One of my ancestors died in 1927. Her death information only stated "154 Farmington Road" (no town was named). She is buried in Brookyn with her husband. Was her last address in another county though? THANKS! ~Judy

The upcoming meeting for WCGS is this coming Saturday at the Aldersgate Memorial United Methodist Church.  Meeting starts at 10 a.m. but come earlier to network with your fellow members.   Mr. John Celardo will speak to WCGS on "The 1930 Census".  Mr. Celardo works for the National Archives and Records Administration on Varick Street, NYC. The meeting will be held at: When: Saturday, April 12, 2003 @ 10 a.m. Where: Aldersgate Memorial United Methodist Church, route 9, Dobbs Ferry, NY, USA For information about Westchester County Genealogical Society ("Westchester Connection" or Surname List), visit WCGS home page -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywcgs/ Future Meetings: May 10, 2003 -- Baptismal Records Help Trace Your Pennsylvania German Ancestors with Penny Hartzell June 14, 2003 -- Reverse Genealogy:  Techniques for Finding Your Lost Loved Ones with Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak Good Luck! Philomena Dunn [email protected]

You may want to try the Long Island Advance...? Or one of the local libraries.

> Readers of this list may be interested in this Press Release from > MyFamily.com dated 8 Apr 2003: > > MyFamily.com, Inc. Acquires Genealogy.com, Expands Product Line, and > Enters Long-Term Promotional Agreement with A&E Television Networks > > PROVO, Utah, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- MyFamily.com, Inc., a leading > online subscription business and the leading network for connecting > families, and A&E Television Networks (AETN) announced today that > MyFamily has acquired Genealogy.com, producer of the award-winning > family tree software, Family Tree Makera, and provider of extensive > online genealogy resources. In addition, MyFamily will receive > promotion on AETN television properties. > > Genealogy.com joins the MyFamily network of websites -- > Ancestry.com, > MyFamily.com, and RootsWeb.com -- giving customers a full complement of > Internet services focused on connecting families with their histories > and one another. Combined, the network of websites receives over 10 > million unique visitors each month and has more than one million paid > subscriptions. > > "We're excited to bring these two strong companies together to > better > serve consumers and the genealogy community," said Tom Stockham, > President & > CEO of MyFamily.com. "It's a great strategic fit and underscores an > opportunity to serve the growing market for family history products. By > providing customers with a broad set of tools to discover the > information that makes their family history come to life, we help > customers answer the > questions, 'Who am I?', 'Where do I come from?' and 'How am I > connected?'" > > "AETN is excited to see these two important family history companies > come together, increasing the positive experience of consumers embarking > on family research," said Nick Davatzes, President & CEO, A&E Television > Networks. "We believe this agreement makes good sense for the > businesses and for the consumer. AETN looks forward to a long-term > strategic partnership with MyFamily." > > Genealogy.com will continue to offer its wide variety of products > and > services, including Family Tree Makera, and its dynamic roster of online > subscription products. MyFamily will continue to improve upon the > products > and services Genealogy.com currently offers, enhancing the family > history > research experience. In addition, Genealogy.com will continue to host > GenForum message boards, a widely used free genealogy community > resource, with more than six million messages posted. > > MyFamily serves the fast-growing market of people with an interest > in > family history. As reported in a recent study, family history is one of > the > fastest-growing hobbies in the U.S., with over 60% of Americans > interested in researching their family history. The addition of > Genealogy.com's strong > product line to MyFamily's network of websites, family tree software, > databases on CD-ROM, message boards, books, and magazines, is a natural > expansion, providing researchers valuable tools to quickly and easily > explore their family history, saving them time and money. > > About MyFamily.com, Inc. > > MyFamily.com, Inc. is among the largest online subscription > businesses, > with over one million paid subscriptions. A next-generation media > company, > MyFamily is focused on connecting families with their histories and one > another. The company provides both free and paid subscription services > through it's network of Internet properties, which include: > Ancestry.com, > Genealogy.com, RootsWeb.com, and MyFamily.com. The Company also > publishes > Family Tree Maker and Ancestry Family Tree software, Ancestry magazine, > Genealogical Computing magazine, over 50 book titles, and numerous > databases > on CD-ROM. > > About A&E Television Networks > > A&E Television Networks is a joint venture of The Hearst > Corporation, ABC, Inc. and NBC. AETN is an award-winning, international > media company offering consumers a diverse communications environment > ranging from television programming, magazine publishing, and web sites, > to books, music CDs and home videos/DVDs, as well as supporting > nationwide educational initiatives. A&E Television Networks is > comprised of A&E Network, The History Channel, The Biography Channel, > History International, AETN International, AETN Consumer Products, and > Biography Magazine. > > SOURCE MyFamily.com, Inc. >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jUB.2ACI/377.5.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks Daniel: I sure wish family had kept photos they had of the mansion; it was used as a vacation home for my Mom's family with the long term intent to develop the property into a Golf Club and/or residences. A few major catastrophes scrapped that........my grandfather died, and his son ( a partner in Kerwin and Kerwin) also died; the estate war took 10 years and the Conklin property was abandoned and lost for taxes. The streets named after my Grands are Kerwin Blvd., Catherine St, and Mary St. Wish i could find a photo. Best to you, Jim Poling

