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| R.G.S. OFFICERS 1987 - 1988 | |
| President: | Judy Markham |
| Vice Pres. & Program Chairperson: | Charlene Guyer |
| Recording Secretary: | Sheryl Weissert |
| Corresponding Secretary: | Lillian Lond |
| Treasurer: | Alberta Greer |
| Membership Chairperson: | Helen Rockwell |
| Hear Ye co-editors | Robert Hesselberth James Roome |
| Rochester Genealogical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 92533 Rochester NY 14692 | |
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Judy Markham
Let me call your attention to what promises to be a very special meeting on September 17th. We are delighted to have as a guest and speaker, James Walker, formerly of the National Archives, and one of the most sought-after speakers on genealogy and on the hidden genealogical treasures found in Washington. He has long been on our list as a speaker and we are excited to have him at last.
To take advantage of his visit, we are going to change our format somewhat for the September meeting. It will begin at 7 p.m. (instead of 7:30) with the first part of his talk. About 8 p.m. or so, we will break for coffee and a brief business meeting, then return to Mr. Walker.
This should be a very informative session. Please mark your calender and bring a friend.
In a few months we shall be celebrating a major milestone in the history of the Rochester Genealogical Society - our 50th anniversary. Carmen Bush (#3) and Bob Gustafson (#13) have volunteered to head a committee that is planning something special to mark the event. If you have any information - clippings, notes, anecdotes and the like - on the early years of the Society, they would appreciate hearing from you.
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1987 - FALL PROGRAM
Charlene Guyer
The Rochester Genealogical Society will continue to meet the third Thursday of each month (except December, July and August), at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, East Avenue and Vick Park B. The mini-workshops will start at 7 P.M.(except as noted below), followed by the business meeting at 7:30 P.M. and the main program at approximately 8:00 P.M. Visitors are welcome.
Thursday, September 17
Mini-workshop: As this is a special meeting, there will be no workshop. The meeting will begin a 7:00 PM and break at 8:15 for a short coffee break and business meeting and then resume at 8:45.
Program: "IMMIGRATION AND MILITARY RECORDS AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES"
Mr. James Walker, Born and resides in Washington, D.C.; Fellow, National Genealogical Society; author; lecturer; research consultant; consultant to the DAR; specializes in Black genealogy and genealogical holdings of the National Archives; member of the District of Columbia Historical Records Advisory Board; member: National Genealogical Society, Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society. We look forward to hearing Mr. Walker's remarks.
October 15
Mini-workshop: "CEMETERIES OF MONROE COUNTY, NY, WHICH HAVE BEEN RELOCATED"
Program: "ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES AS RELATED TO GENEALOGY"
Mr. Phil Maples, Baker - Cederberg Museum and Archives
November 19
Mini-workshop: "WRITING LETTERS TO PEOPLE, FROM WHOM, YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE ANSWERS ON GENEALOGY"
Program: "ROCHESTER WOMEN ON THE HOME FRONT DURING WORLD WAR I" - Mr. Al Mancini, Engineering manager for Xerox.
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BACK TALK FROM THE GRAVE
Jim Roome
A couple weeks ago my son Tom and I traveled to the Sandhill Cemetery in the Town of Seneca, Ontario County to clean up a third generation lot containing several gravestones of the Roome family. Years ago someone, probably my grandmother (died 1922) had planted a honeysuckle shrub which now had really grown out of control. Mixed with that was a well nourished wild grape vine. It took the two of us over five hours to remove the jungle like growth. And there on the stone of my grandfather's sister, Elizabeth (died 1872) was an epitaph:
Behold all, ye that now pass by,
As you are now, so once was I,
As I am now, soon you will be,
Prepare for death and follow me.
HELP - HELP
Jim Roome
Our supply of material for HEAR YE is drying up. We would welcome from members, information to put in the newsletter, be it lists of names and events or essays on interesting historical events that occurred in Monroe County and the surrounding counties. The material should be sent either to Bob Hesselberth or myself.
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QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
Dick Halsey
QUESTION: I am trying to locate the records for the Reformed Presbyterian Church that used to be on Stillson Street.
H. Rockwell, Rochester, NY
ANSWER: I looked in Churches of Rochester by Rev. F. DeW. Ward, DD (1871) and Protestant Churches of Rochester by O. J. Price (1935) and they record that the Reformed Presbyterian was organized in 1835 with 29 members. The first meeting place was the High School on the corner of Temple and Lancaster Streets. An edifice was soon erected on Stillson and Main Streets and was used until 1866 when a new Church was built on North St. Paul Street near Andrews. From 1887 to 1893 the Church was located at 245 Alexander Street and then Reformed Presbyterian was dissolved. The Church was also known as the Covenanteer Church from 1885 to 1895. As it was dissolved, any existing record would have gone to the national office of th Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, 7418 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15208. This address came from Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches edited by Constant H. Jacquet Jr. (published annually), which is an excellent directory with addresses of more than 1200 religious organizations in the United States. The addresses of main depositories of church historical material is listed in this book which is available in most libraries and is a very useful reference source.
