They're called "open gangway subway cars" and NYC will be beta testing them faster than you can shout, "You're IT!" They're silvery sleek, and oh so chic. It's about time NYC caught up with the Paris' Metro of 1975. There and then, buying a ticket to ride meant pressing buttons on a map for your location and destination, sans parlez-vous français. http://secondavenuesagas.com/2016/07/19/open-gangways-redesigned-subway-cars-headline-cuomos-announcement-work-progress/ How I recall the 50's, as in 1950's (thank you!) riding subway cars with rattan seats. When you plunked yourself down, the springs yawned back. It wasn't hard to imagine that my 19th century grandfather had plenty of work as a "chair seater" in Manhattan. And, those rattan seats weren't as hot and sticky as their plastic replacements. When you didn't want to ride backwards, you just flipped the seat back over. The downside was broken rattan poking you in parts unmentionable. Barb [email protected]

While searching for a 1926 NYC Marriage License at the NYC Municipal Archives last week, the luck of the Irish was with me. The three-page license was accompanied by the groom's news-making divorce papers, from his first marriage! No hint of this was visible in the license microfiche. Since the Archives M.O. is that staff prints all documents, then hands them to researchers on the way out the door, I discovered these divorce papers while riding the train home. BTW it appears that marriage #2 was a Catholic marriage. Another instance of new documents creating new questions. New York State seals divorce records for 100 years, to the day. Sure, you can check dates of marital actions in the county clerk's office, but it's nothing like the spicy details. Genealogy...ya gotta love it! Barb [email protected]

Saturday, July 30, 2016 "Finding the Fallen:" U.S.A. Military Headstone Photography Day https://blog.eogn.com/2016/06/06/join-the-nationwide-service-project-finding-the-fallen/#comment-245367 SIGNUP>>>https://billiongraves.com/finding-the-fallen A download app will be sent to you for use at the cemetery. QUESTIONS>>>[email protected] Barb [email protected]

If you need a Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of New York, this is a good place to start.>>> http://www.archny.org/parishfinder The Archdiocese includes the NYC counties of Manhattan, Bronx, & Staten Island, as well as NYS counties [east of Hudson River] Westchester, Putnam and [west of Hudson River] Rockland, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster. The Archdiocese provided this search link after parishes closed or merged. It's not a definitive tool for locating ancestral parishes because it uses a current map. If you're unfamiliar with [especially] NYC, it may be more confusing. The way around it is to cross reference parishes with other sources. Consider the family's street address*, culture/language, and approximate year. For MANHATTAN parishes, you might cross reference using Charles Sullivan's work.>>> 1) ZIP CODE List of Catholic Parishes: http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Worship/Manh.Catholic.zip.html 2) DATE ESTABLISHED List of Catholic Parishes: http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Worship/Manh.Catholic.date.html 3) ALPH List of Catholic Parishes: http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Worship/Manh.Catholic.name.html In August 2015, parishes closed or merged. This is significant so your know where old records repose. l) FULL MERGER LIST---Church on left usurps church on right. Right churches no longer have Mass or sacraments. https://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/parish_list_2_final_-_one_church_103114_2.pdf 2) PARTIAL MERGER LIST---Both churches celebrate Mass and sacraments. It sounds like a forewarning of potential closures to me. https://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/parish_list_1_final_-_both_churches_103114_2.pdf I recommend requesting sacramental look ups in writing, using simple language. Parishes that were once Irish, Italian or German, may now be Spanish, Chinese or Algerian. English may be the second language of office staff. I hope that this makes your search easier. Barb * It's handy to create a chrono list of family addresses, as you discover them..

