TROY IRISH GENEALOGY SOCIETY MEETING MINUTES
November 19, 2015 at Moscatello’s, Troy, NY
Present: Chris Connell, Lizette Strait, Kathy Fomuk,
Jeanne Keefe, Heidi and Carl Klinowski, Debbie Gilligan, Mike
Gilligan, Katie Gilligan, Kris Ayotte, Donna Vaughn, Mimi Nicotina,
Jan Sullivan, Noreen Iacobucci, Kathy Buckley, Gail Landrigan,
Mary Beth Brown, Eileen Shea, Bob Rainville and Joan Durso
1. Call to Order:
President Chris Connell called the meeting to order
at 6:45 P.M.
2. Treasurer’s Report:
The Treasurer’s Report was submitted by Lizette
Strait, Treasurer.
Expenses: $304.00 Check #1004 to ACGS for Books (not cleared)
$415.69 Check #1005 Chris Connell – Balance owed on Mt.
Ida Restoration Grant (not cleared); Deposits: None; Balance as
of 11/19/2015: $3,110.28 (outstanding checks deducted); Petty
Cash: $21.63; Total Assets: $3131.91;Paid Members 2015: 81 (no
change from last month); 2014 Paid members: 101
3. Project Updates:
The St. Joseph’s Church of Cohoes Books of
Marriages and Baptisms were received – Kathy Buckley has
them for lookups.
The St. Anne’s Church Waterford Book of Marriages arrived
– Chris Connell has them for lookups.
Old Mt. Ida Cemetery Cleanup - Chris Connell and
Chris Philippo worked with 8 – 10 PHI Sigma Kappa fraternity
members to clean up and lift the flattened stones. The fraternity
members agreed that is ok to share the tools purchased with the
New Mt. Ida group.
Death Notices in Troy Newspapers 1797-1860 –
over 9000 records are now on the TIGS website which now has a
link from Eastman’s Blog.
St. Joseph’s Cemetery Waterford (includes
Cohoes residents): Bill McGrath is now up to the letter “P”
in matching the church records to the computer file.
Waterford Lookup Day was successful.
4. On-Going Business:
The Spring trip to Ireland is full.
Donna Vaughn is still getting one or two, “How
do I?” questions per month.
Potential topics of discussion for the January meeting
are:
Suggestions or ideas for getting more paid members
– we have 81 paid members vs. 101 last year. There is a
discrepancy between the number of list subscribers and paid members.
Is there a way to entice more of the list subscribers to become
paid members? Dues are low; they are only $10.00 per year. We
are currently accepting payment for 2016 dues.
Revamping the Website
5. New Business
Donna Vaughn, Membership Chair, reported that she
and Kris Ayotte both have upcoming presentations at which they
would like to have TIGS flyers available. More flyers need to
be printed.
Discussion regarding cost ensued. It was decided that 500 flyers
should be ordered and TIGS should pay the 22 cents per copy charged
by Staples or a lower amount if Bill McGrath could find a less
expensive vendor. Lizette made a motion to this effect, several
members seconded it and the motion passed.
A motion was made by Bob Rainville to pay $100.00
dues to the Irish American Heritage Museum; it was seconded and
passed.
Kris Ayotte discussed upcoming events:
Troy Victorian Stroll – TIGS will have a table
11 – 5 at RCHS.
Autumn Trip to Ireland - 10/20/2016 – 10/30/2016
(The dates listed are revised because they were updated subsequent
to the 11/19 meeting.) Dublin – 2 nights, Belfast –
1 night, Letterkenny – 1 night, Galway – 2 nights,
Kilkenny – 2 nights, Killiney – 1 night
6. Next TIGS Meeting:
The next TIGS meeting will be January 21, 2016 at
6:30 P.M. (Subsequent to the 11/19 meeting, Moscatello’s
was selected as the January meeting place.)
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made and was
passed.
Subsequent to the November meeting, TIGS was contacted
by WMHT, our local public television station. On Tuesdays starting
1/5/2016 at 8:00 P.M., season three of Finding Your Roots with
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will be broadcast. A staff member from
WMHT will be attending the January TIGS meeting to discuss
possible TIGS collaboration with WMHT.
7. Genealogical Presentation:
After the business meeting, Jan Sullivan and Noreen
Iacobucci presented their research on the Hebert family who were
their family’s immigrants from France to Canada in the 1600’s.
Since the French church kept excellent records, Noreen and Jan
found a great deal of information regarding their early French
settlers in the new world. In conducting their research as to
how the family came to the U.S., they found that after the French
and Indian War, the British required the settlers to swear allegiance
to the king. Settlers who did not were transported elsewhere,
some to various colonies, some to England, some to France and
some as far away as the Falklands. Many died during their transportation
or were arrested upon arrival in the their new locations. Noreen
and Jan’s ancestors were transported to Guilford, Connecticut
where they were able to work as indentured servants and ultimately
as free men.
Respectfully Submitted by: Joan Durso, Secretary
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