New announcement from the NARA website. National Personnel Records Center (St. Louis, MO) Archival Programs Division The Department of Defense and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) signed an agreement on July 7, 2004, to make the Official Military Personnel Files a permanent series of records, transferred to NARA custody 62 years after the service member's separation from the military. On June 11, 2005, the Archival Programs Division at the National Personnel Records Center will open the following holdings: * Navy enlisted personnel files for individuals who were separated from the Navy from 1885 through September 8, 1939. * Marine Corps enlisted personnel files for individuals who were separated from the Marine Corps from 1906 through September 8, 1939. * A select collection, approximately 150 at this time, of records of prominent individuals (Persons of Exceptional Prominence) who have been deceased ten years or more. We will add to this initial transfer of records on a regular basis and a listing of these records open to researchers will be made available on this page later this year. The records described above will be open to researchers at this center after June 11, 2005. Written requests for records will initially be processed the same as requests for other military records from NPRC. As new reference procedures are developed they will be published on this web page. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus

As seen in THE EAGLE of June 9,2005 Richard Clayton has created a web site of town photos in Rensselaer and Washington Counties. Currently the site contains photos in an area bounded by Whitehall, Greenwich, Hoosick Falls and Arlington, VT. Go to www.CambridgePhoto.com, then click on "Town Views". Jim Tyler ___________________________________________________________________ Get Juno Platinum for as low as $6.95/month! Unlimited Internet Access with 250MB of Email Storage. Visit http://www.juno.com/bestoffer to sign up today!

I have forwarded your message on to Larry Malone. His wife is a Bebernitz and his research, which I have as we are cousins, shows an Ernest Bebernitz......

I would like to contact the descendants of Ernest H. Bebernitz, Sr. or Jr. of Troy. Steve Sigston http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sigstonfamilyhistory/index.htm --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing & more. Check it out!

Thank you so much Brad, whatever you can tell me would be great!! I don't have access to the 1850 NY census. I sure appreciate you just telling me there was a Millis family. Cindy Brad Miter <[email protected]> wrote: There is a Millis Family there in 1850 Census. I have to run out to work now but will get with you later today. Brad Miter -----Original Message----- From: Cynthia Mac Suibhne [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 10:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Rensselaer] MILLIS, KIPP Schaghticoke 1860 Hi, This is my first posting to this list. I just received the Civil War Pension file for my husband's grandfather George MILLIS. He was born in Schaghticoke about 1835, his father's name was Joseph. George married Harriet KIPP probably in Schaghticoke and according to his testimony he had a son James born Jan 1857. He stated that his wife Harriet died in Clyde, New York in 1872. The 1860 Schaghticoke census indicates that there were other children with Harriett also, George W., Mary, and Francella. George was in the volunteer army of Co. F 75Th Reg. He was also in the Navy, he was captured on board the SS Clifton in Florida where he was a sharpshooter. He was then marched to Santa Rosa Island where he was a POW for over 10 months. After his release he was taken prisoner again in 1863 at Sabine Pass Louisiana, and held at Camp Ford TX. Upon his parole he went to New Orleans where he contracted Malaria. George married Laura VORCE in Manilus N.Y. after 1887 and also Elvira MOULTER in 1898. George also married Florence EDDY in Painesville Ohio in 1879 and they had two daughters Saretia and Georgia. Florence divorced George on desertion charges but not until 1905. He filed for disability in Painesville, Lake, Ohio in 1890 but must had left town because there was no followup until 1907 when he again files shortly before his death in 1907 there are lots of discripances in his statements such as he was married twice and both wives are deceased (Florence didn't die until 1940) After his death his wife Elvira filed but kept getting rejected because there was no proof of his birth. If anyone has a family tie that link in with any of this I'd love to hear from you. Also if there's anyone who would already be checking the 1850 census I would appreciate if you could tell me if Joseph or George MILLIS are in it. I have no idea George's mother's name. George died in 1907 in Bath New York. Thanks, Cindy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== The NYRENSSE Mailing List Website http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYRensse/ A place to unsub, change your subscription, access the archives and links. ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== Add you name to the Rensselaer County Surname Registry http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrenss2/Surnames.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

