This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lRB.2ACE/819.2.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: sorry it was 1920 census. i was hoping someone would be able to read it. it tells where her father was born. 1905 ellis island has madge as cook.shes 29 and eleanor is 31.error or shaving off a few years.1920 census for her in manhattan page is missing, in june 1909 madge left liverpool on ship with alva e. belmont alfred e. cook ruth cook janet cook . i find no benjamin or charles robson listed as musicians anywhere.keep at it.ill post for someone to see if they can read that census page

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cook,Morton,Robson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lRB.2ACE/819.2.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Virginia, I don't have access to the 1930 census. If you have her parent's birth information, that would be AWESOME! Can you figure out where in the states Charles Robson was born? All we have is the Robson name with no other leads. I'm quite new to research too. I've been lucky on some ancestors, but I have ups and downs like anyone else! Thank you again for all your help!!! Gratefully, Mavis mavisbassett@yahoo.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lRB.2ACE/819.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: i have only what you said 1856. i am a novice but i keep on plugging.did you try to figure the place of birth for eleanors father on the 1930 census?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cook,RobsonBelmont,Morton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lRB.2ACE/819.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Virginia, Thank you ever so much for helping me!!! Could you possibly give me Eleanors mother's birth information? Charles was supposedly born in America, but we haven't a clue where!. Charles and his father Benjamin emigrated to England, and we don't know why or what happened to them. We know absolutely nothing about the Robson lineage!!! You are possibly holding the only bit of fragmented Robson genealogy anyone in the family has!!! You are indeed and angel! Gratefully, Mavis mavisbassett@yahoo.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lRB.2ACE/819.2.1.1 Message Board Post: in 1906 eleanore traveled from europe with a m.c. cook age 41? . we already know charles died when eleanore was very young, so i suspect in 1906 madge carr cook was already married to coo. k 1930 census for the belmonts gives her parents place of birth but i cant read the fathers, it looks like la or sc

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wunderlin Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lRB.2ACE/821 Message Board Post: Does anyone have any information on Christa Wunderlin, b. ca. 1936 to Ernst and Greta Wunderlin in Port Washington, Nassau Co. NY? Did you know her or go to school with her? If so, I hope to hear from you. Thanks.

Hi all, I found this obit using http://www.genealogybuff.com: [Nassau Co., New York] Oct 6, 2000 Robert Dudley Bolger Robert Dudley Bolger, died at his home in Libertytown, Maryland. He was born May 9, 1911, 10th of the 11 surviving Thomas J. Bolger and Mary Ellen Daily. He was the husband of the late Elinor Agatha Parks of Brooklyn. Raised in New York, he held design and executive positions in several mens wear corporations. He moved to Sea Cliff in 1948 where he was an active supporter and initiator of numerous religious, civic, and educational activities. He was active in the Knights of Columbus, Holy Name Society, Catholic Evidence Guild, and Boy Scouts of America. He was particularly active in Saint Boniface Parish in Sea Cliff from 1940's to the 1990's. There he helped initiate, organize, and serve in various parish programs, including the Congraternity of Christian Doctrine, Parish Council, and Boy Scouts. He routinely served on numerous outreach initiatives. Until his recent illness, he was a regular comunicant, and he brought Communion to those unable to attend Church. He was a tireless personal benefactor of persons in need. He is survived by one brother, Jerome Bolger of Juno Beach, Florida, by four children, Marjorie O'Sullivan of Boca Raton, Florida, Robert of San Diego, California, Brian of Libertytown, Maryland, and Terence of Hanover, Pennsylvania, seventeen grandchildren, and numerous nephews and nieces. Funeral mass was held at Saint Boniface Church on Glen Avenue in Sea Cliff on Tuesday October 10th. Interment at Holy Rood Cemetery in Westbury, Long Island. Arrangements by Whitting Funeral Home, Glen Head. Hope this helps. Bill

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cook,Morton,Robson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lRB.2ACE/819.2.1 Message Board Post: Virginia, Thank you so kindly for responding to my inquiry. I have found alot on Madge's daughter Eleanor Elise Robson Belmont, but I'm researching Madge (Anne Cora Morton) and her husband Charles Robson in England. We are trying to trace the Robson lineage from America to England. Charles and his father Benjamin emigrated to England and toured around the country as musicians. We don't know where they were born in America or what happened to them in England. That is the big mystery! Thank you for all your help. I sincerely appreciate it! Gratefully, Mavis Bassett mavisbassett@yahoo.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lRB.2ACE/819.2 Message Board Post: so much info to be found. just put names on search. eleanor was born in 1879 and her father (robson) died when she was very young. her mother then married cook.one article on eleanor robson belmont papers is 58 pages

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lRB.2ACE/820.1 Message Board Post: On 12/28/2004 (11:22:57 AM MST), in a posting to the Nassau County Ancestry Board that was 'gatewayed' to NYNASSAU-L@rootsweb.com, Michael Reed (simonsays@sallyjamesfarnham.org) asked, "I am looking to hire someone to do some research for me in Great Neck. I am researching the life and work of former Great Neck resident Sally James Farnham (1869-1943, http://www.sallyjamesfarnham.org). Farnham lived with her husband, Tiffany designer Paulding Farnham, on his family's estate called Stepping Stones in Great Neck. I have a period map which labels the house and some period photos of the house and would like to know if it is still standing...could today be a part of Stepping Stones Park?? Also, would like to have someone look into local period newspapers for me regarding Farnham...all at your own convenience, not on a time schedule at this point. Look forward to hearing from you. Many thanks!!" For questions such as yours, you may want to contact the Great Neck Library: Great Neck Library 159 Bayview Avenue Great Neck, NY 11023 tel: 516/466-8055 fax: 516/???-???? eMail: gneck@nassaulibrary.org http://www.nassaulibrary.org/gneck/ Great Neck is one of those communities on Long Island where the majority of the places with a Great Neck mailing address are not in Great Neck. The pertinent current geography: Great Neck is a village (incorporated in 1921) in the northwest part of the Town of North Hempstead, in the northwest part of Nassau County. There are 30 villages and 18 hamlets (unincorporated areas) all or partly in the Town of North Hempstead. There are 2 cities and 3 towns in Nassau County. (I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone.) Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Village of Great Neck in the Town of North Hempstead is bordered on the north by the Village of Kings Point; on the east by Hempstead Harbor; on the south by the Hamlet of Great Neck Gardens, the Villages of Great Neck Estates and Saddle Rock; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Saddle Rock Estates and the Village Kings Point. And, as occurs in all but one of Nassau County's 136 communities (2 cities, 64 villages and 70 hamlets), the Village of Great Neck has a different border than does the "Great Neck, NY" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Great Neck mailing address and not be in Great Neck). ...................................................acres ........Village of Great Neck..............866 ........Great Neck, NY...................6,022* * This includes the 4 postal stations (branches) that are part of the Great Neck Post Office: ........Great Neck, NY 11020...........1,405 ........Great Neck, NY 11021...........1,314 ........Great Neck, NY 11023...........1,098 ........Great Neck, NY 11024............2,205 Thus, more than 8 out of every 10 places with a "Great Neck, NY" mailing address are NOT in the Village of Great Neck. Quickly eyeballing the map overlay of the "11020 through 11024" postal ZIP codes versus village and hamlet borders, the following 13 communities (9 villages and 4 hamlets) seem to be at least partially within the borders of the "Great Neck, NY" postal zone and hence places in these communities can have a "Great Neck, NY" mailing address (if the community is a village, its year of incorporation is shown inside the parenthesis): ......................................................acres Village of Great Neck (1921).................866 Village of Great Neck Estates (1911).....489 Hamlet of Great Neck Gardens................* Village of Great Neck Plaza (1930)........199 Hamlet of Harbor Hills.............................* Village of Kensington (1921)..................156 Village of Kings Point (1924)...............2,125 Village of Lake Success (1927)...........1,205 Village of Russell Gardens (1931)..........109 Village of Saddle Rock (1911)................169 Hamlet of Saddle Rock Estates...............* Village of Thomaston (1931)..................270 Hamlet of University Gardens...................* * The Hamlets of Great Neck Gardens, Harbor Hills, Saddle Rock Estates and University Gardens total 596 acres. For those who have their copy of the 2003 or earlier edition of the LI Population Survey or have already downloaded the report from the Long Island Power Authority web site (eMail me directly if you need instructions on how to access and download the report), you'll find the Village of Great Neck (incorporated in 1921) in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County on pages 5 & 6 (map) and 7 (population estimate). I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. Regards, Walter Greenspan Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Postal Zones in New York State New York State is divided into counties. County A county is a municipal corporation, a subdivision of the state, created to perform state functions; a "regional" government. All counties are divided into cities, towns and Indian reservations. City A city is a unique governmental entity with its own special charter. Cities are not sub-divided, except into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Town A town is a municipal corporation and encompasses all territory within the state except that within cities or Indian reservations. Towns can be sub-divided into villages and hamlets. Village A village is a general purpose municipal corporation formed voluntarily by the residents of an area in one or more towns to provide themselves with municipal services. The pattern of village organization is similar to those of a city. A village is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Hamlet A hamlet is an unincorporated area in one or more towns that is governed at-large by the town(s) it is in. A hamlet is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Postal Zone "City" and "Town" A postal zone "City" and "Town" is an administrative district established by the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the mail. Postal zone "City" and "Town" may not (but are encouraged to) conform to municipal or community borders. Thus, postal zone location does not always determine city, village or hamlet location. Please be aware: In many areas of New York State, the problem of non-conforming postal zones leads to a situation where the majority of places have a different community name in their mailing address than the community where that place is actually located.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lRB.2ACE/820 Message Board Post: I am looking to hire someone to do some research for me in Great Neck. I am researching the life and work of former Great Neck resident Sally James Farnham (1869-1943, http://www.sallyjamesfarnham.org). Farnham lived with her husband, Tiffany designer Paulding Farnham, on his family's estate called Stepping Stones in Great Neck. I have a period map which labels the house and some period photos of the house and would like to know if it is still standing...could today be a part of Stepping Stones Park?? Also, would like to have someone look into local period newspapers for me regarding Farnham...all at your own convenience, not on a time schedule at this point. Look forward to hearing from you. Many thanks!!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lRB.2ACE/819.1 Message Board Post: On 12/28/04 (1:35:50 AM MST), in a posting to the Nassau County Ancestry Board that was 'gatewayed' to NYNASSAU-L@rootsweb.com, Mavis Bassett (mavisbassett@yahoo.com) asked, "I'm desperately searching for any information and genealogy of actress Madge Carr Cook!!! Her real name was Anne Cora Morton and she was born 1856 in Yorkshire, England, and died September 2, 1933 in Syossett, Nassau, New York. Her daughter was Eleanor Robson who became an actress as well. Eleanor married August Belmont Jr. Anne married Charles Robson in England. I'm trying to find out any information on Charles, because he and his father Benjamin were from America and emigrated to England then traveled around as musicians. We don't know anything about the Robson family!!! Any information on Madge, her Robson family, and her second husband Mr. Cook would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!" You may want to contact the Syosset Public Library (the library can suggest which local newspaper might have this information and other possible sources of information): Syosset Public Library 225 South Oyster Bay Road Syosset, NY 11791-5897 Tel: 516/921-7161 Fax: 516/921-8771 eMail: http://www.nassaulibrary.org/syosset/emailref.html http://www.nassaulibrary.org/syosset/ Syosset is one of those communities on Long Island where the majority of the places with a Syosset mailing address are not in Syosset. The pertinent geography: Syosset is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the central part of the Town of Oyster Bay, in the northeast part of Nassau County. There are 18 hamlets and 18 villages (municipal corporations) all or partly within the Town of Oyster Bay. There are 2 cities and 3 towns in Nassau County. (I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone.) Beginning on its northern border and proceeding clockwise, the Hamlet of Syosset in the Town of Oyster Bay is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of East Norwich and the Villages of Oyster Bay Cove and Laurel Hollow; on the east by the Hamlet of Woodbury; on the south by the Hamlets of Plainview, Hicksville and Jericho; and, on the west by the Village of Muttontown. And, as occurs in all but one of Nassau County's 136 communities (2 cities, 64 villages and 70 hamlets), the Hamlet of Syosset has a different border than does the "Syosset, NY 11791" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Syosset mailing address and not be in Syosset and a place can be in Syosset and have other than a Syosset mailing address). ..........................................acres ...Hamlet of Syosset............3,241 ...Syosset, NY 11791...........7,339 As you can observe, a bit more than 1 out of 2 places with a Syosset mailing address are not in Syosset. These places are in parts of the Villages of Muttontown and Laurel Hollow; and, at the same time, there are places that are in Syosset that have a "Jericho, NY" mailing address. Prior to 1990, the part of the Hamlet of Syosset south of the Jericho Turnpike was the separate Hamlet of Locust Grove (1,354 acres). For those who have their copy of the 2003 or earlier edition of the LI Population Survey or have already downloaded the report from the Long Island Power Authority web site (eMail me directly if you need instructions on how to access and download the report), you'll find the Hamlet of Syosset in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County on pages 5 & 11 (map) and 12 (population estimate). I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. Regards, Walter Greenspan Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Postal Zones in New York State New York State is divided into counties. County A county is a municipal corporation, a subdivision of the state, created to perform state functions; a "regional" government All counties are divided into cities, towns and Indian reservations. City A city is a unique governmental entity with its own special charter. Cities are not sub-divided, except into neighborhoods which are informal geographic areas. Town A town is a municipal corporation and encompasses all territory within the state except that within cities or Indian reservations. Towns can be sub-divided into villages and hamlets. Village A village is a general purpose municipal corporation formed voluntarily by the residents of an area in one or more towns to provide themselves with municipal services. The pattern of village organization is similar to those of a city. A village is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Hamlet A hamlet is an unincorporated area in one or more towns that is governed at-large by the town(s) it is in. A hamlet is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Postal Zone "City" and "Town" A postal zone "City" and "Town" is an administrative district established by the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the mail. Postal zone "City" and "Town" may not (but are encouraged to) conform to municipal or community borders. Thus, postal zone location does not always determine city, village or hamlet location. Please be aware: In many areas of New York State, the problem of non-conforming postal zones leads to a situation where the majority of place shave a different community name in their mailing address than the community where that place is actually located.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cook,Robson,Morton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lRB.2ACE/819 Message Board Post: I'm desperately searching for any information and genealogy of actress Madge Carr Cook!!! Her real name was Anne Cora Morton and she was born 1856 in Yorkshire, England, and died September 2, 1933 in Syossett, Nassau, New York. Her daughter was Eleanor Robson who became an actress as well. Eleanor married August Belmont Jr. Anne married Charles Robson in England. I'm trying to find out any information on Charles, because he and his father Benjamin were from America and emigrated to England then traveled around as musicians. We don't know anything about the Robson family!!! Any information on Madge, her Robson family, and her second husband Mr. Cook would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!! Thank you so very much. Gratefully, Mavis Bassett

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lRB.2ACE/818.1 Message Board Post: On 12/24/2004 (10:50:21 AM MST), in a posting to the Nassau County Ancestry Board that was 'gatewayed' to NYNASSAU-L@rootsweb.com, George W. Agnew (jorgewwenga@hotmail.com) asked, "Looking for obituaries of my aunts (Edith M. Agnew DOD Dec. 1980 and Ann Patricia (Pat) O'Shea) last know address was 191-11 Woodhull Ave. Hollis, LI, Jamicia, NY). I was in Vietnam when my Aunt (Pat) died in 1969 and in Arizona in Dec. 1980. I had lost contact when I went overseas with DOD. Any data or a copy of their obits in NY Newsday or Long Island Press will be deeply appreciated." Hollis and Jamiaca are both neighborhoods in Queens County, and thus you may want to contact the Queens Borough Public Library Queens Borough Public Library 89-11 Merrick Boulevard New York (Jamaica P.O.), NY 11432 Tel: 718/990-0700 Fax: 718/???-???? Contact information: http://www.queenslibrary.org/about/gen_info.asp Home page: http://www.queenslibrary.org/ Good luck. Walter Greenspan

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Agnew and O'Shea Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lRB.2ACE/818 Message Board Post: Looking for obituaries of my aunts (Edith M. Agnew DOD Dec. 1980 and Ann Patricia (Pat) O'Shea) last know address was 191-11 Woodhull Ave. Hollis, LI, Jamicia, NY). I was in Vietnam when my Aunt (Pat) died in 1969 and in Arizona in Dec. 1980. I had lost contact when I went overseas with DOD. Any data or a copy of their obits in NY Newsday or Long Island Press will be deeply appreciated. George W. Agnew Columbus

