TONIGHT "Who Do You Think You Are?" 10pm eastern TLC= The Learning Channel, 28 in Metro NYC

"When all the others were away at Mass" [from Clearances in memoriam M.K.H., 1911-1984] by Seamus Heaney When all the others were away at Mass I was all hers as we peeled potatoes. They broke the silence, let fall one by one Like solder weeping off the soldering iron: Cold comforts set between us, things to share Gleaming in a bucket of clean water. And again let fall. Little pleasant splashes From each other’s work would bring us to our senses. So while the parish priest at her bedside Went hammer and tongs at the prayers for the dying And some were responding and some crying I remembered her head bent towards my head, Her breath in mine, our fluent dipping knives– Never closer the whole rest of our lives. From New Selected Poems 1966-1987 © Estate of Seamus Heaney and reprinted by kind permission of the Heaney family and Faber and Faber Ltd. Seamus Heaney was born on 13 April 1939 in a ‘one-storey, longish, lowish, thatched and whitewashed farmhouse’ in Mossbawn, a forty-acre farm in Co. Derry. He was the eldest of nine children, two girls and seven boys, one of whom, Christopher, died very young in a road accident. Heaney grew up in a culture that was ‘Catholic, folk, rural, Irish’.

Thanks to Mark Lomax in California for thes heads up on TV tonight! We utilize the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) in our research and many have cited incidents of not being able to find family members in these open records. There are two issues here: l) TV tonight &, (2) the future of the SSDI # 1) Tonight on "60 Minutes" 7pm eastern, CBS-TV channel 2 in Metro NYC The show is addressing large numbers of deceased people who are not listed in the SSDI, and large numbers of living Americans who are listed in it. The 60 Minutes website states that "Errors in the government's Death Master File are costing taxpayers billions and creating nightmares for those wrongly declared dead." # 2) Our access to the SSDI is threatened to end. The proposal is that select people will certify to access the SSDI by taking an exam. The excuse given is that these SS #s have been stolen. It's no wonder when too many online sources use ours, including department store charge cards. Dick Eastman on the proposal to end our access to the SSDI. http://blog.eogn.com/2014/12/30/death-master-file-request-for-comments-on-proposed-final-rule/ TO DO....Read, ignore the deadline date, and make public comments> http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-12-30/pdf/2014-30199.pdf Barb

Forgive me for not posting this to the mailing lists yesterday. 922 testators added! 10 volumes covered (Vol 123-130, 990-991), New York County (1857-1862, 1913-1914) http://www.sampubco.com W. David Samuelsen SAMPUBCO

Mass at The Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in the Gaelic (Irish) Language Saturday, March 14, 2015, at 12 noon at The Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral on Mott Street between Prince and Houston Streets Mass will be celebrated in The Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in association with the New York Irish History Roundtable and Glucksman Ireland House NYU. For the eighth consecutive year, the New York Irish History Roundtable, Glucksman Ireland House NYU, and The Basilica of Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral will celebrate an Irish-language Mass. The Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Andrew O’Connor of St. Mary's Church in downtown Manhattan, and concelebrated by Monsignor Donald Sakano, pastor of Old St. Patrick’s. There will be Irish liturgical music by Cantor Paddy Connolly with accompaniment by Jared Lamenzo on the Cathedral’s historic 1868 Erben organ. Following the Mass, a live band will entertain the crowd with live ceili music inside at the newly-renovated St. Patrick's Youth Center on Mulberry Street. We will have Irish Step Dancers from the Niall O'Leary School of Irish Dance, food and Irish soda bread. There also will be beverages available. So, we will enjoy the Mass, followed by ceili (great music), craic (great conversation), dancing, food, and beverages. Come and join us to celebrate the Feast of Saint Patrick! There is no charge to attend. Free-will contributions will be gratefully accepted.

