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  Encyclopedia: Rensselaer County, New York
Rensselaer County is a county in the state of New York.
The Southern Tier is a geographical term that refers to the counties of upstate New York State west of the Catskill Mountains along the northern border of Pennsylvania, with the exception of the counties in the far west of the state near the city of Buffalo.
New York counties A county seat is an administrative centre for a county.
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 Rensselaer, New York - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rensselaer is a city in Rensselaer County, New York, USA, located on the Hudson River, directly opposite Albany.
The name is from Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, the original landowner of the region in New Netherland.
The City of Rensselaer is on the west border of the county.
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 Rensselaer, New York -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The city lies next to the (A New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century) Hudson River with (Click link for more info and facts about Albany County, New York) Albany County, New York and the City of Albany on the opposite shore.
Rensselaer is located at 42°38'48" North, 73°44'1" West (42.646713, -73.733743).
Out of the total population, 19.0% of those under the age of 18 and 9.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
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 Hudson River article - Hudson River Mahican river York State Jersey Henry Hudson Englishman Netherlands - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It is named for Henry Hudson, an Englishman sailing for the Netherlands, who explored it in 1609, though the first European to see it was the Italian Giovanni da Verrazano in 1524 whose expedition was financed by the citizens of Lyon, France, under the auspices of King Francois I.
The Hudson is joined at Albany by the Mohawk River and flows south until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean between Manhattan Island and New Jersey, forming New York Harbor, at New York Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.
The Hudson as it passes through New York City is also known as the North River.
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 New York State Historical Societies, New York History Net
New York Central Historical Society - membership includes former NYC and subsidiary line employees, rail historians, students of railroad engineering, serious modelers and those with fond memories of one of America’s greatest railroads.
New York Correction History Society - excellent histories of DOC institutions and their role in New York State and American history.
New York Covered Bridge Society - formed in 1966 to bring enthusiasts together to help preserve the old historic covered spans, to work with local communities interested in saving bridges, to collect information on all New York State covered bridges and to make such historical information available to its members.
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 Rensselaer County, New York Genealogical Records Information
Rensselaer County was situated in the mainstream of events during the 1777 Revolutionary War campaign.
Rensselaer County played a crucial role in the Civil War, providing the Union Army with machine made horseshoes made at the Burden Iron Works, which was powered by the largest waterwheel in the world.
The descendants of Timothy Carpenter of Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., New York
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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Home Page
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute was established in Troy, N.Y., in 1824 by Stephen Van Rensselaer “for the purpose of instructing persons, who may choose to apply themselves, in the application of science to the common purposes of life.”
Rensselaer engineer Tom Zimmie, professor and acting chair of civil and environmental engineering, is headed to New Orleans as part of an expert team investigating levee failures in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Rensselaer’s new research center ranks among the world’s most advanced facilities focused on the application of engineering and the physical and information sciences to the life sciences.
www.rpi.edu   (771 words)

  
 New York Birth Certificate, Death Record, Marriage license and other vital records
For the area outside of the five boroughs of New York City (except for births occurring in Queens and Richmond counties for the years 1881-1897).
Since 1847 divorce actions in New York have been handled in the supreme court for the county in which the divorce was heard.
Birth and Death records are filed with the Clerk of the city, town or village in which the event occurred and, normally, with the New York State Bureau of Vital Records.
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 Rensselaer Opens New $20 Million Center for Future Energy Systems
The new $20 million research center, in partnership with Cornell University and Brookhaven National Laboratory, seeks to meet the energy challenges of the 21st century by focusing on innovation in and commercialization of energy conservation and renewable energy systems.
Our goal is to make New York state a world leader in energy research and a powerful generator of energy-related businesses and jobs.
Rensselaer has a goal of matching the state funds with an additional $10 million or more in industry and federal support for its energy research.
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 Columbia County, New York
But New York and Albany continued to be used for these services by some families well into the 18th century.
New Amsterdam was renamed New York and Fort Orange was renamed Albany.
New York State Library Gopher - This is for the State Library.
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 New York Genealogy - researching your New York family tree.
Albany and southeast-central New York are heavily Irish-American.
According to the New York State Library, "The New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records provides birth and marriage records from 1881, death records from 1880 and divorce records from 1963.
New York State Vital Records does not maintain records filed in Albany, Buffalo or Yonkers prior to 1914.
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 Rensselaer County, New York
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 New York State Office of Children & Family Services
New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Commissioner John A. Johnson today announced an expanded automotive training center at its Allen Residential Center in South Kortright, Delaware County.
Through this electronic newsletter OCFS shares with stakeholders in the child welfare system the solutions that address the challenges as we continue to implement our child welfare improvement agenda in New York State.
New York State Office of Children and Family (OCFS) Commissioner John A. Johnson today announced nine grants totaling $1.4 million have been awarded to support caregivers in successfully raising their kin when the biological parents are temporarily or permanently unable to provide care.
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 New York Online Dating, New York Personals & New York Singles: Straight & Gay
New York Passions is a free dating site for singles with a love of New York.
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 RensSearch: Rensselaer Research Libraries
Off-campus use of these resources is available only to current Rensselaer students, staff and faculty.
Rensselaer Libraries' Catalog lists the books, periodicals, government documents, and archives and manuscript collections owned by the Libraries.
It is based on the same system as the Rensselaer Research Libraries' catalog, so that the search and display screens will be similar.
opac.lib.rpi.edu   (571 words)

