From time to time, a list member will ask about a closed Roman Catholic Church, wondering what has happened to their records. Last week, I phoned the archivist of the Albany Diocese. She sent me some photocopies which I have scanned and made into a webpage. It includes parishes that have closed in the New York counties of Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Montgomery, Rensselaer, and Schenectady. It does not tell when the parishes closed, but it does mention where the records are now. I'd be interested in hearing about any parishes which closed before 2009 that are missing from the list, but only so I can assess how complete the list is, and how far back the list goes. I don't know if it gets into the 1800s or not. 33 parishes are slated to close in 2009-2011, almost 20% of the total. Eight had closed by Jan 23. The webpage has a list of those 33 churches and when they will probably close. In some cases, two or three parishes will merge, but in some of those cases it has not yet been announced which of the parishes will remain open. Before their closing, there has been no announcement as to where the records will go. http://www.genealogy.clifflamere.com/Aid/Ch/CH-Catholic-ClosedParishes-Records.htm Cliff Lamere