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jUB.2ACI/377.5.1.1 Message Board Post: The old mansion was built by Richard "Uncle Dick" Conklin on land that had been held by his family for many years. As a young man Dick went to NY to seek his fortune, was successful,and returned to build a grand home,barn and stables. As a gentleman farmer he bred and raced trotters, among them "Rarus" was a trotter of national repute. After the Conkluins the mansion fell into disrepair, became a migrant camp and was ultimately razed in the 1960's. It stood on the grounds of San Simeon. I have seen a lithograph of the house but where escapes me, although I rememember seeing it myself in its sadder days. Richard Conklin can be found in the 1880 federal census for Greenport.

Hello List My general question is, is there anyone that does lookups in the Center Moriches, LI, area? Several months ago I posted a message looking for an obit for Roger Lyle Wilcox who passes away in May 1998. I received several answers. I was told to contact either the town clerk or the Newsday newspaper. I wrote letters and now over 12 weeks later have yet to receive any replies. Therefore I am looking for someone to do a look up on my uncle's death. If there is anyone in the Center Morcihes area that does look-up I would like to know. Willing to pay a fee for the proper information, Query Roger Lyle Wilcox dob 12/30/1910 dod 5/12/1998 age 88 profession when I knew him was a commercial artist. Roger LIndholm Scottsdale, Arizona

On 4/7/03 (4:49:12 PM MDT), ?????? ([email protected]) asked, "What percentage of the towns in Suffolk and/or Nassau are of Native American Indian derivation ?" There are 13 towns in Nassau (3 towns) and Suffolk (10 towns) County and none of these are of Native American derivation. There are 2 cities, neither of which is of Native American derivation. However, many of the villages (95) and hamlets (196) in the 13 towns are of Native American derivation. The geography of Long Island can be quite confusing, even to current residents, let alone to those who live in other parts of the country and have never been to the area. Thus, the following ... For a good town-by-town map showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns, read on: Each year, LIPA, as successor to LILCO, publishes a report (the report is published by LIPA, but is written by KeySpan, previously known as LILCO) updating the census population numbers (by using people-per-electric meter ratios) for all the 293 communities on Long Island. There are 2 cities and 13 towns (as well as 2 Indian reservations) in the bi-counties and the 13 towns (3 in Nassau and 10 in Suffolk) are further sub-divided into 95 villages (incorporated municipalities) and 196 hamlets (unincorporated areas), yielding 293 communities (2 + 95 + 196 = 293). ..............Nassau......Suffolk........Total ....cities............2..........0..............2 ...villages.........64.........31.............95 .hamlets..........70........126............196 .....total.........136........157............293 The heart of this 40-page report are maps of each of the 13 towns (3 in Nassau, 10 in Suffolk), showing the true borders of all villages and hamlets (not the postal zone borders) in each town. The facing pages list which communities are villages or hamlets and their populations. (You'll find villages and hamlets that you never knew existed because they are in some other community-named postal zone.) I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone. I consider this the best resource available in understanding the geography and governmental organization of Nassau and Suffolk Counties. You can download a copy of the 2002 LI Population Survey by going to: <http://www.lipower.org/community/#Pop. Survey> If you will be so kind, please let me know what you think of this report after you have downloaded it. I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. Wishing all a ziessen Pesach (sweet Passover), Sincerely, Walter Greenspan . Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Postal Zones in New York State New York State is divided into counties. County A county is a municipal corporation, a subdivision of the state, created to perform state functions; a "regional" government. All counties are divided into cities, towns and Indian reservations. City A city is a unique governmental entity with its own special charter. Cities are not sub-divided, except into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Town A town is a municipal corporation and encompasses all territory within the state except that within cities or Indian reservations. Towns can be sub-divided into villages and hamlets. Village A village is a general purpose municipal corporation formed voluntarily by the residents of an area in one or more towns to provide themselves with municipal services. The pattern of village organization is similar to those of a city. A village is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Hamlet A hamlet is an unincorporated area in one or more towns that is governed at-large by the town(s) it is in. A hamlet is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic areas. Postal Zone "City" and "Town" A postal zone "City" and "Town" is an administrative district established by the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the mail. Postal zone "City" and "Town" may not (but are encouraged to) conform to municipal or community borders. Thus, postal zone location does not always determine city, village or hamlet location. Please be aware: In many areas of New York State, the problem of non-conforming postal zones leads to a situation where the majority of places have a different community name in their mailing address than the community where that place is actually located.

What percentage of the towns in Suffolk and/or Nassau are of Native American Indian derivation ?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DOBBERT Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jUB.2ACI/696 Message Board Post: This post is on behalf of my friend Gary... He is looking for Lorraine DOBBERT. Mother: Elenore Brother: Richard Last Known Address: 43 Hunter Lane Centereach Long Island, NY, NY

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: PHASEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jUB.2ACI/695 Message Board Post: Searching for any help, any information, any descendants of the PHASEY families who resided in Suffolk during late 1800's to ALL 1900's. Any help would be appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jUB.2ACI/687.1.1 Message Board Post: It was taken in a bar in Greenport long Island. The man on the left is edward george macomber, the woman behind him is Katherine Cooper Macomber, and the little boy is Edward Macomber Junior. It was taken between 1946 and 1949.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jUB.2ACI/687.1 Message Board Post: Do you know anything about the picture? Do you have any idea where it was taken?

