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From: "Ralph W. Wyndrum Jr." <>
Subject: Re: [Scotch-Irish] Emigrant Savings Bank
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 13:57:45 -0500


I tried to access this, but it asks for a password and member ID, which I
was unable to discover how to get.
Help?
Ralph Wyndrum
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul R. Swan <>
To: <>
Date: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 2:54 PM
Subject: [Scotch-Irish] Emigrant Savings Bank


>Laura,
>
>Thanks for the heads up. I had read about this a year or so ago, but
didn't
>know that it was now up and running. Seems to work, although entering a
>given name (after a surname) doesn't limit the hits, but I imagine they'll
>fix that sometime. 4000+ records now, but 70,000 eventually. Truly a
>treasure.
>
>>
>> Another note, has anyone had success with the online database of the New
York
>> Emigrant Savings Bank? The home page says: "What is the Emigrant Savings
Bank
>> project?
>> Called the single most important genealogical source material for New
York
>> City discovered this century, the New York Emigrant Savings Bank, opened
in
>> 1850 and run by Irish immigrants, for Irish immigrants, contain records
for
>> emigrants from California, Michigan, Florida, upstate New York, New
Jersey,
>> Delaware, Maryland, Alabama and Missouri and are a true treasure trove of
>> information."
>>
>> I'm intrigued. Happy hunting, everyone. Best, Laura
>>
>
>

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