The
Troy Irish
Genealogy
Society did meet
on Wednesday,
January
19 th,
2005 at
the Capital District
Celtic Cultural
Center located
at 251 River Street
In Troy, NY. Attending the
meeting
were Bill
McGrath,
Jeanne
Keefe,
Kristin
Ayotte
and first
time attendee Pat
Mooney.
The
meeting
was
brought
to
order
by
Co-Chair,
Kristin
Ayotte.
A
prepared
agenda
was
distributed
to
attendees.
The
first
matter
of
business
was
to
commend
each
other
for
braving
the
below
zero
weather
and
snow
that
had
dumped
over a
foot
and
was
still
falling.
Our
new
member,
Pat,
had
driven
from
Rotterdam
to
attend,
Bravo!!
Bill
also
had
driven
a
distance
from
Clifton
Park
while
Jeanne
and
I
are
Trojans
and
found
the
driving
difficult.
You
have
to love
the
Northeast
in
the
winter.
Prior
to
beginning
the
business
portion
of
the
meeting
members
had
time
to
chat
with
Pat
and
let
her
know
about
the
group
and
what
we
are
trying
to
accomplish.
We
exchanged
surname
interests,
where
to
look,
what to
look
for,
etc.
Bill
is
a
wealth
of
information
on
locations
of
various
records
and
shared
some
of
his
previous
postings
to
the
list.
OLD
BUSINESS
The
minutes
from
the
last
meeting
were
sent
to
attendees
with
no
corrections
received,
therefore Jeanne
will
post
to
the
website.
Members
Projects – Bill
tells
us
that
the
4926
Death
Notice
have
been
compiled
by
Jeanne
to
date.
11
pages
are
yet
to
be
transcribed
and
then
proof
read,
4
pages
being
proof
read
as
of
the
night
of
the
meeting.
Pat
Mooney
offered
to
transcribe
2
of
the
11
remaining
and
Kristin
took
2
more pages.
Bill
has
had
some
difficulty
contacting
some
list
members
who
took
pages
for
transcription
and
have
not
completed.
If
you
are
one
of
those
members
please
contact
Bill
with
an
update
so
that
we
can
complete
the
project
and
get
it
posted to
the
website.
Website
Update – Because
of
recent
difficulty
securing
a
solid
meeting
place
and
therefore
having
to
switch
from
Thursday
to
Wednesday,
Jeanne
has
now
put
the
Meeting
Link
in
bold
red
lettering
at
the
top
of
the
page.
Please
be
sure
to
check
each
month
for
the
posting
of
the next
meeting.
Tours – Nothing
currently
planned
or
to
be
reported
on.
Group
Resources – Tabled
until
Donna
Vaughn
is
present
Report
from
List
Administrator – Postponed
until
Donna
Vaughn
is
present
Links
to
other
websites – No
new
links
at
the
time
of
the
meeting,
however
after
the
meeting
I
was
on
the
website
Cyndi’s
List
and
found
we
are
now
linked
from
that
site.
Meeting
Room
Discussion – We
are
still
actively
seeking
a
permanent
location
for our
meetings.
For
now
we
will
continue
to
meet at
the
CDCCC
and
post
to
the
list
if any
change
is
made.
That
means
we
will
continue on
the
3
rd
Wednesday
of
the
month,
as Thursdays
are
not
available.
The
Troy
Public
Library
was again
brought
up,
they
did
have
Wednesdays
available in
the
past
but
the
meeting
would
have
to end
by
8:00
as
the
building
closes.
Further
discussion on
the
list
would
be
appreciated.
Charter
and
Mission
Statement – The
final
changes
were
approved
and
are
now
incorporated. Both
can
be
viewed
at
the
website,
Jeanne
has added
a
link
for
all
to
have
access
to the
documents.
NEW
BUSINESS
Checking
Account – Jeanne
Keefe
reports
that
Charter
One
Bank
offers
a no-fee
business
account
for
small
not
for
profit
organizations. Following
election
of
officers
this
will
be
the
responsibility of
the
treasurer
elect
to
set
up
for
the group.
Genealogy
Table – Donna
Vaughn’s
presentation
on
Green
Island
is
still
anticipated
and
hopefully
will
be rescheduled
soon.
Bill’s
posting
of
location
of
records
in
Troy
will be
sent
to
Jeanne
to
be
posted
to
the list
for
new
members
to
avail
themselves
of.
The
meeting
was
adjourned;
Pat
began
her
long
journey back
to
Rotterdam
and
the
rest
of
us
retired to
Holmes
and
Watson’s
Pub
for
a
bite
to
eat.
The
next
meeting
will
be
held
on
2/16/05
at
6:15
at
the
CDCCC,
a
posting
will be
made
to
the
website
with
directions.
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