There is a Millis Family there in 1850 Census. I have to run out to work now but will get with you later today. Brad Miter -----Original Message----- From: Cynthia Mac Suibhne [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 10:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Rensselaer] MILLIS, KIPP Schaghticoke 1860 Hi, This is my first posting to this list. I just received the Civil War Pension file for my husband's grandfather George MILLIS. He was born in Schaghticoke about 1835, his father's name was Joseph. George married Harriet KIPP probably in Schaghticoke and according to his testimony he had a son James born Jan 1857. He stated that his wife Harriet died in Clyde, New York in 1872. The 1860 Schaghticoke census indicates that there were other children with Harriett also, George W., Mary, and Francella. George was in the volunteer army of Co. F 75Th Reg. He was also in the Navy, he was captured on board the SS Clifton in Florida where he was a sharpshooter. He was then marched to Santa Rosa Island where he was a POW for over 10 months. After his release he was taken prisoner again in 1863 at Sabine Pass Louisiana, and held at Camp Ford TX. Upon his parole he went to New Orleans where he contracted Malaria. George married Laura VORCE in Manilus N.Y. after 1887 and also Elvira MOULTER in 1898. George also married Florence EDDY in Painesville Ohio in 1879 and they had two daughters Saretia and Georgia. Florence divorced George on desertion charges but not until 1905. He filed for disability in Painesville, Lake, Ohio in 1890 but must had left town because there was no followup until 1907 when he again files shortly before his death in 1907 there are lots of discripances in his statements such as he was married twice and both wives are deceased (Florence didn't die until 1940) After his death his wife Elvira filed but kept getting rejected because there was no proof of his birth. If anyone has a family tie that link in with any of this I'd love to hear from you. Also if there's anyone who would already be checking the 1850 census I would appreciate if you could tell me if Joseph or George MILLIS are in it. I have no idea George's mother's name. George died in 1907 in Bath New York. Thanks, Cindy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== The NYRENSSE Mailing List Website http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYRensse/ A place to unsub, change your subscription, access the archives and links.