Are you growing frustrated while navigating NYC Marriage Licenses Indexes 1908-1929 online?* https://archive.org/details/nycmarriageindex Here are some observations to alleviate your bleary-eyed woes. 1) GIVEN: Every year for every county is not available...yet. [1930 - 1951 is promised.] 2) Open above link. See "years" column on the right? Click on a year to view indexes exist. 3) A separate Bronx index begins in 1914. Prior to that, search Manhattan. 4) 1936 is fully missing from this list, so far. 5) Some Staten Island indexes cover two years. 6) Once in an index, be cognizant of the months you're searching in the left vertical column. 7) Use your widest screen shot. Grooms on left; brides on right. **8) When you score a hit, record the YEAR, COUNTY, VOLUME #, LICENSE #, DATE, NAME. Yes, you can cross reference each hit by searching for the partner next. Yes, marriage license # and date should match your bride and groom. 9) Shortcut: Search for the most unusual surname first. 10) The licensing county will be the same as the marriage county. 11) Unsure of the location? Search 1st Staten Island, 4th Brooklyn, 5th Manhattan. Smallest first. 12) Buddy up! Ask a genie friend to search one of yours, for one of theirs. [We did this with Emigrant Savings Bank!] You have some search tips for these licenses? Please post them to all. * A microfilm version of "marriage license" indexes exists at NYC Muni Archives. Same format, different channel. ** With my more unusual surnames, I do not spend time cross referencing. Barb [email protected] @BAMS, 7-24-2016= Do not forward or repost w/o my consent. .

NYC, Brooklyn and Westchester residents are noted in the recently released Marriage Notices 1797-1860 of TIGS. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nytigs/MarriageNotices-TroyNewspapers/Introduction-Index.htm The Troy Irish Genealogy Society (TIGS) was founded by a small group of people, including our Pat Connors from NY-Irish. Please note: Troy as a major hub that sits on Albany County's eastern border, and the MA/VT western border, straight up the Hudson River from NYC. It offered lush farmland to emigrant Irish and Germans. Travel by boat preceded the network of NY Central RR trains, so Troy & Albany were merely a hop away from NYC. NYC and Westchester researchers don't want to overlook TIGS transcription projects. Here's their most recent list. >>> http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nytigs/ProjectsPage.htm Barb [email protected]

The NYC Triathlon is this Sunday throughout Bronx & NY counties. http://www.nyctri.com/ For too many years, swimming in the Hudson River was discouraged, but this year's competitors will be swimming in the Hudson. Too bad NY native Bruce Jenner didn't compete, before he became the decathalete. Barb [email protected]

GreenWood Cemetery (opened 1838, Brooklyn NYC) was a popular non-sectarian burial ground for Civil War veterans. Families picnicked on its lush grounds, when urban parkland was at a minimum. Whether your ancestor is buried here or not, you might enjoy these biographies of its military veterans. http://www.green-wood.com/2015/civil-war-biographies-archive/ To search for an ancestor's burial, do so here.>>> http://www.green-wood.com/burial_search/ Barb [email protected]

http://sampubco.blogspot.com/2016/07/new-york-heirs-and-slaves-and-original.html brief description of what had happened to the original will books of New York County

Some verrrrrrrrrrry early Irish marriages are searchable now, thanks to volunteer transcriptionists at the Irish Genealogical Society. PURPOSE: "This Index seeks to provide pointers to the many alternative sources beyond parish registers and civil registration records. The extant parish registers are, in any case, becoming more available through websites includingRootsIreland.ie, and the government website IrishGenealogy.ie." INTRO to the INDEX>>> http://www.irishancestors.ie/?page_id=1921 Chapman Geographic Code>>> http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Regions/Codes TIP: Search by first three letters of surname to account for misspellings. You enter either bride or groom, OR both. SEARCH the INDEX>>> http://www.irishancestors.ie/search/marriage/index.php Barb [email protected]

Posted by NYPL>>> "Guide to Searching the Census by New York City Address" https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/blog_attachments/searching-the-census_2.pdf Barb [email protected]

Most of you probably recall that the 1870 US Census was performed twice that year. In the past we used Ancestry for the earlier one and LDS for the latter one. I can't locate the second one online. Ancestry and LDS have the same version now. Anyone know how I can search both? Thanks in advance, Barb [email protected]

-----Original Message----- From: Sheila MacAvoy Block <[email protected]> The film number cited # 1671687 is one of the three films at FHL titled "Bodies In Transit." New York City was so inundated with the bodies of soldiers who died in the fighting during the Civil War that the city fathers elected to require the application for a transit permit in order to allow the bodies to travel across the waters surrounding the city on their way to places in New England. They kept this system in place after the war but it was discontinued in the later part of the 19th C. It means your ancestor definitely died elsewhere than NY City and was transported from that place to a burial ground nearer his family. The film is organized by date and then alphabetically. The information given on the application is as follows; Date of the transit, name of the deceased, age, place of death, DOD, cause of death, place of birth, location of body (at present), place to be interred, how certified, name and address of applicant. This later usually appears to be the name of an undertaker. When you get the information RE place of death you can try to get a death certificate. But there is quite a bit of information in the application. Sheila Santa Barbara

