Tompkins County, NYGenWeb - Past, Present, Future Plans

Past, Present and Future

See the projects we have in the works, as well as recent additions. And if you really want to see how much we've done in the last couple of years, you can link to that too. Thanks to all the volunteers who help to keep this site a constant work in progress.
RECENT ADDITIONS
December 18, 2009 (Hecht Index)	Daryl Holloway has sent us updated information for the Olney burials in Caroline Grove Cemetery. Thanks Daryl!
December 18, 2009 (Hecht Index)	We have added the following new items to the Index of Bill Hecht's Scanned Items: Artistic Series, No. 16 - General view of the Glen Cascade, Buttermilk Ravine, Ithaca, N. Y.
December 15, 2009 (Cemeteries)	We have added photographs for Everts and Logan burials in Ithaca City Cemetery. All photos are by Cathy Knauff.
December 10, 2009 (Cemeteries)	We have added photographs for Howard and Leonard burials in Ithaca City Cemetery. All photos are by Cathy Knauff. Thanks Cathy! By the way, all of these new photos are also being added to our updated Ithaca City Cemetery records.
December 7, 2009 (Cemeteries)	We have added photographs for Johnson, Legge, Leo and Leonard burials in Ithaca City Cemetery. All photos are by Cathy Knauff. Thanks Cathy!
December 3, 2009 (Cemeteries)	We accidentally left out four of the photos donated by Ann Fox Gulbransen for Strong Family Cemetery; they are now added to our record. Sorry Ann and thanks again for donating these photos!
November 30, 2009 (Cemeteries)	We have added photos of Strong Family Cemetery, in Lansing, donated by Ann Fox Gulbransen. Thanks Ann! We have also added a link in our Off-Site Resources section to Ann's fantastic family genealogy website: Chez Gulbangi.
November 27, 2009 (Cemeteries)	Barry Dutcher has graciously donated more photographs of headstones in Grove Cemetery, in Ulysses. Surnames are Abel, Arns, Brown, Davis and Saylor. Thanks Barry!
November 25, 2009 (Cemeteries)	We have added photographs for La Bar, Lambert, Landon, Laubengayer, Lawrence and Woodward burials in Ithaca City Cemetery. All photos are by Cathy Knauff. Thanks Cathy!
November 18, 2009 (Cemeteries)	As some of you already know, we discovered some time ago that our Lansingville Cemetery records were in error, that we had Lake Ridge Cemetery burials listed on the Lansingville records. Since then, several people have been working tirelessly, using Association Records, burial maps provided by the Association, older records by Dora Pope Worden and Isabelle Parish and lots of walking the cemetery, to put together a new record. We put Part 1 up back in June, and now we are very happy to announce that Part 2 (of 3) is now online, and it includes lots of photographs of headstones. A big thanks goes out to the following for all their hard work and research in putting this new record together: Cheryl Hall, Nina McAndrews, Janet Nash, and especially the Lansingville Cemetery Association, Darlene Jackson and Cheryl Salsman. Thanks to everyone! By the way, we will keep the older record up on the site until we have finished with all three parts of the new one.
November 17, 2009 (Cemeteries)	Margaret Chatterton Schnabel has sent us information about Chatterton burials in Ithaca City Cemetery. She has also donated photographs of the headstones. Thanks Margaret!
November 17, 2009 (Surnames)	We have a couple of new surname submissions for the Surnames pages: Hams - Barbara Matul Westfall - Barbara Matul
November 17, 2009 (Cemeteries)	We have added photographs for Herrick, Lord, Love, Loveless and Tooker burials in Ithaca City Cemetery. All photos are by Cathy Knauff. Thanks Cathy!
November 16, 2009 (Cemeteries)	We have added updated information to Strong Family Cemetery, in Lansing.
November 15, 2009 (Cemeteries)	We have added photographs for Lucas, Lucke, Lusk, Lutilansky, Lydon, Lygan, Lyon and Lyons burials in Ithaca City Cemetery. All photos are by Cathy Knauff. Thanks Cathy!
November 13, 2009 (Cemeteries)	Barry Dutcher has done a little research and updated the information we have for the Abel family in Grove Cemetery, in Ulysses. He has also donated a headstone photo. Thanks Barry!
November 13, 2009 (Off-Site Resources)	We have added a link to the Ithaca City Cemetery records, a joint partnership of the Ithaca City Clerk's Office, Gateway Mapping, Inc., and NamesInStone.com. You can find the link on our Off-Site Resources page.
