland, Fairlawn in Prattsville, Elka Park, Hunter, Old Section > > Chestnut Lawn (fingers crossed), Earlton Community cemetery and a bunch of > > small ones in New Baltimore > > 2) Church records - I have, ready for transcription - Gloria Dei Episcopal > > (Palenville), Simpson Memorial Methodist (Palenville), St. Paul's Lutheran > > (Oak Hill), Kiskatom Methodist Circuit (Catskill), Blue Mountain Reformed > > (Ulster Co, but lots of Greene Co folk in there) > > 3) Greene Co Town Clerks Records of the Officers, Soldiers and Seamen of > > the Civil War > > 4)All kinds of great stuff! > > > > Just need more fingers! Anyone interested - let me know! > > > > Sylvia > > > > > > ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== > > The Diary of John Barr, Ensign in the Revolutionary War. Come read about > > our revolutionary past from the eyes of one who lived it! > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > ==== NYGREENE Mailing List ==== > Your on-line source for Greene County history and genealogy. Stop on by and find your lost link! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygreen2 > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >