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/480 Message Board Post: do not know much information about my mother's side of the family all I know was my mom was in the foster care system in New York within the five boroughs. She married a man from Barbados West Indies and had me from that marriage. I do not know nothing else about my mother and if anyone knows and information please email me. My mothers name is Beverly A Thomas she gave birth to me in 1981 in a hospital in the Bronx when she was 24, she has to older kids named Donald (or Donnell) and Chris (Could be short for Christopher.) I even believe at on epoint her kids was in Little Flower Foster Care services in New York. Any information what be grateful please!!! IF YOU HAVE ANY ANSWER OR CAN GUIDE ME ALONG THE RIGHT PATH IN MY SEARCH PLEASE EMAIL ME....I AM TRULY DESPERATE TO FIND MY BIRTH MOTHER

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/lRB.2ACE/80.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: contact me - I was adopted, but my biological name is Fluney

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/479 Message Board Post: I received this email. For those of you that haven't tried the site, do so. Tony To all user's of my Ellis Island Search Tools: As most of you know, the revised search tools went live on October 20 and includes the so-called "gray form" which allows searching by town and sounds-like for any passenger in the database. However there have been severe performance problems with the gray form, and only the very lucky (or the very early risers) were able to get any response at all to their searches. I am pleased to report that we have finally tracked down and fixed the cause of the problem. The gray form is now able to handle the heavy traffic and is returning results very quickly. It is now possible to do searches using the gray form at any time of the day and get back the results in a reasonable amount of time. I am indebted to Nick Yannucci who answered the plea for help that I had posted on the website. Nick, working together with Erik Steinmetz, was the critical mass that we needed for success. Thanks also to jewishgen for providing the servers to host the EI search tools, and for providing technical support and machine upgrades to fix the performance problems of the EI search tools. If any of you would like to add your thanks with a donation to jewishgen (www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity), I know it would be greatly appreciated and is sorely needed. My apologies for all the frustrations that the gray form has given to so many people for so long. But now that is behind us, and I wish you all good luck on your searches. -- Steve Morse PS: The EI search tools can be accessed from either of the following URLs http://home.pacbell.net/spmorse http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB

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/478.1 Message Board Post: On 12/29/02 (5:15:03 PM MST), Alice Luckhardt ([email protected]) posted a query to the Nassau County board which was 'gatewayed' to [email protected] as: "Looking for any information on Edwin Kershaw when he was stationed at Mitchell Field on Long Island between late 1930's and mid- 1940's. He was first married to Anna Leila McKay Larkin in 1940. Then he was with Laura Jean Fox and several of their children were born at Mitchell Field. Looking for any information on Edwin and his first wife, Anna." It may be of some help to know that Mitchell Field was in the Hamlet of East Garden City and that East Garden City is one of those many communities on Long Island where none of the places in East Garden City have an "East Garden City, NY" mailing address. The pertinent geography: East Garden City is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the northeastern part of the Town of Hempstead, along the Hempstead/North Hempstead town line. There are 22 villages (municipal corporations) and 36 hamlets (unincorporated areas) all or partly within the Town of 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 its northern border and proceeding clockwise, the Hamlet of East Garden City in the Town of Hempstead is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Carle Place and the Village of Westbury in the Town of North Hempstead (the Hempstead/North Hempstead town line); on the east by the Hamlet of East Meadow; on the south by the Hamlet of Uniondale and the Village of Hempstead; and, on the west by the Villages of Hempstead and Garden City. And, as occurs in all but one of Nassau County's 136 communities (2 cities, 64 villages and 70 hamlets), the Hamlet of East Garden City has a different border than does the "East Garden City, NY" postal zone, and in this case there is no "East Garden City, NY" postal zone. ..................................................acres ....Hamlet of East Garden City......2,058 ....East Garden City, NY ?????..... ??? Depending where a place is located within the Hamlet of East Garden City, that place would have either a "Garden City, NY 11530", a "Westbury, NY 11590", a "Uniondale, NY 11553" or a "Hempstead, NY 11550" mailing address. For those who have their copy of the 2001 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 East Garden City in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County on pages 5 & 8 (map) and 9 (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. Surnames: Larkin, Kershaw, Fox Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lRB.2ACE/478 Message Board Post: Looking for any information on Edwin Kershaw when he was stationed at Mitchell Field on Long Island between late 1930's and mid- 1940's. He was first married to Anna Leila McKay Larkin in 1940. Then he was with Laura Jean Fox and several of their children were born at Mitchell Field. Looking for any information on Edwin and his first wife, Anna.

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/476.1.1 Message Board Post: I would like to thank you for your excellent reply. At best, this genealogy researching sure gives you a good education in geography for all the different areas being researched. I will now access the census images for 1860 or 1870 and see if I can find the elusive Mr. Carey. Thank you again. Joyce Connelly

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smetka Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lRB.2ACE/477 Message Board Post: Greetings, I am working on this family for a friend of mine. Would it be possible for someone to do an obituary search? I haven't found any luck online through the Nassau Library system yet and we live overseas. So any help would be greatly appreciated. tia, Sara John Smetka, b. 26 August 1896, Czech. :died Feb. 1978 (SSDI -- no "day" provided), Great Neck, Nassau Co, NY. wife: Pauline (who died a year later in CA)

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/476.1 Message Board Post: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lRB.2ACE/476 On 12/28/02 (6:01:52 PM MST), a posting by Joyce Connelly ([email protected]) to the Nassau County board was 'gatewayed' to [email protected]: "I would appreciate someone telling me where in the 1860 or 1870 census I would look to find someone who was living in Manhassett, Long Island. Cannot seem to locate any town that fills the right description. Thank you so much." The Hamlet of Manhasset is in the Town of North Hempstead. Circa 1860/1870, the Hamlet of Manhasset included parts or all of several villages that incorporated and became independent. Also, circa 1860/1870, the Town of North Hempstead was then part of Queens County. Currently, Manhasset is one of those communities on Long Island where the majority of the places with a Manhasset mailing address are not in Manhasset. The pertinent geography: Manhasset is a hamlet (unincorporated area) in the central part of the Town of North Hempstead. There are 30 villages (incorporated municipalities) and 18 hamlets 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 Hamlet of Manhasset in the Town of North Hempstead is bordered on the north by the Villages of Plandome Heights, Flower Hill and Munsey Park; on the east by the Village of Roslyn Estates; on the south by the Village of North Hills; and, on the west by the Villages of Lake Success, Thomaston, Kensington and Great Neck. And, as occurs in all but one of Nassau County's 136 communities (2 cities, 64 villages and 70 hamlets), the Hamlet of Manhasset has a different border than does the "Manhasset, NY 11030" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Manhasset mailing address and not be in Manhasset). ....................................................acres ........Hamlet of Manhasset.............1,592 ........Manhasset, NY 11030............4,424 Thus, about 2 out of every 3 places with a "Manhasset, NY" mailing address are NOT in the Hamlet of Manhasset. Quickly eyeballing the map overlay of the "11030" postal ZIP code versus village and hamlet borders, the following 7 communities (7 villages and 0 hamlets) seem to be at least partially within the borders of the "Manhasset, NY" postal zone and hence places in these communities can have a "Manhasset, NY" mailing address (if the community is a village, its year of incorporation is shown inside the parenthesis): Village of Plandome Manor (1931) Village of Plandome (1911) Village of Plandome Heights (1929) Village of Munsey Park (1930) Village of Flower Hill (1931) Village of North Hills (1929) Village of Thomaston (1931) For those who have their copy of the 2001 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 Manhasset 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/476 Message Board Post: I would appreciate someone telling me where in the 1860 or 1870 census I would look to find someone who was living in Manhassett, Long Island. Cannot seem to locate any town that fills the right description. Thank you so much. Joyce Connelly