QUESTION: I have an old family photograph taken by J. H. Kent, a well known Rochester photographer. Have any of his records survived that might help me identify the photograph?
S. Kratsch, West St. Paul, MN
ANSWER: John H. Kent was not only a well know photographer but was one of the incorporators of Eastman Kodak and was for a time President of the Photographers Association of America. I did find a biography of him in Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of New York by Charles E. Fitch (1916), but when looking for repositories of personal records (letters, scrapbooks, etc.) the first place to look is Guide to Historical Resources in Monroe County, NY, Repositories by the N. Y. Historical Resources Center. The three volume set (red books) contain over 800 pages and includes things as diverse as old store account records, maps and a cartoon collection.
Identifying old photographs, however, is a real problem. My family also has photographs we can't identify. We all know we should write on the backs of photos, who the people are and when the photo was taken. There are many old photos in boxes with antique dealers and we would hate to see our family photographs there in the future. Most photos can be copied on a copier. Try sending a copy to every distant relative and asking them tohelp.
Do you have a question related to the Genesee Valley region? Send your question to Dick Halsey at the Rochester Genealogical Society, Box 92533, Rochester, NY 14692.
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MARRIAGES: EARLY ONTARIO COUNTY, NY, NEWSPAPERS - WESTERN REPOSITORY
Jim Roome
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PROGRAM RECAP; Apr, May, June, 1987
Judy Markham & Sheryl Wiessert
April - "HIDDEN MANUSCRIPTS AND TREASURES IN THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY" by David Dearborn
The NEGHS has many unique manuscripts, Dearborn explained, including collections of some of the country's best known genealogists. They range from bound books to 3 by 5 cards to "horrendous" boxes of unorganized papers. Unlike the book stacks, which are open, the manuscripts are available only upon request.
Dearborn, who is NEHGS director of reference services, said that there were three classes of manuscripts:
Dearborn also touched on northeastern migration patterns, noting that rivers were the heart of most routes.
May - GENOGRAMS - by Dr. James E. Jones
Genograms have been used by family therapists for the last 30 years. At first information was obtained on the person only, then therapists started to include facts on the person's whole family. Information on first and second degree relatives and more if possible is obtained; name, age, date of birth, dates of marriage, separation, divorce, illness, death and major life events are all listed in chronological order. Patterns of events may be noticed over a three of four year period. Death of a special family member may cause a "wave like" response in certain family members. In clinical use, depression can be evaluated as to when it occurs in the person being studied and also in other family members. The genogram is basically used as a tool for understanding and discovering more about yourself and your relationships with others in your family.
June - PICNIC
On June 18th a family picnic was held at the Charlotte Lighthouse. Those who attended enjoyed a tour of the museum and a slide presentation on lighthouses around the world. Some brave souls also climbed the lighthouse and had quiet a view of the Genesee River and the surrounding area.
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BOOK REVIEW
Jim Roome
If you are not already aware of Allan W. Eckert's book series on Narratives of America and your ancestors were early pioneers in western New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, it may be worth your time is checking them out. Even though they are written as historical novels, the people, places and events are very real, based on actual happenings and actual records (diaries, etc.) of common people in the events of the 18th century. Maps, extraordinary sources list and detailed index is included in each of the current five books.
