In a message dated 10/2/2003, coatsgenie@hotmail.com writes:
Once again, could somebody please tell me how to decipher the page numbers in
the 1850 Brooklyn Index for Federal Census? Does one go by the stamped
number, or the printed number? And what about the first bunch of films; they don't
designate wards. Please, HELP!!!!!!
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Hi Genie,
I completely understand your frustration! I'm not sure there's a definitive
answer though.
There is
I am looking for Michael and John Doran of Seneca county NY. They were born in Ireland and are on the 1860 census as living with some Beegans . In 1865 they are living with Bridget Doran. and then in 1870, there is Bridget and Catherine and John and Michael. I would so appreciate any help! Thanks so much, Liz
At least 20 yrs ago, perhaps a bit more, I contacted a funeral director in
Hoboken, NJ, hoping to obtain info on my G Grandfather's death.
Lo and behold! I couldn't believe my good luck.
The year of the death was 1936 and the gentleman told me that they had
their old
records stored somewhere on the premises, and if I would call back in a
week, he
should be able to locate it. Sure enough, he did find it.
And another time, I went to a funeral home in Charleston, SC, where they had
multiple old record book
I have a John Doran from Fermanagh.
Do you have a town?
Ellen
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I think it would be a wonderful project to have funeral homes donate their
old records to one central 'depository', even if they are then computerized. I
hate to see that wealth of genealogical info just tossed in the trash after
four years. Since this all under the auspices of the Bureau of Funeral
Directing, I wonder if they would open to the idea.
It reminds me of my experiences with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, who I
can't praise enough. I needed burial information for my Cassidys, but didn
In a message dated 10/17/2003, halpin@erols.com writes:
Might major genealogical
organizations be interested in encouraging State and local agencies to deal
with this matter?
Hi Peter,
I think you may be right. If a funeral home is willing to turn over their
old records, I would think they would be more comfortable handing them over to a
reputable genealogical society.
I hate to say this, but I wonder if funeral homes would be more willing to
retain their records (even if it meant computerizing them) i
Louise,
NYGBS stands for:
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Their website is:
http://www.nygbs.org/index.html
Ray FitzGerald
From: louise collins
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Dear Elizabeth.
Would you tell me what NYGBS stands for? Many thanks!
Thanks so much! So much to learn, so little time.
Who are you researching? Mine are from the Collins Line which came from Cork circa 1861.
Best wishes, L. D. Collins
Hello, Folks!
Here is a message that was sent out today on the New York Genealogical &
Biographical Society's members mailing list:
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Please join us at The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society for
two evenings of lectures:
Dr. Susan Hood, Assistant Archivist of the Representative Church Body
Library in Dublin, will give three
lectures, presented by the NYG&B Heraldry and Education and
Publication Committees, in
coo
Hi Tracy,
Private organizations come and go, but churches and government agencies seem to always be with us. So, the following arrangement might be preferable:
a.. a government agency could archive the original records;
b.. LDS could microfilm them; and
c.. one or more private entities could index them and make them accessible online.
New records will increasingly be computerized by funeral homes, so eventually they could all be archived in digital format.
For proprietary and privacy reason
In a message dated 10/18/2003, topgunner@cox.net writes:
Is rootsweb having trouble I cant subscribe to anything??
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Hi John,
The lists2 server, which houses our list and several of the larger Rootsweb
list, was down for about a week. So in that time, list posts and sub/unsub
requests couldn't be processed.
If you sent in a sub/unsub request during that time, I would wait another day
or so to see if the admin has had the chance to process it. On s
The New York City Archivists' Roundtable are presenting their annual Family
History Fair on Sunday, October 12, from noon until 5 pm. The fair will be
held at the graduate center of the City University of New York, at Fifth Avenue
and 34th Street. Admission is free! This year's fair looks to be spectacular!
New to the fair this year is the Ancestor's Road Show. You will have the
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genealogist over your specific genealogical brick
In response to the 1870 census question....
Today I tried out Ancestry's new 1870 every name index for New York. I have some people who should have been in Manhattan that I have never been able to find in the census. They had multiple choice names for the dad, common names at that, etc.
Since this was an every name index I was able to plug in the mom and daughter. Bingo... found them in the fourth ward (without the dad). But, when I was taking down the info I noticed that indeed they were in the second
Anyone have any connection to the following families in Manhattan, from 1870
to about 1910 or later:
CUMMINS/CUMMINGS - George, Owen, Bridget, Mary, Ellen, Lawrence, James
SHANNON - Joseph, Ellen, Albert, Annie
AHERN - James, Jane, George
PS Tracy, haven't had any problems posting to other lists using Comcast
Sue Clement
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Tracy,
That was really interesting about the 1870 census. I'd not been aware of it.
So which census do we access when we use Ancestry or Genealogy.com? I
couldn't find my family in the 1870 census on either website. Perhaps they were
picked up in the winter census? How can we access that?
Thanks!
Barbara
The John Doran I have is from Tempo. Any connection?
Ellen
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Tracy and List Members,
Since my last message to this group on this matter I found a GREAT site!!!!
http://www.funeralnet.com
Please check it out. The site is a resource. I was amazed at the information the site provides. It is just what we all are hoping for. It could use a little more participation from more funeral homes. Perhaps if each one of us passed on the site URL to funeral homes we come in contact with one day we would just be able get information online.
Rose Mary
Diane Tempest
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New York University's Glucksman Ireland House is celebrating its tenth
anniversary with a week long celebration! The Glucksman House, located at One
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Beginning October 6, the Glucksman House will commemorate its tenth
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Take care,
Tracy
Once again, could somebody please tell me how to decipher the page numbers in the 1850 Brooklyn Index for Federal Census? Does one go by the stamped number, or the printed number? And what about the first bunch of films; they don't designate wards. Please, HELP!!!!!!
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In a message dated 10/27/2003, DrBGC@aol.com writes:
So which census do we access when we use Ancestry or Genealogy.com?
Hi Barbara,
From what I understand, Ancestry seems to have both enumerations. (Some
schedules are dated from June & July, while others are from December.) I
inadvertantly cancelled my Genealogy subscription, but I think they only had the first
enumeration. I may be wrong though. When you click into the Census
collection on either website, and go to 1870 New York, there should be s