Thank you for this information. I have a letter from Charles Rohler, president of the then Local Union #39 in New Haven Ct. dated October 1964 in reply to my search. Although there had been over 30 local unions in the area in 1900, only two remained, one in New Haven, and one in Bridgeport. While this is not Oneida (Although my Grandfather also worked in Oneida), it does demonstrate what happened between the 1890's and 1964. Connecticut was a big tobacco producing state, now those farms are long gone. It shows what can happen over time. I am sure that something like it happed in and around Oneida. A second letter from the Cigar Makers International Union of America also says: "Our Local unions in Albany, New York, and Union Hill (NJ) gave up their charters many years ago and we can find no further information." A third letter from a Mr. Van Horn, International President to my mother dated February 1940 states that even then the records were "not in shape to permit us to find from what place he came" and they were not able to trace him back before 1895 at which point he was in Union Hill. Sadly, my mother didn't know it at the time, but he was in Oneida. In short, there may be information from them should one be able to find the records if they still exist, and if you can find where they are. They are not always kept locally, but it is a try which I am willing to do. Should I get a reply from the library, I will let the list know. Dorothea