At 6:33 AM -0400 6/29/99, Bob Arnold wrote: >Brewing was certainly a big business then, and Albanians in 1832 consumed >a quarter of their own production. While I know of nothing in print, I did >collect term papers and the like when I was Albany County Historian. Those >files can be accessed through the Albany County Hall of Records, >518/447-4500. Ask for County Archivist Craig Carlson or Deputy Director >Patty Bryce. > >As for works on the Albany Irish, there was a thesis done at SUNY-Albany >by a person named Rowley, about 30 years ago, that may help, and at the >Albany Institute of History and Art there is a paper on Albany's ethnicity >done by Jack Hotchkiss. You might also try NYS Assemblyman Jack McEneny, >also a former Albany County Historian, for some leads. > > Thanks for your help. The Irish outside of NYC/Manahttan seem to be ignored. I'm Brooklyn/Albany Irish. regards m ================================================================= Getting out of Long Kesh was easier than getting a job in Ardoyne. Jimmy Smyth http://www.panix.com/~cassidy