Hi Jim, Thanks for your note. My own Catholic families in Susquehanna Co. are Cunningham and McVinnie (also spelled McVinnia, McVinea, McAveny, Mack, Mac, and a dozen other ways). There's a collateral relation to a Harding family in the area, and may well be other collateral connections that I haven't been able to focus on yet. But on my recent trip to the County, I had one of those epiphanies that make family research so much more than the bloodless search for data in microfilm and online (much as I do appreciate those sources of information): I was standing in the peaceful hillside cemetery down the road from St. Francis Xavier Church in Friendsville in the middle of dozens of fading stones that seemed to be working so desperately to hold on to links from 'home'--Native of ..., etc. And I had the powerful emotional realization that I was walking over the bones of very real people who were a regular part of my ancestors' daily lives. I suspect many of the people buried there were 'waked' back in Ireland as they got ready to emigrate, came over in the 'coffin' ships, and knew that they couldn't go home again no matter how hard the life was in the new place. I'm sure my Green ancestors in Susquehanna County had about as hard a life, and lost as many young children, as my Irish ancestors did, but there's a record of the 3 Green brothers (Lowry, Asa, and James) making trips back to their home in Dutchess County, NY. If there were time enough, and money, I would be researching broadly in the Irish settlements in that part of the County, but.... By the way, as I continue to work at transcribing the audio tape I made of the readable stones in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, I've come across references to Conboy, Foster, and maybe Bergin, as well as a seemingly-incredible number of Hickey's. (I think I actually say on the tape, "Oh no, not another Hickey stone.') It might take me a few more weeks to get the list posted (since for this cemetery I'm transcribing both given names and surnames as well as family relationships and county of origin), but I will send a copy of the transcription to Mary Jean in hopes that she can put it up on her site ( http://home.stny.rr.com/brown/index.htm ). And I'll post the surnames on the PASUSQUE list. I wish I did have more information for you on your family lines, but beyond the cemetery listings I can't help at this point. Thanks, Bob Green ----- Original Message ----- From: "james conboy" <conboy@voyager.net> To: <rcgreen@myfamily.org> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 8:31 AM Subject: cemeteries > Bob, I note your interest in some of the Catholic cemeteries in Susquehanna > County. Are you resarching Irish Catholic families in the area? I have been > researching the following names and wonder if we have any common interests: > Conboy, Clark, Foster, Bergin, and Hickey. I also have information on the > Curleys. > > Jim Conboy >