In light of one lists' discussion about Catholic cemeteries, I decided to pursue research of some of the records held at HSP (www.hsp.org) while visiting there this week. I do not know if these records are available elsewhere; they may be, and most likely a search on www.familysearch.org will help determine if they may be ordered at your local FHC. Holy Cross Cemetery: I located my g-g-grandmother Mary Sekel there using the index and register. The register contains the date of death, age of deceased, name of deceased, date of burial, location of plot/grave, and a section for comments. Due to the index, this was easy to use, with the ability to search multiple years in a decent amount of time. Since the cemetery requires a month and year of death, this can narrow a search significantly. The films do not offer what the Catholic Cemeteries Office does though: a list of all buried in that plot. New Cathedral Cemetery: I had a plot listing of my Fay family, and I've been unable to locate some death notices, possibly because they were never printed. Using this (since I had dates, I bypassed the index, for the register is in date order), I located 5 family members and slightly more info than the CCO had provided (emphasis on slightly). Also, a burial date that was given to me was off by a week--understandable as some of this writing can be challenging to read--so I may be able to look for a death notice for one with better success. The register provides the same info as Holy Cross' register does. Old Cathedral Cemetery: I was unable to locate two g-g-grandparents that I had exact dates of death for. Like the above 2, this has limited though helpful (to someone <grin>) information. Mount Moriah: I scrolled through the years 1856-1885 looking for the name Crout; it took less than an hour to do this as the setup is nice. It is alphabetical by surname. When looking for a "C" surname, I scrolled to the "C"s and it covered 1856-1869 in order, then all "C"s were grouped together in date order in 1869-1885 again. This format makes it easier to search for someone with a date that's not exact. Information included permit number, full name, age, date of death and burial, where buried. Fernwood Cemetery: I may be missing something on this one, but I found it hardest to use and put it away. I'd like to revisit this one, but it seemed mostly a list of plot locations rather than personal info; I didn't see any ages and didn't see another film with more detailed info such as a register. With no direct ancestors here that I know of (yet :)), I have not called Fernwood but have been told this is a cemetery with a helpful staff. I hope this is helpful to anyone seeking information. It helps to know where to find it but also what to expect when using the resource. --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.