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Subject: Re: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] TIGS Data Base/Church Memorials
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 18:45:45 EDT


Bill
I think this is a fabulous idea When reading the story about St Lawrence's
church It Made me think... It would be a great idea to take photo's of
the Churches and other historical buildings to help preserve the memory of
them I remember St Lawrence's was a beautiful Church with Wooden Altars
Pat


In a message dated 7/7/2008 11:35:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:

As a genealogy researcher we think of birth dates, marriage dates, death
dates, as the bare bones of an ancestors record. What the individual did in
life, what were the accomplishments, what sacrifices were made, I think add
"flesh" to that ancestors bones and give us a better picture of that individual
we never knew.

If you look at the various TIGS projects on line, you will see that
approximately seven of the current TIGS projects reflect this thinking. For example
with the Alderman data base, we can observe that our ancestor was a Alderman
year in and year out in a particular ward in Troy or with the Bank Officers
data base we can see a lifetime of service in a particular Troy Bank. These
little details of a persons life add some "flesh" to that persons history.

So along this line it would be interesting to have some list discussion on
the following idea for a new TIGS project.

Last year while visiting a son in Ridgefield, Conn., I attended mass at St.
Mary's Church and spent some time reading the various inscriptions on the
stained glass windows. Lots of information on these memorials. Family names,
individual names of family members, some dates of death, etc. I thought then
that this would be an interesting idea for a TIGS data base on the various
memorials in Troy area churches. If your families ancestors scrimped and saved
to donate a church memorial which carries the family name wouldn't; you like
to know about it? Does this information add "flesh" to that ancestors bones?

As many list members know, over the years Troy has seen Holy Trinity Church,
St. Lawrence's Church and St. Jean deBaptiste Church all closed. If there
were family names on memorials in these churches are they still there or
have they been removed? I know the names from my family's church, St.
Michael's, are long gone as the original building was destroyed by fire in the 1970's.

With the recent announcement of the possible closing of the following
churches in Troy, how many more memorials with our ancestors names will be lost?

List of Troy Churches From The Albany Times Union:

St. Mary's Church
St. Paul the Apostle Church
St. Peter's Church
St. Francis de Sales Church
St. William's Church
St. Patrick's Church

So, if any list members have any thoughts on this idea, pro or con, they are
invited to post their comments to the list.

Regards,

Bill McGrath
TIGS Project Coordinator
Clifton Park, NY






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