Hi, This is my first posting to this list. I just received the Civil War Pension file for my husband's grandfather George MILLIS. He was born in Schaghticoke about 1835, his father's name was Joseph. George married Harriet KIPP probably in Schaghticoke and according to his testimony he had a son James born Jan 1857. He stated that his wife Harriet died in Clyde, New York in 1872. The 1860 Schaghticoke census indicates that there were other children with Harriett also, George W., Mary, and Francella. George was in the volunteer army of Co. F 75Th Reg. He was also in the Navy, he was captured on board the SS Clifton in Florida where he was a sharpshooter. He was then marched to Santa Rosa Island where he was a POW for over 10 months. After his release he was taken prisoner again in 1863 at Sabine Pass Louisiana, and held at Camp Ford TX. Upon his parole he went to New Orleans where he contracted Malaria. George married Laura VORCE in Manilus N.Y. after 1887 and also Elvira MOULTER in 1898. George also married Florence EDDY in Painesville Ohio in 1879 and they had two daughters Saretia and Georgia. Florence divorced George on desertion charges but not until 1905. He filed for disability in Painesville, Lake, Ohio in 1890 but must had left town because there was no followup until 1907 when he again files shortly before his death in 1907 there are lots of discripances in his statements such as he was married twice and both wives are deceased (Florence didn't die until 1940) After his death his wife Elvira filed but kept getting rejected because there was no proof of his birth. If anyone has a family tie that link in with any of this I'd love to hear from you. Also if there's anyone who would already be checking the 1850 census I would appreciate if you could tell me if Joseph or George MILLIS are in it. I have no idea George's mother's name. George died in 1907 in Bath New York. Thanks, Cindy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Ok...this is in Guilderland, Albany County, NY, USA, as noted below..."in the area". Sorry for the inconvenience...there is only one left and it is this evening...better late than never, I say...any way...if you scroll to the very bottom of the message, there is also contact information just in case any one is interested For any one interested in the area. Please feel free to copy and post to any boards you feel may be interested. Guilderland High School social studies teacher to host free community workshop: The History and Culture of Ireland Have you ever wanted to learn more the history, literature, music, and dance of Ireland? Well, now is your chance! Sign up today for a four-session workshop, The History and Culture of Ireland, being presented this spring by Guilderland High School social studies teacher Matt Nelligan. Session dates and topics are as follows: Session 1: May 17, 2005 - Irish history, from the country's origin through the 1840's and the Great Irish Famine Session 2: May 24, 2005 - Irish history from 1840's through today. Guest speaker Paul Murray, former national chairman of Irish Northern Aid. Session 3: May 31, 2005 - Irish immigration to America. Guest speaker Joe Dolan, chairman of the Irish American Heritage Museum. Session 4: June 7, 2005 - Irish music, dance, and folklore. Numerous guests including the Farrell School of Irish Dance, storyteller Baribre McCarthy, and local musicians. Each session meets from 4:30 - 7 p.m. at Guilderland High School, and attendees are asked to sign up for at least two sessions. For more information, or to register for the workshop, download The History and Culture of Ireland flyer (PDF file) or call Castilia Commisso at the Guilderland Central School District Office, 456-6200, ext. 3123. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour

For any one interested in the area. Please feel free to copy and post to any boards you feel may be interested. Guilderland High School social studies teacher to host free community workshop: The History and Culture of Ireland Have you ever wanted to learn more the history, literature, music, and dance of Ireland? Well, now is your chance! Sign up today for a four-session workshop, The History and Culture of Ireland, being presented this spring by Guilderland High School social studies teacher Matt Nelligan. Session dates and topics are as follows: Session 1: May 17, 2005 - Irish history, from the country's origin through the 1840's and the Great Irish Famine Session 2: May 24, 2005 - Irish history from 1840's through today. Guest speaker Paul Murray, former national chairman of Irish Northern Aid. Session 3: May 31, 2005 - Irish immigration to America. Guest speaker Joe Dolan, chairman of the Irish American Heritage Museum. Session 4: June 7, 2005 - Irish music, dance, and folklore. Numerous guests including the Farrell School of Irish Dance, storyteller Baribre McCarthy, and local musicians. Each session meets from 4:30 - 7 p.m. at Guilderland High School, and attendees are asked to sign up for at least two sessions. For more information, or to register for the workshop, download The History and Culture of Ireland flyer (PDF file) or call Castilia Commisso at the Guilderland Central School District Office, 456-6200, ext. 3123. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

