Does anyone know how to contact the Syracuse Diocese, are they accommodating to receiving request? I would like to make a request to them via email or phone call... Thanks Lauren D. Rowe > > -- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Peashey" <tompeashey@comcast.net> Wednesday, July 12, 2006 12:38 PM > Subject: [NYOSWEGO] RE: Where did the French Canadians live in Oswego? >> My father's family were a major part of St. Louis's parish for most o th 20th century... I was baptized there. My pts were m there. It was a very quaint parish in a church that once was a vaudeville theatre... Which made for a very accommodating church... don't know when they closed the school but it must have been either >> just before or after WWII. All of my aunts and uncles attended St. Louis School. The nuns as I mentioned were French Canadian and many of the early records will reflect French spellings or even be in French. >>>> When they closed the parish down... A treasure trove of my fam hist was boxed and sent to Syracuse. >>>> Poss due to th location o th parish on th Northeast Side o th city, I associate th area frm th business district to East 11th Street as being "French". >> >> -----Original From: Marilyn Rowsey Dirk [mailto:halylu@twcny.rr.com] July 10, 2006 1:37 PM >> To: NYOSWEGO-L@rootsweb.com Re: St.Mary's or St. Peters? >> My French Canadian family are mainly Buried at St Peters n th old section. snip/ They went to St Louis's Church (circa 1890) on East 4th and Bridge that is now defunct. Their records are in the main diocese in Syracuse. Before that they mostly >> went to St. Mary's but wanted to have their own French speaking mass hench St. Louis was founded. It looks almost like the one in St. Antoine Sur Richlieu, east of Montreal, both the town and church are >> named after my 10th g-grandfather Antoine Courtemanche or Shortsleeve/Shortslef in english.. >>>> Marilyn Rowsey Dirk
Do a google search 'catholic diocese syracuse' or try www.411.com business listings. Either one should get you a phone number and address. Russ Sprague Kensington, Maryland From: "rolaren" <rolaren@dreamscape.com> Reply-To: <rolauren@verizon.net> To: NYOSWEGO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NYOSWEGO] How to obtain documents from the Syracuse Diocese Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:09:35 -0400 Does anyone know how to contact the Syracuse Diocese, are they accommodating to receiving request? I would like to make a request to them via email or phone call... Thanks Lauren D. Rowe > > -- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Peashey" <tompeashey@comcast.net> Wednesday, July 12, 2006 12:38 PM > Subject: [NYOSWEGO] RE: Where did the French Canadians live in Oswego? >> My father's family were a major part of St. Louis's parish for most o th 20th century... I was baptized there. My pts were m there. It was a very quaint parish in a church that once was a vaudeville theatre... Which made for a very accommodating church... don't know when they closed the school but it must have been either >> just before or after WWII. All of my aunts and uncles attended St. Louis School. The nuns as I mentioned were French Canadian and many of the early records will reflect French spellings or even be in French. >>>> When they closed the parish down... A treasure trove of my fam hist was boxed and sent to Syracuse. >>>> Poss due to th location o th parish on th Northeast Side o th city, I associate th area frm th business district to East 11th Street as being "French". >> >> -----Original From: Marilyn Rowsey Dirk [mailto:halylu@twcny.rr.com] July 10, 2006 1:37 PM >> To: NYOSWEGO-L@rootsweb.com Re: St.Mary's or St. Peters? >> My French Canadian family are mainly Buried at St Peters n th old section. snip/ They went to St Louis's Church (circa 1890) on East 4th and Bridge that is now defunct. Their records are in the main diocese in Syracuse. Before that they mostly >> went to St. Mary's but wanted to have their own French speaking mass hench St. Louis was founded. It looks almost like the one in St. Antoine Sur Richlieu, east of Montreal, both the town and church are >> named after my 10th g-grandfather Antoine Courtemanche or Shortsleeve/Shortslef in english.. >>>> Marilyn Rowsey Dirk ==== NYOSWEGO Mailing List ==== List Administrator Bonita Shafer Northern New York Genealogy - http://www.nnygenealogy.com sagemarie98@earthlink.net ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429
Just talked to the Secretary at St. Pauls. Here's the info on the Syracuse Diocese.. general Phone # 315-470-1420 Address : Chancery Office Bldg 240 East Onondaga St Syracuse, NY 13202 Happy hunting Marilyn Rowsey Dirk ----- Original Message ----- From: "rolaren" <rolaren@dreamscape.com> To: <NYOSWEGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 11:09 AM Subject: [NYOSWEGO] How to obtain documents from the Syracuse Diocese > Does anyone know how to contact the Syracuse Diocese, are they > accommodating > to receiving request? > I would like to make a request to them via email or phone call... > Thanks > Lauren D. Rowe >> >> -- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Peashey" <tompeashey@comcast.net> > Wednesday, July 12, 2006 12:38 PM >> Subject: [NYOSWEGO] RE: Where did the French Canadians live in Oswego? > >> My father's family were a major part of St. Louis's parish for most o > >> th > 20th century... > I was baptized there. My pts were m there. It was a very quaint parish in > a > church that once was a vaudeville theatre... > Which made for a very accommodating church... don't know when they > closed the school but it must have been either >>> just before or after WWII. All of my aunts and uncles attended St. Louis > School. The nuns as I mentioned were French Canadian and many of the early > records will reflect French spellings or even be in French. >>>>> When they closed the parish down... A treasure trove of my fam hist >>>>> was > boxed and sent to Syracuse. >>>>> Poss due to th location o th parish on th Northeast Side o th city, I > associate th area frm th > business district to East 11th Street as being "French". >>> >>> -----Original From: Marilyn Rowsey Dirk [mailto:halylu@twcny.rr.com] > July 10, 2006 1:37 PM >>> To: NYOSWEGO-L@rootsweb.com Re: St.Mary's or St. Peters? >>> My French Canadian family are mainly Buried at St Peters n th old > section. > snip/ They went to St Louis's Church (circa 1890) on East 4th and Bridge > that is now defunct. > Their records are in the main diocese in Syracuse. Before that they > mostly >>> went to St. Mary's but wanted to have their own French speaking mass > hench St. Louis was founded. > It looks almost like the one in St. Antoine Sur Richlieu, east of > Montreal, > both the town and church are >>> named after my 10th g-grandfather Antoine Courtemanche or > Shortsleeve/Shortslef in english.. >>>>> Marilyn Rowsey Dirk > > > ==== NYOSWEGO Mailing List ==== > List Administrator Bonita Shafer > Northern New York Genealogy - http://www.nnygenealogy.com > sagemarie98@earthlink.net > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >