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From: C J Sheldon <>
Subject: Re: [NYDELAWA] NYWESTCH Digest, Vol 3, Issue 149
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:09:23 -0700
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TO LISTERS and Denise; A few years ago I was researching in
Otsego,Delaware, and Broome Counties in NYS. A close friend in New
Berlin, Chenango Co.,N.Y. and a D.A.R. member,Jean Frink, , had
written to me before I left my home in CA. to suggest that, if I had
never researched yet at the NY State Historical Society in
Cooperstown, Otsego Co.,NY.--that I might like to try that as it had
LOTS of microfilm , is a library, and has a large collection of older
NYS. newspapers. I was wanting to see NYState Censuses among other
'wants'. Well, that year, I spent four [4] consecutive days
researching at that Library.
I have never seen much on Rootsweb about this
location and many NYS researchers are missing a good bet. YOUR
INQUIRY mentioned NYS Censuses. At that time, I was tracing an
EVERETT family to pinpoint their migration among nearby counties.. At
the Library, I was able-on-site-- to seek them consecutively on
1850-1855-1860-1865-1870.etc.. I was astonished because all other
places have one or two of the state censuses but not in this
consecutive pattern. ALL were on microfilm so there was that time
needed to do this. But I found what I needed. Maybe I was just lucky
in the scope of that search. Have any of you spent time researching
in that Library? They no doubt do NOT have what NYG andB. had
because their existence is newer. But well worth a visit.
Since then, I happened NOT to have gone back
and am not aware of their current on-line holdings,if any. They were
most helpful locating items in the Library holdings , making
suggestions, and encouraged me to write , or call, if I needed more
after I went home. They will arrange a fee schedule for inquiries
that they will try to fill.
There is a daily-fee to use this Library: It
may-then- have been $8.00 per day. However, I had taken with me basic
descendancy-sheets ,Family-Group Sheets etc. for my 4 grandparents
[I do not use a genealogy-computer-program] and asked if they would
like copies for their files. They were very pleased to get more info.
on these old NYS. families. AND, they returned my first-day $8.00
fee and did NOT charge me for the other 3 days! I heartily recommend
this Library . Besides, the Cooperstown area is absolutely beautiful
to just go and visit. Please allow plenty of time. One cannot run
in, ask a few questions, and go away satisfied.. Yours, Charlotte
J.Sheldon

On Aug 4, 2008, at 9:03 PM, wrote:



Today's Topics:

1. Re: "M" surnames in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery ()
2. Fwd: Internet Subscription Recommendation:GodfreyMemorial
Library in CT. (C J Sheldon)
3. Thanks for yur answers (Denise Jones)
4. Obit, newspaper? (Donald Cosgro)
5. Re: "M" surnames in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Judith Merritt)
6. Re: "M" surnames in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery ()


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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:47:20 EDT
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Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] "M" surnames in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
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I live about 1 hour from Sleepy Hollow cemetery ,I have stones on my
Jewell
tree. I traveled on the north west of Texas two weeks ago you are so
right
about country cemeteries. We drove to texas and back to N.J., it
only took three
days each way,what a beautiful ride.


In a message dated 8/3/2008 3:59:27 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time,
writes:

When we were in Westchester two yrs ago I noticed a lot of plce
names being
changed or formalized. Town of Courtlandt or at least some of it being
Courtland Manor. We we come back we never know what town we will be
in. I am
hoping we can get to NY this Oct. but I am not counting on it for
sure yet
with all these prices.
I think the renaming of thee Sleepy Hollow area kind of makes sense
since
everyone thinks of it as Sleepy Hollow anyway but I thinkit is sad
that the
road is so close to the graves, but on the other hand here in Texas
where I
live the cemetaries are often out in the country miles from everything.
Thanks for mentioning the name change.

