>At 03:46 PM 12/11/96 -0500, you wrote: >>Hello all, >> >>I will be in NY for the holidays and I have some info on ancestors from >>Fishkill, NY, formerly known as Mattewan. Does anyone now of any good >>resources in Fishkill, like libraries of Genealogical societies? >> >>thanx, >> >>Vince Amodeo >> > >I visited Fishkill on a genealogical pursuit a few years ago so may be
able to answer a few questions. > >First, there is very little in the way of genealogical resources in
Fishkill (actually none that I could find);however, if you go about 20
miles north to Poughkeepsie and visit the Adriance Library you will find a
gold mine of information on the area. You can also visit the Dutchess
County Genealogical Society in Poughkeepsie which is in the LDS Church on
Spackenhill Rd.Call them at (914) 462-2361 as to their hours as they are
always subject to change. The Adriance Library also has a Special Local
History room that you must make prior arrangements to visit. Unfortunately
I can't seem to find their phone number right now. > >Fishkill is a city which comprised the villages of Fishkill Landing,
Matteawan. It was formed in 1788 with East Fiskill taken off in 1849 and La
Grange before that in 1821. > >I'm a member of the DCGS and have been doing research on my Lawrence
family in that area for some time. I have most of the issues of "The
Dutchess" the periodical of the DCGS but only the first 18 volumes are
indexed. I also have the 1987 Member Surname Index which lists the surnames
all members were interested in. I can do SPECIFIC lookups for those sure of
ancestors in this area and/or tell you what members were researching a
specific surname, but I don't have the time to do much more. > >I also strongly suggest you visit the NYGenWeb site for Dutchess Co. which
has much information and a query page. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nydutche>
or for any county in NY go to <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/> > >Dennis