The town sheep were kept communally in a pound. The person, appointed by the courts to oversee the pound was the Pounder. Often the same person was the keeper of the town cattle. This is where the term "dog pound" is derived. -----Original Message----- From: Soyamaven@aol.com [mailto:Soyamaven@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 10:21 PM To: NYNASSAU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYNAS ] What is the job of a "Pounder" in ones town? On 12/19/04 (7:55:43 PM MST), in a posting to the Queens County Ancestry Board that was 'gatewayed' to NYQUEENS-L@rootsweb.com, Janet Wood (gigagirl@comcast.net) asked, "Jospeh Wood of Oyster Bay in the mid/late 1700's to early 1800's was elected as "pounder" for a district in his town. Just what was a Pounder? Also a "Fence Viewer" - that one I can probably take an educated guess at, but would like the definitive answer." For questions such as yours, you may want to contact the Oyster Bay Historical Society and the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library: The Oyster Bay Historical Society P.O. Box 297 20 Summit Street Oyster Bay, NY 11771-0297 Tel: 516/922-5032 Fax: 516/922-6892 eMail: OBHistory@aol.com http://members.aol.com/OBHistory/ Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library 89 East Main Street Oyster Bay 11771 Tel: 516/922-1212 Fax: 516/922-6453 eMail: ??????? http://www.nassaulibrary.org/oysterbay/index.html Oyster Bay is one of those communities on Long Island where the majority of the places with an Oyster Bay mailing address are not in Oyster Bay, and it is important to know that there are 3 "Oyster Bays" (from smallest to largest, in order of acreage): 1. There is the Hamlet of Oyster Bay = 763 acres 2. There is the Oyster Bay, NY 11771 postal zone = 7,002 acres 3. There is the Town of Oyster Bay = 70,908 acres The pertinent geography: Oyster Bay is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the northern most part of the Town of Oyster Bay, in the northeast part of Nassau County. There are 18 villages (municipal corporations) and 18 hamlets all or partly in the Town of Oyster Bay. There are 2 cities and 3 towns in Nassau County. (I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone.) Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Oyster Bay in the Town of Oyster Bay is bordered on the north by Oyster Bay Harbor, on the east by the Village of Oyster Bay Cove, on the south by the Hamlet of East Norwich and on the west by the Village of Upper Brookville and the Village of Mill Neck. And, as occurs in all but one of Nassau County's 136 communities (2 cities, 64 villages and 70 hamlets), the Hamlet of Oyster Bay has a different border than does the "Oyster Bay, NY 11771" postal zone (i.e., a place can have an Oyster Bay mailing address and not be in Oyster Bay). ............................................acres ....Hamlet of Oyster Bay............763 ....Oyster Bay, NY 11771........7,002 ....Town of Oyster Bay..........70,908 Thus, you can readily see that 9 of every 10 places with an "Oyster Bay" mailing address are NOT in the Hamlet of Oyster Bay. [These places may be in the Village of Centre Island (incorporated in 1926), the Village of Cove Neck (incorporated in 1927), the Village of Oyster Bay Cove (incorporated in 1931), the Village of Laurel Hollow (incorporated in 1926), the Hamlet of East Norwich, the Village of Muttontown (incorporated in 1931), the Village of Upper Brookville (incorporated in 1932) and the Village of Mill Neck (incorporated in 1924).] For those who have their copy of the 2003 or earlier edition of the LI Population Survey or have already downloaded the report from the Long Island Power Authority web site (eMail me directly if you need instructions on how to access and download the report), you'll find the Hamlet of Oyster Bay in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County on pages 5 & 11 (map) and 12 (population estimate). I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. Regards, Walter Greenspan Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Postal Zones in New York State New York State is divided into counties. County A county is a municipal corporation, a subdivision of the state, created to perform state functions; a "regional" government. All counties are divided into cities, towns and Indian reservations. City A city is a unique governmental entity with its own special charter. Cities are not sub-divided, except into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Town A town is a municipal corporation and encompasses all territory within the state except that within cities or Indian reservations. Towns can be sub-divided into villages and hamlets. Village A village is a general purpose municipal corporation formed voluntarily by the residents of an area in one or more towns to provide themselves with municipal services. The pattern of village organization is similar to those of a city. A village is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Hamlet A hamlet is an unincorporated area in one or more towns that is governed at-large by the town(s) it is in. A hamlet is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Postal Zone "City" and "Town" A postal zone "City" and "Town" is an administrative district established by the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the mail. Postal zone "City" and "Town" may not (but are encouraged to) conform to municipal or community borders. Thus, postal zone location does not always determine city, village or hamlet location. Please be aware: In many areas of New York State, the problem of non-conforming postal zones leads to a situation where the majority of places have a different community name in their mailing address than the community where that place is actually located. ==== NYNASSAU Mailing List ==== Hi folks, the listadmin is Fred Provoncha, unclefred@att.net, visit us at the Lynbrook FHC, 10 Penninsula Blvd, Lynbrook,NY 11563 ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

