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After much thought, I have decided to sell this website. I am looking for someone who wishes to maintain it so that the information collected is not lost.
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If there is anyone interested in helping the Stephentown Historical Society move forward with their data entry projects, please contact them. They could really use a couple of hours of your time.
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The Stephentown Historical Society has changed their e-mail address to:
shs@fairpoint.net
Their new website address is:
http://www.fairpoint.net/~shs
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HELP TO SUPPORT THE SITE: Visit the STEPHENTOWN GENEALOGY STORE and learn how to get a FREE 1878 Stephentown Map complete with resident's names. In Stephentown, it is:
The postcard on the left depicts Main St. looking west, Stephentown, NY. The building on the right has a sign that reads: "Mt. Whitney Grange". The postcard on the right shows Main Street, looking east. In the foreground in the Vanderbilt House.
Let me introduce myself - as I get e-mail all the time from people wondering who it is they are contacting. Here goes:
My name is Tina Martinson Ordone. I was born in Troy, NY while my parents were living in Stephentown. My mother grew up in Stephentown, as did her family for at least 5 generations that I can document. My father was a city boy, from Boston, but he spent most of his teen years in Stephentown, living with his aunt and uncle, Wayne and Rotrude McVeigh. Their son Tom is currently the town assessor in Stephentown. My mother's parents were Nelson and Doris (Moon) Sweener. They lived up on Black River Road, right where Gramp's parents had lived. Their homes don't exist anymore, but my memories of that place do. It is because of them that I have the intense interest in Stephentown that I do. Of course, being a non-professional genealogist, I have worked on my mother's ancestry for many years. Most of that research centered on Stephentown. In the course of my research, I came in contact with many people who were also researching their ancestors from Stephentown. I saw a need for information that wasn't available online, and that was the seed that was planted to create this website.
Though I grew up in nearby New Lebanon, NY, I moved to New Orleans, Louisiana since November of 1972. My husband Clint and I have three children, Chris, Kim and Lindsay, and two grandchildren, Sebastian and Victoria. In August, 2008, we sold our home in the New Orleans area, and moved closer to our daughter Kim and her family in Rayne, Louisiana. Above you will find a photo of Clint and I, taken on Christmas Day, 2008 as well as photos of Sebastian, age 9 years 11 months and Victoria age 2 years 7 months. Sebastian is the son of of daughter Kim (34) and her husband, Michael and Victoria belongs to our son Chris (38) and his wife Patsy. We also have Lindsay, who is 24 and is engaged to be married.
Even the name my grandchildren have for me is rooted in Stephentown, as I called my grandmother "Gram."
I get back to the area every two or three years, as my brother Eric still lives in Pittsfield, Mass., and several of my mother's siblings still live in the area. Uncle Pete (Nelson Sweener) now lives in Troy, after living in Berlin for many years and serving as that town's assessor for about 16 years. His daughter in law now serves in that capacity. My Aunt Ann Geraldi lives in New Lebanon and Aunt Ella Amidon left Cherry Plain (near Berlin) for Bennington, VT a few years ago. It is through their rememberances and experiences in Stephentown, growing up there in the 1930's and '40's, that I came to understand the town. In September, 2008, Clint and I went back for my 40th high school reunion. It was wonderful to see so many of my former classmates.
As it is with many small towns, big city conveniences tend to lure people away. However, I hear from "transplants" often. People who maybe passed through and fell in love with the town. Some have visited relatives in the area. Others vacationed in the area and loved the peacefulness. Whatever the motivation, they are giving the town new blood and helping lifelong residents to revive the town.
The Stephentown Historical Society has done a wonderful job with the Heritage Center. They are wonderful people, who are dedicated to the preservation of the town's history. I would like to see them get more help in doing that. It is so important that young people become interested in the town, and the history, so that they can help to carry on. To know a person's history, is to appreciate it. The same goes for a town. Just some thoughts.
My intention, using this website, is to provide as much useful information as I can, with the help of the many people who visit. I love receiving stories and pictures, and there can never be too many. Please continue to visit the site, share your stories and pictures, and if you have any suggestions for additions to the site, please feel free to e-mail me.
My name is Tina Martinson Ordone. I was born in Troy, NY while my parents were living in Stephentown. My mother grew up in Stephentown, as did her family for at least 5 generations that I can document. My father was a city boy, from Boston, but he spent most of his teen years in Stephentown, living with his aunt and uncle, Wayne and Rotrude McVeigh. Their son Tom is currently the town assessor in Stephentown. My mother's parents were Nelson and Doris (Moon) Sweener. They lived up on Black River Road, right where Gramp's parents had lived. Their homes don't exist anymore, but my memories of that place do. It is because of them that I have the intense interest in Stephentown that I do. Of course, being a non-professional genealogist, I have worked on my mother's ancestry for many years. Most of that research centered on Stephentown. In the course of my research, I came in contact with many people who were also researching their ancestors from Stephentown. I saw a need for information that wasn't available online, and that was the seed that was planted to create this website.
Though I grew up in nearby New Lebanon, NY, I moved to New Orleans, Louisiana since November of 1972. My husband Clint and I have three children, Chris, Kim and Lindsay, and two grandchildren, Sebastian and Victoria. In August, 2008, we sold our home in the New Orleans area, and moved closer to our daughter Kim and her family in Rayne, Louisiana. Above you will find a photo of Clint and I, taken on Christmas Day, 2008 as well as photos of Sebastian, age 9 years 11 months and Victoria age 2 years 7 months. Sebastian is the son of of daughter Kim (34) and her husband, Michael and Victoria belongs to our son Chris (38) and his wife Patsy. We also have Lindsay, who is 24 and is engaged to be married.
Even the name my grandchildren have for me is rooted in Stephentown, as I called my grandmother "Gram."
I get back to the area every two or three years, as my brother Eric still lives in Pittsfield, Mass., and several of my mother's siblings still live in the area. Uncle Pete (Nelson Sweener) now lives in Troy, after living in Berlin for many years and serving as that town's assessor for about 16 years. His daughter in law now serves in that capacity. My Aunt Ann Geraldi lives in New Lebanon and Aunt Ella Amidon left Cherry Plain (near Berlin) for Bennington, VT a few years ago. It is through their rememberances and experiences in Stephentown, growing up there in the 1930's and '40's, that I came to understand the town. In September, 2008, Clint and I went back for my 40th high school reunion. It was wonderful to see so many of my former classmates.
As it is with many small towns, big city conveniences tend to lure people away. However, I hear from "transplants" often. People who maybe passed through and fell in love with the town. Some have visited relatives in the area. Others vacationed in the area and loved the peacefulness. Whatever the motivation, they are giving the town new blood and helping lifelong residents to revive the town.
The Stephentown Historical Society has done a wonderful job with the Heritage Center. They are wonderful people, who are dedicated to the preservation of the town's history. I would like to see them get more help in doing that. It is so important that young people become interested in the town, and the history, so that they can help to carry on. To know a person's history, is to appreciate it. The same goes for a town. Just some thoughts.
My intention, using this website, is to provide as much useful information as I can, with the help of the many people who visit. I love receiving stories and pictures, and there can never be too many. Please continue to visit the site, share your stories and pictures, and if you have any suggestions for additions to the site, please feel free to e-mail me.
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I'm sending along the award from "Connie's Family History Pages" as a small token of recognition for a 'job well done!'"
"You have a beautiful site with lots of good information. You should be proud! Please accept the "Genealogical Excellence Award." What does this mean? Well, it's a thank you for contributing to online genealogy and family history."
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