This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VFB.2ACI/4139.1 Message Board Post: I thought you might want to know that Quincy is actually in Norfolk County not Hampden County. Peggy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VFB.2ACI/4154.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: My late wife and I were married at Holy Name in 1980. I still attend there. In fact I used to (still do) attend every day and they decided that as long as I was there every day they would give me some assignments. So..... now I am the sacristan and reader during the week at the 5:45 pm masses. On rare ocassions Father Stelzer will call on me to read on the weekend if the regular readers are among the missing. It feels good to belong there. There are a lot of nice people there. Fran Seddon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VFB.2ACI/4154.2.1.1 Message Board Post: The Mother House for the Sister of Notre Dame is in Fairfield Ct. I also attended and graduated from Holy Name School and High School along with several members of my family. My dad attended in the 1920's.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VFB.2ACI/4154.2.1 Message Board Post: Hi, thank you so much. I am close enough to take a look & will try to find the address for the Mother House for the sisters.

http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/halew/Mass-Banishment-Act.html the date of 1778 is little late for MBC but you never know you just might find a missing ancestor. the list contains names of loyalist and such. Cynthia List administrator for: Ma-Bay-Colony-L@rootsweb.com Can-Deerfield-Attack-1704-L@rootsweb.com CtHartfo-L@rootsweb.com MaHampde-L@rootsweb.com http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/Ma-Bay-Colony

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VFB.2ACI/4154.2 Message Board Post: The church has an active school attached. Sisters of Notre Dame (founder = Sr. Julie (many years ago)). There are 3 nuns still actively teaching there. The rest of the teachers are lay (?) teachers. The grades run up to the 8th now. My mother in law, who graduated from there in the early 30s finished all 12 years right there. In the back hall of the church behind the altars there are old pictures of graduating classes and faculty hanging on the walls. On rare ocassions a picture will be replaced with a new one. I don't know if there is an archive of old pictures on the church property or not. Are you in the vicinity? Can you get there to see the church and property? My daughter and I have taken pictures there and could email some of them to you if you want them. F. Seddon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FERNANDES-GONCALVES-AFONSO Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VFB.2ACI/4155 Message Board Post: I am searching for my family ancestry!!! I am Carrol Marie FERNANDES, Lucas. My family surnames are: Fernandes/Goncalves/Afonso from the Cha, Montalegre, Portugal area- parish unknown. My grandfather was: Joao Fernandes, June, 17, 1892-Aug.?, 1991 My grandmother was: Amelia Goncalves, April 9, 1895-Jan?, 1987 My Father was: Leo Fernandes, Oct.26, 1930- Oct. 13, 1989 He was one of 14 children. My great grantparents on my father's side were: Antonio Fernandes BD/DD Uknown Benta Goncalves BD/DD Uknown My great grandparents on my grandmothers side were: Great grandfather unknown Amelia's mother was: Ana Goncalves, BD/DD Unknown Ana's parents: Antonio Goncalves, BD/DD Uknown Rosa Afonso, BD/DD Uknown ALL came from the Cha, Montalegre, area, parish unknown?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VFB.2ACI/4154.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks so much for your quick response!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VFB.2ACI/4154.1 Message Board Post: The Sisters of Notre Dame are teachers at Holy Name of Jesus 63 South St. Chicopee, Mass. The school is still open grades 1 thru 8th the High School closed in the late 1960 early 1970's.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Riley, O'Brien Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VFB.2ACI/4154 Message Board Post: Hi, does anyone know if this church had/has a school attached, and if so what order of nuns would have been affiliated with it? On the 1880 Fed'l Census, there is a group of nuns (all teachers) living on South St & this is the only Catholic Church I can find on this street. Thanks, in advance!

a family plot...... Cynthia ----- Original Message ----- From: "hcward" <hcw43@comcast.net> To: <MAHAMPDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 3:42 PM Subject: [MAHAMPDEN] Oak Knoll Cemetery (Palmer, MA) burial record Question > Can anyone on the list familiar with Oak Knoll Cemetery burial records > look at this information below and give me input as to how to interpret > this burial record? > > Julia S. Ward died 7/3/1865 age 17-9 Grave # 1 (1899 list # 708) > Grave # 2 > Julia A. Ward died 5/6/1890 age 82 Grave # 3 (1899 list # 707) > Calvin Ward died 3/4/1890 age 86 Grave # 4 (1899 list # 706) > Orilly Ward died 16/26/1849 age 51 Grave # 5 (1899 list # 705) > > Calvin, Julia S. and Julia are my family. Would Orilly have been related > if she was buried in the same plot? > Calvin is listed as the owner, but he died after Orilly. Is there a way > to find out who owned the plot before Calvin? > > I am trying to establish Calvin's paternity and I think Orilly (daughter > of Asa Ward) may be Calvin's relative. > > Urijah and Purdy Ward > Asa and Dosia > Orilly (buried in Oak Knowl) > Calvin 1st (married Nabby Morse & moved to Illinois) > Calvin 2nd (buried in Oak Knowl with his wife Julia A. and > daughter Julia S.) > > Calvin 2nd was the illegitimate son of Calvin 1st and Sally Hitchcock. If > Orilly and Calvin are related, it would be a link to this family, which > would help me to establish paternity. > > Any input in interpreting this burial record would be appreciated. > > Thank you, > > Harry Calvin Ward > >