http://members.tripod.com/~JeffriesB My FAVORITE LINKS NOTE: RC stands for Reformed Church LC stands for Lutheran Church SOME OF MY PALATINE ANCESTORS AND THEIR CHILDREN Barringer, Treber, Reisdorph, Jager, Simmons, Haner DAVID and HANS GEORGE BARRINGER Some of their descendants JOHANNES and ZACHARIUS and PHILIP BARRINGER Some of their descendants HOLTSAPPLE Family Genealogy WEIDERWACKS/WEATHERWAX/WITHERWAX Some of the desc. of Andreas Weiderwacks TINKLEPAUGH family genealogy SIMON/SIMMONS Some of the desc. of Albertus Simon, Jr. DEFOREST-DEFREEST / WENDELL A few descendants of David Defreest (1747-1815)and a few descendants of Philip Wendell (1741-1812) VAN STEENBERGEN A few desc. of Thomas Janse & Mathys Jansse WITBECK/WHITBECK Family Genealogy JETS - JEETS - YEATS - YATES Some of the descendants of Joseph Yates KLOCKNER-CLICKNER Some of the descendants of Johannes(George) Klockner (1741-1833) KREBSER/CRAPSEY/CROPSEY Desc. fo Wm, Valentine, & Ananias Cropsey REICHARD Some of the descendants of Michael Reichard of Rensselaer Co. SCHNEIDER/SNYDER Some of the early Snyders of Rensselaer Co. KUHLMANN/KILLMORE/KILMER Some of the desc. of Johannes & Anna Veronica (Becker) Kilmer LINCK/LYNK/LINK Some of the desc. of Johann Wilhelm & Anna Eva (Firsback) Link PHILIPP/PHILLIP/PHILLIPS/PHILIPS Some of the desc. of Johann Petrus & Magdalena Philip BRANDAW - BRANDAU - BRANDO - BRANDOW Some of the descendants of Johann Wilhelm & Maria Elisabetha Catharina Brandow of Greene Co., NY For living desc. contact Joe Travis [email protected] and Lisa Orecchio [email protected] DIEDRICH and LAMPMAN Some of the desc. of Johann Friederich Dietrich and some of the desc. of Johann Peter Lampman PERSON and DEWITT A few of the desc. of Matthys & Jan Person and a few of the desc. of Lucas Dewitt - Ulster & Greene Co. PULVER Some of the desc. of Johann Wilhelm (Wendel) Pulver - a Palatine German family. WILTSE - WILLSE - WILSIE Some of the desc. of Marten Hendrickse Wiltse COONRADT A few desc. of Adam & Elisabeth (Clum) Coonradt ANTHONY Some of the early Anthony families in NY State MARRIAGES - GILEAD LUTHERAN CHURCH -Center Brunswick, Rensselaer Co., NY 1802 to 1859 MARRIAGES - SCHODACK REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH at Muitzeskill - Rensselaer Co., NY 1788 to 1846 MARRIAGES - REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH at NASSAU - Rensselaer Co., NY 1805 -1848 ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH of Albany, NY Marriages 1756-1768 and Bapt. 1757-1759 RENSSELAER CO. PROBATE ABSTRACTS #1 from 1790 RENSSELAER CO. PROBATE ABSTRACTS #2 Continued from #1 RENSSELAER COUNTY DEATHS 1850-1860-1870-1880 Mortality Schedules RENSSELAER CO. MARRIAGES 1864 & 1865 RENSSELAER Co. MARRIAGES 1874 &1875 MARRIAGES from TROY churches 1st Presby. Ch. 1793-1814 and State St. Meth. Ch. 1815-1837 OAKWOOD CEMETERY BURIALS, Troy, NY 1855-1859 and some who died earlier and were moved includes date of death, place of birth, age, & parents BLOOMING GROVE CHURCH RECORDS -Rens. Co. Births 1814-1865 ----Marriages 1831-1862 ---- Deaths 1895-1926 MARRIAGES St. Paul's Episcopal Ch. of Troy - 1805-1829 ----!st Presbyterian Ch. of Brunswick 1876-1887 --- 1st Presbyterian Ch. of Lansingburgh 1840-1848 MORE RENSSELAER CO. DEATHS Incl. Burials from ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CH. of TROY and SOCIETY OF FRIENDS BAPTISMS - St. Paul's Episcopal Ch., Troy, NY 1804-1826 BIRTHS & BAPTISMS 1st Presbyterian Ch., Brunswick 1812-1832 and Society of Friends 1743-1840- both Rensselaer Co. MARRIAGES From Troy, NY newspapers 1798-1859 SOME ALBANY CO. CHURCH MARRIAGES various dates from 1797 to 1897 NEW SALEM REFORMED CHURCH Town of New Scotland, Albany Co. marriages 1794 -1797 and births 1786 -1788 WESTERLO VITAL RECORDS, Albany Co. births, deaths, & marriages 1847 - 1848 - 1849 MORE ABSTRACTS OF RENS. CO. PROBATE RECORDS Various dates HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD -1870-CENSUS Troy FIFTH WARD - Nassau-Poestenkill-Bertlin-Grafton (Rensselaer Co., NY) MARRIAGES Taken from Lansingburg Newspapers COLONIAL NATURALIZATIONS from 1715 DEATHS from 1875 STATE CENSUS Deaths of married or widowed persons in Rensselaer Co. SCHENECTADY PUBLIC LIBRARY Churches, Cemeteries, Beog, genealogies etc. jb's Genealogy Page Uline, Dix, Bidwell, Clapper, Cooper, Doty, Carmon, Black, Brust , etc. families RENSSELAER CO. WEB PAGE Census-cemetery-vitals and more JEFF LAPE'S PAGE Lowe/Lape genealogy & more REISDORPH/REYSDORPH some desc. of Lorentz and Johannes Reisdorph Janet Derbyshire's Home Page Sharp-Barringer-Van Schaick and more family genealogies The Descendants of LEWIS DUTCHER Includes: Moon/Balfour/Reiner/Clickner/Ernest THE NEWYORK BARRINGERS desc. of Johannes Coonradt Barringer LANDT/LAND/LANT Some vitals of this family WEBER/WEEBER/WEVER/WEAVER Some vitals for this surname ALBANY DEATHS 1784-1831 Albany death from newspapers KREBER - KREVER - CRAVER A family genealogy SCHAEFER - SCHAFER - SHAVER A family genealogy FELLER - FELLERS - FELLOWS A family genealogy ZUFELD - ZUFELDT - SHUFELD A family genealogy CHRISTIAN COOPER A few descendants GYSBERT WESTFALL A few descendants LAURENS ANDRISSE SCHERP/SCHARP/SHARP A few descendants GYSBERT ANDRISSE SCHERP/SCHARP/SHARP A few descendants WENDEL JAGAR/YAGER A few descendants JAN JANSZEN MOL/MOLL/MULL A few descendants BARRINGER SISTERS Catharine Sharp, Anna Maria Cooper, & Christina Van Schaick SOME BIRTHS & BPT. SCHODACK REF. CH. 1770-1799 SALISBURY/SALSBURY/SALISBERRY family genealogy HARDIN Desc. of Lewis Hardin of TN & MO VAN SALSBURY some desc. of Jan Hendrikse Van (Salsbergen) Salsbury __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