Judy
Judith Anne Seymour Merritt
----- Original Message -----
From: <>
To: <>; <>
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 1:12 PM
Subject: [NYWESTCH] "M" surnames in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery


> During a recent search of burials at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in
> Tarrytown,
> NY
> [that section of the town was recently renamed Sleepy Hollow, NY] , I
> recorded
> a few other "M" surnames. This is all the information that I
> transcribed.
>
> McCANN, Michael, age 89; Burial: 5/8/1862, Lot 237
>
> McGINTY, James, age 48, cause = asthma; Burial 4/1/1869, Nacplenah
> section,
> Row 3, Grave 23
>
> MAPES, Susan, age 16; Burial 2/15/1872
>
> MAPES, William H., age 61; cause= aneurysm; Burial 3/10/1877;
> Home: 161st Street, corner of Locust Avenue, NY NY
>
> #1569 MACK, James, no age, cause = accidental; Burial 3/26/1864,
> Lot 407
>
> The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
> 540 North Broadway
> Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
> 914.631.0081
>
>
> Barb
> N of NYC
>
>
>
> **************
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>
>
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 12:04:23 -0700
From: C J Sheldon <>
Subject: [NYWESTCH] Fwd: Internet Subscription Recommendation:Godfrey
Memorial Library in CT.
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Begin forwarded message:

From: C J Sheldon <>
Date: August 2, 2008 10:48:47 AM PDT
To:
Cc: www.godfrey.org,
, , Black Wendy
<>
Subject: Internet Subscription Recommendation:Godfrey Memorial
Library in CT.

To Denise Jones and others :
The GODFREY Library, with MANY Databases can be
visited without charge for some of their databases. The Library
itself is located in Middletown, CT.and was incorporated in
1947.......... The url is www.godfrey.org. .......... .I believe
they 'partner' ,also, with www.familysearch.org

Since this Library's location is adjacent-so to
speak- to NYS as well as Long Island and the New England States--the
Library is 'heavy' on these areas, Denise. I, also, have 1600 and
1700 ancestors from New Amsterdam and Long Island / New Haven
Colony---who worked their way up into Westchester,then Duchess
Co.,then on up the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys.
Let me tell you of ONE of their very useful
databases, for example, for very early NYS. researchers which I have
mined and am still using extensively: About the late 1890's, the New
York Geg. and Biog. Society hired a well-known researcher / author
of early Westchester Co.when it was NOT a county but just called
Westchester-William S.Pelletreau, to 'read' the old NY/ New
Ansterdam original WILL-books which were where? Sorry, I do not
know, but originally were in the New York [city] Surrogate's Office
and at White Plains ,NY.
I n these late1800-earlier 1900's this was the kind
of really good-genealogical work that the NYGBS was famous for
accomplishing.

These books-the earliest over 200 years old when
Mr.Pelletreau was hired, were not in good shape-especially the
earliest ones. Those remnants-if possible-were copied as they
appeared-and damaged- with some readable surnames and words. Then he
continued ,chronologically, to EXCERPT all those early WILLS from New
York to ,I think 1800. To realize the importance of this body of
work--one must remember that because of the early Dutch, English,
French, and Spanish SEA-TRADE and wars going on at this time around
the Atlantic Ocean and up and down the east-coast of N.America--
where would all these people choose to go for legal business?To
register WILLS, Property Transfers, etc.

Often, either London or New Amsterdam / New York
[city] were chosen. Holland less so-it appears.
it amazes me, as I researched through
1660-1730,........the places people came from to Record their
business in 'New York: Jamaica ,the Antilles , and all over the
Caribbean Islands; up and down New Jersey and the Chesepeake;
eastern Pennsylvania ; ;Long Island; Rhode Island; the lower
Connecticut River; England and Holland. Obviously--ocean-going-
business brought people here and it was convenient to also take care
of other personal business at the same time.
There were many inter-family-connections for me to
find here in these WILL-extracts --by looking up the maiden- surnames
of wives when I knew them and verifying places and locations which
had not been clearly known--to give two examples..
On-site at Godfrey Library --in hard-copy--there are
the ' 'BOSTON'Transcript' newspaper-genealogy columns [1890-1933 or
so] and the famour CT. BARBOUR Collection. I live in CA., but have
writteb ti Godfrey and arranged for Look-Ups from these most
valuable collections.
Although the GODFREY Library is NOT as well-known
as NEHGS -to which I DO subscribe] or Ancestry.com [to which I do NOT
subscribe on ethical grounds]--I find it very easy-to use and the
best internet investment I have made. There are 4 Levels: I happened
to select Level 3 of 4 levels and it is $80.per year. Level one may
be 'no charge' but not sure as more may be accessed as a guest .