Walter Greenspan of Jericho NY and MT = [email protected] Our friend. Our inspiration lives in his many geographical Rootsweb posts. "You Ain't Where You Think Your Are" http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nynassa2/populationsurvey1.htm Barb [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Martinez-Gibson via <[email protected]> What a wealth of information he was, always willing to provide in depth information...so knowledgeable. He is without a doubt very much missed. ________________________________ Walter was such a wealth of information. he is deeply missed.Dee in Phoenix www.azwvgs.org<http://www.azwvgs.org From: [email protected]> It was about this time, three years ago, that we lost our friend and genealogist extraordinaire, Walter Greenspan. Many thanks to Marie for digging out my original post from Rootsweb's archives. Walter GREENSPAN, of Great Falls, MT and Jerico, NY passed away on 13 July 2013, at 66 years of age, after a sudden illness. Walter was born in Brooklyn, NYC on 20 Dec 1945 to Jack and Beatrice GREENSPAN. Walter was involved in the Jewish community of Great Falls, MT before they knew what matzoh was [He had it shipped from NY.] or had an in-state rabbai. Walter had a keen wit, astute mind, and was formerly a commodities analyst. He is survived by two adult, twin daughters who were his pride and joy. Walter was also involved with Metro NYC Genealogy for the past decase, and was a whiz at finding genealogical repositories for others. We, in Metro NYC will miss him terribly. Barb [email protected]

What a wealth of information he was, always willing to provide in depth information...so knowledgeable. He is without a doubt very much missed. Sent from Outlook<http://aka.ms/weboutlook> ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Dee via <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 11:50:16 PM To: mizscarlettny; [email protected] Subject: Re: [NYNEWYOR] Gone, but nere forgotten: Walter Greenspan Walter was such a wealth of information. he is deeply missed.Dee in Phoenix www.azwvgs.org<http://www.azwvgs.org> - West Valley Genealogical SocietyWhen a person dies, a library closes. Researching: NJ: Snook, Bozarth, Dickerson, Dalton, Hicks, Asay NY: Semlear, Stoothoff, Foster, Murray, Dierks, Cairns PA: Hicks, Shaw, Roberts, Swartz/Black, Penrose Nova Scotia: Arthur, Hutt, Eisenhauer, Conrod, Morris From: mizscarlettny via <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 8:32 PM Subject: [NYNEWYOR] Gone, but nere forgotten: Walter Greenspan It was about this time, three years ago, that we lost our friend and genealogist extraordinaire, Walter Greenspan. Many thanks to Marie for digging out my original post from Rootsweb's archives. Walter GREENSPAN, of Great Falls, MT and Jerico, NY passed away on 13 July 2013, at 66 years of age, after a sudden illness. Walter was born in Brooklyn, NYC on 20 Dec 1945 to Jack and Beatrice GREENSPAN. Walter was involved in the Jewish community of Great Falls, MT before they knew what matzoh was [He had it shipped from NY.] or had an in-state rabbai. Walter had a keen wit, astute mind, and was formerly a commodities analyst. He is survived by two adult, twin daughters who were his pride and joy. Walter was also involved with Metro NYC Genealogy for the past decase, and was a whiz at finding genealogical repositories for others. We, in Metro NYC will miss him terribly. Barb [email protected] ************************************* Jim Garrity, List Administrator [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ************************************* Jim Garrity, List Administrator [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

List of names of Queens NYC Volunteers for US Civil War http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Queens/history/civilwar6.html Barb [email protected]