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/475.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Fred, If the badges say "Jamaica Square" on them, I doubt he was Nassau County. A call to the Village hall might help you out. It will probably behoove you to ask for the oldest person there. Tony

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/475.2.2.1 Message Board Post: Fred, It's [email protected] Anytime you need someone's email address, just click on their name at the top of any message you are reading. Tony

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Welge Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lRB.2ACE/475.2.2 Message Board Post: Tony, I do not have your email. Fred Welge [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Welge Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lRB.2ACE/475.2.1 Message Board Post: Tony & Walter, The South Floral Park connection works. My Father was born and raised there. My Grandmother there until the late 80's. I did not know it was previousley known as Jamacia Square. As far as time frame of his service I do not know. I just have a PD & FD "Jamacia Square" badges. That my Grandmother had labled as her husbands-William Jacob. Thanks, Fred

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/475.2 Message Board Post: Fred, What time frame are you talking about? Was he a Nassau County Cop? If so, email me the particulars and I should be able to steer you in the right direction. Tony

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/475.1 Message Board Post: On 12/26/02 (3:59:47 PM MST), a posting by ????? ([email protected]) to the Nassau County Board was 'gatewayed' to [email protected]: "Looking for info on badges that belonged to my Grand Father." Incorporated in 1925 as the Village of Jamaica Square, the name of the municipality was changed to South Floral Park in 1931. The Village of South Floral Park encompasses (this may be too powerful a verb to be using here) an area of only 64 acres! According to my quick calculation, 64 acres = 0.1 square miles (yep, that's a 1/10th of a square mile). In other words, if the Village of South Floral Park was a perfect square, then each of its sides would be slightly less than 1/3rd of a mile (actually each side would be 0.316 miles and the perimeter of the village would be 1.265 miles). The Village of South Floral Park in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County is the smallest village in either Nassau or Suffolk counties in terms of acreage because it is also the smallest in New York State. (The Village of Dering Harbor in the Town of Shelter Island and the Village of Saltaire in the Town of Islip, both in Suffolk County, are the 1st and 2nd smallest in New York State in terms of population.) The pertinent geography: South Floral Park is a village (first incorporated in 1925 as the Village of Jamaica Square, but the name was changed to South Floral Park in 1931) in the northwest part of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County. There are 36 hamlets (unincorporated areas) and 22 villages all or partly within the Town of 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 its northern border and proceeding clockwise, the Village of South Floral Park in the Town of Hempstead is bordered on the north, east and west by the Village of Floral Park; and, on the south by the Hamlet of Elmont. And, as occurs in all but one of Nassau County's 136 communities (2 cities, 64 villages and 70 hamlets), the Village of South Floral Park has a different border than does the postal zone that services its area. In this case, there is no "South Floral Park, NY" postal zone. ................................................acres ....Village of South Floral Park.......64 ....South Floral Park, NY ?????...none All places within the Village of South Floral Park are in the "Floral Park, NY 11001" postal zone. For those who have their copy of the 2001 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 South Floral Park (incorporated in 1925) in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County on pages 5 & 8 (map) and 9 (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. Surnames: Welge Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lRB.2ACE/475 Message Board Post: Looking for info on badges that belonged to my Grand Father.

Hi folks, this can be a great time of year, and I hope this note finds you well, and looking forward to a great 2003. Exciting things happened in the genealogy world in 2002, and we expect more next year. A note I recently received from the Rootsweb staff includes the following: "* Going on history, post Christmas will bring a rash of new arrivals with brand new shiny internet accounts and/or PCs. Please be tolerant and ask for your subscribers to be tolerant as the newbies settle in and learn netiquette and everything else that is new. " I admin 21 Boards, and 14 lists, I hope everyone on those boards and lists,will welcome new members, and bear with the.............. What is a "dit" name? Who are the Fille du Roi? Where are the archives? How do u attach files on the boards? WHAT IS THE IGI? WHAT DO YOU MEAN I'M SHOUTING? What is a prepend? And the seemingly endless Virus warnings, and hoaxes, we were young once too, <g> let's exhibit the seasons meaning as the "next generation" joins us...:-) Regards, Best Wishes, and a Merry Christmas, (Oncle)Fred www.provoncha.com www.rootsweb.com/~nyessex

Forwarded.....Uncle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Frosty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 8:33 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} DAR/SAR web pages - Patriot Indexes > > > > Hello, > > A recent question came up regarding data from the PATRIOT INDEX. The > following web pages should help. Please note that local DAR/SAR chapters > have indexes to their own areas of concern also. > > The following DAR web page provides a look up on DAR individuals in their > Patriot Index. > > http://www.dar.org/cgi-bin/natsociety/pi_lookup.cfm > > Their main page is at: > > http://www.dar.org/natsociety/default.html > > FYI - The SAR - Sons of the American Revolution - DAR for males - is at: > > http://www.sar.org > > The SAR web page also has a Patriot Index. I have never used theirs. The > web page is at: > > http://www.sar.org/pat_idx/ > > I hope this helps. > > > John L. Carpenter > Walpole,NH > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 limited-time offer: Join now and get 3 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup&xAPID=42&PS=47575&PI=7324&DI=7474& SU= > http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg&HL=1216hotmailtaglines_newmsn8 ishere_3mf >

Forwarded....Uncle ---------------------- Forwarded Message: --------------------- From: rich bukowski <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: {not a subscriber} 1930census, nassau, frost, lawrence, kenzel Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 08:55:05 -0700 I was readying through the above film in largo, fl, reel by reel. I found parts of lynbrook and some streets, found my uncle john e. lawrence, his wife and two sons at 75 noble st, found the frost family on both sides of noble stret, but could not find the Kenzel family who lived at 72 Noble street. Is it possible the enumerator just missed them and albert and jennie kenzel are not on any 1930 film> any idea or suggestions welcomed. valerie in fl __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Dear Valerie, One possibility is that they were traveling and not home at the time of the census. I could not find my grandparents in the 1910 census although I knew for sure that they lived in Hicksville at the time. It wasn't until I found a military passport from 1908 for my grandfather and did a little research. Then I discovered that my grandparents were in Europe from 1908 until 1911. At this time I do not know if it had anything to do with my grandfather's military obligations. He was in the 13th Ulan Regiment (an elite cavalry unit) and I have been told that men had to serve in the military from age 20 to age 45 in those days. In 1908 he would have been in the reserves but may have still had an obligation and that is why they went back to Galicia. I believe the part of Galicia from which my grandparents immigrated became Ukraine, although they were Polish. I also found that their surname changed from Storozuk, in the 1920 census, to Strozak, in 1930 on my grandmother naturalization application. So look for spelling variations. Hope these few hints are helpful. Pat, also in Florida - just up 75 from Largo. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 3:37 PM Subject: [NYNAS ] 1930 census, nassau, frost, lawrence, kenzel (fwd) > > > Forwarded....Uncle > > ---------------------- Forwarded Message: --------------------- > From: rich bukowski <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: {not a subscriber} 1930census, nassau, frost, lawrence, kenzel > Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 08:55:05 -0700 > > I was readying through the above film in largo, fl, > reel by reel. I found parts of lynbrook and some > streets, found my uncle john e. lawrence, his wife and > two sons at 75 noble st, found the frost family on > both sides of noble stret, but could not find the > Kenzel family who lived at 72 Noble street. Is it > possible the enumerator just missed them and albert > and jennie kenzel are not on any 1930 film> any idea > or suggestions welcomed. valerie in fl > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > ==== NYNASSAU Mailing List ==== > Hi folks, the listadmin is Fred Provoncha, > [email protected], > visit us at the Lynbrook FHC, 10 Penninsula Blvd, Lynbrook,NY 11653 > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >