I believe the site is by the Public Lib. but can be found by looking under "Schenectady Works". A person can also look up the American Locomotive Works or ALCO for history on the locomotive builder in Schenectady. Great Job.... Richard Peterson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim Bedetti" <kbedetti@hotmail.com> To: <NYSCHENE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 9:23 AM Subject: [NYSCHENE] Early GE material > I was able to find a bunch of information on my ancestors, who worked at GE > from the 1890s-1970s, in the General Electric News - Schenectady Works, > which was an employee newspaper/magazine. It has articles detailing events > around the Factory, but also a large employee "gossip" column which lists > such news items as births, vacations, promotions, retirements, deaths, etc. > The column is divided by department, so if you know where your relative > worked you can narrow the search. Otherwise you'll have to scan through > everything, which is very tedious, but can be rewarding. I found mention of > all the above events for my family members, plus mention in articles about > holiday parties, contests, induction into the Quarter Century club (for > those having worked there for 25 yrs), and sports events. I can't remember > if it's the Schenectady Public Library or the Museum which has a run of > these, but if you have the time, it's worth it. I actually looked at copies > owned by the Cornell Public Library, so other places do have them too. Hope > this helps, > > Kim Bedetti > Red Bank, NJ > > -----Original Message----- > From: NANCY CURRAN [mailto:nancycurran@prodigy.net] > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 7:37 AM > To: NYSCHENE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NYSCHENE] Early GE material > > I suggest for early GE information contacting the Schenectady > Museum. They have considerable holdings of historical materials. > > Also, they have published some books about the founding of GE > that I consulted in a client project a couple of years ago. I > looked at the books at the Schenectady County Public Library, > whose catalog is on line. > > > > ===== > Nancy Johnsen Curran > http://pages.prodigy.net/nancycurran > Genealogy research and photography in the capital region of New York State > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >