In Massachusetts, in 1855 and 1865, they did a special state census. They listed the Irish people in every town! I only know of the Massachusetts one. I don't know if other states did this. The 1855 one is transcribed at the website below. Click on the town that you are interested in. http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces/55irishcen.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: michael c haell mulvey To: IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 11:58 AM Subject: [Irish-American] Irish Census Margie Casey had mentioned an "Irish Census" from 1855 and 1865 and that the 1855 one is on line. I have never heard of it. Does anyone know the web address? Thank you Meg Mulvey

KATE KEARNEY Oh ! Did you ne'er hear of Kate Kearney? She lives on the banks of Killarney: From the glance of her eye, shun danger and fly, For fatal's the glance of Kate Kearney. For that eye is so modestly beaming. You ne'er think of mischief she's dreaming: Yet, oh! I can tell, how fatal's the spell, That lurks in the eye of Kate Kearney. O should you e'er meet this Kate Kearney, Who lives on the banks of Killarney, Beware of her smile, for many a wile Lies hid in the smile of Kate Kearney. Though she looks so bewitchingly simple, Yet there's mischief in every dimple, And who dares inhale her sigh's spicy gale, Must die by the breath of Kate Kearney. -- Sady Morgan, in "The Best Loved Poems of the American People," Hazel Felleman (Doubleday 1936) --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 7/5/2004

I really like Ancestry but be careful in what you sign up for. They make it easy to "add on" but you have to call them on the phone to remove subscriptions. I decided to remove the UK etc. subscription and add the newspaper one. It became a real ordeal. They are accomodating on the phone, however. It is, after all, a business and they want to make money. You can go to your nearest Family History Center {LDS} and get a look at what they have then decide. I think most LDS Librarys have Ancestry on line. Just don't take more than you are going to use and you should be very happy with their service. I am pleased with my subscription. Judy

SNIPPET: Gerald P. HIGGINS, a native of Curraun, Mohill, Co. Leitrim (now residing in Limerick) shared his impressions from a recent visit to Lancaster Co., PA, in the 2004 issue of the yearly "Leitrim Guardian" magazine. He found some similarities to growing up in Ireland and notes that Desmond DOONAN, Gubadruish, Gorvagh, regularly did business with the Amish community while he resided in the United States and found them to be reliable, honest and forthright. Mr. HIGGINS writes that thousands visit the beautiful rolling countryside of Lancaster Co., PA, to learn something of the 'plain people' - mostly Amish and Mennonite - of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Observing their traditional farming practices during a recent visit, Gerald was reminded of life in the community in which he grew up near Mohill during the 1930s-40s. Per Mr. HIGGINS, The Amish are a religious group who live in settlements and follow a literal interpretation of the Bible and an unwritten set of their own rules of order. They maintain simple lifestyles and place emphasis on humility, family, community and separation from the wider world, drive horses and buggies rather than cars, do not use electricity or telephones. Kerosene lamps light their homes and places of work. Children are taught to primary level only, in one-room schoolhouses, after which they work on the family farm or business until they marry. Per the author - Mennonites were part of the early Anabaptist movement in Europe during the Reformation in the 16th century. Anabaptists believed that only adults who had confessed their faith should be baptized, and that they should separte themselves from society at large. Many early Anabaptists around Europe were put to death as heretics by both Catholics and Protestants. Many others fled for refuge in the mountains of Switzerland and southern Germany. Followers of a Swiss Bishop, Jacob AMMAN, who broke from the Mennonite church in 1693, became known as Amish. Thus began the Amish tradition of farming, isolation, self-sufficiency and holding worship services in private homes rather than in churches. In the 18th century the Amish were granted a haven from religious persecution in America by William PENN (a Quaker and sole proprietor of the State of PA, granted by Charles II in lieu of a debt owed to the PENN family, who was determined to create a pacifist society whi! ch would be a haven for religious tolerance) and the first sizable group of immigrants arrived from central Europe to Lancaster Co. in the 1730's as part of PENN's holy experiment with religious tolerance. Today, approximately 80 thousand Amish live in 22 states, 80% of whom are in PA, OH and IN. Per Mr. HIGGINS - "Amish communities are small (about 300 people), close-knit and mostly rural. Each has its own degree of orthodoxy and interpretation of rules they call the Ordnung. They practice shunning for any member who breaks these rules. Most are trilingual; at home they speak a German dialect called Pennysylvania Dutch (or Deutsch), they use High German at worship services and learn English at school. They have preserved a mentality of separation from the world and their inclination is to hold outsiders at bay; they marry within their own community." He says that if you wave, they will not wave back. Silence is regarded as a powerful communications tool; a sign of humility and wisdom. Similarity in dress, house design, carriages and the scorning of modernity and materialism removes any sense of status and speaks of all members of the community being equal. :The author writes that Amish worship in their homes rather than in church buildings, as members of the Baptist and Seeker denominations did in the Mohill, Co. Leitrim area when he was growing up, and also bring to mind the House Station Masses held regularly in Catholic homes. Amish ministers and bishops manually work the land, just as a neighbouring farmer, close friend and Bsptist bishop did in Curraun many years ago. Amish do not accept government subsidies. A typical Amish farm consists of 100 acres of rich fertile ground, 35 milch cows, and 5-6 horses for working the land and transporting the family. Tractors are not used. Maize, tobacco, wheat, barley, potatoes and vegetables are grown. Cows are sometimes milked by hand though milking machines (not electrically powered) are mostly used today. Amish families live in stone-built houses and when a son marries, he does not build a new house but adds a wing on to the existing dwelling for himself and his wife. He is! also given about 15 acres for his own use. Per Gerald, a similar practice was common in Ireland years ago. He is aware of farms with poorer quality land sub-divided until the family units were too small to make a decent living. Three generations or a couple of different families sharing one house was not uncommon either. The Amish do not abide by daylight saving time. they operate on slow time dictated by the sun, getting up at sunrise and going to bed at sunset . This brought back memories to Mr. HIGGINS of several neighbours round Curraun who never changed their clocks forward in spring, but retained them on winter time the whole year round. Known as God's time it usually meant they worked from dawn to dark regardless of what the clock dictated. Amish people wear plain functional clothing fastened with hooks-and-eyes, not buttons. These distinctive clothes encourage humility and separation from the world. Clothing is not seen as a costume, but as an expression of faith. A married man will grow a long beard in lieu of wearing a wedding ring. Men wear broad-brimmed black hats, coats without lapels, solid coloured workshirts and plain-cut dark trousers. Women wear ankle-length plain-coloured long-sleeved dresses. Their hair is never cut but shaped in a bun on the back of the head and covered with a white prayer bonnet if they are married and a black one if they are single. No jewellery is worn. Some Amish communities go barefoot, and shoes, when they are worn, can be well tatterd. This was reminiscent of Gerald's own schooldays when in spring and early summer children walked barefoot to Adoon School, shoes reserved for Sundays and visits to Mohill. Going barefoot was common at that time and not a sign that ! shoes could not be afforded. Mr. HIGGINS summarizes: "Seventeenth century traditions are difficult to maintain in 21st century America. While Amish want to simply be left alone - photography is generally forbidden - they have accepted the influx of visitors as something they cannot change. Some have left Lancaster County. because of rising land prices and challenges maintaining their orthodox lifestyle, but many now rely on tourism as their source of income. Today, there is a large demand for Amish food preservatives, hand-made furniture, crafts, intricately inlaid bed-quilts and organic farm produce." --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 7/17/2004

