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/1081.3 Message Board Post: Please list names you're looking for?

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/1081.2.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for your response; looks like I might have to try to track down house addresses in Sag Harbor during the 1890s through other sources, perhaps tax records, maps, or otherwise.

Hi Listers, It's been awhile since my last post about the descendants of John Lewis of Westerly of whom I am a descendant through his son Jonathan who moved to Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. I have come to a dead end with the family of Nathaniel Lewis b. 1803 Newtown, Queens County, NY., parents are unknown, according to bible records Nathaniel had a brother Henry b. 1801 and two sisters Sarah b. 1805 and Mary (Polly) b. March 1807 all born at Newtown, Queens County, NY...A notation in the bible states "Nathaniel's mother died 4 July 1835. Other deaths listed are Sarah Hant (could be Hunt)d. Jan 6, 1849, Sarah Lewis d. 24 Apr 1851, Polly d. 2 Oct 1890 Nathaniel was married to Mary Gosline Henry married Mary, both families had children and lived in Newtown, Queens County, both families are in the 1850 Fed census. There is a "missing generation" which would connect Nathaniel's unknown parents to John of Westerly and solve the mystery, does have any information on this Nathaniel Lewis, or Henry Lewis? ..Thank you all for your past assistance which is greatly appreciated. Regards, Carl Lewis Friedrich

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Shotwell,Marsh,Webster,Cole,Corey,Bonnell,Braisted Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jUB.2ACI/929.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Good Morning Debbie The Hand connection is somewhat murky, but from some of the information that I have there are alot of associated surnames with the Crowells. I would make a guess that the Long Island NY Reeds might have a connection. If the Reeds of early Long Island might have a tie in to Connecticut and or Mass. What info do you have on your Reeds? Had a difficult time trying to find this message...could you use my email address? SKing999011@aol.com. Thanks.

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/1081.2 Message Board Post: I haven't found residential directories, but Lain's did publish the Brooklyn and Long Island Business Directories during that time period. By circa 1890-91 they included most (perhaps all) of the Suffolk County villages and there may be some hamlets included. In addition to listings by business or trade classification, the directories include professionals, clergy, members of the fire depts., village trustees, and several other categories. The volumes of the late 1880s include only some Kings County locations outside the Brooklyn city limits and several major Queens County communities - no Suffolk entries appear.

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/1083 Message Board Post: Would like to get in touch with anyone in the family to exchange info about possible roots. Have vast material on similar (German) names.

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/929.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Stephen, I know Crowells were also married into HANDS during same time period. Hands also married Dayton, and many more names in south and East Hampton Long Island. Is this Reed related to the Reed/Weed family of Josiah, in early CT? GINNY 2 vmartinez5946@aol.com

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/6.132.3 Message Board Post: I have Davis and Eldridge, and others with HAND family in EastHampton, Long Island in 1600's. I also have Wrights with Fuller from Springfield Ma ca 1640-50?. Also Towsler?, Dayton, and other families in East Hampton. GINNY 2 vmartinez5946@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GRANSDEN/HAND Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jUB.2ACI/1028.1.1 Message Board Post: Alice Gransden Hand is the Matriarc of our land with husband John. Have much info on HANDS and none on Alice or family other than she was from Tonsbridge England. We are through her son Thomas, who moved to Cape May NJ. The name Peregrine caught me as the name of the child born in CapeCod Harbor, while Pilgrims created the Mayflower Contract. His father was William White. After fathers death, his mother married Winslow. Peregrine had a son Peregrine. Any connection to your Peregrine? GINNY 2 vmartinez5946@aol.com Would appriciated GRANSDEN info in exchange for HAND info.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HAND Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jUB.2ACI/6.132.2.1 Message Board Post: I have HAND family for 1600 on to present in one line. JohnHand, born KENT ENGLAND married Alice Gransden in Tonsbridge ENGLAND and had child John Hand Jr. Came to Sagus(Lynn)MA 1630's. Had several more children. In mid 1640's moved to Southampton LongIsland, and ca 1649 they moved to Easthampton LongIsland. Several sons in ship business, whether builders or sailors. John died ca 1662. Son Joseph moved to Guilford NewHave after fathers death, were he married Jane Wright. 1665 it became CT. Thomas, shipsman, Benjamen and Shamgar Hand of Long Island moved to Cape May, CAPE MAY NJ ca 1704. Have Davis, Wright, Talmadge, Bennett, Bancroft, Garretson, Crowell and others in line. GINNY 2 vmartinez5946@aol.com

