Thanx, Pat Pat Wood wrote: > This parish's secretary has a soft spot in her heart for family > historians. She is well organized, and on Tuesdays she concentrates on > researching the registers and preparing certificates for the good priest > to sign. > > St Vincent's, located in the Williamsburgh section, was established in > 1860 and was primarily Irish and German for a good number of years. > > So, if you have good reason to think that your have records to be found > at St. V's, do write to the parish sec'y: Marie Petitto at the parish > office: 167 N. 6th St., Brooklyn 11211. > > If Marie can locate your records, please know that a contribution to the > parish would be very much appreciated. Only about 100 parishioners > attend Sunday Mass these days, and the future of the parish is not > certain. Let's help them out! > > My Mahon family arrived from Ireland in 1871 and were members of the > parish until at least 1914. > > Pat Wood > Fircrest, WA > > ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== > Please don't flame anyone on the list. If you do, you will be unsubscribed. If you are flamed, please contact the list admin privately. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237