Stavanger, Norway

Yesterday we were in Stavanger, Norway, our last port on the
Norwegian cruise. Today we are steaming south toward Amsterdam where we
will conclude this cruise sometime tomorrow morning. Then we wait around
the Schipol Airport in Amsterdam for a flight to Prague so we can start
the second phase of our trip.

The photo is of the Lagard Gravlund - a cemetery. It was one of the
nicest one I have seen (and I do like cemeteries). One unique feature I
noticed on a number of gravestones that note a husband and wife, below
the two and their dates was a notation of the wife's maiden name. For
genealogists this is handy.

Tromso and Bergen, Norway

The other day we were in Tromso and yesterday in Bergen, Norway's second
largest city. In Tromso it was cold and misty but in Bergen it was a bit
warmer but raining. I guess that was the type of weather we expected.

Yesterday we had expected to arrive in Bergen at 10:00 AM but we missed
that by a 'country mile.' It happens that during the night there were
problems with the engine and for a while we are dead in the water. We
finally arrived in Bergen at 5:00 PM but then stayed until 11:00 PM.

Geiranger, Leknes, Kirknes and Honningsvag

Since our stop at Alesund, we have stopped at ports of Geirenger,
Leknes, Kirknes and today we are in Honningsvag. All are located on or
at the end of fjords in the northern portion of Norway. The
Geirangerfjord has been the most picturesque yet with it very high stone
walls. The weather was very nice in Geiranger but it has become cooler
as we moved further north. Today in Honningsvag the high is expected to
be only 47 degrees.

The sun has been up for the last four or five days and will be so until
we get further south. We have to be sure that the drapes are tightly
closed or else when you wake up in the middle of the night it seems like
the middle of the day.

Geiranger, Norway

Yesterday we cruised up a long fjord to the small town of Geiranger. The
sail up the fjord was very picturesque with small settlements ever so
often. Some of them were three quarters of the way up the side of hill
and you wonder how they got up there. The ship was anchored at the end
of the fjord and from there we were able to take a tender into the town.
The town was very small with a large camp ground with campers from all
over Europe.

Today we are sailing up the coast of Norway to the port of Leknes, the
northern most port on this cruise. Unfortunately tomorrow is Sunday and
most of everything in Leknes is closed but at least will will have an
opportunity to walk around.

In Alesund, Norway

This morning we arrived at Alesund about 9:00 AM after cruising for a
day and a half up the North and Norwegian Seas. Alesund consists of a
number of islands with three large ones being Norvoy, Aspoy and Hessa
and is the entrance to Stor Fjord. The city has about 40,000 residents.
The Prinsendam is docked at the cruise terminal and we are able to leave
the ship, cross the bridge and you are in the downtown area.

We took the City Train which winds through the city and eventually winds
up on Mt. Aksla from which the photo was taken.

We will stay in Alesund until 11:00 PM and the out to sea and move on to
our next port north of here. By the way, today the sun will set at about
11:20 PM and it will rise tomorrow morning at about 2:30 AM. Not much of
a night!

Sailing the North Sea

Today we are sailing the North Sea on our way to our first Norwegian
port, Alesund. We will arrive there around 8:00 AM. Today is a day of
rest although there is plenty of activity aboard the m/s Prinsendam. The
casino is open but as is generally the case on the Prinsendam there are
very few folks there. This afternoon there is the first of the lecture
series but I don't recall what the subject is and don't feel like
getting up to find out!

Our stateroom is very nice as we were upgraded from a normal verandah
stateroom to a Superior Suite although it is not really a suite. It is,
however, much larger with a larger balcony. We have been very lucky on
any of our Prinsendam cruises as we have been upgraded the last three times.

That's it for now.

In Amsterdam

Today we are in Amsterdam after leaving home on Thursday, the 7th. We flew to JFK and from there we flew to London-Heathrow. From Heathrow we took the National Somethingorother coach to Gatwick and spent the night there. On Saturday we flew to Amsterdam and our cruise starts tomorrow from here.

The cruise is for fourteen days along the Norway Coast and in a number of it's fjorrds and then we will be back here and then on to Prague. There we will spend a few days and then begin a week long cruise up the Elbe River. Then it's on to Berlin for a few days and then will have to give it up and head for home. It looks like a great month. So far it has been very good. 

The Edward O'Briens in the 1940 Census

In the ongoing hunt for my Mother and Father (and I) in the 1940 Federal Census I thought I would look for my Uncle Eddie and Aunt Mae, the O'Briens, in the off chance that they were with them. My Aunt Mae was my father's sister. In the Rochester City Directory for 1940 the O'Brien family is listed at 2360 N. Clinton Ave in Irondequoit. No sight of them in the Enumeration District that would contain that address. In the Rochester Suburban Directory (also at the Rochester-Monroe County Public Library web site), which includes Irondequoit, the O'Briens are listed at 16 Burwell Road. They are shown below at line 56. The family includes my Uncle Eddie, my Aunt Mae and my cousin Jack.

