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    1. Re: [PAPhl] Where is Nicetown?
    2. Mary Finley

    3. What a splendid explanation of neighborhood boundaries! Thank you Gene. I was born and raised in Philadelphia (West End, now Cobbs Creek neighborhood, St. Carthage) and allowed to take public transportation into "the city" while still in grammar school. Yet, Nicetown, Ogontz, etc. were as foreign to me as Louisiana! Of course, if you had written Nicetown is in St. Stephen's parish it would help :-) Mary McCanney Finley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Stackhouse" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [PAPhl] Where is Nicetown? > > The boundaries of Philadelphia neighborhoods are often not universally > agreed upon. There are no "official" boundaries to the Nicetown-Tioga > area, but some possible boundaries are: > Wingohocking Street to the northeast (beyond which lies Ogontz);Roberts > Avenue to the northwest (beyond which lies Germantown);Allegheny Avenue > and the SEPTA rail tracks to the south (beyond which lie Allegheny West > and Glenwood); andOld York Road to the east (beyond which lies Hunting > Park).This makes Wayne Junction station the northernmost tip of > Nicetown-Tioga. > > > Gene Stackhouse in Germantown Heights, President Emeritus, Germantown > Historical Society. > Author: "Germantown in the Civil War", > The History Press, 635 Rutledge Ave., Charleston, SC 29403, c. 2010 > www.historypress.net > Now available on Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, Apple iBookstore on > iPad, Google's eBookstore. > > > >> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 17:46:39 -0700 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected]; [email protected] >> Subject: [PAPhl] Where is Nicetown? >> >> While indexing Philadelphia county will testators I came across one >> place name... >> >> >> Nicetown >> >> >> Where is it in Philadelphia county? >> >> >> This name kept showing up in 1810s records. >> >> W. David Samuelsen >> ********* >> Visit the threaded archives of this list: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD >> ********* >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD > ********* > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    02/17/2014 11:44:28
    1. Re: [PAPhl] Where is Nicetown?
    2. Gene Stackhouse

    3. I am not Catholic so I don't know the parish names. The only Catholic parish that I know is Ascension, in Kensington, where I grew up. We live in East Germantown, near Nicetown. Nicetown is named for the Nice family (originally de Neuss), early settlers who owned what is now Nicetown. Gene Stackhouse in Germantown Heights, President Emeritus, Germantown Historical Society. Author: "Germantown in the Civil War", The History Press, 635 Rutledge Ave., Charleston, SC 29403, c. 2010 www.historypress.net Now available on Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, Apple iBookstore on iPad, Google's eBookstore. > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 06:44:28 -0500 > Subject: Re: [PAPhl] Where is Nicetown? > > What a splendid explanation of neighborhood boundaries! Thank you Gene. > I was born and raised in Philadelphia (West End, now Cobbs Creek > neighborhood, St. Carthage) and allowed to take public transportation into > "the city" while still in grammar school. Yet, Nicetown, Ogontz, etc. were > as foreign to me as Louisiana! Of course, if you had written Nicetown is in > St. Stephen's parish it would help :-) > Mary McCanney Finley > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gene Stackhouse" <genestackhou[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 7:55 PM > Subject: Re: [PAPhl] Where is Nicetown? > > > > > > The boundaries of Philadelphia neighborhoods are often not universally > > agreed upon. There are no "official" boundaries to the Nicetown-Tioga > > area, but some possible boundaries are: > > Wingohocking Street to the northeast (beyond which lies Ogontz);Roberts > > Avenue to the northwest (beyond which lies Germantown);Allegheny Avenue > > and the SEPTA rail tracks to the south (beyond which lie Allegheny West > > and Glenwood); andOld York Road to the east (beyond which lies Hunting > > Park).This makes Wayne Junction station the northernmost tip of > > Nicetown-Tioga. > > > > > > Gene Stackhouse in Germantown Heights, President Emeritus, Germantown > > Historical Society. > > Author: "Germantown in the Civil War", > > The History Press, 635 Rutledge Ave., Charleston, SC 29403, c. 2010 > > www.historypress.net > > Now available on Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, Apple iBookstore on > > iPad, Google's eBookstore. > > > > > > > >> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 17:46:39 -0700 > >> From: [email protected] > >> To: [email protected]; [email protected] > >> Subject: [PAPhl] Where is Nicetown? > >> > >> While indexing Philadelphia county will testators I came across one > >> place name... > >> > >> > >> Nicetown > >> > >> > >> Where is it in Philadelphia county? > >> > >> > >> This name kept showing up in 1810s records. > >> > >> W. David Samuelsen > >> ********* > >> Visit the threaded archives of this list: > >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD > >> ********* > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ********* > > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD > > ********* > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD > ********* > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    02/18/2014 01:33:33
    1. Re: [PAPhl] Where is Nicetown?
    2. Mary Finley