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/943.3.1 Message Board Post: Hannah Hand was the daughter of JohnHand and Alice Gransden. John was born Kent England and came to Lynn mid to late 1630's. In 1640's he moved 1st to Southampton and ca 1649 to Easthampton, where he and wife Alice died, John in 1662. Son Joseph went to Guilford, New Haven ca 1662, and bought land in neigboring town. Married Jane Wright, daughter of Anthony Wright ca 1664/65. This area became CT ca 1665/66. Sons Thomas(Jerusha Dayton), Benjamen, and Shamgar moved to Cape May, CAPE MAY NJ. The rest of John & Alices' children stay on LongIsland, at least for a period. GINNY 2 vmartinez5946@aol.com

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/943.2.2 Message Board Post: Our Hand records have John Hand & Alice Gransden Hand as coming to Lynn ca 1636-8. We have their children as being born there. Went to Southampton in 1640's and to East Hampton ca 1649. Have Talmadge, Bancroft and I believe Parsons in line. Info at home. Parsons also in Wright lines. At that time LongIsland wasn't NY. GINNY 2 vmartinez5946@aol.com

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/1082.1 Message Board Post: On 10/4/05 (5:28:35 PM MDT), in a posting to the Suffolk County Ancestry Board that was 'gatewayed' to NYSUFFOL-L@rootsweb.com, Betty Mullett (betty_mullett@hotmail.com) asked, "I am looking for the obituary or gravesite for my great uncle. He was married to a lady they called Polly but she could have been Mary. He lived in Medford and would have died c. 1966-70. He was born in Cheshire England. He is the only US relative I had and would like to find out this information." For questions such as yours, you may want to contact the Patchogue-Medford Library (the library can suggest which local newspaper might have this information and other possible sources of information): Patchogue-Medford Library 54-60 East Main Street Patchogue, NY 11772 Tel: 631/654-4700 Fax: 631/289-3999 eMail: pmlref@suffolk.lib.ny.us http://pml.suffolk.lib.ny.us/ The pertinent geography: Medford is a hamlet (unincorporated community) in the central-south part of the Town of Brookhaven, in the central part of Suffolk County. There are 8 villages (municipal corporations) and 36 hamlets all or partly in the Town of Brookhaven. There are no cities and 10 towns in Suffolk County. (I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone.) Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Medford in the Town of Brookhaven is bordered on the north by the Hamlets of Coram and Gordon Heights; on the east by the Hamlets of Yaphank and North Bellport; on the south by the Hamlet of East Patchogue; and, on the west by the Hamlets of Holtsville and Farmingville. And, as occurs in every one of Suffolk County's 157 communities (0 cities, 31 villages and 126 hamlets), the Hamlet of Medford has a different border than does the "Medford, NY 11763" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Medford mailing address and not be in Medford and a place can have other than a Medford mailing address and be in Medford). Those places that have a "Medford, NY" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Medford are in the Hamlet of North Bellport, in the Hamlet of Yaphank and in the Hamlet of Gordon Heights; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Medford with a "Yaphank, NY 11980" and "Farmingville, NY 11738" mailing address. For those who have their copy of the 2004 or earlier edition of the LI Population Survey or have already downloaded the report from the Long Island Power Authority web site (eMail me directly if you need instructions on how to access and download the report), you'll find the Hamlet of Medford in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County on pages 14 & 24 (map) and 25 (population estimate). I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. L'Shannah Tovah* & Happy 5766, Walter Greenspan * L'Shannah Tovah (li-SHAH-nuh TOH-vuh; li-shah-NAH toh-VAH) Hebrew. Lit. for a good year. The common greeting during Rosh ha Shannah and the Days of Awe. This is a shortening of "L'Shannah tovah tikatev v'taihatem" (or, to women, "L'Shannah tovah tikatevi v'taihatemi"), which means, "May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year." This year, Rosh ha Shannah begins at sunset on Monday, October 3 on the civil calendar. 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.