  
 Clowns.ByCityDirectory.com - Clowns in New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 New York Appraisals, Real Estate Appraisers, Albany, NY
New York Appraisals, Real Estate Appraisers, Albany, NY Estimates
New York State Chambers of Commerce and Realtor Associations
Let a certified appraiser find the value that you need to know in order to make the right decision.
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 CARDS, PLAYING - Online Information article about CARDS, PLAYING
Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat.
Nuremberg about 1384, which illustrates the rapid spread of the new game throughout Europe.
In form the earliest cards were generally rectangular or square, though sometimes circular.
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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Rensselaer freshman Mike Henzel (right) scored for his team's only goal when he deflected a Craig DiDomenico pass into the back of the goal.
Rensselaer got a goal on a header from freshman Kerry Reilly (right) at 37:26 of the first half to tie the game and the Red Hawks and Russell Sage battled through two overtimes, playing to a 1-1 draw.
Rensselaer junior Sal Mangano (right) got the game’s only goal off a rebound with just under eight minutes remaining in the second half and the Red Hawks held off SUNY Institute of Technology (SUNYIT), 1-0, In the season-opening Second Annual Red Hawks-Dutchmen Men’s Soccer Classic held at Rensselaer’s Harkness Field.
www.rpi.edu /dept/athletics   (1356 words)

  
 Rensselaer, New York
RENSSELAER COUNTY was taken from Albany in 1791.
Greatest length 30, greatest breadth 22 miles; centrally distant from New York N. 156, and from Albany E. 10 miles.
The eastern portion of the county is broken and hilly, and in some places rather mountainous and interspersed with fertile valleys.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ny/state/orphan/rens.htm   (395 words)

  
 Rensselaer County Online
As one of the earliest of New York's counties, Rensselaer has a population of about 153,000 residing over 665 beautiful picturesque square miles.
We are located within 250 miles of New York City, Boston, Montreal, and Buffalo, placing us in the hub of North American activity, and are easily accessible to the New York State Thruway and well as the Taconic Parkway.
PUBLIC NOTICE: Rensselaer County and the City of Troy have applied for a Justice Assistance Grant (2005 F3913/NYDF) that would increase police walking patrols in the downtown business district of Troy.
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 FILE NOT FOUND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The file you've requested from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could not be found.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 110 8th St., Troy, NY 12180.
Copyright © 1996 - 2004 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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 Rensselaer County, NY GenWeb site for genealogy and history
Genealogy and History of Rensselaer County, NY This website was last updated Tuesday, 1 November 2005.
Rensselaer County, NY was created 7 February 1791 from Albany County, NY.
This Rensselaer County, NY GenWeb site would not be what it is today if Debby Masterson, my predecessor, had not given more of her time, energy and dedication than we will ever know.
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 NYS Census Records: Genealogy: NYS Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Various censuses were taken by the State of New York (usually at ten year intervals).
The original records for the State's pre-1915 census are kept at the county level and are not available at the New York State Library.
New York State Census Microfilm at New York State Library
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 NYS DOS,Kids' Room, NYS Facts, County Names
Sketches of New York State's colorful early history are wrapped up in the everyday words that name our 62 counties.
The derivations of how the counties got their names was compiled by state historians, and used to appear in New York's Legislative Manual.
in honor of Morgan Lewis, governor of New York from 1804 to 1807
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 NYNY Index
The Gangs of New York [1927-1928] (New York, Thunder's Mouth/Avalon, 2002)
Wrecks on the New York Central Churchville to Corfu From 1911-1974 (Batavia)
Van Rensselaer, Mariana Griswold Schuyler - History of the City of New York in the Seventeenth Century, 2 vols.
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