TROY IRISH GENEALOGY SOCIETY
Troy, New York

Troy Irish Genealogy Meeting Minutes
August 21, 2014 at the Ilium Café in Troy, NY

Present: Kathy Buckley, Gail Landrigan, Cathy and Bill McGrath, Jan Sullivan, Chris Connell, Chris Philippo, Rebecca Rector, Pat Plunkett, Dot Dugan, Tom and Karen Martin, Chris and Kathy Fomuk, Noreen Iacobucci, Kelly Grimaldi

1. Call to Order:

Chris Connell filled in for Gerri Sherry called the meeting to order. She reported 515 Facebook likes, 282 list subscribers and 93 paid members (2013 paid members was 85).

2. Treasurer’s Report

Lizette provided a treasurer’s report:
The previous balance as of July 30, 2014 is $3,764.35: Expenses: $235.00 Check # 1032 for ACGS books, $25 Check # 1033 Thank you for the Lansingburgh Historical Society for tour of Herman Melville Museum (to date check has not been cashed), $100 Check #1034 for Outstanding Lansingburgh Historical Society membership, $125.00 Check # 1035 for Outstanding Rensselaer County Historical Society membership. Deposit $30.00: Balance as of August 19, 2014 is $3794.35: Petty cash is $21.63 making total assets: $3815.98.
Total paid members: 93 (2 renewing members).

3. Project Updates

Death records were extracted from the 1905 Troy Directory. The Directories for 1901 – 1904 are now on line. These records include dates of death and occupations.

Marriage notices found in Lansingburgh Newspapers from 1787- 1895 include 10,000 names and lists the residences of the bride and groom. This is important because New York State Law did not require marriage records until 1880. It is a wonderful resource for the TIGS website. Currently the information is only available at the Troy Public Library. Deaths from 1787 – 1895 consists of 436 pages and over 10,400 names all transcribed. (Bill McGrath offered a special thank you to Tom and Karen Martin, new transcribers who were present at this evening’s meeting.)

David Marsh, President of the Lansingburgh Historical Society offered TIGS the spreadsheet of burials for the Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground located at 3rd Avenue and 5th Street.

The interment book for the former St. John’s Cemetery was returned to St. Agnes Cemetery’s historian.

4. On-Going Business

The dates open for the next Waterford Library Look-Up Day are September 7, October 5 or 19, November 2, 16, 30 or December 14 or 28. TIGS is looking for volunteers to do the look-ups.
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A walking tour will be scheduled at Albany Rural Cemetery with Mark Bodnar on Sunday, October 5 from 1 – 3 PM.

6. New Business

Chris Philippo offered to take the lead on a project to map St. Patrick’s Cemetery’s oldest sections. He would like to schedule a Saturday in September. Anyone interested in participating should contact Chris with dates and times of availability.

7. Next Meeting

The next TIGS meeting will be held on September 18th at the Ilium Cafe 9 Broadway Troy 6:30 PM.

A motion to adjourn was made by Rebecca Rector and seconded by Tim Plunkett at 7:40.

Respectfully submitted,
Kelly Grimaldi,
Secretary