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Margie Casey had mentioned an "Irish Census" from 1855 and 1865 and that the 1855 one is on line. I have never heard of it. Does anyone know the web address? Thank you Meg Mulvey ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

I have started putting the marriages for Maghera and Kilcoo on my website, they can be got from the Newcastle index page of the website or the website search engine, Banbridge and Dromore sections of the website are also updated, Raymond http://www.raymondscountydownwebsite.com

Yes, Massachusetts is very easy and fun to do research in. Especially, Worcester, I think! It has a wonderful genealogy section in it's public library, which includes all the Worcester city directories. Those can be quite helpful. Also, anybody with a library card (I think for most all towns in Massachusetts) has free online access to the censuses. If you have the date of an obituary, the Worcester Library will mail it to you for free. They have an online form on their website. www.worcpublib.org Worcester had a very large Irish settlement when the immigrants were arriving here. They worked on the Blackstone River Canal, which was a boon to our industry at the turn of the century. I heard that Lowell is a great place to do research as well. They have something called the "Mogan Center." I'm not familiar with it, but have heard many good things about it. Some of you might not know that Massachusetts had a special Irish census in 1855 and 1865. Each town listed every Irish citizen. The 1855 one is online. It's been my experience that most of the town halls in Massachusetts are very friendly and helpful to people doing genealogical research. I am grateful for their pleasant attitudes. Many town clerks have allowed me to sit in their office and look through the old, original vital records files. The cemetery staff have all been nice and very accomodating, as well. The one exception for research in this area is Worcester City Hall. It is COMMON KNOWLEDGE here that it's unapproachable. The staff are rude and mean. I was BORN in Worcester and MARRIED in Worcester, my three daughters were born in Worcester, and I dread having to go there for any types of documents. So, please, don't judge all of Massachusetts by this one establishment. And please don't take it personal. I would avoid it if at all possible. Margie P.S. to Margaret Davis...my name is also "Margaret" ----- Original Message ----- From: Margaret Davis To: IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 12:46 AM Subject: [Irish-American] Re: Where do I look for a document Leigh, You are really fortunate...Massachusetts is one, if not'the" best places to do genealogical ressearch. <snipped> Also, the local library probably has the data also amd most of them are fvery happy to research as long as you have a close date. Good Luck! Margaret in NV

HI Liegh, I can look that record up for you. Do you have any idea of parents names? By the way it is Worcester located in Worcester county, MAssachusetts. I have records on microfilm to the year 1920 available at the Gen Society available to me. Let me know if you want me to look,I go on Mondays. Becky

Leigh, You are really fortunate...Massachusetts is one, if not'the" best places to do genealogical ressearch. All birth, death and marriage certificates are on file in the County Clerks offices of each county. I am sure you will find hte information there. If you check the GenWeb site for the county Worcester is in (sory I didn't look it up) you should find the address of that office. Also, the local library probably has the data also amd most of them are fvery happy to research as long as you have a close date. Good Luck! Margaret in NV --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Vote for the stars of Yahoo!'s next ad campaign!

