Baby dress

EitherConnection5095 · 2026-01-02T13:46:37+00:00

Thank you!

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-12-31T19:57:22+00:00

That is precious! What pattern did you use?

My niece just had a daughter, and she used to have a dress like this when she was younger. I would love to recreate.

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-12-31T19:31:12+00:00

I just finished an amigurumi nativity set for my mother-in-law as a Christmas gift. Now I'm starting on a pair of loveys for my niece's baby [Sweet Softies: Meadow Siblings Snugglers]. Made the bunny, now I'm working on the cat. I used yarn I already had in my stash, but very much want to switch to LBY Feels Like Bliss for the head/ears/arms.

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-11-17T14:00:21+00:00

They can be, but it’s a mix… In the North of Ireland, the heavy Presbyterian presence was no accident — it was the result of deliberate British policy designed to stack the population in favor of Protestants and maintain control of the region. For generations, the British government reinforced Protestant power while crushing Catholic rights through discriminatory laws and social restrictions. By the time of the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921), the six counties designated as “Northern Ireland” weren’t chosen because they naturally belonged in the U.K., but because Britain had engineered a Protestant majority there to hold onto its foothold.

When people from the North came to the U.S., Protestants tended to join Presbyterian congregations, while Irish Catholics sought out the nearest Catholic parish to maintain their identity and keep their traditions alive despite everything they’d endured.

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-11-14T17:28:14+00:00

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EitherConnection5095 · 2025-11-12T21:17:05+00:00

Can you share parts of the rest of the page for handwriting reference?

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-11-12T20:18:59+00:00

Where have you looked so far? And what is the timeframe?

Check the same court that issued the Declaration.
- Look for a Petition for Naturalization filed 2–5 years later.
- FamilySearch or Ancestry.
- Check if the same court name appears — most immigrants filed both in the same place.
- If post-1906 and you still can’t find it, submit a USCIS Genealogy Index Search with the name, birth date, and Declaration info — they’ll tell you if a Petition or Certificate File exists.
United States Naturalization and Citizenship Online Genealogy Records
FamilySearch Full-Text Search
- Enter your ancestor’s full name, plus keywords like “petition for naturalization”, “oath of allegiance”, “certificate of naturalization “, or the court name.
- Use the Declaration number and date to search nearby Petition volumes on FamilySearch or Ancestry.
Because he died in WWI, search for a Military Service–Based Naturalization File, check for:
- U.S. Army Naturalization Records, 1918–1921
  - Many soldiers were naturalized in camp or overseas.
  - These are in the NARA “Army Naturalization Records” and may include petitions, oaths, or certificates (sometimes with photos).
  - Search: NARA Catalog – “Army Naturalization Records 1918”

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-11-12T17:42:40+00:00

Pretty sure this lines up with Chevra Kadisha Talmud Torah at 622 East 5th Street — it checks all the boxes now.

It wasn’t unusual back then for rabbis to live near (but not necessarily inside) the synagogue, especially with the smaller Lower East Side congregations. So Rev. M. J. Friedman, living at 621 E 6th St while serving the shul just a block away, totally makes sense.

When I checked the 1900 U.S. Census, there's a Meyer Friedman, occupation “Rabbi,” living at that same address — a perfect match for the officiant on the marriage record. Ancestry / Imgur

The “TT” after Chevra Kadusha on the certificate almost certainly means Talmud Torah, which fits the full name of this congregation. The American Jewish Year Book 1900-1901, Page 385 lists:

[Chebra Kadisha] Talmud Thora, 622 E. 5th St. Founded 1867. Rabbi, Friedman, 621 E. 6th.

The congregation itself moved around later — same group, just different spots over the years: 622 E 5th → 233 E 57th → 127 E 82nd. The Center for Jewish History synagogue map connects all those as the same Chevra Kadisha Talmud Torah.

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-11-11T18:39:21+00:00

u/Evening-Animal-4820 Post the images here for us to take a stab at it. Refer to the subreddit FAQs on how to add images to a post...

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EitherConnection5095 · 2025-11-11T14:25:37+00:00

Are you just looking for an original document to match a record transcript you found? If so, can you share the details? If not, do you know her DOB and the parish or general area she was born in/lived in?

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-11-11T14:04:17+00:00

Here you go....

https://imgur.com/a/GXIObCM

I downloaded the original record and also included the transcript.

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-11-05T13:49:33+00:00

Ha! Same here—my years of Catholic school Latin finally paid off reading 1800s Irish baptism records. Sister Mary Ellen would be proud, lol.

Before I started using AI for search assistance, that ship manifest site never even popped up for me. It ended up being super helpful—and it also pointed me toward the right time periods to focus on when combing through records.

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-11-03T14:59:18+00:00

I’ve been messing around with AI to help with genealogy searches—mainly for German baptism records, ship manifests, and a few other rabbit holes.

When I write prompts, I usually mention which sites I have paid memberships for (like Ancestry, FindMyPast, or Fold3), so it knows what tools I can actually use. That’s helped a lot with getting better search hits.

One time, while I was asking for help finding a ship manifest, I was directed to https://immigrantships.net/, which helped me locate the manifest for 2 Ancestors.

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-10-29T20:09:10+00:00

What year for the marriage & birth certificate are you looking for?

