Can you tell me what the url is for this website that has the application for requesting churchs records from the diocese of Newark? Thank you, Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrice Schadt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [NJESSEX] Immigrant place of origin in Church records > I have found the place of origin for ancestors in the > records of St. Casimirs Church. However, it is important to > note that you need to write to the specific church to obtain > records, rather than the diocese. I found this information > on the diocese website, including a form to complete to > request the information from the church. > > Patrice > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Geralyn W Barry" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 5:35 PM > Subject: Re: [NJESSEX] Immigrant place of origin in Church > records > > > > At 01:43 PM 4/11/04, Nancy M. Lyons wrote: > > >Has anyone found the place of origin of an immigrant > ancestor in the > > >Catholic Church records of the Diocese of Newark? > > >Thanks > > >Nancy > > > > In my experience, I have found the answer to be: possibly, > for Polish (and > > perhaps German or French) ancestors; no, for Irish. It > depends on who was > > recording the information. Irish priests tended not to > record as much > > information because that was what was done in Ireland. > Polish (or German) > > priests tended to record more information because that was > what was done in > > the old country. Different habits, brought from different > places... > > > > Geralyn Wood Barry in Oregon > > > > ______________________________ > > ______________________________