In a message dated 7/18/2004 4:19:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, margie92@earthlink.net writes: > Do you live in the Worcester area? The Worcester vital records (births, > deaths, marriages) are easy and fun to search at the Worcester Public Library, > if they are before 1900. NO, I live in Ohio > > Did you check the censuses? The 1900 census has a lot of information, such > as month/year of birth, etc.. > I will try to find him in the censuses.. not sure how to search that yet.. still learning ; - ) > Most Irish-Catholics were buried in St. John's Cemetery He later moved to the Pittsburgh area and I think I may have found out that he is buried in the Calvary Cemetery... now I need to figure out how to find records for him there when I dont have a clue when he died... ; - ) ahhh the joys of putting these puzzle pieces together...lol thanks for all your input!! what a great mailing list Leigh

Do you live in the Worcester area? The Worcester vital records (births, deaths, marriages) are easy and fun to search at the Worcester Public Library, if they are before 1900. Did you check the censuses? The 1900 census has a lot of information, such as month/year of birth, etc.. Most Irish-Catholics were buried in St. John's Cemetery on Cambridge Street in Worcester. The staff there are very helpful. If you call and inquire about John McHugh, they will be able to tell you if he is buried there. If he is, then you have a potential gold mine of information! Many Irish families were all buried together in one plot. If St. John's has your John McHugh, ask them who is buried with him, along with any other information is on his record. You'd be amazed at the stuff I have found this way! Monday is not a good day to contact St. John's Cemetery because it's their busiest day. With the burial dates that you receive from St. John's Cemetery, you can fill out an online form from the Worcester Public Library's website, and they will retrieve a copy of the obituaries. This is a free service. It usually only takes a few days to get the obituary in your postal mail box. I think your John McHugh would be easy to track. I've done a lot of research in Worcester because, besides the fact that I was born and raised there, most of my Irish ancestors settled there. For the most part, Worcester was separated into ethnic neighborhoods back then. The Irish were in the Millbury Street area. That section was known to locals as, "The Green Island." My mother used to always talk about it. You reminded me of something from my childhood days, growing up in Worcester, Mass. I lived on Grand Street during the 1960's. There was an elderly lady and her adult son who lived across the street from us. Her name was Maude McHugh, and just about every day when the weather was nice, you would see her sitting in her rocking chair on her front porch. Her son's name was Carroll McHugh, but everybody called him, "Mac". He was the nicest guy! When we kids would see him walking up the street, we'd run up to him to say hello. He always had candy in his pocket, and he'd reach in and give us some. Mac was missing part of an arm, from the elbow down. I don't remember the details of what happened to him. My older siblings might, since I was the youngest of the family. I seem to recall that "Mac" McHugh was involved in some type of political activity. He was always neatly dressed. He was such a warm-hearted man. He really was good to us neighborhood kids. Always pleasant. If you aren't from the Worcester area, and need the phone number for St. John's Cemetery or other information, feel free to send me an email. One more thing. I would expect that St. John's Cemetery might have a lot of John McHughs buried there. You might have to give them some extra information to narrow down the possibilites, like his wife's name, etc... Good luck. Margie ----- Original Message ----- From: Lejax99@aol.com To: IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [Irish-American] On what documents/parents names be given? I have a copy of my grandfathers baptism certificate.. it lists that his fathers name was John Francis McHugh and that he was born in Worchester, Mass... my grandfather was born in the year 1912... any suggestions on what my next step should be in tracking any info on John??? where should i go? where should I look?? thanks Leigh

CHERRY BLOSSOMS I wake in the morning and find a garden close by, enclosed with blossoms, light and fairy-like; some fall on my shoulder, some touch the ground, the whole garden alive. The wonder of each petal calms my mind, wakes me up. The continuous swaying of each branch, petals moving, their fragility exposed as they shake, then burst apart. Seeds blow in the wind, leaves make a carpet underneath, and life is brighter, full of joy; my body awakes to this new day. -- Mary Guckian, born 1942 in Co. Leitrim, now resides in Dublin. Her little books of poetry ("Perfume of the Soil"/Swan Press 1999 and "The Road to Gowel"/Swan Press 2000) contain her own photos of Ireland and childhood memories. Mary has participated in a cultural exchange with Boston recently. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 7/15/2004

Leigh: The Chancery office of the Catholic Diocese for Worchester or the parish if you know it may be able to provide a baptismal certificate. The 1920 census would show the family, if you can locate it. Mary

Leigh, The State of Massachusets vital records website is: http://www.mass.gov/dph/bhsre/rvr/vrcopies.htm All request options are listed there. Looks like the cheapest option is via mail at $28.00 for the first cert. Good luck. Maureen N

Leigh, You might check the State of Mass website to see if you can request a death cert for John. Some states require the exact date of death - some will do it with a range of years; you culd guess the year range. Some states have death cert info online (i.e. Illinois) where you can check for the name and locate death cert numbers - then order the death cert from the state. You can also check the state of Massachusets website to see about how to order his birth certificate. Maureen N

I have a copy of my grandfathers baptism certificate.. it lists that his fathers name was John Francis McHugh and that he was born in Worchester, Mass... my grandfather was born in the year 1912... any suggestions on what my next step should be in tracking any info on John??? where should i go? where should I look?? thanks Leigh

SNIPPET: Readers of "Ireland of the Welcomes" magazine published in Dublin made the following comments in the Jan-Feb 1999 issue: Michele & Barry ERDVIG, Roswell, GA, penned: "We first visited Ireland in 1973 and although we have travelled to many places around the world, your tiny island has enticed us back repeatedly -- 28 times so far. In between trips we indulge ourselves with the beautiful photographs and evocative articles presented in IOTW, to which we have subscribed for countless years. Over the decades we have seen many changes in Ireland and we rejoice that our favourite place in the world has now a booming economy, which allows her young people to remain in their homeland, avoiding the heartbreak of emigration. However we are nostalgic for the 'good old days' when we could travel roads resembling country lanes and only meet a herd of sheep or a milk cart drawn by a donkey. We remember when a B&B was 1.50 pounds and the Irish notes were too big to fit into our American wallets. The wonderful Irish breakfasts are still the same as are the hospitable hosts that prepare them. But one thi! ng that we don't miss is waiting for our turn for the bathroom in the morning, only to find no hot water left! Once we could wander at will through Ireland's ancient monuments without paying an admittance fee, but today some of the new interpretive centres are worth their weight in gold. Thatched houses are disappearing from the landscape which only makes the ones remaining more dear. We will always remember with a smile the pirate radio stations and 'John the Man' broadcasting from above a butcher's shop in Limerick So, although the old days may be gone, we still have our wonderful memories and vibrant impressions of 25 years travelling to Ireland." Tim O'SULLIVAN, Cahirciveen, Co. Kerry, wrote: "I notice that most of your letters published are from outside Ireland, so I have decided to change this trend. Friedhelm RATHJEN's article 'The Joys of Cycling with BECKETT in the Sept-Oct 1998 issue was interesting, and I always look forward to any articles on literary matters. The Special Irish Writers Issue of Sept-Oct 1996 was very welcome and I sent it to a friend in England. Now I am ordering a copy again for myself. I would like to see a regular feature on Irish writers in your magazine and places associated with them, especially on Mary LAVIN, whom I met years ago in East Cork. As I am a BRONTE fan, Bel BAILEY's interesting article on 'Charlotte's Honeymoon in Ireland' in the Sept-Oct issue of 1992 was sent to me by her personally. It would be interesting to see an articles on the places associated with Patrick BRONTE ... in your excellent magazine." --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 7/14/2004

(Harrison St.) started in 1864 and took over care for French St. Louis de France (117th St.): 1886-1973, French; 1887, changed name from St. Ambrose; 1900, mostly Canadian French, then Irish and German; 1972, consolidated with St. Nicholas (State St.); 1973, merged into All Saints (State St.); records at Archives Santa Lucia Mission (Wells St.): 1943-1963, Italian; 1963, consolidated into Santa Lucia/Santa Maria Incoronata (Wells St.); records at Santa Lucia-Santa Maria Incoronata (Wells St.) St. Lucy (Mayfield Ave.): 1911-1974; consolidated into St. Catherine of Siena/St. Lucy (Austin Blvd.); records at St. Catherine of Siena/St. Lucy (Austin Blvd.) St. Ludmilla (Albany Ave.): 1891, Bohemian; 1990, consolidated into Our Lady of Tepeyac (Whipple St.); records at Archives San Marcello Mission (Rees St., now Evergreen Ave.): 1927-1974, Italian; mission of St. Philip Benizi (Oak St.); records at Immaculate Conception (North Park Ave.) Santa Maria Incoronata (Alexander St.): 1901, Italian, now Chinese; 1897, mission status ministered by priest from St. Ignatius College; 1889, a priest was appointed to care for the South Side Italian Mission; 1963, consolidated into Santa Lucia/Santa Maria Incoronata (Wells St.); records at Santa Lucia/Santa Maria Incoronata (Wells St.) St. Martin (Princeton St.): 1886-1989, German; 1989, consolidated into St. Benedict the African (Laflin St.); records at Archives St. Mary's Parish (Seeley Ave.): 1905-1996, Greek-Ruthenian; Hungarians and Czechs; records at Annunciation (14610 Will Cook Rd., Lockport IL 60441) (708-645-0241) St. Mary (Lemont): 1840-1880; renamed St. Patrick (Lemont); records at St. Patrick (Lemont); see St. Patrick (Lemont) St. Mary (Waukegan): 1841-1843; 1843, renamed St. Anne; 1864, renamed Immaculate Conception (Waukegan); records at Immaculate Conception (Waukegan); see Immaculate Conception (Waukegan) St. Mary of the Lake Mission (Ingleside): 1870-1928; renamed St. Bede (Ingleside); see St. Bede (Ingleside) St. Mary's Mission (90th St.): ?-1996; Ruthenian (Carpatho-Rusin) Byzantine Rite; records at Eparch of Parma (Parma OH) St. Mary of Mt. Carmel (Hermitage St.): 1891-1976, Italian; records at Archives St. Mary of the Woods (Highland Park): 1846-1916; renamed Immaculate Conception (Highland Park) St. Matthew (Walnut St.): 1892-1974; records at Archives St. Mel (Washington Blvd.): 1896, Italian and Irish; 1878, established as St. Philip Benizi Mission (Maypole St.) from Our Lady of Sorrows (Jackson Blvd.); 1888, became St. Philip Benizi Church; 1896, renamed St. Mel; 1941, consolidated into St. Mel/Holy Ghost; records go back to 1876; records at Archives St. Mel/Holy Ghost (Washington Blvd.): 1941, consolidated from St. Mel (Washington Blvd.) and Holy Ghost (Adams St.); 1988, consolidated into St. Martin de Porres (Jackson Blvd.); records at Archives St. Michael (Wabansia St.): 1903-1970, Lithuanian; records at Archives St. Michael (Parnell Ave.): 1917; mostly Ukrainians; Gregorian calendar; merged about 1986 into St. Michael (Parnell Ave.) (Julian calendar) St. Michael the Archangel (Bellwood): renamed St. Simeon (Bellwood); see St. Simeon (Bellwood) Misericordia Hospital (47th Street): records listed in books of St. Agnes (Pershing Rd.), not a complete listing; records at Archives Mission of the Holy Ghost (Northbrook): 1894-1914; renamed St. Norbert (Northbrook); records at St. Norbert (Northbrook); see St. Norbert (Northbrook) Mission of Holy Name of Mary (Church St.): see Sacred Heart (Church St.) Mission of St. Monica (Harwood Heights): see St. Monica, Mission of (Harwood Heights) St. Monica (36th St.): 1893, African-American; origins date back to the 1880's, when African-American Catholics worshipped in the basement of Old St. Mary's Church (then 9th St. and Wabash Ave.); 1882, St. Augustine Society raised funds for a church of their own; 1889, priest appointed to organize African-American Catholics; 1894, church built at 36th St. and Dearborn St.; while pastor on leave of absence to regain health, parish attended by St. Elizabeth (41st St.); 1917, Archbishop Mundelein reserved St. Monica only for African-American Catholics; 1917, entrusted to the Divine Word Fathers to whom St. Monica became a "mission field"; 1924, consolidated with St. Elizabeth into St. Elizabeth (41st St.); records, 1889-1924, at Archives Mother Cabrini (Lexington Ave.): see St. Francis Xavier Cabrini (Lexington Ave.) Mother of God (Waukegan): 1903, Austro-Hungarian, Slovenes, Croatians, and Slovaks; 1991, consolidated into Queen of Peace (North Chicago); records at Archives Nativity, B.V.M. (Paulina St.): 1911, mostly Ukrainian; Greek Ruthenian and Ukrainian; Ukrainian Rite; 1993, moved to Palos Park St. Nicholas (State St.): 1890-1973, German; in the early years, Dutch Catholics belonged to the church until St. Willibrord was founded in 1900; 1972, consolidated with St. Louis of France (117th St.); 1973, consolidated into All Saints (State St.); records at Archives Our Lady of the Angels (Iowa St.): 1894; 1990, consolidated into St. Francis of Assisi-Our Lady of the Angels (Kostner Ave.); records at St. Francis of Assisi-Our Lady of the Angels (Kostner Ave.) Our Lady of the Cross Mission (Chase St.): 1948-1987; mission of St. Margaret Mary (Chase St.); records at St. Margaret Mary (Chase St.) Our Lady of Fatima Mission (Christiana Ave.): 1944-1990, Polish; mission of St. Hyacinth (Wolfram St.); records at St. Hyacinth (Wolfram St.) Our Lady of the Gardens (Langley Ave.): 1952-1993, African-American; 1946, mission named Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Mission, run by Holy Name of Mary (Loomis St.) until 1949, then by St Anselm (Michigan Ave.); records at St. Mary of the Assumption (137th St.) Our Lady of Good Counsel (Western Ave.): 1889-1989, Bohemian; closed, records at Archives Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel (Ashland Ave.): 1941-1945; 1947, renamed Immaculate Heart of Mary Vicariate (Ashland Ave.); 1983, consolidated into Holy Cross/Immaculate Heart of Mary (Wood St.); records at Holy Cross/Immaculate Heart of Mary (Wood St.) Our Lady of Hungary (93rd St.): 1904-1987, Hungarian; records at Archives Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Mission (Langley Ave.): see Our Lady of the Gardens (Langley Ave.) Our Lady of Perpetual Help (13th St.): 1898-1979, German; records at Archives; a.k.a. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Vicariate Our Lady of Pompeii (Lexington Ave.): 1910, Italian; 1994, reduced to status of shrine Our Lady of Pompeii (Chicago Heights): now called St. Rocco; see St. Rocco (Chicago Heights) Our Lady of Solace (Sangamon St.): 1916-1988; consolidated into St. Benedict the African (Laflin St.); records at Archives Our Lady of Vilna (23rd St.): 1904-1987, Lithuanian; records at Archives St. Patrick (Commercial St.): 1857-1986; records at Archives St. Paul (12th St.): 1866-1871; records destroyed in Chicago Fire Sts. Peter and Paul (Exchange St.): 1882-1986, German; records at Archives Sts. Peter and Paul (Central Park Ave.): 1905, mainly Croatians; Greek Ruthenian; Byzantine Church of Ruthenian Rite; closed, records are at St. Nicholas (Byzantine Rite) in Munster IN Sts. Peter and Paul (Libertyville): 1885-1905; 1905, renamed St. Joseph (Libertyville); records at St. Joseph (Libertyville); 1885-1895, mission status from St. Michael (Cleveland Ave.), St. Mary (Fremont Center of Mundelein), St. Patrick (West Lake Forest), and St. Mary (Lake Forest) St. Philip Benizi (Oak St.): 1904-1965, Italian; records at Archives St. Philip Benizi (Maypole St.): 1878-1896; renamed St. Mel (Washington Blvd.); records go back to 1876; records at Archives St. Raphael (Laflin St.): 1901-1989, German; 1989, consolidated into St. Benedict the African (Laflin St.); records at Archives Resurrection (Jackson Blvd.): 1909-1988; 1988, consolidated into St. Martin de Porres (Jackson Blvd.); records at Archives St. Rocco (Chicago Heights): 1905-1990, Italian; originally named Our Lady of Pompeii; records at Archives St. Rose of Lima (48th St.): 1881-1990; records at Archives Sacred Heart (19th St.): 1872-1959; records at Archives; 1865-1873, known as St. Stanislaus Sacred Heart (May St.): 1894, German; 1989, consolidated into St. Benedict the African (Laflin St.); records at Archives Sacred Heart (Honore St.): 1910-1990, Polish; a.k.a. Sacred Heart of Jesus; records at Archives Sacred Heart (Church St.): 1903-1979, French; reduced to mission of Holy Name of Mary; a.k.a. Sacred Heart Mission; records at Sacred Heart Mission (Church St.) Sacred Heart (Oakley Blvd.): 1911-1990, Slovak; records at Archives Sacred Heart Chapel: ????-1972; Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium; records at Archives Sacred Heart Mission House (Avers Ave.): 1934; Polish; Polish Jesuit house performed baptisms, these are listed in the books of St. Valentine (Cicero), records at Archives St. Salomea (Indiana St.): 1898-1990, Polish; records at Archives St. Sebastian (Dayton St.): 1912-1990; records at Archives St. Simeon (Bellwood): 1930, Polish; 1924, mission status from Servite Monastery in Hillside, mission known as St. Michael the Archangel St. Stanislaus (19th St.): 1865-1873; renamed Sacred Heart (19th St.) St. Stephen (Ohio St.): 1869-1952; records at Archives; a.k.a. Old St. Stephen's; 1916, designated a Polish parish St. Stephen (22nd Pl.): 1898-2002, Slovenian; 1998, reduced to shrine status; records at Archives St. Susanna (Harvey) 1927-1985; 1985, consolidated into Ascension/St. Susanna (Harvey); records at Ascension/St. Susanna (Harvey) Santa Teresita Vicariate (Palatine): 1961, Spanish; occupies the former Church of St. Theresa (Palatine); 1997, renamed Mision Juan Diego St. Theodore (Paulina St.): 1916-1976; records at Archives St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Wood St.): 1925-1993; a.k.a. Little Flower; records at Archives St. Thomas Aquinas (Washington Blvd.): 1909-1988; 1988, consolidated into St. Martin de Porres (Jackson Blvd.); records at Archives St. Thomas Mission (River Forest): 1865-1887; renamed St. Luke (River Forest); records are at St. Luke (River Forest) St. Valentine (Cicero): 1911, Polish; 1987, consolidated into St. Attracta/St. Valentine (Cicero); records at Archives St. Veronica (Whipple St.): 1904-1991; consolidated into Resurrection (Francisco St.); records at Resurrection (Francisco St.) Visitation (Garfield Blvd.): 1886; 1990, consolidated into St. Basil-Visitation (Garfield Blvd.); records at St. Basil-Visitation (Garfield Blvd.) St. Vitus (Paulina St.): 1888-1990, Bohemian; records at Archives St. Wenceslaus (DeKoven St.): 1863-1955, Bohemian; records at Archives St. Willibrord (114th St.): 1900-1988, Hollandish; records at Archives composed August 12, 2003

