Long Island New York - Research

[stfrancis]

Hi all,

Was just wondering if anyone might know of a reasonable researcher or genealogist from New York, Queens, or Long Island areas.

I would need to have a search done for obits and to have some cemetery searches and photos taken (in particular in Calvary Cemetery and St Charles Cemetery-East Farmingdale).

It does not necessarily have to be a "professional" genealogist, but at least someone who is familiar and comfortable doing this type of task.

You can also PM me. Thanks for any suggestions.

[justinfrombklyn]

hello i saw your post, i am a professional genealogist i frequently go to new york and i know calvary and saint charles cemeteries i have my own relatives as well there. if you would like to set up a project please send me an email with your contact info and we can set up a consultation. i can go possibly next week if everything is all set.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you

Justin Salvadore
justin@genealogyitalia.com
203-859-8177

[ffusiak]

For the obituraries, you may want to search the following free sites.

NY Historical Newspapers - http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org

Fulton History - http://fultonhistory.com (Site very slow)
Fulton Search - https://fultonsearch.org

Brooklyn Newspapers - https://bklyn.newspapers.com/search/#

https://www.theancestorhunt.com/blog/fr ... XuRMy3MxUN

[stfrancis]

Thank you justinfrombrklyn, I will let you know.

Thank you ffusiak, I tried most of those sources. I think I need to find a local newspaper on film, maybe at the Queens Library...

[ffusiak]

What newspaper?

Queens News - https://qns.com/news/obituaries/ (mostly recent)

[stfrancis]

ffusiak, oops...I should have mentioned...

It's for a death in January, 1972 (Joseph Focarile), and there are others from the early 1980's.

For my family, in NY or surrounding area, I have found only a single obit, or death notice out of hundreds of relatives! Where I live, I have found many obits, or at least notices, going back to the 1940's! Before that, of course, death notices were very rare.

I was thinking or hoping my lack of success has been due to the fact that I just haven't found the appropriate local newspaper yet . I know the family lived in the Astoria area for a long time. I believe they were relatively wealthy, so I'm a bit surprised there is no mention of the family.

[ffusiak]

You may want to contact the Greater Astoria Historical Society -

https://astorialic.org/research/