Hi Gail, There is much more out there, especially on the Brooklyn homepage via stevemorse.org. It isn't until the 1900 census that street addresses consistently appear, but you'll see some in 1870 and 1880. Ancestry had help pages that I can no longer find there. To remedy this, you need to search NYC Directories for consecutive years. Prior to 1881, you may need to begin by reading descriptors of ward boundaries>>> Manhattan Ward Boundaries by Charles Sullivan http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Ward/1864.Man.html 1880 List of Wards and ADs http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Ward/Man.1880.ed.html With known address, search here to calculate AD/ED>>> Steve Morse AD/ED tool...Enter street address. http://stevemorse.org/nyc/nyc.php The AD is needed to search the 1890 NYC Police Census as this special census is only Manhattan. Politicos believed Manhattan [+ W. Bronx and East River islands] was undercounted in the 1890 US Census, so executed a door-to-door *supervised* head count by NYPD officers in the fall of 1890. The result was a 13% population increase from the federal census of 1890. 1870 Census..decoding AD/ED into street addresses. http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Ward/1870.2ed.NYC17wd.html Later ADs/EDs from Brooklyn homepage>>> http://bklyn-genealogy-info.stevemorse.org/Ward/1915.Ward.Assembly.Manh.html

Walter was such a wealth of information.  he is deeply missed.Dee in Phoenix  www.azwvgs.org - West Valley Genealogical SocietyWhen a person dies, a library closes. Researching: NJ: Snook, Bozarth, Dickerson, Dalton, Hicks, Asay NY: Semlear, Stoothoff, Foster, Murray, Dierks, Cairns PA: Hicks, Shaw, Roberts, Swartz/Black, Penrose Nova Scotia: Arthur, Hutt, Eisenhauer, Conrod, Morris   From: mizscarlettny via <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 8:32 PM Subject: [NYNEWYOR] Gone, but nere forgotten: Walter Greenspan It was about this time, three years ago, that we lost our friend and genealogist extraordinaire, Walter Greenspan. Many thanks to Marie for digging out my original post from Rootsweb's archives.    Walter GREENSPAN, of Great Falls, MT and Jerico, NY passed away on 13 July 2013, at 66 years of age, after a sudden illness. Walter was born in Brooklyn, NYC on 20 Dec 1945 to Jack and Beatrice GREENSPAN. Walter was involved in the Jewish community of Great Falls, MT before they knew what matzoh was [He had it shipped from NY.] or had an in-state rabbai. Walter had a keen wit, astute mind, and was formerly a commodities analyst. He is survived by two adult, twin daughters who were his pride and joy. Walter was also involved with Metro NYC Genealogy for the past decase, and was a whiz at finding genealogical repositories for others. We, in Metro NYC will miss him terribly. Barb [email protected] ************************************* Jim Garrity, List Administrator [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Everyone I've met in Metro NYC knew at least one of the sacrificial victims or first responders of the NYC World Trade Center attack of September 11, 2001. Today, the final 28-page document pertaining to the 9/11 investigation was declassified and released to the public, with "lightly redacted" text. "Newly declassified pages from a congressional report into 9/11 released Friday have reignited speculation that some of the hijackers had links to Saudis, including government officials — allegations that were never substantiated by later U.S. investigations into the terrorist attacks. "Congress released the last chapter of the congressional inquiry that has been kept under wraps for more than 13 years, stored in a secure room in the basement of the Capitol. Lawmakers and relatives of victims of the attacks, who believe that Saudi links to the attackers were not thoroughly investigated, campaigned for years to get the pages released." Continued....http://www.mintpressnews.com/classified-28-pages-911-report-released-saudi-support-still-speculated/218491/ NYC World Trade Center Victims>>> http://www.foxnews.com/story/2009/09/10/list-victims-from-sept-11-2001.html Names of 2983 victims memorialized at WTC>>> http://www.nyc.gov/html/om/pdf/2011/list_of_names_2011.pdf Barb [email protected]

It was about this time, three years ago, that we lost our friend and genealogist extraordinaire, Walter Greenspan. Many thanks to Marie for digging out my original post from Rootsweb's archives. Walter GREENSPAN, of Great Falls, MT and Jerico, NY passed away on 13 July 2013, at 66 years of age, after a sudden illness. Walter was born in Brooklyn, NYC on 20 Dec 1945 to Jack and Beatrice GREENSPAN. Walter was involved in the Jewish community of Great Falls, MT before they knew what matzoh was [He had it shipped from NY.] or had an in-state rabbai. Walter had a keen wit, astute mind, and was formerly a commodities analyst. He is survived by two adult, twin daughters who were his pride and joy. Walter was also involved with Metro NYC Genealogy for the past decase, and was a whiz at finding genealogical repositories for others. We, in Metro NYC will miss him terribly. Barb [email protected]