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

Thanks, Judith. This information is very helpful. I'll give it a try. I'm trying to establish relationships between 4 GOLDRICK families in Cleveland in the 1870s and 80s. I'm sure they must be related, so I thought if some of the others showed up on my relatives' records as sponsors or witnesses, it might indicate that they at least knew each other. Janet in Hunterdon Co., NJ