On behalf of Clare Radz and other wonderful volunteers who have contributed to our cemetery records, you are welcome, Roger! Lin Lin Van Buren Co-ordinator, Rensselaer Co NY GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Phillips" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 1:08 AM Subject: [Rensselaer] Re: 93,000-name Rensselaer County, NY Cemetery Database > Outstanding! > > Thanks for doing this. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lin Van Buren" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 3:06 PM > Subject: 93,000-name Rensselaer County, NY Cemetery Database > > > > Looking for the burial place of someone who died in Rensselaer County, NY? > > > > Then you are cordially invited to visit our 93,000-name Rensselaer County > > Cemetery Database, on the Rensselaer County, NY GenWeb site, at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/; click on Cemetery Database. > > > > See you there! > > > > Lin Van Buren > > Co-ordinator, Rensselaer Co NY GenWeb site > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ > > [email protected] > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > The NYRENSSE Mailing List Website > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYRensse/ > A place to unsub, change your subscription, access the archives and links. >

Outstanding! Thanks for doing this. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lin Van Buren" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 3:06 PM Subject: 93,000-name Rensselaer County, NY Cemetery Database > Looking for the burial place of someone who died in Rensselaer County, NY? > > Then you are cordially invited to visit our 93,000-name Rensselaer County > Cemetery Database, on the Rensselaer County, NY GenWeb site, at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/; click on Cemetery Database. > > See you there! > > Lin Van Buren > Co-ordinator, Rensselaer Co NY GenWeb site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ > [email protected] > > ______________________________ >

Terrific information. Thank you!

