Tom, I am hoping someone will answer this on the list. I also would like the information you are requesting. Thanks for posing the question to the list. Diane On 9/3/01 8:41 PM, "Tom Gerber" <twgerber@home.com> wrote: RE: Catholic addresses >I would like to request a search of Catholic Church records between 1896 >and 1910 for some family members I am searching for............... > What would be the correct address (and fees) to write to? Does the > archdiocese have all these records or individual churches? > Thanks > -Tom Gerber

I wanted to be sure of my info before I stuck in my two cents worth, but I can't find my notes. So here goes anyway until someone has more to add. I was in Butte a couple of weeks ago and stopped at St. Patrick's. If you write the Butte Catholic Community--North, 102 S. Washington St., Butte, 59701, and ask for information, they will try to help for a donation. Also, it make take a while since other business takes precedence. You really need dates, or at least a particular year for most info. The marriage & birth ledgers I was shown were by year and they really need a specific date to look up deaths. No information is available before 1875 (I think that's the year). I'm not sure about whether or not they have records for all Catholic churches in Butte, although I received some info from records of a couple of other churches. You would have to ask when you write. The Butte Historical Society has lots of info, but I'm not sure about the address or policy on research since I didn't go there. I was told at the Diocese office that the Historical Society has a lot of information that would help with obtaining more to use when requesting church info. For instance, it's possible to obtain a death date at the Historical Society. I hope I'm remembering all this correctly and that it helps. While I was in Butte, I went to the cemetery and the man in charge shared what they had. All records for both Holy Cross cemetery & St. Patrick's cemetery are kept at the Holy Cross cemetery office. I'm not sure of that address. And I don't know what their policy is for look-up requests by mail. I might have just "lucked out", but he was able to give me directions to gravesites. Once I got to them, there weren't always stones, however. Actually, he only had location of the grave, name, date of death, and undertaker, but that can sometimes be a big help. Good luck. Kay