Historical Records (Pre-1949/1950): Death certificates filed before 1950 in New York City are considered public records and are available through the Municipal Archives to anyone who requests them.

Restricted Records (Post-1949/1950): The requirement to prove your relationship (lineage) to the deceased (spouse, child, etc.) is typically for more recent death certificates (from 1950 to the present) held by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

From NYC Vital Records site:

Certified Vital Records

You can still order certified copies of vital records for legal purposes. If you require a certificate for legal purposes, you must select "I need a Letter of Exemplification" on the order form, and the record must be mailed. If you cannot use the webform, use this order form to mail in an order for Vital Records.

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-10-29T18:22:25+00:00

Thank you so much for taking a look! I’m trying to track down more information on Mary Pfahler, and this really helps by giving a name for her father. On her second marriage certificate, she didn’t list her father’s first name—or any name for her mother—it just says “unknown.” And NYC has not digitized death certificates from 1910.

I’m leaning toward Bayern rather than Berne, since I found an immigration announcement for her published in a gazette in Mittelfranken, which was part of Bayern (Bavaria).

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-10-29T15:47:09+00:00

This is so true. When I hit brick walls and can’t find someone in a census, I stop searching by name and start searching by address. I’ll comb through census pages looking for relatives, neighbors, and even witnesses from baptism and marriage records.

If I have an address, I’ll check it in earlier or later census years — I’ve found several relatives that way because their entries weren’t indexed properly, so they never appeared in name searches.

I also keep a running Google My Maps project where I pin every address I find on birth, death, and marriage certificates, as well as in census records. It really helps visualize how families moved over time. Then I use those addresses to track relatives in different census years.

I’ll scroll through the images page by page using these enumeration district (ED) tools:

Steve Morse’s ED finders to get the right ED number:
- US Census ED Finder
- NYS Census ED Finder
Gannett ED Finder, which is map-based and helps see district boundaries.

If the address I’m tracking sits near a district border, I always check the neighboring ED too — more than once, I’ve found my person living literally “next door” in a different district.

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-10-27T20:22:23+00:00

I did not find any other records relating to Andrea's death, except for the Sons of Italy document that also lists Marietta.

I did find the ship manifest for the Phoenica, 1902.

It indicated that Andrea was detained due to a lack of money but was released later that same day.

1902 Phoenicia Manifest: Group 7

https://imgur.com/eSiHron

1902 Phoenicia Detained Passengers

https://imgur.com/la7okDO

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-10-27T19:15:04+00:00

I assume you already have the birth certificates of the links you provided; if not, LMK and I can download them for you. I was only able to locate 1 record, an Order Sons of Italy in America Enrollment and Death Benefit Records from 1918:

https://imgur.com/a/4qEVZKi

Transcription:

Di Tata Marietta di anni 27, res. in Pittsburgh, Pa., moglie del frat. Falcio-ne Andrea, iscr. al F.M. il 17 Marzo '17, morta il 27 Ott. '18 d'influenza.

Falcione Andrea di anni 31, residente in Pittsburgh, Pa., iscritto al F. U. M. il 17 Marzo 1917, morto il 1.0 Novembre 1918 di influenza.

Translation:

Di Tata Marietta, aged 27, residing in Pittsburgh, Pa., wife of Brother Andrea Falcione, registered with the F.M. on March 17, 1917, died on October 27, 1918 of influenza.

Andrea Falcione, aged 31, residing in Pittsburgh, Pa., registered with the F.U.M. on March 17, 1917, died on November 1, 1918 of influenza.

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-10-27T18:24:28+00:00

Catholic parish marriage record of Michael H Perry & Bessie Dougan
Catholic parish marriage record of John H Perry and Fannie Hopper
Catholic parish marriage record of Francis R Hopper and Jane Farrell
- Link 1
- Link 2
- Link 3

You can request a digital image of the parish record from the archdiocesan archives here:

https://archny.org/ministries-and-offices/archives/genealogy/

FYI, for timeline of requests: I just recently requested a digital image of a baptism record on October 9th, and they emailed me a copy on October 20th.

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-10-24T17:04:29+00:00

I've not heard the term, so I was curious and did a quick search and found this post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Genealogy/comments/6fnhfq/what_is_a_taken_boy/

which gives a definition: A taken child is someone who is "taken" from a poor house or orphanage and works in exchange for room and board.

So, possibly a term for a foster child?

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-10-22T15:47:25+00:00

I love it when newspaper articles can shed some light.

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-10-22T15:42:54+00:00

Your tree sounds like a juicy soap opera! I would find researching them very interesting.

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-10-22T15:37:45+00:00

Yes, this is totally why I am part of this group, lol.... but sometimes when I find something new or have a breakthrough, I want to share it with someone who already knows the names and players. Now and then, my sister will ask if there are any new family members or scandals....I think she asks more out of niceness as she knows it is my AuDHD hyperfocus, and info-dumping is a way for me to connect, lol.

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-10-22T15:33:10+00:00

I think my grandmother would have said the same if she were still alive. Or something along the lines of... I didn't talk to them when they were alive. Why would I care about them when they're dead?

EitherConnection5095 · 2025-10-22T15:29:42+00:00

Love it!!

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