Here's a fascinating article about historic Jewish cemeteries that are tuck away in unlikely corners of today's Manhattan.>>> http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/76248/buried These three cemeteries belong to Congregation Shearith Israel, a Spanish/Portuguese synagogue that was established in 1654 and is the oldest Jewish congregation in North America! This was the only Jewish congregation in New York City until 1825. "They are perhaps the most durable legacy of New York City’s long-ago Jewish past. The Shearith Israel congregation was founded by 23 Jewish refugees, descendants of Spanish Jews, exiled during the Inquisition, who fled from Recife, Brazil, after it was taken from the Dutch by the Portuguese. They were fleeing anti-Semitism but were greeted coldly by Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch director-general of the colony of New Netherland." Barb. “There is more love in this city than there are street corners.” NYPD Detective, Angel of Peace, Steven McDonald (1957-2017)

Astoria, Queens-born Tony Bennett (Anthony Dominick Benedetto) still holds music lovers captive as he croons with the likes of Lady Gaga today. But, did you know his artistry includes classical painting? >From May 4th through June 18th The Paley Center for Media in New York honors Tony with a free artistry exhibit that includes Tony's paintings and music.>>>http://gothamist.com/2017/05/04/ninety_years_and_counting_celebrate.php 25 W 52nd St., NY, NY Barb “There is more love in this city than there are street corners.” NYPD Detective, Angel of Peace, Steven McDonald (1957-2017)

Astoria, Queens-born Tony Bennett as Anthony Dominick Benedetto in 1926, Barb “There is more love in this city than there are street corners.” NYPD Detective, Angel of Peace, Steven McDonald (1957-2017)

The original Wave Hill mansion was built in 1843 by William Lewis Morris, a NYC attorney, and and later rented by Theodore Roosevelt, American author Mark Twain, and Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini. Ultimately, Robert Moses persuaded the owner to donate it to the City of New York. Today, visitors enjoy the lovely grounds and horticultural wonders. PHOTOS (click through): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_Hill#/media/File:Wave_Hill_House.JPG DIRECTIONS (include free shuttle from "Riverdale"): https://www.wavehill.org/visit/directions/ Barb

Today's New York Times questions if the resignation of census department director John H. Thompson will impede the 2020 US Census.>>> https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/politics/john-h-thompson-quits.html?_r=0 Remember the 1890 NYC Police Census? Then, New York City politicos [including Manhattan and minimal parts of today's Bronx] believed its population was erroneously under-counted in the 1890 U.S. Census. So, in the fall of 1890, the city assigned NYPD officers to the task of recounting its population. The results were supervised on a daily basis and officers made return trips, as necessary. Then, as now, federal funding and congressional representation was dependent upon population numbers. Little did municipal leaders know that most of the 1890 US census would be destroyed in a Commerce Department fire in 1921! I've searched the 1890 NYC Police Census in-person at the NYC Municipal Archives and it's invaluable. Although Ancestry and Family Search provide search engines to it, neither is complete. It is perhaps the most complicated and time consuming census to search, but results are well worth the effort. To search it, you *must* have a street address for your ancestor, then use the Jensen guide to ascertain which book numbers and complimentary microfilm number to search. Just imagine the numbers of immigrants packed into those old tenement buildings. One house address may be found in multiple books and films. No one said genealogy research would be easy! Barb “There is more love in this city than there are street corners.” NYPD Detective, Angel of Peace, Steven McDonald (1957-2017)

He is a great artist!

"Rikers: An American Jail" PBS Channel 13 in Metro NYC, but try the NJ affiliates History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikers_Island About 80% of inmates are awaiting trial. NYC Department of Corrections, Inmate Look Up: http://a073-ils-web.nyc.gov/inmatelookup/pages/common/find.jsf Barb “There is more love in this city than there are street corners.” NYPD Detective, Angel of Peace, Steven McDonald (1957-2017)

"Victorian Slum House: The 1870s" re Irish immigrants Season 1 Episode 2 PBS: It's 13 in Metro NYC, but try WNET & NJ stations too 8-9pm

