Hello All, Well, I've finally had some time to spend at the National Archives, and have extracted a good amt. of info. from the census there. My latest problem (among many) is that the 1910 and 1920 census' are not indexed here in Denver. On top of that, the 1910 is unreadable...I'll find out the readability of the 1920 census when I get to it tomorrow. Our library does not have the city directories for Troy here, and I already have the 1890 directory. What alternate sources can I look at that are more readily available? Do I have to wait until I can visit NY again to look at the city directories, or does anyone know if I can ILL them? Working in the other direction (backward), I found the year (possible) that my gggrandmother (HANNAH RYAN MYERS) moved to NY from Ireland. Although it says she moved here in 1852 at the age of 12, I cannot locate a person with her name and the proper age before 1880. I cannot even find my ggrandfather (THOMAS MYERS)...to make things more difficult, I think he died young so many census records show her as being a widow. I'll put this out there again...there are a few of you I've contacted before who had similar names. I'm finding many LOOBY'S (ED), DWYERS, COUGHLINS, RYANS, etc. who are related. I don't have a clear idea of how the LOOBYS are related...just that they are probably cousins somehow, and are buried in St. Joseph's Cemetary in Troy. Any catches? Any suggestions? I will be visiting Troy in the first part of September, and am trying to figure out where my one or two days (I know..not much time) will be best spent...at St. Joe's Church, cemetary, or the Troy library. I'd like to do all of the above, but am not sure how much time I will have as I have one living relative who I also plan to visit. Thank You Sincerely, Brooke Myers also looking for KEENANS, ORRS