Does anyone have a picture of the entrance to St. Joseph's cemetery they'd like to share??? I sure would like one. Thanks, Pam

Recent subscribers to the Rensselaer County List and the Troy Irish Genealogy Society List may find some useful information in the following items. TIPS ON RESEARCH IN TROY Note: Points 1 and 2 were for a person interested in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Troy, New York. 1. Call St. Joseph's Rectory (518 274-6720) and ask Bernadette to look up plot records for your family names and ask her if she could please send them to you. She can tell you the grave location (Section, Row, etc.).) and identify who is buried in the plot and when. The date will be interment date and not the date of death. 2. There are no markers at St. Joseph's Cemetery showing Sections. Stop at garage at right side after entry gate and look for Jason. He can show you where to find the gravesite. 3. New York State required reporting of births, deaths, etc. starting around 1880. Compliance with the law was spotty in the early years. Prior to 1880 you have to fall back on the Church records. 4. Copies of birth and death records are now about $22.00. If the event occurred in Troy, the certificates can be obtained from: Vital Statistics 1 Monument Square Troy, NY 12180 Telephone 518 270-4587 The following items may also be of help to you: A. The Troy Library Genealogy Room has three rolls of microfilm on Troy Deaths and Burials. The three rolls of film in the library are: 1. Burial Records - March 1, 1833 - September 2, 1867 2. Burial Records - August 14, 1867 - June 27, 1882 3. Burial Records - June 8, 1882 - February 27, 1891. If you are not in the Troy area and want to order the film on Troy Deaths and Burials from Salt Lake City, the numbers required for ordering are: 1. 1434103 2. 1434104 3. 1434105 The handwriting, for the most part, is beautiful to read but it may help to have some idea of what you are looking for. For example I was looking for my great grandmother Mary Carroll and her daughters Margaret and Catherine who were on Ida Street in the 1880 census and then disappear from all records. The first record I found was "Wife of Mr. Carroll" on Ida Street who died on March 11, 1881 of smallpox. The next record I found was "Child of Mr. Carroll" who died in the Troy Hospital on March 15, 1881 of smallpox. Based on the age shown for the child, I knew it was Margaret. I am still searching for Catherine and assume she also died of smallpox. By the way, no one in my family ever knew of the existence of Margaret and Catherine and I only found out about them through the 1880 census records. These Death and Burial records are an important reference for Troy researchers since many of the entries predate the 1880 law requiring the reporting of deaths. Individuals who died outside of Troy are listed IF they were buried in Troy. Some years of these records are now available on line. Check out the Rensselaer County NY Genweb site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ B. If you are researching relatives who died in Rensselaer County, the Surrogates Court in the Court House on Second Street near the Troy Library is a great source. They allow you to see the files in the basement on Rensselaer County Decedents. Records are either on 4 x 6 cards or in bound books as follows: BOOKS: 1794-1873 One Book covers A to Z. 1874-1881 One Book covers A to Z. 1881-1916 One Book covers A to K - Other Book coves L to Z. INDEX CARDS ARE IN DRAWERS BY YEARS: 1917-1928 1929-1945 1946-1959 1960-1969 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990-1999 2000-Present Index cards are 4 x 6 Yellow cards - Testate (was a will) Pink cards - Intestate (no will) Green cards - Small Estate Records on cards and in books have a Volume and page reference which directs you to copies of legal documents in bound books on the shelves. Assistance is required if you want photocopies. Wear old clothes when researching these bound books since the leather covers are in bad shape and you get covered with a red powder. C. The genealogy room in the Troy Library has a 3 x 5 CARD FILE which at different times was compiled by library staff from the daily newspaper. Card shows individuals name, date of event, date of newspaper, page number for referenced item and in some case the column number of the newspaper. Other libraries may have similar card files. DEATHS: 1882-1899 1975-1979 1980-1984 1985-1987 BIRTHS: 1980-1984 MARRIAGES: 1882-1899 1900 1975-1979 WEDDINGS: 1985-1988 D. City Directories. There is an extensive collection of City Directories. Books are great for tracking down a family name. The earlier books do not list the wife's name but will show the names of widows. In later years the city directories start reporting the first name of the wife. Also, the early books will give an exact date of death. The newer books for the 1970's on stop reporting the date of death. The individual is just deleted from the book. The Troy books include West Troy (now Watervliet) Lansingburg, Cohoes, Waterford and Green Island. There are also some directories for some of the neighboring cities and towns. The following listing identifies the years the Troy directories cover and also identifies the much smaller collection of city directories for some of