I don't wish to get into a religious debate here, as the forum's primary purpose is genealogy, I have found that it can be very confusing using the LDS site with many Ged Com's and other forms of contributions, added to the picture which at times conflicts with other information. For a more accurate picture I use the link below which lists parish by parish without the added contributions. Also I am not inferring that the data is absolute. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/ Kerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonita Evjen" <bevjen@bevcomm.net> To: <irl-limerick@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-LIMERICK] LDS & films > Kitty, > > My Grandfather and Grandmother were baptized at St. Patrick's Church > in Raritan or in Monmouth. How do I go about getting baptismal > records. Did you go there or call??? What was the charge ??? > Bonni > On Feb 21, 2008, at 7:56 PM, Judith Mason wrote: > >> Kitty, >> >> St. Joseph & St. Mary Catholic churchs in Peoria have been very >> cooperative in providing records for me. >> >> I just did a search for the name SMITH in the IL statewide marriage >> index for Peoria County at the Illinois State Archives website.....a >> bunch of Smith's turned up. The local IRAD (Illinois Regional >> Archives Depository) offices have statewide marriage records to 1904 >> for the cost of photo copies ($1.00 min.). >> >> Peoria County death index 1916 - 1950 is online at the Illinois >> State Archives website >> >> Peoria County death index 1871 - 1916 is not online. FYI, the >> online IL entries are done by volunteers. This is a work in >> progress as the site states. Records can be obtained at IL >> Department of Vital Records in Springfield or in any County Vital >> Records office. >> >> Hope this helps you and others in your research. >> >> Judie Mason >> Chicago IL >> >> DUCKEECPS@aol.com wrote: >> I have viewed many LDS films for Catholic churches in the >> U.S....Illinois, >> New York, etc. Also, I will soon order the LDS films for the >> Catholic church >> in Rahoon Parish, Galway. I think, in the U.S., it may come down to >> the >> individual churches. We have three old churches our family used in >> one New York >> county; two of them were microfilmed by LDS and the third wass not >> (we have had >> absolutely no luck in dealing with that church personally!) >> >> In Illinois, there are vital records Indexes for Deaths as well as >> Marriages >> (up to 1900). However, Peoria County does not have their vital >> records on >> this Index (there are other Illinois counties who don't either). A >> couple of >> years ago, I checked the LDS for Catholic church records in >> Peoria...none >> listed. I have received old birth and death vital records by >> ordering them from >> Peoria. Also, since I knew specific dates, I was able to get the >> information >> on the baptisms by making inquiry to St. Mary's Church. >> >> All in all...family genealogists have a rough road to travel >> regarding civil >> records AND church records, whether it's in the U.S. or abroad. >> >> Kitty >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > > Any Society that would give up liberty for a little security, will > deserve neither and loose both. > > Benjamin Franklin 1759 > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LIMERICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1233 - Release Date: > 19/01/2008 6:37 PM > >