Can anyone on the list familiar with Oak Knoll Cemetery burial records look at this information below and give me input as to how to interpret this burial record? Julia S. Ward died 7/3/1865 age 17-9 Grave # 1 (1899 list # 708) Grave # 2 Julia A. Ward died 5/6/1890 age 82 Grave # 3 (1899 list # 707) Calvin Ward died 3/4/1890 age 86 Grave # 4 (1899 list # 706) Orilly Ward died 16/26/1849 age 51 Grave # 5 (1899 list # 705) Calvin, Julia S. and Julia are my family. Would Orilly have been related if she was buried in the same plot? Calvin is listed as the owner, but he died after Orilly. Is there a way to find out who owned the plot before Calvin? I am trying to establish Calvin's paternity and I think Orilly (daughter of Asa Ward) may be Calvin's relative. Urijah and Purdy Ward Asa and Dosia Orilly (buried in Oak Knowl) Calvin 1st (married Nabby Morse & moved to Illinois) Calvin 2nd (buried in Oak Knowl with his wife Julia A. and daughter Julia S.) Calvin 2nd was the illegitimate son of Calvin 1st and Sally Hitchcock. If Orilly and Calvin are related, it would be a link to this family, which would help me to establish paternity. Any input in interpreting this burial record would be appreciated. Thank you, Harry Calvin Ward

I am in need of some help. There are a number of former "state" hospitals in MA who also had their own cemetaries on their property. Anyways through my research as well as other members of my family we discovered that a few of our relatives who were in these state hospitals and died there and were also buried at these cemetaries. Of course over the years no one or no organization has taken or even care for the cemetaries and neglected them. Also, some have no markers just numbers and etc. Now I think last year or a few years before, I saw on the news that there was an organization started to begin cleaning up these cemetaries and etc. Does anyone have any idea what the name of this organization is and how to contact them? I saw this info on a few of the various News Channels in Boston...

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VFB.2ACI/4153.1 Message Board Post: You will find what you're looking for on this site http://www.newslibrary.com/sites/un/

> I'm looking for the obituary for Joyce Little who died in Westfield, MA 27 Sept 1992. Any help would be appreciated. Nancy, There is an obituary listed in the electronic archives of the Springfield newspapers. The obituary was written on September 28, 1992. The complete obituary would come with a small cost and is accessible to you at www.masslive.com You need to search the archives which actually go back to something like 1/1/1989. Ed O'Connor

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Little Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VFB.2ACI/4153 Message Board Post: I'm looking for the obituary for Joyce Little who died in Westfield, MA 27 Sept 1992. Any help would be appreciated.

Looking for the marriage of Albert Jones born Springfield and Mae Adams born St Jean, Quebec....Should be around 1920`s. Does anyone know if the town of Springfield was ever spelled Spring Field? Mary in Calif

Adrienne, This may be what you want, OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL PARISH Church: 123 William St., 01105-1949 Tel. 413-734-5433 Mass Schedule: Sat. 4:00 p.m. Sun. 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 6:00 p.m. Daily 12:10 a.m. (Thursday, 8:00 a.m, only) It is located in the south end of springfield where most of the addresses you mentioned. What is the family name you are researching? Perhaps someone can help out knowing that. Judy >From: "Adrienne Bersi" <bearsea@msn.com> >Reply-To: MAHAMPDE-L@rootsweb.com >To: MAHAMPDE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MAHAMPDEN] Springfield schools 1917-23 >Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 11:31:30 -0700 > >Does anyone know the name of school my father would have attended? The >family lived at >Year 1917: Shewsbury St, Worcester >Year 1918: Howard St, Springfield >Year 1920-23: Wilcox St, Springfield >Year 1924: Margaret St, Springfield > >Also the name of the Catholic Church in this area? Thank you in advance. >Adrienne >

Does anyone know the name of school my father would have attended? The family lived at Year 1917: Shewsbury St, Worcester Year 1918: Howard St, Springfield Year 1920-23: Wilcox St, Springfield Year 1924: Margaret St, Springfield Also the name of the Catholic Church in this area? Thank you in advance. Adrienne

Thank you to all who replied I appreciated the info regarding Antonio Bersi. Adrienne