I have had both negative and positive results from parishes in the Archdiocese. My grandparents were married in St Veronica's on Christopher St in 1902 and 5 of their 11 children were christened there. The church is now semi closed and all records are at Our Lady of Guadeloupe on W 14 St. I went one afternoon without prior notice and they were very helpful. Even went so far as to mail me findings that they couldn't locate at first. On the other hand, Holy Name of Jesus on W 96 St wasn't helpful at all. I have yet to contact Holy Trinity on W 82 St so I can't speak for them. I also have not yet dealt with St Elizabeth's on W 187 St. but I hear they are very obliging. I think a lot depends on who is working on the day you contact them. Tom **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)