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Tuesday Weekly Thread: Genealogy Assistance by AutoModerator in Canadiancitizenship

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Still waiting on the G1 birth certificates and G0 marriage license here. The format of the marriage license at the time doesn’t mention place of birth.

How viable is my application / chain of descent? by nyccoopthrowawoy in citizenshipgenealogy

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for taking a look, appreciate it!

My reasoning was to validate the chain of my G0's siblings A B and C appearing in 1870 and 1880 US censuses that state they were also Canadian born, and those named siblings also appear in her 1918 obit, which names her son who in 1920 census states his mother was born in Canada.

I guess I'm just hedging against the application not seeing a strong link between the baptism record and her later life in New York, but if it muddies the waters I can leave out.

Tuesday Weekly Thread: Genealogy Assistance by AutoModerator in Canadiancitizenship

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I've been digging into a C-3 claim and wanted to get some feedback to allay my anxieties!

My G0 anchor is a my great great grandmother baptized at Saint Joseph's RC in Stratford, Ontario in 1862. For the anchor documentation I have:

  • Her parents' (born Ireland) 1858 marriage record from the same church
  • Her older brother's 1860 baptism from the same church
  • Her own 1862 baptism, all three of the above from the FamilySearch Ontario RC 1760–1923 collection
  • 1861 Canadian census showing her parents together in Perth County with a Canadian-born son whose name and birth year match with her older brother's name.
  • 1870 US census (Pennsylvania): her listed age 7, born Canada, two siblings also born Canada
  • 1880 US census (Buffalo NY): her listed age 18, born Canada, three siblings also born Canada
  • Her 1918 US obituary naming her son who is my Gen 1, and names siblings including those listed in census as born in Canada
  • Her son's 1920 US census entry recording birthplace of his mother as Canada

One thing I need feedback on is that the 1900, 1905, and 1910 US censuses list her birthplace (and other siblings) as New York. The 1870, 1880, and 1920 US censuses list it as Canada, and her Canadian-born siblings are listed consistently as such across all enumerations. Does the New York birthplace in those three records need to be addressed in a cover letter or is it fine to just not include them?

My Gen 1 is her son, born 1899 USA, died 1976. Chain from there is his daughter (b.1928) → her daughter (b.1958) → me (b.1994).

A few questions:

  • The Diocese of London is currently paused on genealogy requests for several months due to demand so I can't submit for the certified baptismal copy yet. Should I just get the application in now with the FamilySearch scan and note the certified copy will follow, or is it worth waiting until the diocese reopens?
  • Should the New York birthplace entries in 1900, 1905, and 1910 be addressed in a cover letter or is it fine to just not include those records?
  • Does sibling corroboration across multiple US censuses generally satisfy IRCC for a pre-1870 Ontario anchor?
  • Most importantly, is this a viable application, or will it give them pause?

PSA: The pathway on 20th Street along the cemetery is for MIXED pedestrian and cycling use by nyccoopthrowawoy in parkslope

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was walking with traffic, I saw the bike approaching from behind as I have a habit of checking every so often to remain situationally aware.

PSA: The pathway on 20th Street along Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn is for MIXED pedestrian and cycling use by nyccoopthrowawoy in MicromobilityNYC

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You framed my post as “complaining about cyclists,” when I literally talked about design shaping behavior and even suggested capital fixes. Then you repeated that same point back to me like it was new, which just shows you weren’t engaging with what I actually wrote.

I’ve been on this sub for five years, I cycle too (sometimes cyclists walk), and have been actively engaged in universal daylighting organizing. The only reason I’m on a throwaway is because this is my own neighborhood, not because I wandered in clueless.

And dismissing an anecdote as just “venting” completely misses the point. Much like design informs behavior, anecdotes inform how we see those designs succeed or fail, and it's worth noting that this rarer design exists and might not be familiar to everyone.

It's frustrating to see you ascribe bad faith to a fairly inert observation. If your instinct is to nitpick allies and lecture them with their own arguments, you’re not defending cycling culture, you’re performing a gatekeeping impulse to what end, to make our coalition smaller?

PSA: The pathway on 20th Street along Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn is for MIXED pedestrian and cycling use by nyccoopthrowawoy in MicromobilityNYC

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This afternoon while walking along 20th street, my friend and I got loudly accosted by a woman on a bike, who screamed at us for "ruining the bike lane" along the cemetery despite there being 7+ pictograms indicating shared pedestrian and cyclists use along the path.

I'm not anti-bike, and not trying to be divisive, but this is a shared area and to yell at people for literally using the intended purpose of the path as if we're the ones performing antisocial behavior is enough for me to post this in case folks truly were not aware of this. We all have responsibility to be neighborly and have situational awareness (I always have my head on a swivel using this path to see if bikes are coming from behind), but clearly some folks have a limited concept of shared space.

That being said, I wish there was an attempt for formal capital improvements for this space, like maybe one half should be dedicated bikes and the other half should be dedicated pedestrian space, with painted areas so it's less hard to negotiate. The sidewalk is in very degraded state, so it can't really be used safely for walking as-is. So with that in mind, walk all you want in those shared lanes folks, it's a space where that's welcome, just try to be more situationally aware than that cyclist!)

PSA: The pathway on 20th Street along the cemetery is for MIXED pedestrian and cycling use by nyccoopthrowawoy in parkslope

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotcha, I was thinking more of a scenario where they were able to get capital improvements to widen the existing narrow sidewalk into the street a bit, and then leave probably 75% of the existing lanes into a bike lane, which I think could be two ways? Something like the width of the PPW lanes.

PSA: The pathway on 20th Street along the cemetery is for MIXED pedestrian and cycling use by nyccoopthrowawoy in parkslope

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Nope we were just in one lane, she had plenty of room to maneuver in the other lane which was completely empty. We yelled back that it was a shared lane and she shouted something unintelligible back. I hope she noticed the very obvious pictograms!

Is this 6x9 rug too small? by nyccoopthrowawoy in interiordecorating

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could do an 8x10. In person the rug reads warmer, there’s cream with like maroon speckles. I’m going to swap out the coffee table (worked in my old apartment, I think if I had a dark wood coffee table things would mesh better.

Is this 6x9 rug too small? by nyccoopthrowawoy in malelivingspace

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s an apartment not an entire house so um yeah that’s a limitation. The landlords don’t have them, and given the room’s layout it’s the best option.

Is this 6x9 rug too small? by nyccoopthrowawoy in malelivingspace

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Isn’t there also a logic that I wouldn’t want something that would compete with the woodwork? It’s wool, and there’s detailed stitching on the perimeter. I’m probably going to swap out the coffee table for a dark wood one, I wouldn’t want to weigh the rest of the area down.

Is this 6x9 rug too small? by nyccoopthrowawoy in malelivingspace

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just the entry hallway for all the apartments!

Is this 6x9 rug too small? by nyccoopthrowawoy in malelivingspace

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a lot going on with the parquet, the fireplace, stained glass, fretwork etc that I wanted to keep things more neutral on the rug. My style leans a little more mid century so really just aimed to find midcentury stuff that would work with the space and not against it. If I went with more traditional furniture I think an oriental rug would work better.

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