Greetings All, I have had several look-up requests for Oakdale Cemetery from folks who are seeking people who were removed from St. Mary's Cemetery and "were told that they were moved to Oakdale". Does anybody know what year St. Mary's started removing those graves and when they finished? {approximately} I am convinced that the "index" for these records was made up by someone with a very sick sense of humor who is having a laugh at my expense. While the index may be unreliable, {I'm actually surprised when I find someone I'm looking for in it}, I have noticed that the actual records seem to be meticulous. There are constant notations thoughout "removed from ________. / removed to _________./ moved from lot/sec to lot/sec". The people removed from St. Mary's would be documented in Oakdale records at the time they were moved there, not by their date of death, and it would be noted where they came from. Since I know that the index was made by a group of people from "www.demented_r_us" it would help if I knew what time frame to look in. ================== I checked the FHL Catalog to see if they had any records specifically with St. Mary's records and they don't. Sorry. They do, however, have 2 sets of microfiche from the books: Scott County, Iowa, cemetery records/ Vols. I & II compiled by Scharlott {Goettsch} Blevins and V. Lorraine {Edgman} Duncan. Pub. Iowa Genealogical Society, {198?} US/CAN FICHE AREA: # 6049239 & # 6049240 =============== For anyone who has checked the FHC Library Catalog for specific records and not found anything {in my case what they have on Kalkaska, MI is pathetic} I was told just last week by one of the librarians to check again in 3 to 4 months. She said that Salt Lake City is gearing up for a "huge" release of new records. I don't know how true that is or what "huge" is, but thought I'd put the word out. Who knows, I might find Granny getting hitched in Kalkaska, yet. Cathy