Good luck, Charlotte J.Sheldon



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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 15:53:55 -0400
From: "Denise Jones" <>
Subject: [NYWESTCH] Thanks for yur answers
To: "" <>
Message-ID: <004801c8f66b$d4f7c3c0$>
Content-Type: text/plain;charset="iso-8859-1"

Thank youfor your answers and honesty in my questions regarding what
online records are the best. Since I have used Ancestry.com for
years, I was in hopse of better records from the NY site. I am
interested in the census of the state of NY not so much tha national.
I have all I can use from there.
Denise

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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:16:31 -0400
From: "Donald Cosgro" <>
Subject: [NYWESTCH] Obit, newspaper?
To: <>
Message-ID: <>
Content-Type: text/plain;charset="iso-8859-1"

I am looking for suggestions on obtaining a New Rochelle or vicinity
newspaper from the State Library for a Katherine Carlin who died in
New Rochelle (53 Meadow Road? or Square) on September 4 1915. I have
searched the NYS library web page to request the microfilm and see
several newspapers. Anyone familiar with the newspapers of the time
period and can point me in the right direction, I would appreciate
it. Thank you. If anyone lives in the area and could travel to the
library and provide a copy, that would be great.
Don

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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:37:18 -0500
From: "Judith Merritt" <>
Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] "M" surnames in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
To: <>
Message-ID: <>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original

Where in TX did you visit? I live in Walnut Springs near Glen Rose
and about
80-90 miles South of Dallas
Judy
Support Save Your Ass Rescue
----- Original Message -----
From: <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] "M" surnames in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery


> I live about 1 hour from Sleepy Hollow cemetery ,I have stones on
> my Jewell
> tree. I traveled on the north west of Texas two weeks ago you are
> so right
> about country cemeteries. We drove to texas and back to N.J., it only
> took three
> days each way,what a beautiful ride.
>
>
> In a message dated 8/3/2008 3:59:27 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time,
> writes:
>
> When we were in Westchester two yrs ago I noticed a lot of plce names
> being
> changed or formalized. Town of Courtlandt or at least some of it being
> Courtland Manor. We we come back we never know what town we will be
> in. I
> am
> hoping we can get to NY this Oct. but I am not counting on it for sure
> yet
> with all these prices.
> I think the renaming of thee Sleepy Hollow area kind of makes
> sense since
> everyone thinks of it as Sleepy Hollow anyway but I thinkit is
> sad that
> the
> road is so close to the graves, but on the other hand here in
> Texas where
> I
> live the cemetaries are often out in the country miles from
> everything.
> Thanks for mentioning the name change.
>
> Judy
> Judith Anne Seymour Merritt
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>; <>
> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 1:12 PM
> Subject: [NYWESTCH] "M" surnames in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
>
>
>> During a recent search of burials at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in
>> Tarrytown,
>> NY
>> [that section of the town was recently renamed Sleepy Hollow,
>> NY] , I
>> recorded
>> a few other "M" surnames. This is all the information that I
>> transcribed.
>>
>> McCANN, Michael, age 89; Burial: 5/8/1862, Lot 237
>>
>> McGINTY, James, age 48, cause = asthma; Burial 4/1/1869, Nacplenah
>> section,
>> Row 3, Grave 23
>>
>> MAPES, Susan, age 16; Burial 2/15/1872
>>
>> MAPES, William H., age 61; cause= aneurysm; Burial 3/10/1877;
>> Home: 161st Street, corner of Locust Avenue, NY NY
>>
>> #1569 MACK, James, no age, cause = accidental; Burial 3/26/1864,
>> Lot 407
>>
>> The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
>> 540 North Broadway
>> Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
>> 914.631.0081
>>
>>
>> Barb
>> N of NYC
>>
>>
>>
>> **************
>> Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget?
>> Read reviews on AOL Autos.
>>
>>
> (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?
> ncid=aolaut00050000000017
>> )
>> ***************************************
>> Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet?
>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/
>> ***************************************
>> -------------------------------
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>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without
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>
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>
>
>
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> budget?
> Read reviews on AOL Autos.
> (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?
> ncid=aolaut00050000000017
> )
> ***************************************
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:02:49 EDT
From:
Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] "M" surnames in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
To:
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"