Dear Friends, I just found out that the National Geographic Station had a special broadcast last night about the famous child diarist, Anne Frank. http://www.historyanswers.co.uk/history-of-war/anne-frank-in-bergen-belsen-we-were-both-skeletons/ Evidently a childhood friend of Anne's tells of their friendship. If anyone knows when it will be replayed, please let me know. Thanks, Barb

Hi Barb, Searched the Eagle for several days around 24th May 1886, but no joy. Jack Langton -----Original Message----- From: mizscarlettny via <[email protected]> To: NY-IRISH <[email protected]>; nybrooklyn <[email protected]>; NYNEWYOR <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Mar 10, 2015 3:22 pm Subject: [NY-IRISH] Brooklyn OBIT search? Dear Friends. Does anyone have suggestions for finding an Obit at the Brooklyn Newsstand>http://bklyn.newspapers.com/ ? I have these two Brooklyn BURKE interments lists and can't find even one OBIT for any of them! Looking for >24 MAY 1886 death of Annie B BURKE, age 17 taken from DC. Tried reversing the name, quotes, etc Appreciate any savvy Obit searchers. Barb ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ ------------------------------- 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

Thanks!! Love it!! On Mar 11, 2015 12:20 AM, "mizscarlettny via" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It's history in the making for all you bored out of towners > > longing for the thrill of N e w Y a w k C i t y, > > the city so nice [] they named it thrice! > > They're calling it "Mad Men Dining Week" > > March 23rd to 29th > > http://www.nycgo.com/mad-men-dining-week > > > > ************************************* > 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 >

It's history in the making for all you bored out of towners longing for the thrill of N e w Y a w k C i t y, the city so nice [] they named it thrice! They're calling it "Mad Men Dining Week" March 23rd to 29th http://www.nycgo.com/mad-men-dining-week

Dear Friends. Does anyone have suggestions for finding an Obit at the Brooklyn Newsstand>http://bklyn.newspapers.com/ ? I have these two Brooklyn BURKE interments lists and can't find even one OBIT for any of them! Looking for >24 MAY 1886 death of Annie B BURKE, age 17 taken from DC. Tried reversing the name, quotes, etc Appreciate any savvy Obit searchers. Barb

Does anyone have a subscription to a historical newspaper site that would have an obit from 1936 Philadelphia? If so, I’d appreciate a look up for Guy Benjamin JOHNSON, date of death Apr. 7, 1936. Thanks in advance for any assistance that might be provided. Judy, Full Run Farm, GA www.fullrunfarm.com

New season, and new time. Mark your calendars for the next few Sundays. Sundays 10pm Easter DAYLIGHT time TLC-TV channel 28 metro nyc March 8: Julie Chen March 15: Josh Groban March 22: Angie Harmon March 29: Sean Hayes April 5: Tony Goldwyn April 12: America Ferrera April 19: Bill Paxton April 26: Melissa Etheridge

Dear Friends, If you've like to search Irish records for free, this weekend you might try FIND MY PAST. http://www.findmypast.ie/freeweekend?utm_source=fmp_email&utm_content=308800&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news I'm not the savvy go-to person with Irish records, so please don't ask me how to navigate it. Enjoy, Barb ====================== Barb, You have been very kind and helpful to me and I'd like to share this notice with you, as you might find it useful. Thru the Irish records, I've found a record showing the birthplace of my great grandfather, as well as a physical description to go with the only surviving picture of him, and numerous other records as well. Happy hunting! Sheila

Hi, I’m new to the list and would like to ask if anyone does death cert look ups. If so, I’d really appreciate a look up for Leora JOHNSON DOD Oct. 5, 1940 in Manhattan, cert# 20708. I’m trying to see if this person is my great grandmother. If she is, she was white, born in Massachusetts in Oct. 1879 and her parents were Charles JOHNSON and Adelia LAMPMAN. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Judy in GA

The die has not been cast. If you have not taken action, please read "How You Can Help" and let your native NYC voices be heard. Barb SAVE OUR HORSES, SAVE NYC TRADTION http://www.savenychorsecarriages.com/ HOW YOUR CAN HELP http://www.savenychorsecarriages.com/#!city-council/cw5d STABLES http://www.businessinsider.com/the-stables-where-central-park-carriage-horses-live-2012-4

