Hi All, I am forwarding this note for any of you who may be interested in reading the article it discusses. Joyce M. Tice > Subj: A story about Elmira > Date: 10/04/2003 10:09:48 PM Eastern Standard Time > From: bmckinney@americanaexchange.com (Bruce McKinney) > To: JoyceTice@aol.com > > Saturday evening in San Francisco at 7:41 pm PST > > Dear Ms. Tice: > > I run a website which is a database for researchers, historians, libraries, > book collectors and book dealers. > > We are <A HREF="http://www.americanaexchange.com/">http://www.americanaexchange.com/</A> > > Our database, which currently holds 437,000+ full text records is $10.00 a > month. We also publish a free online ezine – AE Monthly > > <A HREF="http://www.americanaexchange.com/aemonthly/aemonthly.asp">http://www.americanaexchange.com/aemonthly/aemonthly.asp</A> which can always be > found on the > upper right hand corner of our toolbar. > > In the just released issue of AE Monthly we include some complex material > that may be of interest to you and the many people who use the Tri-Counties > Genealogy & History Site. The articles, and there are 5 related pieces start > with a review and opinion of a book written by the Rev. David Murdoch who was > the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Elmira from 1851 to 1860. His > book, the Dutch Dominie of the Catskills, published in 1861, relates to the > Catskills region in New York State. He was the Dominie of the Dutch Reformed > Church of Catskill from 1841 to 1851. > > While in Elmira, the Rev. Dr. Murdoch had a falling out with the Trustees of > his church and in particular with Tracy Beadle, one of their Trustees. Rev. > Murdoch published a defense of his actions and an explanation as “The > Doctrine of Caiaphas” and we include the full text of this piece. It is > interesting. We also include the obituary of Rev. Murdoch, several obituaries of Tracy > Beadle and several later day pieces published by the two churches in Elmira > that play a role in this story. Of course the first is the First Presbyterian > Church. The other is what is now called the Lake Street Presbyterian Church > but which was in the early 1860s The Second Presbyterian Church. > > The primary article of this group is my piece on “The Dutch Dominie.” My > discussion is primarily about race issues. > > All of these pieces will soon be archived but will remain available to you > and your audience at no charge. > > I hope you will have an opportunity to read these pieces yourself. If you > agree or disagree I would like to know. I have no patent on accuracy and my > opinions, though carefully researched, are ultimately only my opinions. I can > be wrong. > > In particular if you have any other sources to suggest I research I will be > appreciative. > > Thanking you for taking the time to read this email I am > > Very truly yours, > Bruce McKinney > AE > <A HREF="mailto:bmckinney@americanaexchange.com">bmckinney@americanaexchange.com</A> > > >