I have found that the Madison town clerk is now Tracy McLain, but i don't know her email address. The previous historian no longer holds the position. I don't know if a new one has been appointed or not Chas . ----- Original Message ----- From: <roejim@aol.com> To: <nymadiso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [NYMADISO] Baptism and Marriage Records of the 1st Congregational Church > The web site for Madison County's Town Clerks and Historians is: > > _http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nymadiso/township.htm_ > (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nymadiso/township.htm) > > However, it is not up to date. Sally Maine is NOT the current Town > Clerk, > as she retired a couple years ago. The Town Historian may have remained > the same. > > -- Jim R > > > In a message dated 1/10/2010 1:00:40 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > cepage1@verizon.net writes: > > Mary, > The only suggestion I have is to contact the Town of Madison--Town > clerk. > I'll try to find out who it is and if they have an email address. > This is clutching at straws, because as you said, they weren't required > to > keep even such records as births, deaths, etc. > But the town clerk might know where Madison's church records might be > found and maybe who could help you. Like perhaps the town historical > society. According to my Grandmother's journals( this would be in the > late > 1800's) the Congregational Church was then located in Madison Village not > Madison Center. I never heard that there was ever a church in Madison > Center. > Anyway, I'll try to find out about the town clerk. > chas > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Hunt" <muvsgenealogy@comcast.net> > To: <nymadiso@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 11:36 AM > Subject: [NYMADISO] Baptism and Marriage Records of the 1st > Congregational > Church of Madison > > >> >> >> A number of my Tompkins ancestors were likely baptized and/or married in >> the 1st Congregational Church of Madison, which was located in Madison >> Center at the time (early 1800s). Does anyone know where/how I could >> access these records to find these baptisms and marriages? Since there > are >> no civil records for these early dates, this is my only/best lead, I'm >> afraid. >> >> >> >> Thanks for your help, and happy new year! >> >> >> >> Mary >> >> >> Mary Hunt >> E-mail: muvsgenealogy@comcast.net >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com 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 > NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com 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 > NYMADISO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message