O'Briens in 1940 Federal Census in Irondequoit, NY

Sarah L. Eagan in the 1940 Federal Census

My grandfather Stephen Eagan's sister, Sarah, is listed in the 1940 Federal Census at the St. Ann's Home on Lake Avenue. Sarah never married and worked for many years at the City Clerk's Office. She died in 1944 and is buried in the Eagan plot in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester.  She is found at line 61.

Sarah Eagan in 1940 Federal Census in Rochester, NY

Makarewicz 1940 Federal Census in Hamtramck, MI

This is the 1940 Federal Census for the Makarewicz family in Hamtramck, MI. My father-in-law, Sigmund Makarewicz (changed to Mack in 1941) is line 15. My lovely wife, Nancy, is line 18. Following the Makarewicz family is Rose Zabowski, my mother-in-law's sister, and her family.

Makarewicz and Zabowski in 1940 Fed. Census

Maloney - 1940 Federal Census for Rochester, NY

Yesterday, April 2, the Federal Census for 1940 became available online from the National Archives. The census records become available seventy-two years after being taken so the 1950 Federal Census will be available in 2022.  Attempting to find any of my family yesterday was a loss as too many people were searching so I tried early this morning and was successful in finding my step-grandmother, Mary Hanley Maloney, at 54 Greig Street. As my grandfather, Frederick, had died in March and the census was taken in April he was not listed although he was listed in the 1940 Rochester City Directory.

In addition to Mary Maloney, my uncle Leo Maloney was listed as a Warehouse Man at Swift & Co. Also listed was Jeanne Young, a 23 year old single niece. I suspect that she was the daughter of Alice Hawkins Young, the daughter of Sarah Weed Maloney Hawkins (my great-grandmother) and John Hawkins. It is noted that Jeanne Young was born in Michigan and it also noted the in 1935 she lived in Ann Arbor, MI. In 1940 she was a nurse at Highland Hospital in Rochester. Below is the census record with Mary Maloney at line 50.

Maloney 1940 Federal Census for Rochester, NY

1940 Rochester, NY City Directory

The Rochester-Monroe County Public Library has recently added the 1940 City Directory to its list of online documents.  Here are the information in the directory for the Eagan, Maloney and Hanley families.


Eagan, Austin (Mary) service man Monroe Calculating Mach Co. 196 Chestnut r 93 Alexander


Maloney, Fredk G (Mary) h 54 Greig
Maloney, Jos T Rev asst rector St John The Evangelist Church r 548 Humboldt
Maloney, Katherine E sten r 54 Greig
Maloney, Leo P receiving clrk r 54 Greig


Hanley, Eileen P r 77 Oriole
Hanley, Jos M msngr Defender Photo Supply Co Inc 666 Driving pk av r 77 Oriole
Hanley, Katherine M married Chester Baker
Hanley, Michael J (Eliz M) bkpr Fahy Market 25 Front h 77 Oriole
Hanley, Richard J lab 860 Maple r 77 Oriole
Hanley, Thomas R (M Josephine) stock clrk h 524 Columbia av


Just a few notes. A "h" prior to the address stands for house and it means that person is the home owner. A "r" stands for resident.

UPDATE: Eagan, Sarah L r 1971 Lake Avenue (Saint Ann's Home)

Marriage Records for Frederick Maloney

My maternal grandfather, Frederick George Maloney, was married three times. The first marriage took place in Leoni Township, MI where he married Jennie McGill on November 11, 1891. Jennie, the daughter of William and Celia McGill, died on November 4, 1897. Here is the Michigan marriage record (record no. 341):

Marriage - Fred Maloney and Jennie McGill - 1891

About 1900 my grandfather returned to Rochester, NY where he had been born. Here on May 17, 1905 in Immaculate Conception Church he married my grandmother, Bridget Josephine Hanley, the daughter of Thomas Hanley and Catherine O'Connell. My grandmother died in Rochester on February 23, 1913. Here is the Rochester marriage record which stretches over four sheets:

Marriage - Fred Maloney and Bridget Hanley - 1905

After my grandmother died, my grandfather married my grandmother's sister, Mary Agnes Hanley. It was this wife I had always thought was my grandmother when I was very young. They were married on June 20, 1916 in Watkins Glen, NY where Mary Hanley at the time was working as a nurse. Mary Hanley Maloney died September 19 1948 in King Ferry, NY. This is the Watkins Glen marriage record:

Marriage - Fred Maloney and Mary Hanley - 1916

Dubai

A slideshow of photos taken in Dubai in March 2011.

