> Karen, > I don't have my Camden book handy (packed away for a move) but from > memory I don't think there was any "large Italian community" in Camden. > The closest group would probably have clustered in the City of Rome. > The initial settlers were mostly New England Yankees and then a lot of > Irish immigrants in the mid to late 1800's. > The village of Camden is and was a small community in the Town of > Camden. You might try the town clerk, not sure of the address. > I would suspect that the birth records would be available from the > Oneida County Clerks office at 800 Park ave. Utica, NY 13501. > Neal Carrier > > KMACinTX@aol.com wrote: > > > > Dear list members > > I am trying to locate birth records in the city of Camden NY for the years of > > 1891 to 1900 and was told by the city clerk that they are not in the records > > of the city of Camden. they do exist as they are referenced in the index in > > Albany. > > Is there also a township of Camden where records could be. Are they likely to > > be held at the county level? Have I missed some way of researching them. I am > > open to all suggestions. > > I am also interested in learning if there was a large Italian community in > > Camden NY in the late 1800's and what it was like. Are there any catholic > > churches in Camden in the late 1800's that would have an Italian population? > > the family I am researching ran a small "sweets" or candy store under the > > name of Joe MEE. > > Thank you , members, for the help and I appreciate your time. Karen > > > > ==== NYONEIDA Mailing List ==== > > Contact the List Manager at judjack@rocketmail.com > > For List Rules visit http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1006 click on Mailing List > > Visit the Oneida County Mailing List Surname Page at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/1006/oneida.html > > Visit the Oneida Co NYGenWeb Page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyoneida > > -- --