Susan Walski wrote:
>
> First of all let me say hello to Charles and it's good to see you posting
> again.
> Next, Living here in Orange county I can tell you that resources are
> scattered. Some towns have histories that have been published and one might
> find some good genealogical data in these histories. I do have a complete
> listing of all the Orange County historians. Too many to type out the whole
> list but if you ask a town, I'll be glad to forward the name.
The towns of major interest to me in Orange County are: Florida,
Warwick, Chester,
Walden. Wallkill. Montgomery, New Windsor and Newburgh.
>
> As for Ulster County, 2 great books are "In Ole Ulster" and the Ulster
> Presbyterian Church records. The latter being a combined book if my rusty
> brain remembers of all the Presbyterian churches in Ulster. I found both at
> the Newburgh Free Library at 142 Grand Ave, Newburgh, NY. in the Local
> History Division. This Division also has a surname exchange file. I
> believe you can send in a 3x5 card with your information and include your
> address. Visitors can then write to you.
I am very familiar with "In Ole Ulster" and there is a copy of it here
in the
California Genealogical Society Library in San Francisco.
Although my immediate family is connected with the Presbyterian church,
my Ulster
connections were members of the Reformed Dutch Churches in New Paltx,
New Hurley, Gardiner, Shawangunk and that environ. As you know the RFD
church records are
great sources.
>
> Also, I think most of the 1825 census survived for Orange county.
I have plumbed all of the Federal and State censuses for all I can get
out of them.
>
> For the person who asked about Montgomery. There is a Fort Mongomery and
> Orange County Genealogical Society offers the book Montgomery, Brick
> Reformed Church by Jean Worden Baptisms and Marriages 1734 to 1840 with
> index. Cost is 33$
The Township of Montgomery is at the border of Orange and Ulster
Counties.
> Hope this helps,
>
> Susan in Washingtonville Village/Town of Blooming Grove
Now here is a small world coinincidence. My fathers parents lived in
Wahingtonville,
and Oxford Depot, in the Town of Bloomingdale ca 1898 before settling in
Florida, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, in 1904, where my
mother, me and all of my siblings were born and raised.
> Susan Walski
> Genealogy: The only hobby where finding dead people can excite you!
> http://www.eideti.com/~swalski
Thanks for your message, Susan.
Charles Herbert Crookston