Well I can tell you a lot of ways it is not pronounced and I personally have said them all at NYS Archives and each time an archivist or staff member tried to pronounce it for me and then I fractured it even worse than the other times before. It comes out sounding like SKAT-A-COKE if you say it fast. The i in there actually sounds more like the i in the word> it< So it sounds like Skat i coke. for Schaghticoke, New York. Now, have you heard how to pronounce Corinth, NY (here in Saratoga)? It was named after Corinthians of the Bible so you would say Core-inth. The residents up there do not say it that way and you will know if you are listening to someone from there. They say CORNth. There is no "in" in CORNth. I hope all of you with Saratoga ancestors will get back here and see the whole county. Edinburg,Corinth, Day, Hadley and all of that area is UP in the mountains and is considered the foothills of the Adirondack mountains. The Adirondack mountains are pretty wild and difficult to find lost people in. BUT what a wonderful area. Back in late 1920's they moved the people and cemeteries out and flooded the valleys up there and now have an enormous lake. Many people that come to Saratoga for all of the activities around Saratoga Springs do not ever go up there and it is almost a totally different life and wonderful. You have a totally different picture along the Hudson and Mohawk rivers and your ancestors lived differently than those up in the hills. Up the Hudson and on up to Lake George and up to Lake Champlain it is another setting and different industry and groups of people. This was the main corridor for the wars with troops moving from Canada to NY City so their history is another story as well as life along the waterways. Immigrants abounded because of all the types of work in the Hudson River valley. Troy, in it's prime, was the industial capital of American in its day and Saratoga County is right across the river. All these things were going on with your ancestors here. I am not a native. Came her 9 years ago to watch the grandchildren grow up and totally sold out on the history of this area. Many natives do not get out and appreciate what is here. Each summer, our HH members and friends make our 3rd Saturday a day to get together have a picnic/meal together and do a history day together. One year we went to the archealogical dig over in Ft. Edward and saw the remains of the original fort built in 1750's for the French and Indian War. Man, I was walking around for weeks looking at hillsides and ground and wondering if I would find something if I started digging. That is so fascinating to see the things they dug up and learn about their lives and stories. This is one of the most historic counties of NYS and you should be sure in your life time to bring your family here and explore Saratoga and surrounding area. Saw a dig in Albany last summer of the original docks from the early days and learned so much history every time I ran down from NYS Library to see what they had found in the past few days. History abounds around here. Our Heritage Hunter newsletter includes stories and information that we feel will be useful to a search but we also have included personal stories from some of our members about their ancestor in Saratoga County. That is what we are all about. Can't have history without people. God Bless Ruth Ann [email protected] ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.