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BLACK HAWK WAR (continued from v8-#2)
Bob Gustafson
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Privates * Additional information about these men, follows. |
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| Bowen, John | Brown, Edward N. | Burnet, Chas. |
| Bastion, John | Basrass, Allin | Burns, Walter |
| Bronson, Mark | Bentrey, Chas. | Bentrey, Geo. |
| Burrasp, Burton | Berds, Heaven | Brosnen, Fred'k F. |
| Bronson, Lance | Blossom, George* | Blossom, Elisha |
| Cook, Henry | Case, Orestes | Camsock, Ezekiel |
| Chapel, John C. | Cipman, Frederick | Chattenton, Cornelius |
| Chapin, Roderick | Costich, Peter* | Case, Homer |
| Cohen, Wm. G. | Cook, Merrick | Carnis, Gilbert |
| Dunn, Joel | Duncan, George | Dunk, David |
| Densmore, Adin* | Diton, Richard | Drien, Abeb |
| Fraishen, Jos. | Frink, Joshua | Farmer, David |
| Fuller, Horace | Ford, James | Gilbert, Henry |
| Griffin, John | Gunnen, John | Huff, Peter |
| Hickok, Erastus M. | Howe, Wm. | Howe, Lorenzo |
| Howes, Enos F. | Hovey, M. | Howes, Ezra F.* |
| Huff, Wm. | Hobbie, Isaac T. | Hickok, Hiram |
| Howare, John | Howes, Jeremiah | Ingeit, Valentine |
| Jennings, Henry* | Johnson, Rubin | Lucus, George (sic) |
| Langworthy, H. M. | Livingston, Henry* | Martin, Thos. H. |
| Mellen, Peter T. | Moss, Oliver | Morton, Daniel |
| Mangin, John | Mandeville, Jacob | Miller, Adrian |
| Matry, Lewis L. | McIntyre, Marcus | Nash, John |
| Nobles, James | Ostrander, John | Peck, Henry |
| Pomroy, Elisha* | Pardy, Hiram* | Rice, Job |
| Rose, Daniel | Rowlin, Marvin | Rowlin, Daniel |
| Richards, Isaac | Russel, Wm. G. | Riden, Loved |
| Shedd, Joshua | Stigmy, J. | Squires, Daniel |
| Story, T. | Straton, Almassa | Shelmire, John* |
| Socking, H. | Toppino, Gerry (sic) | Thomn, John (sic) |
| Thomas, John | Toppin, Jas. | Vin, John |
| Waring, David L. | Willson, Charles | Welden, John |
| White, N. | Willson, Joseph | Webster, Aaron |
| Wilsie, German | Wilson, Wm. | |
George David Blossem, b. 1816, d. 1888, int. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Farmed 90 acres on lot 35, Brighton, 1869
Pierre Andre Castauche,(Costich) b. 1819, d. 1863, int. Hooker Cemetery
Adin Densmore, b. ca. 1811, farmed 47 acres on lot in Webster, 1869
Ezra F. Howes, Farmer on lot 11, Bright, on 38 acres in 1869
Henry M. Jennings farmed 22 acres on lot 23 in Brighton in 1869
Henry Livingston b. 1809, d. 1846, int. Hooker Cemetery
Elisha H. Pomroy (Pomeroy) int. Hooker Cemetery
Hiram Pardee (Pardy) b. 1797 d. 1883 int. Mt. Hope Cemetery, Farmed 110 acres on Irondequoit lot 5
John Shelmire Blacksmith and carriage ironer, West Brighton, 1869
(This list was originally prepared by Samuel Woodman Bradstreet, b. 17 Oct. 1855, Irondequoit, NY, d. Ca. 1 Feb. 1946, interred at Bradstreet Cemetery, later removed to Irondequoit Cemetery.)
(this completes this article)
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PIONEER ASSOCIATION MEMBER LIST (continued from v8-#2)
Julie Steitz
(continued in v9-#1)
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VITAL RECORDS FROM THE ROCHESTER TELEGRAPH
Dick Halsey
The Rochester Telegraph was published from 1818 to 1829 and the Rochester Public Library has the issues from 1818 to 1825 and part of 1828. Recently I found that the University of Rochester had most of the issues from 1825 to 1828 so I extracted the vital records that were not in any other Rochester newspapers.
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QUERIES and other things:
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HULBERT ... PARKHURST ... Searching for the parents of Susie Hulbert, married Leonard Vincent Parkhurst about 1879, died 1885 in Monroe Co., NY. Parents may be Isaac and Jane Hulbert from Fairport - Perinton area. Also information needed on Marvin and Pheobe Parkhurst who lived around Fairport between 1850 and 1880. |
GLENN ... A newsletter, published quarterly, titled Glenn Gleanings concerning all branches of the Glenn surname and its allied lineages is now available at a cost of $15.00 per year. |
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PIERCE ... JONES ... Rev. Solon and Betsey Pierce moved with 7 children in 1804 to Penfield, Monroe Co., NY. In 1826, after the births of Joshua, Ezekiel, John J., Olive, William B. and Elvah, they move to Yorkshire, Cataraugus County where Rev. Pierce died in 1830. Pierce genealogy lists Betsey's maiden name as Jones. Desire information about Betsey; postage returned. |
SOMMERS ... VOHS ... Frank T. Sommers, b. Aug. 27, 1851, Jersey City, NJ; 1856 moved to Rochester, NY; 1872 married in Rochester, Elizabeth M. Vohs, b. Dec. 13, 1850, Rochester, NY. Both died, Anoka, Minnesota; he in 1913 and she on Nov. 5th, 1931. Need additional information. |
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