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/1081.1 Message Board Post: On 10/4/05 (7:18:05 AM MDT), in a posting to the Suffolk County Ancestry Board that was 'gatewayed' to NYSUFFOL-L@rootsweb.com, Tod Benedict (tbenedic@johnmilnerassociates.com) asked, "Does anyone know of the existence of one or more directories that include names and addresses of Sag Harbor or Southampton/East Hampton residents anytime during the late 1880s-early 1890s?" For questions such as yours, you may want to contact the John Jermain Memorial Library: John Jermain Memorial Library Box 569 Main Street Sag Harbor, NY 11963 Tel: 631/725-0049 Fax: 631/725-0597 eMail: krosalia@suffolk.lib.ny.us http://sagharbor.suffolk.lib.ny.us/ The pertinent geography: Sag Harbor is a village (incorporated in 1846) partly in the northeast part of the Town of Southampton and partly in the northwest part of the Town of East Hampton, in the southeast part of Suffolk County. There are currently 6 villages (municipal corporations) and 17 hamlets (unincorporated areas) all or partly in the Town of Southampton and 2 villages and 7 hamlets all or partly in the Town of East Hampton. There are no cities and 10 towns in Suffolk County. There are 2 Indian reservations in Suffolk County. (I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone.) Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Village of Sag Harbor is bordered on the north by the Village of North Haven (Town of Southampton); on the east by the Gardiner's Bay and the Hamlet of Northwest Harbor (Town of East Hampton); on the south by the Hamlets of Wainscott (Town of East Hampton) and Bridgehampton (Town of Southampton); and, on the west by the Hamlet of Noyack (Town of Southampton) and the Little Peconic Bay. And, as occurs in every one of Suffolk County's 157 communities (0 cities, 31 villages and 126 hamlets), the Village of Sag Harbor has a different border than does the "Sag Harbor, NY 11963" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Sag Harbor mailing address and not be in Sag Harbor). Those places that have a "Sag Harbor, NY" mailing address that are not in the Village of Sag Harbor are in the Village of North Haven and the Hamlet of Noyack and the Hamlet of Northwest Harbor. For those who have their copy of the 2004 or earlier edition of the 1 LI Population Survey or have already downloaded the report from the Long Island Power Authority web site (eMail me directly if you need instructions on how to access and download the report), you'll find the Village of Sag Harbor (incorporated in 1846) in the Towns of Southampton and East Hampton, Suffolk County on pages 15, 28 & 32 (map) and 29 & 33 (population estimate). I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. L'Shannah Tovah* & Happy 5766, Walter Greenspan * L'Shannah Tovah (li-SHAH-nuh TOH-vuh; li-shah-NAH toh-VAH) Hebrew. Lit. for a good year. The common greeting during Rosh ha Shannah and the Days of Awe. This is a shortening of "L'Shannah tovah tikatev v'taihatem" (or, to women, "L'Shannah tovah tikatevi v'taihatemi"), which means, "May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year." This year, Rosh ha Shannah begins at sunset on Monday, October 3 on the civil calendar. 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.

I am looking for the obituary or cemetery in Medford where I can find out information on my great uncle. He was a maker of violins and banjo's and would have died c. 1966-1975. William was born in Cheshire England in 1873 Betty Canada

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rothwell, Gater/Gaiter/Gayter Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jUB.2ACI/1082 Message Board Post: I am looking for the obituary or gravesite for my great uncle. He was married to a lady they called Polly but she could have been Mary. He lived in Medford and would have died c. 1966-70. He was born in Cheshire England. He is the only US relative I had and would like to find out this information. Thanks Betty Canada

NOTE - Sorry about earlier email. Westchester County Genealogical Society (NY) Upcoming Meeting The next meeting for Westchester County Genealogical Society (WCGS) is this coming Saturday at the Dobbs Ferry Public Library. Meeting starts at 10 a.m. but come earlier to network. Professional genealogist Harlan Jessup will be discussing When The Records are Wrong: Identifying Errors in the Sources. Mr. Jessup will be showing interesting examples of errors that we have all seen in widely-used sources. He will be pointing out how to detect the errors. Mr Jessup is a professional genealogist and family historian. He is the author many articles and his book is on the Civil War experience of Harlan’s maternal family – The Painful News I have to Write: Letters and Diaries of Four Hite Brothers of Page County in the Service of the Confederacy. The meeting will be held at: When: Saturday, October 8, 2005 @ 10 a.m. Where: DOBBS FERRY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 55 Main Street, Dobbs Ferry, NY (USA) REMEMBER THIS IS AT THE BEAUTIFUL NEW DOBBS FERRY PUBLIC LIBRARY ON MAIN STREET IN DOBBS FERRY. THE MAYOR OF DOBBS FERRY HAS WAIVED THE PARKING FEES FOR WCGS FOR THIS ONE DAY. THERE IS A MUNICIPAL LOT BEHIND TOWN HALL FOR PARKING. IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR PARKING, PLEASE PRINT THIS EMAIL AND CUT OUT THE PARKING PERMIT AND DISPLAY IT IN YOUR WINDSHIELD. ****************************************************************************** ****************************************************************** WESTCHESTER COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OCTOBER 8, 2005 MEETING DOBBS FERRY LIBRARY FREE PARKING DOBBS FERRY PARKING LOTS 9:30 AM TO 12:30 PM ****************************************************************************** ****************************************************************** Directions: From Saw Mill River Parkway. Ashford Avenue Exit. Head west towards Dobbs Ferry onto Ashford Ave. Continue to light at Broadway (route 9). Continue straight on Broadway to next light. Turn right on Cedar Street. At Main Street, turn left. Before the Town Hall, make a left and immediate right into parking lot. To get to library, walk out the exit ramp and go back to Main Street and library is about 2 blocks further down Main Street. Hope you can come on Saturday! Philomena M. Dunn philodunn@aol.com For information about Westchester County Genealogical Society (Westchester Connection or Surname List), visit WCGS home page -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywcgs/ RESERVED THESE DATES FOR WCGS Future Meetings: Nov 12, 2005 – Memoir Writing: Rescuing the Past by Edith Glass Dec 10, 2005 – Holiday Party. Interesting ancestor, place, or story. Jan 14, 2006 – How Yonkers Grew Up around the Saw Mill River by Joan Jennings Feb 11, 2006 – The Use of Catholic Sacramental Records in Genealogy by Kathleen S. Dodds Mar 11, 2006 – Ellis Island and Beyond: Immigration to the US by Professor Angela D. Danzi Apr 8, 2006 – Uncle Sam Wants You! 20th Century Military Research by Larry Fermi May 13, 2006 – Putnam County History with Putnam County Historian at the new Kent Public Library by Allan J. Warnecke. This talk will be at Kent Public Library in Kent Lakes, NY Jun 10, 2006 – The Story of the Old Croton Aqueduct by Robert Kornfeld, Jr.

