For those interested in this cemetery, I sent a message to the archivist for the archdiocese of Baltimore. Her response is below. > > St. Alphonsus used two cemeteries: Most Holy Redeemer, est. 1850, and Old St. Alphonsus, 1850-1915. Care and maintenance of Old St. Alphonsus is the responsibility of Most Holy Redeemer (410-485-4227; 4430 Belair Road, Baltimore, MD 21206). > We have in our holdings an interment book for Old St. Alphonsus that covers the period 1880-1917 and one for Most Holy Redeemer, 1880-1917. I have gone through both, but was unable to find an entry for a Gotlieb Blum. There were no Blums recorded in either books. There were 6 German parishes in Baltimore c. 1875: St. Michael's (1852-) on Lombard & Wolfe ,St. James the Less (1834-1986) on Aisquith & Eager, Holy Cross (1858-) on West & Light, 14 Holy Martyrs (1870-1964) on S. Mount & Lombard, and Sacred Heart of Jesus (1873-) on Foster and Conkling. Is there a possibility that your ancestors could have attended one of these other parishes? Both the Maryland Historical Society and the Maryland State Archives has microfilm copies of the registers for all of Baltimore's German parishes, including St. Alphonsus, on deposit for researchers to work with. You might want to spend a day working with the microfilm to see if you can track down your ancestors. Contact information for al! l of Baltimore's open parishes can be found on the archdiocesan website: www.archbalt.org <http://www.archbalt.org>. > > Sincerely, > Tricia T. Pyne, Ph.D. > Director, Associated Archives at > St. Mary's Seminary & University > 5400 Roland Avenue > Baltimore MD 21210 > 410/864-3691 > >