the surrounding cities, towns and communities near Troy. As you can see, the town locations included in these directories change from year to year. Troy: 1829-1994 Early years are heads of households only. Later years show name of spouse. Some years show date of death. Most books include: Watervliet (West Troy), Green Island, Waterford and Cohoes. Troy-Rensselaer County: 1998 Troy-Rensselaer: 1999, 2001-2003 Greater Troy & Vicinity Cross Reference: 1972-2003 Albany: 1889 Albany-Rensselaer-Bath: 1898, 1899, 1901 Albany-Rensselaer: 1902, 1904-1906, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1913-1915, 1917-1930, 1933-1961, 1964-1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988-1993 Colonie, Bethlehem, Guilderland: 1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965-1967, 1969-1973, 1974, 1976 Hoosick Falls, Mechanicville, Town of Hoosick, Cambridge, White Creek, Johnsonville, Schaghticoke, Valley Falls, Stillwater: 1940 Hoosick Falls, Town of Hoosick: 1912, 1919, 1926 Hoosick Falls, Town of Hoosick, Cambridge, White Creek, Salem, Shushan: 1929, 1931, 1934 Hoosick Falls, Town of Hoosick, Cambridge, White Creek, Greenwich: 1937 Mechanicville, Stillwater, Greenwich, Schuylerville: 1930 Mechanicville, Stillwater, Schaghticoke: 1936 Mechanicville, Stillwater, Schaghticoke, Valley Falls, Ballston Spa, Hoosick Falls, Town of Hoosick: 1949 Mechanicville, Stillwater, Latham, Newtonville: 1952 Mechanicville, Ballston Spa: 1920, 1926, 1928 Bennington, Shaftsbury, & Arlington, Vermont, Hoosick Falls, Town of Hoosick: 1949 Bennington & Shaftsbury, Vermont, Hoosick Falls, Town of Hoosick: 1952 Bennington, North Bennington & Shaftsbury, Vermont, Hoosick Falls, Town of Hoosick: 1960, 1965 Bennington, Shaftsbury & Arlington, Vermont: 1925, 1930 Ballston Spa, Saratoga Springs: 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1964 Glens Falls, Hudson Falls, South Glens Falls, Fort Edward: 1932-1942, 1944, 1946, 1948-1950, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1980 E. Newspapers - Old copies of the Troy newspapers are on microfilm and are located on the second floor of the library. These are great for the detailed information provided on the deceased and his family. When looking at the microfilm for an obit, remember to look for three separate items. The formal obit which usually details occupation and work history, the small obit found on the bottom of the same paper and the write-up on the funeral which will be found in the paper published on the day of the funeral or a few days later. The small obit, which is no longer printed in today's papers, may list the names of grandchildren whereas the formal obit may just say 6 grandchildren. Some relatives are mentioned in one obit and not the other. The funeral notice, in addition to giving the name of the organist and soloist, names of songs, etc., will have the names of the pall bearers and sometimes give their relationship to the deceased. F. Many other reference books and microfilm census records are available in the Genealogy Room at the library. If in Troy, spend some time at the library looking at the various sources. G. The Troy Library has recently added books covering some records of St. Patrick's Church, Troy and St. Jean Baptiste, Troy. These alphabetical records were compiled from the church records by the American-Canadian Genealogical Society of Manchester, New Hampshire. The records at the library are as follows: ST. PATRICK'S: Marriages - September 1872 To July 2000. Vol. I. - Marriages A To K. Vol. II. - Marriages K To Z. Baptisms - September 1872 To April 2004 Vol I. - Baptisms A To K. Vol III. - Baptisms K To Z. Burials - July 1919 To April 2004 ST. JEAN BAPTISTE: Book RP 050 - Marriages 1852 To 1970. Burials 1875 To 1970. Book RP 051 Baptisms August 1852 To December 1970. H. Check out the Connors Genealogy website run by Pat Connors from California: www.connorsgenealogy.com Pat has a tremendous amount of Troy, NY data posted. On-line searchable data bases for 1880 and 1900 Troy census as well as immigration records for Irish immigrants to the Capital District Area. I. Immigration Records. The Court House Building on Third street (directly behind the Troy Library and Main Court House allows you in the basement where there are shelves and shelves of immigration books, many of which have a photograph of the individual. Many of these records have been rebound and the pages are covered in a plastic sleeve. J. Marriage Records. The Court House Building on Third street (directly behind the Troy Library and Main Court House allows you in the basement where there are the marriage index and marriage registers as well as the original marriage permits. Marriage records cover the period 1908 to 1933 K. Looking for the date of birth for a living relative? Check out the following site: www.anybirthday.com Hope the above items are of help in searching for your Troy connections. Bill McGrath Clifton Park, NY (Researching): McGrath, McCormick, Halpin, O'Connor, Carroll, in Troy, NY. Dunn, Finn, in Hurley, Oxford, Norwich and Troy, all in NY. Kennedy, McGrath, Hayes in Thurles, Upperchurch, Tipperary, Ire. O'Connor, Gleason, in Nenagh, Tipperary, Ire. Dunn, Finn in County Laois, Ire. McCormick, Gaskin, in Dunbin, County Louth, Ire. Carroll, Conroy in ?, Ire.