St. Columbkille (Paulina Ave.): 1859-1975; records at Archives St. Cyril (Dante Ave.): 1904; 1900, Carmelite Fathers established a college for boys, buildings dedicated in 1902; masses celebrated in the chapel of St. Cyril College; 1969, consolidated into St. Clara/St. Cyril (Woodlawn Ave.); records at Archives Sts. Cyril and Methodius (Hermitage Ave.): 1891-1990, Bohemian; records at Archives Sts. Cyril and Methodius (Walton St.): 1915-1987; Slovak; 1913, members of Society of St. Martin saw need for a Slovak parish west of Pulaski Rd.; 1914, permission granted to form parish but there was no Slovak speaking priest; 1915, found Slovak born priest, officially began work on March 2, 1915; as of 1980, still a national parish for Slovaks; records at Archives St. David (Union St.): 1905-1995; founding members were predominantly Irish but other nationalities were welcomed; records at All Saints-St. Anthony (28th Pl.) St. Dionysius (Cicero): 1892-1990, German; 1889, mission status from Holy Trinity (Wolcott Ave.); records at Archives St. Dominic (Locust St.): 1904-1990; 1904, majority were Irish; 1965, consolidated with St. Philip Benizi (Oak St.) into St. Dominic; cared for mission of San Marcello which was later was attached to Immaculate Conception Parish (North Park Ave.); held national shrine of St. Peregrine, the patron saint of cancer victims; records at Archives St. Emeric (Washtenaw Ave.): 1934, Hungarian; 1938, renamed St. Stephen King of Hungary; 1939, moved to Augusta Blvd. St. Ephrem (Bryn Mawr Ave.): 1911, Syrians and others from Middle East; Chaldean Rite; worshipped in Holy Name School Chapel until church built in 1944 at Oakdale Ave.; 1963, moved to present location St. Finbarr (14th St.): 1900-1969; closed, records at Archives St. Florian Mission (52nd St.): 1918-1921, Polish; renamed St. Camillus; records at St. Camillus (Lockwood Ave.); see St. Camillus (Lockwood Ave.) Ford City Catholic Center (Cicero Ave.): 1969-1989; experimental parish; located in Ford City Shopping Center at 7601 S. Cicero Ave.; Masses held on Saturdays and Sundays in North Room of Peacock Alley in lower level of shopping center; 1968, looking for a territorial parish; records at Archives St. Frances Cabrini (Lexington St.): see St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (Lexington St.) St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (Lexington St.): 1940-1987; Italian; August 1936, St. Callistus Church (Bowler St. and Leavitt St.) had organized San Callisto Mission, this was the nucleus of Mother Cabrini (now St. Frances Cabrini) parish; 1940, mission reorganized as parish; 1946, Mother Cabrini canonized and name of church changed to St. Frances Xavier Cabrini; records at Archives St. Francis of Assisi (Kostner Ave.): 1909, Polish; nucleus of church was branch #636 of the Polish National Alliance, who called themselves Synowie Polski (Sons of Poland); 1906, first efforts to form parish; 1990, consolidated into St. Francis of Assisi-Our Lady of the Angels (Iowa St.); records at St. Francis of Assisi-Our Lady of the Angels (Iowa St.) St. Francis de Paula (Dobson Ave.): 1911-1991, Italian and English; records at Archives St. Francis Xavier (Nelson Ave.): 1888, German; 1991, consolidated into Resurrection (Francisco Ave.); records at Resurrection (Francisco St.) St. Gelasius (Woodlawn Ave.): 1990-2002; 1990, consolidated from St. Clara-St. Cyril (Woodlawn Ave.) and Holy Cross (65th St.); records at Archives St. George (Wentworth Ave.): 1884-1969, German; 1969, consolidated with St. Cecelia (Wells St.); 1971, consolidated into St. Charles Lwanga (Garfield Blvd.); records at Archives St. George (Lituanica Ave.): 1884-1990, Lithuanian; records at Archives Good Shepherd Chapel: located at the Illinois Technical School for Colored Girls; records at Archives St. Hedwig Mission Church (Washtenaw Ave.): 1939-1990, to serve elderly of St. Hedwig parish, now is the Archdiocesan Center for the Deaf; 1939, opened at former Hungarian Catholic Church of St. Emeric; records at St. John Berchmans (Logan Blvd.) Holy Cross (65th St.): 1891; 1990, consolidated into St. Gelasius (Woodlawn Ave.); records at Archives Holy Cross (46th St.): 1904-1983, Lithuanian; 1983, consolidated into Holy Cross/Immaculate Heart of Mary (Wood St.); records at Holy Cross/Immaculate Heart of Mary (Wood St.) Holy Family (North Chicago): 1902-1991; 1901, mission status from Immaculate Conception (Waukegan); 1991, consolidated into Queen of Peace (North Chicago); records at Archives Holy Family-St. Francis of Assisi (May St.): 1994-1996; consolidated