If ever there's a culture that's face front to politics, it's the Irish. We were born into it. It's no wonder then that Queens County NYC is home to two St. Patty's Day Parades. Sunday, March 1st was the 15th, or 16th, annual "all inclusive" packed-snow trek that included the LGBT community and ran from Sunnyside to Woodside. 'Tis grand in 2015 that one Grand Marshall was a woman, Kerry Kennedy [think RFK...civil rights; ex of NY Gov. Andrew Curmo; Kennedys from Limerick], with the other being actor Brian F. O’Byrne. None, nor 6'5" NYC Mayor-Elect Bill de Blasio* aka Warren Wilhelm, Jr, were stars of the day. The "Sunnyside Stars" were NYC Horse drawn carriages! PHOTO> http://www.irishcentral.com/news/irishvoice/NYC-horse-and-carriages-welcomed-at-Queens-St-Patricks-Day-For-All-Parade.html Neither snow, nor rain, nor gloom prevented NYC's oldest inhabitants from trotting on by in spite of de Blasio's cold shoulder to carriage drivers. The de Blasio brouhaha continues: Remove some horses from Manhattan streets [not NYPD's] and un-employ predominantly Irish drivers. Why? To build exclusive condos on the stables' footprints. What's next? Bread pretzels? Just because he's a Massachusetts native is no excuse for de Blasio to eradicate NYC traditions. Reminder: THE ASPCA was founded in New York City in April 1866, prior to laws protecting its children. Why? Horses & commerce, horses and the rich. What's with today's elected politicos polarizing folks? Because they are doesn't mean we have to follow suit like a bunch of lambs. De Blasio marches with gays, but he won't march with Rockaway police and fire officers, our hurricane victims. Why should any elected official's personal agenda override respect for all New Yorkers? Leaders should be neutral and attend all or none. In NYC tradition LaGuardia and FDR sought to unify people and diminish fear. Today's politicos promote stereotyping others and shoving people into labels. Since controversial de Blasio* St. Patty's Parade RSVPs hinge on the disenfranchised. It's time to send HizHonor back to school to freshen up his Irish History e.g. NYC & Irish prejudice at Gucksman Irish House. Saturday, March 7th 1pm Rockaway Parade led by Grand Marshall Stephen J. Cassidy [son of Limerick & Cork], President of Uniformed Firefighters. Starts at Beach 129th St and Newport Ave and ends at St. Camillus parking lot. Subway/Directions: The A train to Beach 116th St. BIO: Bill deBlasio, aka http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_de_Blasio Barb

Reynolds family research> l) When a woman applied for a husband's military pension she submitted documentation of the marriage, e.g. Marriage Certificate, and notarized statements from witnesses to the legal marriage. 2) Usually "New York" refers to New York City, meaning Manhattan pre 1898. 3) NYC Municipal Archives has early [pre 1864] Manhattan records from ledgers [not certificates] that are searchable on microfiche. I used these last week searching for early Irish immigrant deaths and births and was amazed at how many were there. For Manhattan, Births: July1847-1848; July 1853-1909 Deaths: 1795m 1902-1804; 1808; 1818-1948 Marriages: June 1847-1848; July 1853-1937 4) NYC Directories may list BEASLEYs, REYNOLDs, and appropriate churches. Barb > Does anyone have any ideas where I should look for this marriage: Harriet A.Beasley (Beesley) married Allen C. Reynolds Jan. 1810. > Harriet states in applying for Allen C. Reynolds pension for the War of > 1812, that they were married in > New York City. In January 1810 I don't know if that would have been > Manhattan, Brooklyn or any other part of New York City. They had four > children, and in her application > she stated that all four children were born in New York City/ A son: > Lewis Allen Reynolds, daughters: Susanna or Susan A Reynolds, Harriet > Jane Reynolds, and > Elizabeth (Eliza) Reynolds. I have been told by another source that > there might have been another daughter, Sorphrina who did not move to > Texas with the family > in 1831. Allen Reynolds was living in Matamoros Mexico in 1828, the > family was still living in New York Ciity until 1831 when all moved to > Columbia Texas and then > Harris County Tx. > > Harriet Beasley Reynolds father was Thomas Beasley. Newspaper article > stated that he died in 1824 > > Allen C. Reynolds father was Elnathan Reynolds, his mother Susan Cross > Reynolds. > > Allen was born in Conn. 1786 Harriet was born in approx. 1792 in New > York City > > I would like to know was the custom during that time to be married in > the brides parents home, or would Allen and Harriet have been married in > a Church? > I have been told the Beasleys were Baptists. Don't know that for certain > And surely the children were baptized if I can find the church perhaps I > can find > if they were baptized. Does anyone know how many churches were in New > York City in 1810. There really weren't that many people in the City at > that time. > Perhaps 30,000. I should be able to track down a church. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > L.Scott > [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

