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Monthly Archives: January 2008
The Graves of James R. Hoey and William J. Hoey
My cousin Geraldine was widowed in January 1962 after being married only a short time. Her husband, James R. Hoey, is buried in St. John’s Cemetery in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. William J. Hoey, the brother of James, was buried … Continue reading
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The Year Was 1808
Following up on the challenge from Lisa of 100 Years in America, Donna of What’s Past is Prologue has issued a challenge to describe where our ancestors were 200 years ago. This will be a bit difficult for me, since I don’t … Continue reading
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Naturalizations in Albany County, New York
Back in October, Gayl Dandurand sent me an email to tell me about the Naturalization Index available through the Albany County, New York Hall of Records. The naturalization records indexed on this site are only for Albany County, New York, but … Continue reading
The Danko Families in the 1957 Albany City Directory
My parents, my Aunt Helen, my Uncle John and his wife Alice, and my grandmother Mary Danko were listed in the 1957 City Directory for Albany, New York. Albany, New York Directory 1957 Entry for the Danko Families SOURCE: New … Continue reading
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The John Danko Service Station in the Yellow Pages of the Albany Telephone Directory 1949-1950
The 1949-1950 Albany Telephone Directory (Albany, New York) that I discussed yesterday showed my father, my uncle, and my uncle’s service station in the white pages. My uncle’s service station was also listed in the yellow pages of the same directory. John … Continue reading
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City Directories and Telephone Directories – the Stephen G. Harris Collection
The California Genealogical Society and Library houses an impressive collection of genealogical research materials. Just down the hall from the library’s facility at 2201 Broadway, Oakland, CA, is Dr. Stephen G. Harris’ collection of over 5000 City Directories and Telephone … Continue reading
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Relative Riches
My original intent when starting my genealogy research was to prepare a Family History for my father as a Father’s Day gift. One of the first things I did was to call as many relatives as I could find and ask … Continue reading
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All Things Change – Some Change Slowly
While checking out the National Genealogical Society (NGS) 2009 Conference in the States Proposal Guidelines, I found the guideline for projection requirements rather interesting: Type of projection—overhead, slide projector or digital projector (this is for scheduling purposes only). Overhead or … Continue reading
The California Genealogical Society and Library
Saturday, January 12, 2008 was the Annual Membership Meeting of the California Genealogical Society and Library. This was my first visit to the society’s new facilities in the Breuner Building at 2201 Broadway in Oakland, California. The Breuner Building in … Continue reading
The Cemetery Record of Allister Daniel Rawding and Family
When I visited the grave of Allister Daniel Rawding and Family in 2005, I obtained a copy of the cemetery record for the lot. Continue reading
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