Thanks for the TV info.

I believe you can view it online here: http://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/ On 1/11/2016 10:50 AM, Barbara de Mare via wrote: > I still couldn't find it--wasn't it supposed top be on PBS last night? > Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. > Attorney, historian, genealogist, grandmother 155 Polifly Road--3rd floor (office) > Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 > (201) 567-9440 officehttp://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ > > > > > From: Barbara de Mare via <nywestch@rootsweb.com> > To: mizscarlettny <mizscarlettny@aol.com>; "nywestch@rootsweb.com" <nywestch@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2016 7:55 PM > Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] TV "Finding Your Roots" > > > Thank you!! I knew it was due to come out, but couldn't find it. > Barbara > Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. > Attorney, historian, genealogist, grandmother 155 Polifly Road--3rd floor (office) > Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 > (201) 567-9440 officehttp://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ > > > > > From: mizscarlettny via <nywestch@rootsweb.com> > To: NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com; NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com; nywestch@rootsweb.com; NYQUEENS@rootsweb.com; njbergen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2016 7:10 PM > Subject: [NYWESTCH] TV "Finding Your Roots" > > > > > Dear Friends, > > Evidently season 3 of "Finding Your Roots," the Henry Louis Gates series, > began Tuesday night on PBS, 8pm NY time. > > Next Tuesday, Jan 12, getcher popcorn ready, folks! > > The 2nd episode titled "The Irish Factor" will focus on Soledad O'Brien, > Bill O'Reilly and Bill Maher (who I always thought was Jewish...hmmm). > > Livin' and learnin'. > > > > Barb > > MizScarlettNY@aol.com > > > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > Browse or Search the Mailing List Archives of postings sent to this list over the years. Visit > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/NY/westchester.html#NYWESTCH > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > Browse or Search the Mailing List Archives of postings sent to this list over the years. Visit > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/NY/westchester.html#NYWESTCH > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > Browse or Search the Mailing List Archives of postings sent to this list over the years. Visit > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/NY/westchester.html#NYWESTCH > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

"Linda R. Tapley, 67, passed away January 3, 2016, at her home in Virginia Beach VA, after a courageous battle with cancer. "She is survived by her husband, Ronnie Tapley; sister, Michelle Guilmain (Bruce); uncle, Martin Silverstein (Renee); family, life-long friends, and her beloved dog, Maggie Mae. She is predeceased by her loving mother, Jeanne [Silverstein] Mandel; and her first husband, Don Thompson. "Linda was born in Brooklyn, NY, graduated from Yorktown High School, Yorktown Heights, NY and earned a degree in journalism from Becker Junior College, Worcester MA. She was an exceptional sales, marketing, and advertising consultant. In the late-seventies, she was Director of public Relations for Chuck Norris Karate Studios in Virginia Beach and Norfolk, where she also helped to promote several of his movies. In 2013, she retired from GEICO, after a successful career as a human resources senior employment specialist. Linda was a rare and special person. She was wise, kind, generous, funny and a friend to all. She will be remembered with much laughter and love. "A gathering to celebrate her life will be held int he near future. In Lieu of flowers, contributions to the Virginia Beach ASPCA* 3040 Holland Rd. would be greatly appreciated. Prayers and condolences may be posted here"> http://www.hollomon-brown.com/obituary/Linda-R.-Tapley/Virginia-Beach-VA/1577717 Transcribed from>>> http://www.hollomon-brown.com/obituary/Linda-R.-Tapley/Virginia-Beach-VA/1577717 * Virginia Beach SPCA, 3040 Holland Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23453

Dear Friends, If your family is anything like mine, some of your Irish removed to Scotland, probably for work. Who ever thought that coal mining was an opportunity? My McKENNAs! To start the new year off right, Scotland's People offers free index searching* of Catholic Births, Marriages and Deaths in Scotland, here> http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sp&utm_content=756396 * You must register to search. However, they don't provide enough peeks into the docs, so that you can ascertain whether a records is definitively your family. You also have to purchase points for payment as different docs are different points. It's an oversimplification, but you get it. When Scotland's people was new online, I walked away with four generations of my Irish who sojourned in Scotland for a few decades. The records were a genealogist's delight. Lost ancestors? Try Scotland...ya never know. Barb MizScarlettNY@aol.com