On 12/19/04 (7:55:43 PM MST), in a posting to the Queens County Ancestry Board that was 'gatewayed' to NYQUEENS-L@rootsweb.com, Janet Wood (gigagirl@comcast.net) asked, "Jospeh Wood of Oyster Bay in the mid/late 1700's to early 1800's was elected as "pounder" for a district in his town. Just what was a Pounder? Also a "Fence Viewer" - that one I can probably take an educated guess at, but would like the definitive answer." For questions such as yours, you may want to contact the Oyster Bay Historical Society and the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library: The Oyster Bay Historical Society P.O. Box 297 20 Summit Street Oyster Bay, NY 11771-0297 Tel: 516/922-5032 Fax: 516/922-6892 eMail: OBHistory@aol.com http://members.aol.com/OBHistory/ Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library 89 East Main Street Oyster Bay 11771 Tel: 516/922-1212 Fax: 516/922-6453 eMail: ??????? http://www.nassaulibrary.org/oysterbay/index.html Oyster Bay is one of those communities on Long Island where the majority of the places with an Oyster Bay mailing address are not in Oyster Bay, and it is important to know that there are 3 "Oyster Bays" (from smallest to largest, in order of acreage): 1. There is the Hamlet of Oyster Bay = 763 acres 2. There is the Oyster Bay, NY 11771 postal zone = 7,002 acres 3. There is the Town of Oyster Bay = 70,908 acres The pertinent geography: Oyster Bay is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the northern most part of the Town of Oyster Bay, in the northeast part of Nassau County. There are 18 villages (municipal corporations) and 18 hamlets all or partly in the Town of Oyster Bay. There are 2 cities and 3 towns in Nassau County. (I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone.) Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Oyster Bay in the Town of Oyster Bay is bordered on the north by Oyster Bay Harbor, on the east by the Village of Oyster Bay Cove, on the south by the Hamlet of East Norwich and on the west by the Village of Upper Brookville and the Village of Mill Neck. And, as occurs in all but one of Nassau County's 136 communities (2 cities, 64 villages and 70 hamlets), the Hamlet of Oyster Bay has a different border than does the "Oyster Bay, NY 11771" postal zone (i.e., a place can have an Oyster Bay mailing address and not be in Oyster Bay). ............................................acres ....Hamlet of Oyster Bay............763 ....Oyster Bay, NY 11771........7,002 ....Town of Oyster Bay..........70,908 Thus, you can readily see that 9 of every 10 places with an "Oyster Bay" mailing address are NOT in the Hamlet of Oyster Bay. [These places may be in the Village of Centre Island (incorporated in 1926), the Village of Cove Neck (incorporated in 1927), the Village of Oyster Bay Cove (incorporated in 1931), the Village of Laurel Hollow (incorporated in 1926), the Hamlet of East Norwich, the Village of Muttontown (incorporated in 1931), the Village of Upper Brookville (incorporated in 1932) and the Village of Mill Neck (incorporated in 1924).] For those who have their copy of the 2003 or earlier edition of the LI Population Survey or have already downloaded the report from the Long Island Power Authority web site (eMail me directly if you need instructions on how to access and download the report), you'll find the Hamlet of Oyster Bay in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County on pages 5 & 11 (map) and 12 (population estimate). I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. Regards, Walter Greenspan Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Postal Zones in New York State New York State is divided into counties. County A county is a municipal corporation, a subdivision of the state, created to perform state functions; a "regional" government. All counties are divided into cities, towns and Indian reservations. City A city is a unique governmental entity with its own special charter. Cities are not sub-divided, except into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Town A town is a municipal corporation and encompasses all territory within the state except that within cities or Indian reservations. Towns can be sub-divided into villages and hamlets. Village A village is a general purpose municipal corporation formed voluntarily by the residents of an area in one or more towns to provide themselves with municipal services. The pattern of village organization is similar to those of a city. A village is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Hamlet A hamlet is an unincorporated area in one or more towns that is governed at-large by the town(s) it is in. A hamlet is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Postal Zone "City" and "Town" A postal zone "City" and "Town" is an administrative district established by the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the mail. Postal zone "City" and "Town" may not (but are encouraged to) conform to municipal or community borders. Thus, postal zone location does not always determine city, village or hamlet location. Please be aware: In many areas of New York State, the problem of non-conforming postal zones leads to a situation where the majority of places have a different community name in their mailing address than the community where that place is actually located.

