My ancestors had no money for a stone, much less engraving it! They started burying at Calvary in 1860s. My dad and my uncle finally bought a stone for the plot in the 1960s, when they had a little more disposable income and if happened that their dad died. All it says is the surname. Fortunately, the folks in the office at Calvary have good records and will reply if you write and ask who all is buried there and the dates, and so I was able to get all that --- but not the birth places. You CAN get the parish in Ireland info from the full marriage records at the church where they were married..... look on the LDS films for the parish, rather than just writing for a certificate. They even have the occupations of the bride, groom and their fathers (even if the father is deceased!). I haven't yet done this for NYC but got tons of info from LDS films of NJ parishes, which also had First Holy Communion and Confirmation lists! ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Connors To: ny-irish@rootsweb.com Cc: new-england-irish@rootsweb.com ; irish-american@rootsweb.com ; ireland-roll-calls@rootsweb.com ; ny-rollcall@rootsweb.com ; nynewyor@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [NYNEWYOR] [NY-IRISH] Irish in Calvary Cemetery, Queens NY I have just completed getting all the new pictures online, almost 1,000 in total. Yes, most of the gravestones are of those that mention a place in Ireland. That is the object of this project! We want to find where in Ireland our ancestors are from, it seems to be the hardest part of our ancestry. Many people from other parts of the country whose ancestors started in NY, don't have the chance to get back to NYC and check their ancestors' origins. So, this is a small part of Calvary and a marvelous gift from two who took time out of their busy lives to help others. Suggestion...even if you don't find your name, or even if you do, if you have the time to check out all the pictures, you just might find a gravestone in the background with your name that is not in the index. It should be noted, however, that previous photos only included the > gravestones of those that showed the deceaased was born in > Ireland. That is a small percentage of the Irish buried at Calvary > whether born in Ireland or not. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com Jim Garrity, List Administrator jimgarrity@earthlink.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYNEWYOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message