I have had some correspondence with the Diocesan Archives as well. They require a research fee for their services-- it is not a donation. They will bill you after the research is done, depending on the time it took them. They do not send photocopies of originals, just transcribe the information. You do not need to know the parish name. You DO need to give them the residence address of your folks as well as their dates-- approximate birth, death, or marriage. The reason for this is that churches were added continually. A family might be in one parish one year, but another 5 years later, while living at the same address. They kept no burial records until the end of the century, so if you need that, do not waste your time. You can ask for general name information. I had 3-4 sets of Allens on Franklin Ave/Franklin Alley and the researcher sent me all ALLEN records for that parish during my time frame. It may take several letters to get a response-- remember, they have considerably daily business to do that does not involve genealogy! If you contact the Catholic Cemeteries Association by mail, they request a $3.00 lookup per name. You may, however, provide a name and ask for all names & dates of those interred, if it is a family plot. They might be willing to send you nearby names as well; I have not tried that. If you go in person, the office at Calvary is open daily, half day Sat., no Sunday. Often, if they are not busy, they will just give you the information for a couple of names. All Cleveland cemeteries do not have offices and are not staffed. The older ones, like St. John's & St. Joseph's, have a staff member there only the first Sun. of the month during the summer. The gates are not locked, however, and you can go in to look around. You will need to have your map and location information already to do that. The Catholic cemeteries do not keep information on whether there is a monument or who paid for the plot, which some cemeteries do. Hope this helps some of you. Judith in Cuyahoga Falls OH

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Searching for information on my gr-gr-grandfather,John KEATING/KEATON/CATON,born in Ireland, Jun 1841 (1900 census, Cleveland OH, where the name is spelled "Caton") and wife Grace (surname unknown), born in Ireland, Jun 1851.They evidently married here, since John emigrated to the US in 1864, Grace in 1861. John & Grace had the following children: Margaret, b Jan 1871 in Buffalo NY; Sarah/Sadie b Jul 1872 in Ohio; Mary (m Turnbull) b Sep 1874; Kathryn/Katie b Nov 1877; Lydia/Eliza b Aug 1878; Michael b Aug 1888; Patrick b Nov 1883; and Hugh b May 1885. John and Grace were married 30 years in 1900. Margaret m in Cleveland, 1887, to Charles Otto Anderson, a native of Norway. I would be grateful for any information anyone may have on this family. Claire Mache [email protected]

I sent for marriage certificates. Listed both names of parties and the date they were married along with the church name. Colleen

Dear Carol You must have signed up for the Cleveland-Irish Genealogy List. They are not sending the e-mail directly to you. They are sending them to the list and as a list member you receive a copy. If you do not wish to receive them then unsubscribe from the list. Hope this is helpful. Marie How to unsubscribe. Send a message to [email protected] that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe ---------- From: Carol <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Cleveland Diocese Date: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 9:07 PM I don't know why I keep getting these emails. ????? my address is not [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Janet <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 8:56 PM Subject: Re: Cleveland Diocese > I've never tried to send for information from the Diocese. Do you need to > know the parish your family belonged to before you can send an inquiry? > What information must you provide in addition to your "donation" in order to > get a response to your query? > > Janet > >

I don't know why I keep getting these emails. ????? my address is not [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Janet <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 8:56 PM Subject: Re: Cleveland Diocese > I've never tried to send for information from the Diocese. Do you need to > know the parish your family belonged to before you can send an inquiry? > What information must you provide in addition to your "donation" in order to > get a response to your query? > > Janet > >

I've never tried to send for information from the Diocese. Do you need to know the parish your family belonged to before you can send an inquiry? What information must you provide in addition to your "donation" in order to get a response to your query? Janet

Really appreciate the address Colleen. Good luck to you too. Janice

The first time sent nothing. I got exactly that. Colleen

Archives Department Diocese of Cleveland 1027 Superior Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Here's the address for the Diocese. Good luck! colleen

Thanks Colleen. Do you still have the address? Janice

I see there's another Colleen on the list....I'm Colleen in Montana. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 5:47 PM Subject: Re: Cleveland Diocese > Archives Department > Diocese of Cleveland > 1027 Superior Avenue > Cleveland, Ohio 44114 > > Here's the address for the Diocese. Good luck! > > colleen >

Janice: I sent a donation of $10.00, and received the information in about three weeks. Colleen

I have just joined this list and didn't get in on first of this discussion. Will you please explain how to get information from Cleveland Diocese? What would be considered an appropriate donation? Would this diocese also cover the Grafton area. I will appreciate any help you can give me on this. Janice

Try Fairview Park Library or the Cleveland Library in downtown

Hi- just read your note. Had some family lookups at the Cleveland Diocese and needed help. I sent donation and you would be surprised the positive response I got. I send for something without donation and never did hear. Sad but true. M

For all of you who are still waiting to hear from me regarding my lookups for your family members ... I just wanted to let you know that I've just returned from a long and much needed vacation. I will now be returning to my census reading ... I was almost done with 1850 when I left, so if I can figure out my notes, I'll be emailing some of you with the results. I still have a little more to do before I move on. Thanks for your patience. -- Janet

I was just at St. John's Cemetery - had a wonderful guide the first time, someone I "met" on this list. Then my husband and I went together, and I walked around the whole place. Lots of names that are in my family - I'm just not sure that these people are OUR people - yet! The Diocese took about a month to respond to my request, and wrote (TYPED!) a formal letter with all the info I needed, plus enclosed a map. [Here's another volunteer job for someone: scanning in all the cemetery maps for the Diocese. It would sure be quicker to be able to respond on line. And as long as we're wishing, let's look for all the burial records to be indexed/digital!] At St. John's, a lot of the section markers are missing, so sometimes it's hard to locate the site you want. And a lot of the grave stones have sunk and are covered with grass. But. If you've got the time, and a map, it's do-able. Next time, however, I'm going to enclose a donation with my request, and ask for some names buried in plots near "ours". At least then I'd know I was in the right section, especially in the "single grave" areas, which don't seem to have too many markers. And most of the ones I saw were so weathered, they weren't readable. Or maybe some are buried. Sure wish there were an easier way to locate grassed-over graves - something like a metal detector would be handy! Somebody else on the list [from out of town] had contacted the Catholic cemeteries association, and they actually sent a representative with him while he searched (he gave the guy a tip). I've found helpful people at the Diocese, and I think there's more gold in them thar hills! Best wishes on your search. Karen -----Original Message----- From: Janet <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, July 21, 2000 8:17 AM Subject: Re: Calvary and affiliated cemeteries... >> I just sent a letter to the diocese and $15.00 and got the answers within >5 >> days. I guess the money helped. > >I also sent them $15 on June 21. When I phoned yesterday the woman told me >that my request was still sitting in a huge pile of requests they had >recently received. Perhaps it's the Internet, perhaps it's just the summer >season. Anyway, I think I will contact them again later in the summer or >early fall to try to find out from them who else is buried in the plot and >discover where my gr gr grandmother is buried if she's not in any of their >cemeteries. Gr gr grandfather is in St. John's and gr grandfather is in >Calvary. >--Janet > > >

I don't know why I received this message ???? Never made a request for the above name.. thankyou....Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: < Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 8:36 AM Subject: Re: Renfrew Spence > Thank you! > I believe I sent for it. But I won't know for another month or so. > If not, I am saving this e-mail and will order it next. > I just ordered 43 of them. > Normally I am not so slow to respond, but just lost a family friend. > Thank you, > Diana Johnson > >

Thank you! I believe I sent for it. But I won't know for another month or so. If not, I am saving this e-mail and will order it next. I just ordered 43 of them. Normally I am not so slow to respond, but just lost a family friend. Thank you, Diana Johnson