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/1081 Message Board Post: Hi: Does anyone know of the existence of one or more directories that include names and addresses of Sag Harbor or Southampton/East Hampton residents anytime during the late 1880s-early 1890s? Thanks.

In a reply to a query posted to li-rooters@genexchange.org asking about how to obtain information on someone named Ikeelas Dodge who possibly resided in Patchogue, I posted the following, which might prove helpful to others: For questions such as yours, you may want to contact the Patchogue-Medford Library (the library can suggest which local newspaper might have this information and other possible sources of information): Patchogue-Medford Library 54-60 East Main Street Patchogue, NY 11772 Tel: 631/654-4700 Fax: 631/289-3999 eMail: pmlref@suffolk.lib.ny.us http://pml.suffolk.lib.ny.us/index.htm The pertinent geography: The Village of Patchogue (incorporated in 1893) is in the southwest part of the Town of Brookhaven, in the south-center part of Suffolk County. There are 8 villages (municipal corporations) and 36 hamlets (unincorporated areas) all or partly in the Town of Brookhaven. There are no cities and 10 towns in Suffolk County. There are 2 Indian reservations in Suffolk County. (I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone.) Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Village of Patchogue in the Town of Brookhaven is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of North Patchogue; on the east by the Hamlet of East Patchogue; on the south by the Great South Bay; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Blue Point. And, as occurs in every one of Suffolk County's 157 communities (0 cities, 31 villages and 126 hamlets), the hamlet and the postal zone that use the same name, have different borders. Places with a Patchogue mailing address may not be in Patchogue. These places with a Patchogue mailing address that are not in the Village of Patchogue are in the Hamlet of Blue Point, the Hamlet of North Patchogue, the Hamlet of East Patchogue, the Hamlet of North Bellport and the Village of Bellport. For those who have their copy of the 2004 or earlier edition of the LI Population Survey or have already downloaded the report from the Long Island Power Authority web site (eMail me directly if you need instructions on how to access and download the report), you'll find the Village of Patchogue (incorporated in 1893) in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County on pages 14 & 24 (map) and 25 (population estimate). I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. L'Shannah Tovah* & Happy 5766, Walter Greenspan * L'Shannah Tovah (li-SHAH-nuh TOH-vuh; li-shah-NAH toh-VAH) Hebrew. Lit. for a good year. The common greeting during Rosh ha Shannah and the Days of Awe. This is a shortening of "L'Shannah tovah tikatev v'taihatem" (or, to women, "L'Shannah tovah tikatevi v'taihatemi"), which means, "May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year." This year, Rosh ha Shannah begins at sunset on Monday, October 3 on the civil calendar. . 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.

The German Genealogy Group will hold its next monthly meeting on Thursday, October 6th at: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, The Family History Center, 160 Washington Avenue, Plainview, New York The program topic will be: “New York State’s Institutional Hospitals—How to Use These Records” with presenter Rhoda Miller, Certified Genealogical Record Searcher and Vice President of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island. She teaches a credit-bearing course in family history at Dowling College, Oakdale, NY. She has lectured widely at numerous libraries, community groups, and genealogy societies in the New York City metropolitan area. While the focus of this presentation applies to the NYS hospitals on Long Island, much of the material will be applicable to retrieving patient information throughout NYS. There will be a brief historical perspective, review of resources for patient information, and an overview of the cemeteries associated with the state hospitals. An Orientation session for beginners and newcomers will be held at 7 PM and the regular meeting will start at 7:30. Among the many benefits of GGG membership are a newsletter published ten times a year, a database of surnames, a free translation service, a book and CD lending library, interesting guest speakers at the meetings, mentoring, a start-up kit of helpful information and much more. We welcome all who are interested in researching their Germanic origins. There is no fee for guests and all are welcome. Visit our website at http://www.GermanGenealogyGroup.com and while there, be sure and visit our free, searchable databases.