• Obit: Agnes B. Hayes, Wife of James V. Hayes

    By Published On: April 15th, 2009Categories: Obituaries, Surname: Hayes (on Lewis Side)

    HAYES-Agnes B. Age 92. On April 15, 1997. Beloved wife of the late James V. Devoted mother of Mary- Ann Mumma, James B. and John. Adored grandmother of ten. Dearest great-grandmother of four. Friends may call at Frank E. Campbell, 1076 Madison Ave. at 81st St., Wednesday, 6-8PM. Funeral Mass on Thursday, St. Thomas More,

  • Obit: James Vincent Hayes, An Antitrust Lawyer

    By Published On: April 15th, 2009Categories: Obituaries, Surname: Hayes (on Lewis Side)

    James Vincent Hayes, a trial lawyer specializing in antitrust matters and a past president of the New York County Lawyers Association, died Saturday at his home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan after a long illness. He was 85 years old.

  • Excerpt of “Mr. Murray’s Consideration, a gift of friendship.”

    By Published On: April 15th, 2009Categories: General News, Surname: Hayes (on Lewis Side)

    The following is an excerpt of an article written by my new found cousin James B. Hayes. In the May-June 2008 issue of Dublin’s “Ireland of the Welcomes” magazine, there is a several-page photo-article by a native of NYC, James B. HAYES, former publisher of “Fortune” magazine, now living and writing in Colorado Springs, in

  • The Great Easter Egg Hunt of 2008

    By Published On: April 11th, 2009Categories: Family Events

    Last year, my brother Peter and his wife organized “The Great Easter Egg Hunt of 2008”. While I was lost within a minute of the instructions, the kids seemed to figure it out and had a great time!

  • Rendezvous Report For Jonathan Beattie

    By Published On: April 9th, 2009Categories: On The Genealogy Trail, Surname: Beattie

    Several branches of the Beattie family have been told of Jonathan J. Beattie’s time in the Navy during the Civil War.  Unfortunately, none of us have any details of his experience there.   My Uncle Lloyd only documented that he believed that Jonathan “Was a Seaman in the US Navy  in the Savannah, Georgia area”.

  • Obituary: Edward Schneider, husband of Eleanor Tierney Schneider

    By Published On: April 7th, 2009Categories: Obituaries, Surname: Tierney

    Thanks to Carolyn Gibbons of North Carolina, a ROAGK volunteer who found this obituary for me. Edward Schnedier, 82, died Saturday.  Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Emmanuel Episcopal Church by the Rev. Martin Caldwell.  Burial will be in the old Bethesda Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Eleanor Tierney Schneider; one

  • The Beattie Mini Reunion of March 2009

    By Published On: March 23rd, 2009Categories: Family Events, Surname: Beattie

    On Sunday we attended the first  “Beattie Mini-Reunion” in Manhasset, NY at the home of Patricia Celmency, my third cousin.  Myself, my wife Colleen, Philip Jr, Kevin, my brother Jerry and mother Jeanne all headed down to Pat’s house which is just 50 minutes away from mothers house in Katonah, NY.  We arrived

  • Marriage Certificates Reveal Additional Information About Birkenhead Beattie’s

    By Published On: March 17th, 2009Categories: Found Documents, Surname: Beattie

    Recently received Marraige Certificates reveal some missing information from the Beattie’s who move to the Birkenhead area.

  • Beattie Letter, Circa 1850-1900

    By Published On: March 13th, 2009Categories: Found Documents, Surname: Beattie

    This letter has been handed down through the generations and wound up in my mother’s possession.  The envelope that the letter was in was addressed to a Mrs William Russell of Miami, Florida.  Across the top of the envelope, it had “Record of Beattie Family from Edith” written on it.  I don’t know who she is yet,