>From research I did many years ago, records available for St Mary's Church: *4. St Mary’s*, Grand & Ridge Sts; 1826 School: Jackson & Front St; 1827 *Registers:* Baptisms: 1848— Confirmations: 1883— Marriages: 1848— You can check those record dates here: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nynewyo2/RCchurchregisters.htm > > > > > > > Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 11:59:46 -0400 > From: mizscarlettny@aol.com > To: NY-IRISH@rootsweb.com, NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com, > nywestch@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NYWESTCH] CATHOLIC: St. Mary Church, NY, NY 10002 > Message-ID: <15bd4304a53-56c6-1be44@webprd-a58.mail.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > St Mary Church at 440 Grand Street, NY, NY 10002was one parish where I > found baptismal certificates for my earliest arriving Irish immigrants. > PHOTO at Grand Street:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ > commons/4/44/St._Mary%27s_Roman_Catholic_Church_from_front.jpg > BACKSTORY: St. Mary's parish was established in May 1826 on Sheriff Street > for seven years, in a former Presbyterian church that anti-Irish/anti > immigrant Nativists set it ablaze. > > Saint Mary Rectory(send all correspondence here)28 Attorney StreetNew > York, NY 10002 > Phone: 212-674-3266 > Email: Info@Saintmarygrand.org > > > > > > Barb -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com nymets22@gmail.com

St Mary Church at 440 Grand Street, NY, NY 10002was one parish where I found baptismal certificates for my earliest arriving Irish immigrants. PHOTO at Grand Street:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/St._Mary%27s_Roman_Catholic_Church_from_front.jpg BACKSTORY: St. Mary's parish was established in May 1826 on Sheriff Street for seven years, in a former Presbyterian church that anti-Irish/anti immigrant Nativists set it ablaze. Saint Mary Rectory(send all correspondence here)28 Attorney StreetNew York, NY 10002 Phone: 212-674-3266 Email: Info@Saintmarygrand.org Barb

The Connecticut Ancestry Society will hold its annual meeting and program on Sunday May 21, 2017 at the Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road, Fairfield from 1-4 p.m. After a brief business meeting, the center's library staff will introduce and describe the archival collection and give participants a tour of their extensive research facility. Free and open to the public. Coffee and cookies will be served at the meeting. www.connecticutancestry.org.

The Troy Irish Genealogy Society, aka TIGS, also has a Death Notice Index for 1797 - 1860. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nytigs/DeathNoticesAppearingInTroyNewspapers/DeathNoticesAppearingInTroyNewspapers_Intro.htm Troy NY is northeast of Albany NY, on the opposite/eastern side of the Hudson River. Although many Troy residents immigratedvia Canada, the Hudson River and early train lines were viable ways NYC residents might travel to Troy, so...You may find missing NYC immigrants here. Barb MizScarlettNY@aol.com

Getcher popcorn read (and Tissues, too)! "Who Do You Think You are?" 8pm eastern daylight; Channel: TLC; Star: Liv Tyler, daughter of Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, saunters back down her father's early American roots, noting American military heritage. http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/liv-tyler-uncovers-family-mystery-on-steven-tylers-side-on-who-do-you-think-you-are/ Barb

Sothebys, the famous NYC auction house, is auctioning off historical Irish items today. Included in the Maurice Neville Collection of Modern Literature III are love letters from Irish patriot Michael Collins to his fiancee Catherine Brigid "Kitty" Kiernan. http://www.sothebys.com/fr/auctions/ecatalogue/2017/maurice-neville-collection-of-modern-literature-part-iii-n09656/lot.89.html http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/homeandinteriors/michael-collins-letters-to-kitty-kiernan-at-sothebys-in-new-york-447942.html Barb “There is more love in this city than there are street corners.” NYPD Detective, Angel of Peace, Steven McDonald (1957-2017)

There is a great article in the newest (Jan 2017) issue of the NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD called "Identifying the Families of Lorinah (Brush) (Hait) Olmstead" by Michael G. Hait. First, as the editor says in her editorial, this is a superb article for learning how to research women who marry your male ancestors when there is no direct proof of who they are, so it is worth studying by anyone. I found it interesting for that reason. But second, it is filled with information about related Brushes, Haits (and their various spellings such as Hoyts), Olmsteads, Meads, and many others, including Downeses, of particular interest to me (although after following the name through many records, I use the spelling Downs and Downses) since I descend from Seth Downs and Sarah Lounsbury. These families married and moved back and forth between the Bedford and Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., NY, and Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, areas in the 17th and early 18th centuries although many eventually moved on to New Jersey, upstate New York, Michigan, and other points west. Does anyone have a current address for Marianne Dunnell who descends from Silas Smith Downs and Lucy Ann Brush in this article? She did a lot of work on the family back around 2000, and perhaps Mr. Hait would like to fill in some gaps with what she passed on to me. I have been unable to reach her with the old webtv.net address, probably long gone. -- Elizabeth