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg//lRB.2ACE/817.1 Message Board Post: On 12/17/04 (1:45:02 PM MST), in a posting to the Nassau County Ancestry Board that was 'gatewayed' to NYNASSAU-L@rootsweb.com, supplemented by a private eMail, Michelle Lewis (paduster50@earthlinl.net) asked, "Looking for info on Rosairo Adago b April 19 1883,d.Oct 15 1938. He is the son of Giovanni and Isabella (Salatti) Adago. Arrived at ellis island June 4 1998.Rosairo was married to Minnie,she died Sept. 1970." Supplementary information received in a private eMail: "Rosairo died in Queens NY but Minnie his wife died in Mineola LI,have no idea if thats nassau or suffolk.I'm looking for the Adago family of Paul Adago,Paul is Rosairo and Minnies son. Pauls grandfather,is my ggrandfather." For questions such as yours, you may want to contact the Mineola Memorial Library (the library can suggest which local newspaper might have this information and other possible sources of information): Mineola Memorial Library 195 Marcellus Road Mineola, NY 11501 Tel: 516/746-8488 Fax: 516/294-6459 eMail: mineola@nassaulibrary.org http://www.nassaulibrary.org/mineola/ The pertinent geography: Mineola is a village (incorporated in 1906) in the south-central part of the Town of North Hempstead, in the west part of Nassau County, along the North Hempstead/Hempstead town line. There are 30 villages and 18 hamlets (unincorporated areas) all or partly in the Town of North Hempstead. There are 2 cities and 3 towns in Nassau County. (I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone.) Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Village of Mineola in the Town of North Hempstead is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Herricks, The Village of Williston Park, the Village of East Williston and the Hamlet of Roslyn Heights; on the east by the Village of Old Westbury, the Village of Westbury and the Hamlet of Carle Place; on the south by the Village of Garden City in the Town of Hempstead (the North Hempstead/Hempstead town line); and on the west by the Hamlet of Garden City Park. And, as occurs in all but one of Nassau County's 136 communities (2 cities, 64 villages and 70 hamlets), the Village of Mineola has a different border than does the "Mineola, NY 11501" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Mineola mailing address and not be in Mineola and a place can be in Mineola and have other than a Mineola mailing address). .......................................acres ...Village of Mineola..........1,197 ...Mineola, NY 11501........1,263* * Includes 111 acres in the Town of Hempstead. About 1 out of every 20 places with a Mineola mailing address are not in Mineola. These places that have a Mineola mailing address but are not in Mineola are in the Village of Garden City in the Town of Hempstead, and at the same time, there are places in the Village of Mineola with a Williston Park or a Carle Place mailing address. For those who have their copy of the 2003 or earlier edition of the LI Population Survey or have already downloaded the report from the Long Island Power Authority web site (eMail me directly if you need instructions on how to access and download the report), you'll find the Village of Mineola (incorporated in 1906), both in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County on pages 5 & 6 (map) and 7 (population estimate). I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. Regards, Walter Greenspan Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Postal Zones in New York State New York State is divided into counties. County A county is a municipal corporation, a subdivision of the state, created to perform state functions; a "regional" government. All counties are divided into cities, towns and Indian reservations. City A city is a unique governmental entity with its own special charter. Cities are not sub-divided, except into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Town A town is a municipal corporation and encompasses all territory within the state except that within cities or Indian reservations. Towns can be sub-divided into villages and hamlets. Village A village is a general purpose municipal corporation formed voluntarily by the residents of an area in one or more towns to provide themselves with municipal services. The pattern of village organization is similar to those of a city. A village is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Hamlet A hamlet is an unincorporated area in one or more towns that is governed at-large by the town(s) it is in. A hamlet is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Postal Zone "City" and "Town" A postal zone "City" and "Town" is an administrative district established by the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the mail. Postal zone "City" and "Town" may not (but are encouraged to) conform to municipal or community borders. Thus, postal zone location does not always determine city, village or hamlet location. Please be aware: In many areas of New York State, the problem of non-conforming postal zones leads to a situation where the majority of places have a different community name in their mailing address than the community where that place is actually located.