Dubai

Dubai, a set on Flickr.

These are the photos taken while we were in Dubai last Spring. From Dubai we took a 33 day cruise to get back home to Florida.

Maloneys in the 1930 Federal Census in Rochester, NY

In 1930 my maternal grandfather, Fred Maloney, his wife, Mary, and their five children were living at 54 Greig Street in Rochester.  The Federal Census for that year has some interesting data, including the "age at first marriage" (for my grandfather - 20, for his wife - 44) and year of immigration (for Mary Hanley Maloney it lists 1880 - probably incorrect). My grandfather's occupation was railroad engineer (Erie RR). The five children: (1) my mother, Mary, 24 years old, bookkeeper at a meat market (Fahy's Market on Front Street); (2) my Uncle Joe, 23 years old, no occupation listed but he was probably studying for the priesthood at St. Bernard's Seminary on Lake Ave.; (3) my Aunt Helen, age 21 years old, clerical worker in a clothing establishment - later she would join the convent as Sister Helen Joseph; (4) my Uncle Leo, 20 years old, occupation was originally listed as "chauffeur" which was crossed off and difficult to see what  replaced it but it was something in a grocery; (5) my Aunt Kay, age 19 years old, a stenographer. This is the last available census record for the Maloneys until the 1940 census is available next spring.

Maloneys in 1930 Federal Census in Rochester, NY

Hawkins in the 1920 Federal Census for Jackson, MI

The Federal Census for Jackson Co., Michigan found my great-grandmother, Sarah Weed Maloney Hawkins, living with her daughter, Nellie W. Smith (line 43), and two lodgers.

Sarah Hawkins in 1920 Federal Census for Jackson, MI

In Leoni Township on Hawkins Rd. is Harold Hawkins (line 35), son of Sarah and John Hawkins, and his wife, Mary, and sons, Harold and Robert.

Harold Hawkins in 1920 Federal Census for Leoni Twp., MI

And Will Hawkins (line 83), another son of Sarah and John, along with his wife, Alice, and ten children.

Will Hawkins in 1920 Federal Census for Leoni Twp., MI

At Sea on the Atlantic

Today (Monday the 28th) we are crossing the Atlantic Ocean on our way to
Ft. Lauderdale. The last two days at sea have been very nice,
temperature in the low 70s, sunny and the seas calm. Today it appears
that that may change as it is overcast and threatens to rain. No
lounging on our balcony if that happens.

These days at sea are why we like transatlantic crossings. Nothing but
relaxing, reading, Bingo, lectures, etc. And later in the day a bit of
gambling in the casino. Nancy and I find small differences between
Celebrity Cruise Line and Holland America mostly in the service. We much
prefer Holland America.

Our table mates at dinner are a nice group: an Episcopal Priest and his
wife from Maryland; a retired nuclear power plant engineer and his wife
from Syracuse; and a retired business man and his wife from Arizona.
Some of the conversation are interesting as Nancy and I are the only
liberals. Such as life!

Tenerife, Canary Islands

Yesterday we were in out last port before crossing the Atlantic -
Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The weather was wonderful - in the low
70s and sunny. We took the "Hop-On Hop-Off" bus around the city and then
just strolled down the waterfront boulevard. Back to our ship for lunch
and then attempted to read out on our balcony. Unfortunately, after a
short time out there a big tanker along side just below our balcony to
fuel the ship. And it was noisy.

Today we are on the Atlantic on our way to Ft. Lauderdale. Again it is
pleasant, low 70s and sunny. Let's hope it stays like this all the way
across.

Gibraltar

Today we are in Gibraltar before heading out in the Atlantic. After
breakfast we walked into the city and made our way to the cable car to
take us to the "Top of the Rock." There is a platform half way off where
you can get off, browse from the road there and see Barbary Apes that
are generally there. This time it didn't stop there but it did on the
way back down. At the top it was pleasantly cool there and the sun was
bright so it was quite nice. For this post I had a choice between a
photo of the city and harbor from on high or an ape. I picked the ape!

A couple of years ago when we were here there were quite a few apes
wandering around the platform and restaurant but today there were only a
few. On the way down the cable car stopped at the mid-point and we got
off. On the road there a dozen or so apes ran around and jumped on top
and rear view mirrors of the tour buses that stop there. One was
especially interesting. It was a mother with a very young one and the
mother was grooming the youngster by picking fleas out of the fur. While
we were there only one ape jumped on someone's shoulders.

On the was back down Main Street we stopped for a beer and coffee. (You
have to guess who had the beer and who had the coffee.) Then back to the
ship. All in all a pleasant few hours. We will leave here at about 5:00
PM or so and tomorrow we will be at sea. On Friday we will stop for the
day in Tenerife in the Canary Islands.