Vee, thanks for the address. Everything is there - names, towns, and villages. This sharing of info is such a blessing. Jo in Michigan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vee L. Housman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 9:59 PM Subject: Re: [FOLKS] Planning a NY State Historians' meeting > Jo suggested the following to the list , > > What a > > wonderful idea to get a list of all the names (apples ;-) and addresses > of > > the people attending so that those of us who are researching New York > State > > would have people to contact who might be in one of those little villages > or > > town where our ancestors lived. Do you think this would be possible. . . > . . What do you think? > > Jo, it's much more simple than what you suggested. Just check out the URL > http://www.tier.net/~aphnys/cohistorians.html which lists all of the > municipal historians in NY state. Granted, there are a couple of counties > where when you click on their links there's no web page found (Niagara Co. > included) but at least you'll have the snail mail address of the county > historian and you can go from there. In the case of Niagara Co., just ask > me. > > BTW, APHNYS stands for Association of Public Historians of New York State. > > Keep in mind that some local historians have little to no information on the > genealogy of the local families. Some are more concentrated on collecting > historic artifacts and researching the history of the town than the people. > So here's a few hints. > > Always enclose a SASE when you make a request of any of them. > > Tell them what surname(s) (but not ALL of them) you're researching and a > brief indication of when your family lived in that area. > > Request that he/she refer you to the office or society most likely to be > able to help you in your research. > > Don't expect an overnight response. > > P.S. Jo, keep up the important work of gathering together as much vital > information from the churches in your county. I know that it's hard work to > tackle such an important project but from experience I know the satisfaction > when you eventually see the end results. > vee > > >