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From: "Dick Lekang" <>
Subject: Re: [NYALBANY] magic lanterns, bicycles, and teachers
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 10:32:16 -0500
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Good morning Tina.

Thanks for taking on the role of County Coordinator. I am researching
Hendrik & Frenaugh (Keyza) Springer family that was in the Albany area in
1740's.

Regards,

Dick Lekang

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tina S Vickery" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [NYALBANY] magic lanterns, bicycles, and teachers


> Hi all!
>
> My name is Tina Vickery, and I just accepted the role of County
Coordinator
> for the NYGenWeb Albany County pages.. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyalbany/
,
> and am your new list admin for NYALBANY.. <yikes>.. Boy, do I need your
> help! Pam, the material you reference is just the sort of material I
would
> love to include on the pages. I would love to include transcriptions of
> newsclippings, diaries, cemeteries , vital records, etc., etc., etc. <g>.
I
> am new to NY and Albany County, but have ties to NY (Ulster County..
SMITH
> ... but that is another story <VBG>) .. I would really like all of us to
> build a wonderful Albany County USGenWeb Project site together.
>
> Tina
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ed <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 8:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [NYALBANY] magic lanterns, bicycles, and teachers
>
>
> > Pam,
> >
> > You bet it is of interest. I don't know the best way to display the
> > information for the list, though. Maybe the listowner will let you
know.
> >
> > Ed Broecker
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 7:26 PM
> > Subject: [NYALBANY] magic lanterns, bicycles, and teachers
> >
> >
> > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format...
> > >
> > > ------------=_1028939192-13318-0
> > > Content-Type: text/plain
> > > Content-Disposition: inline
> > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
> > >
> > > Many thanks for the responses about the magic lantern. I'll check out
> the
> > > sites listed.
> > >
> > > In this same Fitzgerald family album are two series of newsslippings
> that
> > > might be of some interest to others.
> > >
> > > One series details the doings (or lack of doings) of the Watervliet
city
> > govt.
> > > as they wrangle over who is to be appointed as principal and teachers
> for
> > > new Watervliet schools in 1897. Many teachers' names are listed. The
> > > clippings were in the album because one of my great aunts was applying
> > > for the job of art teacher.
> > >
> > > The other series may have been written by one of my great aunts; it
> > details
> > > the doings of the various bicycle clubs in the Albany area in the
summer
> > of
> > > 1897. They're mostly anecdotal, complaining especially of maltreatment
> of
> > > cyclists by pedestrians and the lack of appreciation for bicycles as a
> > form
> > > of transportation! They do list various officers of the clubs.
> > >
> > > If anyone would like this info., contact me. If anyone thinks it's of
> > general
> > > interest, I can post it to the list.
> > >
> > > Pam Perryman
> > > Eugene, Oregon
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------=_1028939192-13318-0--
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>




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