TROY IRISH GENEALOGY SOCIETY
MEETING MINUTES
April 21, 2016
at
O’Brien’s Public House,
Third St., Troy, N.Y.
Present: Chris Connell, Timothy Stone, Lizette
Strait, Bill McGrath, Diane Gilligan, Tim Gilligan, Debbie Gilligan,
Mike Gilligan, Katie Gilligan, Mary R. Brown, Gail Landrigan,
Kathy Buckley and Joan Durso.
1. Call to Order: President Chris Connell called
the meeting to order at 6:40 P.M.
2. Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer’s
Report was presented by Lizette Strait. Balance as of 3/31/2016:
$4,207.97; Expenses: $100.00 Check #1009 - 2016 Membership Irish
American Heritage Museum (Cleared); $125.00 Check #1010 - 2016
membership Rensselaer County Historical Society (Cleared); Deposits:
$235.00; Balance as of April 21, 2016: $4,442.97; Petty Cash:
$21.63; Total Assets: $4,464.60; Paid Members 2016: 81; 2015
Paid Members: 81.
3. Membership Report: Chris Connell provided the
membership report on behalf of Donna Vaughn, Membership Chair.
Facebook: 765 likes (up 3 this week.)
List Subscribers: 306 (up 5 since last meeting)
4. Old Business:
Watervliet Historical Association Scanner / West Troy Church
Records – The Watervliet Historical Association has an
overhead scanner which they are willing to let TIGS members
use to scan books/records for transcription. In appreciation
for this courtesy, TIGS will get a Watervliet Historical Association
membership.
2016 Genealogy Lookup Days – The lookup
days were well attended. Future lookups are being arranged for
The Eddy Terrace Assisted Living and the Lansingburgh Branch
of the Troy Public Library
Charter review status report – Lizette Strait
will mail the proposed charter to the members for their votes.
Kathy Buckley will keep track of the votes.
Project Updates: Bill McGrath presented the project
update statuses.
Completed Projects:
• St Joseph’s Cemetery Waterford – Now on-line
17,000 plus people from Albany County, Schenectady County, Saratoga
County, Rensselaer County, Canada and France including 200 weavers
from Lorraine, France who came to Cohoes in 1880. This information
has been sent to the Eastman Genealogy Newsletter.
Projects Underway:
• WW II Sixth Ward Honor Roll, South Troy – 370
names; database created by Barry Considine
• Gravestones in St. Agnes Cemetery showing foreign place
of birth – 54 pages, possibly 500 names, being transcribed
by Jan Sullivan.
• Erection of Tombstones for Civil War and Spanish American
War Veterans – 99% done – need to identify cemetery
locations.
• First Reformed Church Wynantskill – Rebecca Rector
is getting the names.
• West Troy Methodist-Episcopal baptism/marriage records
(1842 – 1911) Chris Connell and Kathy Buckley scanned
the Watervliet Methodist Church records – marriages, baptisms
and members. Bill McGrath will arrange for transcription.
• Marriage Records from Troy Newspapers – Bill McGrath
is finalizing these to make them uniform
• Methodist Episcopal Church Records Troy – Lansingburgh
– need to review and send to transcribers
5. New Business:
• Rootsweb Issues / Alternate Hosting Options –
Problems with rootsweb caused Jeanne Keefe to reload the TIGS
website; it is clean. Ancestry, the rootsweb host, has not been
as supportive as they once were. There is also no ability to
add an easy search function to the website. Rootsweb restrictions
prevent TIGS from having a PayPal dues payment and donation
button. Chris Connell will take the lead on investigating options
for a long term solution.
• Slate of TIGS Officers for 2016- 2017 – The existing
officers have agreed to serve another term. The election of
officers will be tied in with the charter review process.
6. Next TIGS Meeting: The next TIGS meeting will
be May 19, 2016 at 6:30 P.M. Meeting place to be determined.
7. The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 P.M.
Respectfully submitted by: Joan Durso, Secretary
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