November 06, 2009 (Surnames)	A number of people have registered the surnames they are researching on the Surnames pages: Buchholz - Helen Buckholz Callahan - Jill Foley Casey - Jacqueline Bower Chesley - Tina Marie Searles Cooper - Elizabeth Cooper Crosier - Sandi Dalloway - Tina Marie Searles Driscoll - Jacqueline Bower Fleming - Eileen Gilbert Foley - Jill Foley Koistinen - Jayne Stewart Linderman - Sandi McClure - Tina Marie Searles Munn - Ron Munn Pearsall - Tina Marie Searles Richardson - Dave Richardson Searles - Tina Marie Searles Teeter - Jill Foley Walsh - Jill Foley Warren - Tina Marie Searles
November 05, 2009 (Off-Site Resources)	We have added a link to the Dryden Mutual Insurance Antique Photo Gallery, with lovely photos of the Dryden area by Verne Morton, Off-Site Resources page.
November 01, 2009 (Off-Site Resources)	We have added a link to the Town of Caroline Historian website on the Off-Site Resources page.
October 26, 2009 (Bill Hecht)	We have added links to more of the images scanned by Bill Hecht: No. 252 - Looking down from island above Third Fall. (stereo view) No. 95 - Taughannock Fall - 215 Feet High. View from the North Bank - 380 feet high. (stereo view) Ithaca, N.Y., part of the People's Series (stereo view) Cascadilla School House and Residence (photograph) Ravine from Cascadilla Bridge. (stereo view) No. 6910 - On top of Lucifer Falls, looking down Ravine. (stereo view)
October 09, 2009 (Scrapbook)	Laini Giles has transcribed pages from newspapers and donated them to the Tompkins County NYGenWeb website. Thanks Laini! Ithaca Daily Journal (July 23, 1891, p. 3) Ithaca Daily Journal (June 16, 1909, p. 9) Ithaca Journal (March 15, 1969, p. 3) Ithaca Journal Obituaries (March 16, 1956, p. 5) Various Obituaries
October 4, 2009 (Bill Hecht)	We have added links to more of the images scanned by Bill Hecht: No. 92 - Ithaca Fall--160 feet high--150 feet broad--View from the North Bank. Fall Creek. No. 12 - Newfield Ravine, South of Ithaca--Second or Grande Cascade
September 20, 2009 (Church)	J. Bianconi has donated scanned images of Beardsley Family Records. Thank you! We also link to them from the Beardsley/Beardslee Bible Records.
July 23, 2009 (Census)	We have added a link to the 1905 New York State Census, available for browsing at the FamilySearch Pilot website. FamilySearch is doing an amazing job of making records like these available for free. If you would like to help out with this project, you can find out more here.
July 22, 2009 (Scrapbook)	Laini Giles has donated Local Events of the Past Year (1887), from an Ithaca newspaper. The rest are coming soon. Thanks Laini!
July 21, 2009 (Scrapbook)	Laini Giles has donated a number of newspaper clippings to the Tompkins County NYGenWeb website. First to go up is Local Events of the Past Year (1908) [Excerpt], in the Ithaca Journal. The rest are coming soon. Thanks Laini!
July 20, 2009 (Schools)	Burdette (Burt) Williams has donated a school photo of the 1937 East Lawn School, located in Ithaca. Most of the students are named, but if you recognize anyone, please drop us a line. Thanks Burt!
July 06, 2009 (Census)	We have added links to the 1865 and 1892 New York State Censuses, available for browsing at the FamilySearch Pilot website.
June 23, 2009 (Off-Site Resources)	We have added links to a couple of terrific websites on our Off-Site Resources page: Local History at Tompkins County Public Library - includes obituary indexes, a nice collection of digital books and more Tools of History - Online Access to Historical Materials of South Central NYS
June 17, 2009 (Cemeteries)	As some of you already know, we discovered some time ago that our Lansingville Cemetery records were in error, that we had Lake Ridge Cemetery burials listed on the Lansingville records. Since then, several people have been working tirelessly, using Association Records, burial maps provided by the Association, older records by Dora Pope Worden and Isabelle Parish and lots of walking the cemetery, to put together a new record. We are very happy to announce that Part 1 (of 3) is now online, and it includes lots of photographs of headstones. A big thanks goes out to the following for all their hard work and research in putting this new record together: Cheryl Hall, Nina McAndrews, Janet Nash, and especially the Lansingville Cemetery Association, Darlene Jackson and Cheryl Salsman. Thanks to everyone! By the way, we will keep the older record up on the site until we have finished with all three parts of the new one.