from Holy Family (May St.) and St. Francis of Assisi (Roosevelt Ave.); 1996, separated into individual parishes Holy Ghost (Adams St.): 1896, German; 1941, consolidated into St. Mel/Holy Ghost (Kildare Ave.); 1988, merged into St. Martin de Porres (Jackson Blvd.); records at Archives Holy Guardian Angel (Arthington St.): 1899-1963, Italian; records at Archives Holy Name of Mary Mission (Church St.): see Sacred Heart (Church St.) Holy Rosary (108th St.): 1907-1973, Slovak; 1973, consolidated into All Saints (State St.); records at Archives Holy Rosary (North Chicago): 1904, Polish; 1991, consolidated into Queen of Peace (North Chicago); records at Archives Holy Trinity (Throop St.): 1914-2004, Croatian; a.k.a. Holy Trinity Croatian; (parish is in the process of closing, the place of records has not yet been determined) Holy Trinity (Wolcott Ave.): 1885-1990, German; a.k.a. Holy Trinity at the Medical Center; closed, records at Archives St. Hyacinth Mission (Spaulding Ave.): 1944-1956; records at St. Hyacinth (Wolfram Ave.) Immaculate Conception (Aberdeen St.): 1883-1990, German; records at Archives. Immaculate Conception (Buffalo Grove): now called St. Mary; see St. Mary (Buffalo Grove) Immaculate Conception (Highland Park): 1846; prior mission status from St. Joseph (Gross Point, now Wilmette); 1916, named changed from St. Mary of the Woods (Highland Park) Immaculate Conception (Waukegan): 1841; first known as St. Anne (Waukegan); 1843-1864, known as St. Mary (Waukegan); 1864, renamed Immaculate Conception Immaculate Heart of Mary Vicariate (Ashland Ave.): 1947, Mexican; 1941-1945, known as Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel; 1983, consolidated into Holy Cross/Immaculate Heart of Mary (Wood St.); records at Holy Cross/Immaculate Heart of Mary (Wood St.) St. James (Fremont Center, now Mundelein): 1864-1892, listed as St. Mary (Mundelein) in Catholic directories from 1876-1889; renamed St. Mary (Fremont Center or Mundelein); see St. Mary (Mundelein) St. James (Sauk Village): 1853, German, Alsace; 1847, attended by priest; nucleus of present parish was St. James (Strassburg or New Strassburg); no records prior to 1959 can be found St. James (Strassburg or New Strassburg): 1842, German and Alsace; nucleus of the present St. James Parish (Sauk Village); records for the country church at ? St. Jarlath (Jackson Blvd.): 1869-1969; records at Archives St. Jean Baptiste (33rd Pl. and Wood St.): 1882-1892; French; a.k.a. Old St. John the Baptist; records at Archives St. John (18th St.): 1859-1962; a.k.a. Old St. John's; records at Archives St. John the Baptist (50th Pl.): 1882-1989, French; records at Archives St. John the Baptist (Burley Ave.): 1903-1993, Slovak; a.k.a. St. John the Baptist, Slovak; records at Archives St. John the Baptist (33rd Pl. and Wood St.): see St. Jean Baptiste (33rd Pl. and Wood St.) St. John Chrysostom (Bellwood, once known as Berkeley)): 1962-1988; records at Archives St. John of God (52nd St.): 1906-1992, Polish; records at Archives St. John Nepomucene (Lowe Ave.): 1871-1990, Bohemian; records at Archives St. Joseph (Saginaw St.): 1900-1986, Lithuanians; records at Archives St. Joseph (17th Pl.): 1906-1968, Slovak, Bohemian; records at Archives St. Joseph (Chicago Heights): 1905-1990, Polish; 1903, mission status from Assumption BVM (123rd St.); records at Archives St. Joseph (Waukegan): 1870, German; prior mission status from St. Peter Church (Niles Center now Skokie); 1991, consolidated into Sts. Joseph and Bartholomew (Waukegan) St. Joseph and St. Anne (38th Pl.): 1889, French; a.k.a. St. Joseph; 1991, consolidated into Our Lady of Fatima (38th Pl.); records at Our Lady of Fatima (38th Pl.), earliest records at Archives Sts. Joseph and St. Bartholomew (Waukegan): 1991, from consolidation of St. Joseph (Waukegan) and St. Bartholomew (Waukegan); 1996, name changed to Holy Family; see Holy Family (Waukegan) St. Joseph Mission (13th St.): 1933-1950's, African-American and, for a short time Latino; mission of Holy Family Parish (May St.); records at Archives St. Justin Martyr (71st St.): 1916-1989; 1989, consolidated into St. Benedict the African (Laflin St.); records at Archives St. Laurence (Dorchester Ave.): 1883-2002; records at Archives St. Leo the Great (Emerald Ave.): 1885-2002; records at Archives Little Flower (Wood St.): see St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Wood St.) St. Louis (Polk St.): 1850-1871, French, French Canadians; 1860's, became Irish; 1871, destroyed by Chicago Fire, records at Archives; Notre Dame de Chicago