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From: "Donna Vaughn" <>
Subject: Re: [NY IRISH] Rensselaer Co Naturalization Declarations, part 31
Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 06:51:43 -0400
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Kristin,
I believe the woman who started the union in Troy was Kate Mullaney (whose
house Hilary Clinton visited). I remember too that visit by Hilary to Troy.

Donna
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Subject: Re: [NY IRISH] Rensselaer Co Naturalization Declarations, part 31


> If you have the number of the house I would be happy to check for you. My
> Aunt,Mary Malone McDonough, was married to a William Page. I don't know
much
> about him as she divorced him before I was born. She owned a home on 9th
> Street about a block from the "Approach", the staircase from the city to
RPI.
> It was a big brownstone, three stories high with a full basement
apartment.
>
> That is another wonderful thing about Troy, the brownstones. Many in the
> city are being restored now with federal grants.
> Back to 9th and 10th. Much of it is still standing, run down in the
process
> of being regenerated, in fact Hillary Clinton came to Troy several years
ago
> and made an appearance at a home on 9th as it was put on the National
> Histoical Register as the home of the woman who started the Union for
female
> garment workers, I am ashamed to admit that I cannot recall her name.
> If you know the parellel street it would help. 9th and 10th run
horizontal
> with one another and would be intersected by a street, eg. Hoosick,
Hutton,
> State, Federal, etc. I love to talk about Troy and enjoy helping someone
> find connections or enjoy memories.
> Kristin Cooney-Ayotte
>
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