June 16, 2009 (Genealogies)	We have the last of Larry and Margie Meyer's donated genealogies up on the website: Descendants of James J. McElheny Descendants of Daniel Griswold Thanks Larry and Margie!
June 07, 2009 (Genealogies)	Larry and Margie Meyer have donated several genealogies, and Descendants of John Mineah is now available. Thanks Larry and Margie!
May 31, 2009 (Bill Hecht)	We have added more links to Bill Hecht's scanned images: 1812 Map of New York, including title page of map book and signature of owner No. 7016 - The Lower Taughannock Ravine - from the top of Main Fall (Stereo View) No. 78 - The Giant's Stairs and University Bridge, Cascadilla Creek (Stereo View) No. 94 - Taughannock Fall - 215 Feet High. View from the North Bank - 380 feet high (Stereo View)
May 22, 2009 (Off-Site Recources)	We've added a link on our Off-Site Resources page to Tompkins County Church Records available on microfilm at Cornell University.
May 22, 2009 (Genealogies)	Larry and Margie Meyer have donated several genealogies, among them: Descendants of [Unknown] McKee Thanks Larry and Margie!
May 22, 2009 (Wills)	More photos from Andrew Halladay, this time headstone photos for several families in Danby Rural Cemetery, among them: Beers and Grant. Thanks Andrew!
May 21, 2009 (Wills)	Andrew Halladay has donated headstone photos for several families in North Lansing Cemetery, among them: Bower, Buchanan, Dearman, Singer, Swoger, Townley and VanBuskirk. We have completely updated the file as well. Thanks Andrew!
April 14, 2009 (Wills)	Andrew Halladay has donated the Will of Effingham Townley, of Groton to the Tompkins County NYGenWeb site. You can view a scanned image of the will as well as the transcription. Thanks Andrew!
April 01, 2009 (Cemeteries)	We have a completely updated record for Garrett-Mandeville Cemetery, also known as Old Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery.
March 15, 2009 (Cemeteries)	Andrew Halladay has donated photos of headstones in East Lansing Cemetery, particularly for the Bower family. Thanks, Andrew!
March 14, 2009 (Cemeteries)	Andrew Halladay has donated photos of headstones in Lansingville Cemetery, particularly for the Bower family. Thanks, Andrew!
February 19, 2009 (Military)	Dawn Johnson has donated the Civil War Pension records for James W. Davis, who was married in Dryden, Tompkins Co., NY, 21 Dec. 1858 to Caroline Tree; they also lived and had children in Lansing and Ithaca before moving to Michigan.
February 04, 2009 (Cemeteries)	Mary and Ray Maki have donated and transcribed the 1850 Agricultural Census for Newfield. Thank you so much, Mary and Ray!
February 04, 2009 (Cemeteries)	We have added information about the Fanning burials in McLean Catholic Cemetery, located in Groton. Thank you Frances S. Drisko for donating this information!
February 04, 2009 (Hecht Index)	We have added the following new items to the Index of Bill Hecht's Scanned Items: Ithaca Stereo View Ben Conger Resigns from Senate (newspaper article) Barnes Hall and Uris Tower -- Cornell (Photograph)
February 04, 2009 (Surnames)	We have added the following new surnames and their researchers to the Surnames pages: Gilbert, Tom and Mel Reininger Gregoire, J. Peter Gregoire Hoagland, Tom and Mel Reininger Johnson, Betty Lee, Stephanie Lee Sears, Tom and Mel Reininger Stringer, Debbie Bozkurt We have also updated all email change requests.
January 21, 2009 (Genealogies)	Larry and Margie Meyer have donated several genealogies, and Descendants of Richard Lacey (b. 1739) Descendants of Samuel Beatty Descendants of Richard Lacey (b. 1784) are now available. Thanks Larry and Margie!
January 21, 2009 (Cemeteries)	We have updated information for Wright burials in South Danby Cemetery, sent in by Elaine Wright Mount. Cheryl Hall has also added information on Hill burials, and she coded this file. Thanks Elaine and Cheryl!
January 20, 2009 (Genealogies)	We have an updated version of The Thomas Eaton Family genealogy, sent in by Eileen Arndt. Thank you, Eileen!
January 15, 2009 (Cemeteries)	Rita Harris has sent us 2008 updates to Green Hills Cemetery, located in Dryden. Thank you, Rita!
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