Thanks for posting all the information. It helps to have it so organized so that when I do get to the Troy area I don't waste time searching for records and then searching for info! ~ Pam __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

TROY BURIAL RECORDS Looking for the death record of someone who died in Rensselaer County, NY? Then you are cordially invited to visit our Troy Burial Records, on the Rensselaer County, NY GenWeb site, at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/; click on Cemetery Database, and then click on Troy Burial Records. We have a major transcription project in progress, and if you would like to help transcribe, you'd be very welcome! You can email me on [email protected] to find out more about what is involved. These records begin in 1833 and continue right on into the early 20th century. They cover deaths in Troy (even of people who were buried elsewhere) and burials in Troy (even of people who died elsewhere). They cover nearly 50 years before NY state's formal death records began. And they cover many people who were buried in unmarked graves. Information given varies from year to year, but even from the 1850s the information includes the decedent's place of death (sometimes even the street address), place of residence, place of birth, parents, cause of death, name of informant and more. See you there! Lin Van Buren Co-ordinator, Rensselaer Co NY GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ [email protected]

Looking for the burial place of someone who died in Rensselaer County, NY? Then you are cordially invited to visit our 93,000-name Rensselaer County Cemetery Database, on the Rensselaer County, NY GenWeb site, at http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/; click on Cemetery Database. See you there! Lin Van Buren Co-ordinator, Rensselaer Co NY GenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ [email protected]

Saturday June 4 at 9PM on C-SPAN2 Book tv there will be a one hour presentation on the History of the Erie Canal. Sorry for the short notice, but I just saw the announcement. Jim

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