Getcher popcorn ready, (and tissues, too)!!! All shows on The Learning Chanel aka TLC; times are eastern daylight savings. [Find your television provider here>>>https://www.tlcgo.com/watch/tlc/ 10pm: "Who Do You Think You Are?">>>John Stamos' Greek heritage. 9pm: "Long Lost Family"...Male and female unwed parents connect with birth children. 8pm: "Long Island Medium"...connect to the over-worldEnjoy!!! Barb MizScarlettNY@aol.com “There is more love in this city than there are street corners.” NYPD Detective, Angel of Peace, Steven McDonald (1957-2017)

Tonight on PBS-TV 9pm. 3 part series now Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 9-11pm eastern daylight. Ken Burns' "The Great War" "...tells the rich and complex story of World War I through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as "doughboys." The series explores the experiences of African-American and Latino soldiers, suffragists, Native American "code talkers" and others whose participation in the war to "make the world safe for democracy" has been largely forgotten." ORDER CD: http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=117651356&camp=CME_PBS:Email:EmailConverters:Email88:04_10_17&j=22795&sfmc_sub=1970968&l=489_HTML&u=371363&mid=7285744&jb=424#AdditionalInfo Barb MizScarlettNY@aol.com “There is more love in this city than there are street corners.” NYPD Detective, Angel of Peace, Steven McDonald (1957-2017)

"FAMILY HISTORY DAY 2017" April 6, 2017 By Jessica Oelcher "The Patchogue-Medford Library is one of the top destinations for genealogists on Long Island and this May we’re excited to host our first ever Family History Day. Bring the whole family and join us on Saturday, May 6 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for this exciting mini conference. "There will be interesting and exciting programs and activities for all ages! Check out our full list of programming below. >>>http://www.pmlib.org/2017/04/06/family-history-day-2017/ "We’ll be closing out the day with a special program: Who Do You Think You Are?: PML Edition. During this interactive program, two lucky participants will be chosen to have their family history uncovered by our resident genealogist, Kathy Then. Whether inspiring, courageous, or tragic, what’s discovered is sure to change each participant’s life forever! To be eligible to be chosen, participants must fill out this form prior to April 22 either in person or online. The lucky winners will be revealed the day of the program. PARKING: It is best to park in the lot behind the library. However, make sure NOT to park in a numbered slot. Although these spots are free in the afternoon, beginning at 6pm you need to pay. And the Village Enforcement is extremely diligent about this. (Translation - you will get a ticket) Barb MizScarlettNY@aol.com “There is more love in this city than there are street corners.” NYPD Detective, Angel of Peace, Steven McDonald (1957-2017)

Getcher popcorn ready, (and tissues, too)!!! All shows on The Learning Chanel aka TLC; times are eastern daylight. [Find your television provider here>>>https://www.tlcgo.com/watch/tlc/ 10pm: "Who Do You Think You Are?">>>THE Smokey Robinson; 9pm: "Long Lost Family"... DNA usage; 8pm: "Long Island Medium"...connect to the over-worldEnjoy!!! Barb MizScarlettNY@aol.com “There is more love in this city than there are street corners.” NYPD Detective, Angel of Peace, Steven McDonald (1957-2017)

Getcher popcorn ready, (and tissues, too)!!! All shows on The Learning Chanel aka TLC; times are eastern daylight.[Find your television provider here>>>https://www.tlcgo.com/watch/tlc/ 10pm: "Who Do You Think You Are?">>>Focus: Jessica Bielvisits Alton Prison (IL) http://altonweb.cust.he.net/history/civilwar/confed/prison.jpg; 9pm: "Long Lost Family"...reunited and it feels so good 8pm: "Long Island Medium"...connect to the over-world Enjoy!!! Barb MizScarlettNY@aol.com “There is more love in this city than there are street corners.” NYPD Detective, Angel of Peace, Steven McDonald (1957-2017) Barb MizScarlettNY@aol.com