Technology - AP 50 Million Historical Documents Hit Web Fri Apr 4, 2:31 PM ET By EUN-KYUNG KIM, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - Researchers, genealogists and the plain curious can now use the Internet to check more than 50 million historical records at the National Archives, from Civil War battles to family immigration files. Before the system became available, people had to either visit the Archives and spend hours combing through documents or request the files by phone and pay to have them mailed. "Now, people can pull these electronic records at their own convenience," said Michael Carlson, electronic and special media records director for the archives. "It's totally self-service from your desktop." The records available on the database system represent a small fraction of the archive's electronic holdings. They were selected because of their analytical and statistical nature - most deal with information that easily can be looked up based on specific names, dates, organizations, cities or states. For instance, someone wanting to research a great-grandfather who immigrated to the United States in the 19th century can choose the series of records listed under "immigrants," enter the relative's name and learn on what ship he traveled, the occupation he claimed prior to leaving, the date he arrived in New York, and the country from which he left, among other details. "It can be another stop in creating your family tree and understanding what happened and when," said Michael Kurtz, assistant archivist for records services. Carlson said he expects the service will be popular with veterans in particular because of all the information related to military action, casualties and POWs. The records in the new system "aren't a revelation in information, but is it helpful? Absolutely," said American Legion spokesman John Peterson after checking out the Web site. "A lot of people active with the POW/MIA issue complain the government doesn't release enough documents about people who are still missing, so almost anything they give out is good in our eyes," he said. Kristine Minami, a spokeswoman for the Japanese American Citizens League, said getting easy access to government records will provide "a lot of validation" to Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps during World War II. The database draws from the records of 20 federal agencies. Most of the information was created by the agencies to suit their own program needs, without any thought to its historical significance. Because of that, some records have typographical errors like misspelled names or an inaccurate dates. National Archives officials did not correct any of the information to preserve the records' integrity. Shirley Langdon Wilcox, former president of the National Genealogical Society, called the new system an "extremely useful and exciting" tool. "This certainly gives you enough of an idea of what might be available to you so you know what to weed out before taking a trip somewhere," she said. "Anytime you have a tool that can make yourself better prepared before you go to the Archives or library, it's worthwhile. You don't end up wasting an hour or two looking at whether they have something, because you've done your homework. " ___ On The Net: National Archives' Access to Archives Databases: http://www.archives.gov/aad/ Regards, Uncle http://home.att.net/~unclefred www.rootsweb.com/~nyessex

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/4300/jUB.2ACI/41.56 Message Board Post: This is Nicole DiFederico. I am at work so it is coming up on my co-workers e-mail address. If you need info on Kelly - let me know. Thank you for the telephone of my father! We speak every week. Did you ever find Tony? [email protected]

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/suffolk/wills/others/jennings-sa muel.txt Regards, Fred http://home.att.net/~unclefred www.rootsweb.com/~nyessex

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: YOung Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jUB.2ACI/694 Message Board Post: Looking for any info on a Nicholas Young, born 1796 Suffolk Co. I am hoping he will have two brothers, Simon and Emanuel. Simon was born circa 1785-90 NY. If you recognize these names and could help me out with his parents or ancestors, I 'd greatly appreciate an email back. Thanks, Anne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Blydenburgh,Watts Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/5519/jUB.2ACI/693 Message Board Post: Anyone with any information about my mother (born)Hilda Blydenburgh (1898) or (adopted) as Hilda Watts and married as Hilda Kildoyle (1923), please contact me. I am looking for information on her early life.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wagenhals Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jUB.2ACI/268.1 Message Board Post: I have a letter from a spokesperson from the "Funk & Wagnalls" corporation that states the speeling of Wagnalls was originally Wagenhals, and due to a brotherly spat over business that one son changed the spelling of his name to Wagnalls, I believe his father was Adam Wagenhals, from Franzfeld, Hungary. My Great Grandfather Joseph (YOSEF) Wagenhals had a brother named Adam, but the bad thing is all the the families seemd to name their children the same names over and over again, thus a very hard time distiguishing who is who. I will try to get a copy of that letter posted on my website you may visit at www.wagenhalsgleasonfamily.org

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jUB.2ACI/692 Message Board Post: I am looking for the origins of a Henry Smith b. ca. 1775. He arrived in Walsingham, Norfolk County, Ontario ca. 1805, married there Abigail Franklin from Jamestown, RI., and died there in 1864. Anecdotal family evidence suggests he was born on Long Island. Names of his children were Nancy, Harriet, Elisha, Lydia, Rebecca, Francis, Benjamin, Jane, Hannah, John, Daniel, Henry, Amy, and Isaac. Do any of these names help identify a possible Long Island family?