    3. It was just a "tongue in cheek" comment! You are great! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Stackhouse" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 8:33 AM Subject: Re: [PAPhl] Where is Nicetown? >I am not Catholic so I don't know the parish names. The only Catholic >parish that I know is Ascension, in Kensington, where I grew up. > We live in East Germantown, near Nicetown. Nicetown is named for the Nice > family (originally de Neuss), early settlers who owned what is now > Nicetown. > > Gene Stackhouse in Germantown Heights, President Emeritus, Germantown > Historical Society. > Author: "Germantown in the Civil War", > The History Press, 635 Rutledge Ave., Charleston, SC 29403, c. 2010 > www.historypress.net > Now available on Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, Apple iBookstore on > iPad, Google's eBookstore. > > > >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 06:44:28 -0500 >> Subject: Re: [PAPhl] Where is Nicetown? >> >> What a splendid explanation of neighborhood boundaries! Thank you Gene. >> I was born and raised in Philadelphia (West End, now Cobbs Creek >> neighborhood, St. Carthage) and allowed to take public transportation >> into >> "the city" while still in grammar school. Yet, Nicetown, Ogontz, etc. >> were >> as foreign to me as Louisiana! Of course, if you had written Nicetown is >> in >> St. Stephen's parish it would help :-) >> Mary McCanney Finley >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gene Stackhouse" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 7:55 PM >> Subject: Re: [PAPhl] Where is Nicetown? >> >> >> > >> > The boundaries of Philadelphia neighborhoods are often not >> > universally >> > agreed upon. There are no "official" boundaries to the Nicetown-Tioga >> > area, but some possible boundaries are: >> > Wingohocking Street to the northeast (beyond which lies Ogontz);Roberts >> > Avenue to the northwest (beyond which lies Germantown);Allegheny Avenue >> > and the SEPTA rail tracks to the south (beyond which lie Allegheny West >> > and Glenwood); andOld York Road to the east (beyond which lies Hunting >> > Park).This makes Wayne Junction station the northernmost tip of >> > Nicetown-Tioga. >> > >> > >> > Gene Stackhouse in Germantown Heights, President Emeritus, Germantown >> > Historical Society. >> > Author: "Germantown in the Civil War", >> > The History Press, 635 Rutledge Ave., Charleston, SC 29403, c. 2010 >> > www.historypress.net >> > Now available on Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, Apple iBookstore >> > on >> > iPad, Google's eBookstore. >> > >> > >> > >> >> Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 17:46:39 -0700 >> >> From: [email protected] >> >> To: [email protected]; [email protected] >> >> Subject: [PAPhl] Where is Nicetown? >> >> >> >> While indexing Philadelphia county will testators I came across one >> >> place name... >> >> >> >> >> >> Nicetown >> >> >> >> >> >> Where is it in Philadelphia county? >> >> >> >> >> >> This name kept showing up in 1810s records. >> >> >> >> W. David Samuelsen >> >> ********* >> >> Visit the threaded archives of this list: >> >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD >> >> ********* >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > ********* >> > Visit the threaded archives of this list: >> > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD >> > ********* >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ********* >> Visit the threaded archives of this list: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD >> ********* >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD > ********* > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

    02/18/2014 01:48:19