We visit my brother every summer in Lubbock,he always wants to take
us to
Dallas but haven't made the trip yet. Who are you interested in at
Sleepy
Hollow?


In a message dated 8/4/2008 5:38:55 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time,
writes:

Where in TX did you visit? I live in Walnut Springs near Glen Rose
and about
80-90 miles South of Dallas
Judy
Support Save Your Ass Rescue
----- Original Message -----
From: <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: [NYWESTCH] "M" surnames in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery


> I live about 1 hour from Sleepy Hollow cemetery ,I have stones on
> my Jewell
> tree. I traveled on the north west of Texas two weeks ago you are
> so right
> about country cemeteries. We drove to texas and back to N.J., it
> only
> took three
> days each way,what a beautiful ride.
>
>
> In a message dated 8/3/2008 3:59:27 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time,
> writes:
>
> When we were in Westchester two yrs ago I noticed a lot of plce
> names
> being
> changed or formalized. Town of Courtlandt or at least some of it
> being
> Courtland Manor. We we come back we never know what town we will
> be in. I
> am
> hoping we can get to NY this Oct. but I am not counting on it for
> sure
> yet
> with all these prices.
> I think the renaming of thee Sleepy Hollow area kind of makes
> sense since
> everyone thinks of it as Sleepy Hollow anyway but I thinkit is
> sad that
> the
> road is so close to the graves, but on the other hand here in
> Texas where
> I
> live the cemetaries are often out in the country miles from
> everything.
> Thanks for mentioning the name change.
>
> Judy
> Judith Anne Seymour Merritt
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>; <>
> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 1:12 PM
> Subject: [NYWESTCH] "M" surnames in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
>
>
>> During a recent search of burials at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in
>> Tarrytown,
>> NY
>> [that section of the town was recently renamed Sleepy Hollow,
>> NY] , I
>> recorded
>> a few other "M" surnames. This is all the information that I
>> transcribed.
>>
>> McCANN, Michael, age 89; Burial: 5/8/1862, Lot 237
>>
>> McGINTY, James, age 48, cause = asthma; Burial 4/1/1869, Nacplenah
>> section,
>> Row 3, Grave 23
>>
>> MAPES, Susan, age 16; Burial 2/15/1872
>>
>> MAPES, William H., age 61; cause= aneurysm; Burial 3/10/1877;
>> Home: 161st Street, corner of Locust Avenue, NY NY
>>
>> #1569 MACK, James, no age, cause = accidental; Burial 3/26/1864,
>> Lot 407
>>
>> The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
>> 540 North Broadway
>> Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
>> 914.631.0081
>>
>>
>> Barb
>> N of NYC
>>
>>
>>
>> **************
>> Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget?
>> Read reviews on AOL Autos.
>>
>>
>
(http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?
ncid=aolaut00050000000017
>> )
>> ***************************************
>> Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet?
>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/
>> ***************************************
>> -------------------------------
>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to
>> with the word 'unsubscribe'
>> without the
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>
> ***************************************
> Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet?
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/
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>
>
>
>
> **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your
> budget?
> Read reviews on AOL Autos.
>
(http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?
ncid=aolaut00050000000017
> )
> ***************************************
> Have you checked out the Westchester County GenWeb site yet?
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywestch/
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