Cheri, I do not know about the left over copies. There was an article published in the "Bulletin" about the ladies walking up and down the rows of the cemetery accumulating information. Whether they then supplemented the information by checking with the cemetery office, I do not know.
Here in the Diocese of Fall River, now that most cemetery records have been computerized, getting the office staff to pull it up for you, is much easier. When it meant looking up index cards and cross referencing, you did not necessarily get "quick" results and might wait for quite some time before getting the information, if at all. My experiences with Catholic cemetery staff over the last 20 years has been excellent. I have heard some stories though, about pushy, demanding researchers vs. past cemetery administrators (priests) who reminded staff that their least important function was helping people do genealogical research. The staff and administrators I have dealt with have been extraordinarily helpful and attentive. John On Thursday, July 31, 2014 11:57 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: Elaine, So someone took the St. John's Cemetery book and typed it up in Find A Grave? And you are sure it was walked and not pulled from records? John, they took the left over books and gave them to the university? I know their record collection went there. But I mean the X number of leftover St. John Cemetery books. Cheri On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 3:06 AM, 'John Raposo' via Azores Genealogy <[email protected]> wrote: Good morning! > > >The entire collection was given to the Ferreira-Mendes collection at >UMass-Dartmouth. > > >John > > > >On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 11:21 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >The now defunct American Portuguese Genealogical and Historical Society >(APGHS), which was based out of Taunton, Massachusetts published a book of >cemetery burials from St. John's Cemetery in New Bedford, MA. I don't know if >they walked the cemetery and recorded what they saw or if they had access to >the records. > >What happened to the remainder of the books (if any were left) after they went >defunct? > > >Cheri Mello >Listowner, Azores-Gen >Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, >Achada >-- >For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) >mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right >that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." >--- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Azores Genealogy" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >email to [email protected]. >Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > > >-- >For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) >mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right >that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." >--- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Azores Genealogy" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >email to [email protected]. >Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