If you know the family's address, you might check church records of churches near her home. Billie Elias www.genealogygal.wordpress.com On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 6:25 PM, Quenci Scott via <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone have any ideas where I should look for this marriage: > > Harriet A. Beasley (Beesley) married Allen C. Reynolds Jan. 1810. > Harriet states in applying for Allen C. Reynolds pension for the War of > 1812, that they were married in > New York City. In January 1810 I don't know if that would have been > Manhattan, Brooklyn or any other part of New York City. They had four > children, and in her application > she stated that all four children were born in New York City/ A son: > Lewis Allen Reynolds, daughters: Susanna or Susan A Reynolds, Harriet > Jane Reynolds, and > Elizabeth (Eliza) Reynolds. I have been told by another source that > there might have been another daughter, Sorphrina who did not move to > Texas with the family > in 1831. Allen Reynolds was living in Matamoros Mexico in 1828, the > family was still living in New York Ciity until 1831 when all moved to > Columbia Texas and then > Harris County Tx. > > Harriet Beasley Reynolds father was Thomas Beasley. Newspaper article > stated that he died in 1824 > > Allen C. Reynolds father was Elnathan Reynolds, his mother Susan Cross > Reynolds. > > Allen was born in Conn. 1786 Harriet was born in approx. 1792 in New > York City > > I would like to know was the custom during that time to be married in > the brides parents home, or would Allen and Harriet have been married in > a Church? > I have been told the Beasleys were Baptists. Don't know that for certain > And surely the children were baptized if I can find the church perhaps I > can find > if they were baptized. Does anyone know how many churches were in New > York City in 1810. There really weren't that many people in the City at > that time. > Perhaps 30,000. I should be able to track down a church. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > L.Scott > [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 >

Edward Cardinal Egan of Arcdiocese of NY died today. He is descended of parents from Counties Clare and Mayo. Barb

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?uidh=000&rank=1&new=1&so=3&msT=1&gsln=Radeck&gss=angs-c&MSAV=1&cp=0&cpxt=0&catBucket=rstp&sbo=t&gsbco=Sweden&gl=34&gst=&ghc=20&fh=220&pgoff=11&noredir=true On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 5:42 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > What is the source of the Marriage Index? > > Barb > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vincent E. Summers via <[email protected]> > To: nynewyor <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Mar 4, 2015 3:54 pm > Subject: [NYNEWYOR] KEARNEY - RADECK Marriage Request > > I'm tracking down a toughie. Can you assist? > > New York, New York Marriage > Index > > Hannah Radeck and James A. Kearney 8 Aug 1912 Manhattan > > Hannah was > hit by a truck and killed in 1919. Her husband disappeared. But > he is SO hard > to track, I'm seeking to learn as much as I can about > his > history. > > Thanks, > Vince > Summers > > > ************************************* > Jim Garrity, List > [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 > > -- Enjoy QuirkyScience <http://www.quirkyscience.com>