Thank you!!  I knew it was due to come out, but couldn't find it. Barbara  Barbara L. de Mare, Esq. Attorney, historian, genealogist, grandmother 155 Polifly Road--3rd floor (office) Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 (201) 567-9440 officehttp://historygenealogyesq.blogspot.com/ From: mizscarlettny via <nywestch@rootsweb.com> To: NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com; NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com; nywestch@rootsweb.com; NYQUEENS@rootsweb.com; njbergen@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2016 7:10 PM Subject: [NYWESTCH] TV "Finding Your Roots" Dear Friends, Evidently season 3 of "Finding Your Roots," the Henry Louis Gates series, began Tuesday night on PBS, 8pm NY time. Next Tuesday, Jan 12, getcher popcorn ready, folks! The 2nd episode titled "The Irish Factor" will focus on Soledad O'Brien, Bill O'Reilly and Bill Maher (who I always thought was Jewish...hmmm). Livin' and learnin'. Barb MizScarlettNY@aol.com *************************************** Have you checked out the Westchester  County GenWeb site yet? http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nywestch/ *************************************** Browse or Search the Mailing List Archives of postings sent to this list over the years.  Visit http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/NY/westchester.html#NYWESTCH *************************************** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for the info.

Dear Friends, Evidently season 3 of "Finding Your Roots," the Henry Louis Gates series, began Tuesday night on PBS, 8pm NY time. Next Tuesday, Jan 12, getcher popcorn ready, folks! The 2nd episode titled "The Irish Factor" will focus on Soledad O'Brien, Bill O'Reilly and Bill Maher (who I always thought was Jewish...hmmm). Livin' and learnin'. Barb MizScarlettNY@aol.com

It's my understanding that Jewish ethnicity comes from the mother. The "Maher" name is probably the Irish side. Lynne On 1/7/2016 5:10 PM, mizscarlettny via wrote: > > > Dear Friends, > > Evidently season 3 of "Finding Your Roots," the Henry Louis Gates series, > began Tuesday night on PBS, 8pm NY time. > > Next Tuesday, Jan 12, getcher popcorn ready, folks! > > The 2nd episode titled "The Irish Factor" will focus on Soledad O'Brien, > Bill O'Reilly and Bill Maher (who I always thought was Jewish...hmmm). > > Livin' and learnin'. > > > > Barb > > MizScarlettNY@aol.com > > > *************************************** > Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nywestch/ > *************************************** > Browse or Search the Mailing List Archives of postings sent to this list over the years. Visit > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/NY/westchester.html#NYWESTCH > *************************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Here's another free search engine for a Happy 2016. The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)* http://americanancestors.org/2016 * Not limited to New England states Again, you must REGISTER> http://www.americanancestors.org/join/?reg-type=free SEARCH here> http://www.americanancestors.org/search/advanced-search NOTE: You'll find traditional access to SSDI at NEGHS. I hope this brings you closer to your ancestors. Barb MizScarlettNY@aol.com

Thanks to Shannah Twiss for posting this site on the Brooklyn list. IRISH OBITUARIES 2005-2015 rip.ie/mbr/register.php Searching and viewing are free, but first you must sign up on the bottom left where it says "Register Here." Once you register, look in your email to confirm membership. Just open that email and begin searching. TIP: Adjust the start date to January 1, 2005 for the most hits. I hope this brings you closer to your ancestors. Barb

Thanks for asking about Hart Island, Patricia. Hart Island (in Bronx County NYC) has been an active burial site for those who died impoverished, or without family contacts, since May 1881. It was the 10th known potter's field in NYC. Other such locations were at today's Washington Square, Madison Square, Bellevue Hospital, NYPL, and Ward's and Randall's Islands. Hart Island's public burial ground is referred to as a "Potter's Field." Here, the deceased are buried in graves with non-relatives, and without individual headstones or markers. Please note, Catholic cemeteries in metro NYC did provided similar free burials for such persons, when the loved one's religion was known. Within the Catholic auspices these burials are called "charity burials." If your ancestor died in a Catholic hospital, and you can't confirm a burial cemetery, check a Catholic cemetery. I am positive that Calvary [opened 1850s] and St John's [opened circa 1881] in Queens NYC had charity burials. I've discovered Hart Island burials in five online search engines, and all do not cross reference with each other. 1) NYC MUNICIPAL BURIALS https://familysearch.org/search/collection/2240477 Clue: Enter a surname, then you have to click into each hit. Some are indicated by a Bronx death. 2) IGG...Death search. http://italiangen.org/ Clue: Enter "Death Search." Prior it about 1916, burials may appear as New York Co., or Westchester] Co. 3) NYC CORRECTION DEPT.---Prisoners perform burials. http://a073-hartisland-web.nyc.gov/hartisland/pages/search/search.jsf 4) HART ISLAND homepage, begins 1980 https://www.hartisland.net/burial_records/search 5) HART ISLAND BURIALS @ Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=65710 Curious about Hart Island? Check out this New York Times article.>>>> http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/10/online-searching-for-those-buried-and-often-forgotten-on-hart-island/?_r=0 I hope this brings you closer to your ancestors, Barb in NY -----Original Message----- Patricia Hammons via hammons7@windstream.net Is the Hart Island grave database on line?

Volume 92-95 of wills had been added 342 records, covering 1881-1883 http://www.sampubco.com Remember that browsing through the lists is still free as ever. Use all 3 ways - Google site search, Freefind site search and reading through lists to catch different spellings. W. David Samuelsen SAMPUBCO

Back in the local news, Elijah & Ann MILLER originally owned this White Plains home that once served as General Washington's headquarters. http://www.hudsonvalleyruins.org/rob/?p=224 Although it has historical landmark status, County Executive Rob Astorino has allowed it to fall into disrepair by refusing funds to rehab it. If we don't preserve American history, what do we preserve? Interested? A petition to the powers that be>>> http://www.thepetitionsite.com/124/825/144/george-washingtons-headquarters-must-be-saved/ Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. Barb MizScarlettNY@aol.com

The NYC Municipal Archives has NYC Civil Employees' films, approx 1890 - 1920. Before 1898, city employees are listed in alphabetical order by surname [New York County]. Results of these searches are just one line entries showing: name, job title, and annual salary. In 1898, when five counties joined to form Greater New York City, these Civil Service films became more complicated to search. Searchers *must* know the specific county and department where your ancestor worked. When searching for teachers, police or fire employees, it helps to know their more specific school or district. Films are organized by calendar year, then separated by county within the same film. Results for Greater New York City are very genealogically interesting. From a one name search you will glean: name and home address, job title and location, annual salary, start date and date of retirement. Each film begins with the Department of Education, divided by school name. In the 1898 + section, thousands of city employees are listed at: NYC Board of Education including Evening Schools, City Hospital at Blackwell's, Randall Island, City Home at Blackwell's, Kings County Hospital, Cumberland Street Hospital, court employees, fire by engine and hook and ladder company names, Bellevue and Harlem Hospitals, to name a few. A job title such as "stoker," one who keeps facilities heated, could be difficult to search as every building would have several such employees. Knowing the county and department where your ancestor worked will make your search time manageable. Barb MizScarlettNY@aol.com

Today I was researching at the NYC Municipal Archives where new cabinets holding filmed indexes to historical records are available that are not on their website. Now, they are now front and center and I'm unsure where they've been hiding. There are two new drawers of microfilms pertinent to Westchester County but, I did not have time to explore them...yet. Each drawer is labeled "Westchester," but I am not sure yet if they refer to the county of Westchester, or the Town of West Chester. [Please note the spelling difference.] In NY State history, Westchester [one word] was a county; later, southern parts of it became parts of Bronx County in NYC. Within this county existed a town called "West Chester" [note two words], as well as a town called East Chester [today this same property is called Eastchester and is in Westchester County, bordering Yonkers.] Files are labeled something like "Westchester Town," and the other "Towns of Westchester." In both cases the "W" names are cojoined. This is intended as a Heads Up. We just may have some other resources in the city, than the county has to offer. Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. Barb MizScarlettNY@aol.com

If you would like to share your condolences with John Martino's family, this is the place to post those wishes>>>> http://www.maconnellfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/5502/John_Martino/add-condolence.html#content-start Barb -----Original Message----- Dear IGG Members, Our beloved John Martino will be waked at > M. A. Connell Funeral Home Address: 934 New York Ave, Huntington Station, NY 11746 Phone:(631) 427-1123 Wake: 2-4 and 7-9 on Saturday and Sunday, http://www.maconnellfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/5502/John_Martino/service-information.html#tribute-start Requiem Mass will be at 10 AM Monday St. Francis of Assisi Church 29 Northgate Drive, Greenlawn, NY Burial at Calverton on Monday. Full Military. Angela LaGiglia Italian Genealogical Group Bethpage Public Library, 47 Powell Ave., Bethpage, New York http://italiangen.org http://www.maconnellfuneralhome.com/

The key to tracing your clan back to Poland is to determine their original Polish names, first and last-including maiden names for women. Follow these steps to establish their names! Look for Changes in Spelling The name you know your ancestor by from North American records may or may not be the same one he or she used back home. Like other immigrants, Poles sometimes "translated" their given names to the English equivalents (Jan becomes John; Katarzyna becomes Katherine). Check for Misinterpretations Because Polish orthography is so different from English, immigrants often altered the spelling or pronunciation of surnames to make them look and sound less foreign. The Polish alphabet has 32 letters - 9 vowels and 23 consonants (note that q, v, and x are not normally used). The additional letters with diacriticals (accent marks) were often misinterpreted: It's not uncommon to discover the given name W��adys��aw transcribed as Wtadystaw. The surname Zdziebko is might be listed as Fdziebko because the Z was written in the European manner, with a crossbar through the middle. Establish When the Change Occurred These name changes generally occurred after arrival in the United States or Canada, so expect your ancestors to appear in earlier records, including passenger arrival lists, with their Polish names. This is where it helps to understand Polish naming practices. Roman Catholics, for example, would often name a child after a saint whose feast day was celebrated on or near the baby's date of birth or baptism. Books that can help you determine given names in Latin, Polish and German, and find surname spellings, include Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings by William "Fred" Hoffman and First Names of the Polish Commonwealth: Origins and Meanings by William F. Hoffman and George W. Helon (both from the Polish Genealogical Society of America). Create a List Use this information to create a list of the surnames and first names you're searching, as well as potential alternate spellings and variations to look for in online databases and print indexes. I hope this brings you closer to yourancestors, Barb

Dear IGG Members, Our beloved John Martino will be waked at M. A. Connell Funeral Home Address: 934 New York Ave, Huntington Station, NY 11746 Phone:(631) 427-1123 2-4 and 7-9 on Saturday and Sunday, Mass will be at 10 AM Monday St. Francis of Assisi Church 29 Northgate Drive, Greenlawn, NY Burial at Calverton on Monday. Full Military. Angela LaGiglia Italian Genealogical Group Bethpage Public Library, 47 Powell Ave., Bethpage, New York. Meetings:Second Saturday of the month; January - June, September - November. Christmas Luncheon, December Italian.Genealogical.Group@gmail.com http://italiangen.org PO Box 626 Bethpage, New York 11714-0626

Dear Angela (if I may). I did not know John Martino, but I join you and others. Having made 'arrangements' myself recently, I know what this can mean (both a blessing and a strange burden). I lived in la bella Roma for a year. Jim Mandaville (of Dhahran but now in Oro Valley, Arizona, my second 'desert', although I assure you, this one is not a true desert!). >Dear IGG Members, >It is with deep sorrow that I announce the death of our Special >Projects Coordinator, John Martino, at 10:30 AM today. John >dedicated all his spare time to coordinating the funding and >digitizing of our online databases which have been so helpful to >researchers worldwide. >We are all saddened by this news. Arrangements are pending. I will >send another email as soon as I have that knowledge. > > >Angela LaGiglia > > > > >Italian Genealogical Group > > > >Bethpage Public Library, 47 Powell Ave., Bethpage, New York. >Meetings:Second Saturday of the month; January - June, September - November. >Christmas Luncheon, December > > > >Italian.Genealogical.Group@gmail.com > > >http://italiangen.org > > > > >PO Box 626 Bethpage, New York 11714-0626 > > > > > > > > > > >*************************************** >Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet? >http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nywestch/ >*************************************** >Browse or Search the Mailing List Archives of postings sent to this >list over the years. Visit >http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/NY/westchester.html#NYWESTCH >*************************************** >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NYWESTCH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear IGG Members, It is with deep sorrow that I announce the death of our Special Projects Coordinator, John Martino, at 10:30 AM today. John dedicated all his spare time to coordinating the funding and digitizing of our online databases which have been so helpful to researchers worldwide. We are all saddened by this news. Arrangements are pending. I will send another email as soon as I have that knowledge. Angela LaGiglia Italian Genealogical Group Bethpage Public Library, 47 Powell Ave., Bethpage, New York. Meetings:Second Saturday of the month; January - June, September - November. Christmas Luncheon, December Italian.Genealogical.Group@gmail.com http://italiangen.org PO Box 626 Bethpage, New York 11714-0626