Part 1
Gentlemen: Family in Helsinki Finland are looking for their relatives.. Namely Mr and Mrs Gerald R Riso who were married in your Church Saturday the fourth of February 1956 at 3 P. M. Mrs Riso was nee Erna Laaksonen born 1932 in Helsinki to Mrs Mary Linden..Any help you may give to locate this person would be greatly appreciated... Any questions advise vouru@ucalgary.ca Thank you
Glen M Vouri
University of Calgary
Calgary , Alberta Canada - Saturday, September 21, 2002 at 13:29:44 (EDT)
I very much enjoyed your website. It gave me a lot of clues to the time my great-great-grandparents lived in Tuckahoe. How would I go about finding out where my ancestor's marriage and baptismal records are kept. I have found most of my father's family in NYC, but have no clue where to go in your area. Any help would be so wonderful.
Kind Regards,
Pam Boland
Pamela Boland
- Thursday, August 22, 2002 at 20:35:46 (EDT)
wonderful.
God bless.
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Anthony
- Thursday, August 01, 2002 at 07:41:10 (EDT)
Lovely church!
Bridget Baxter
- Wednesday, June 12, 2002 at 21:50:15 (EDT)
You have a beautiful church I hope to see it for real . Thank You Marguerite Fannin
marguerite Fannin
Ridgway, Pa. USA - Sunday, March 03, 2002 at 14:58:19 (EST)
What a pleasant suprise to find this site while surfing the web! I graduated from BSS in 1963, 8th grade. My fondest memories are of my years in that school. The playground,lunch room, and sacraments at the church are precious memories in my life.Mrs. Johnson, my most influential teacher, Mother Edward, principal, Fathers Zarama, Sullivan and of course Monsignor Shea shaped my life. So much so that I named my real estate business: Cardinal Real Estate! The name of our BSS football team! Great site. Thank you for the photos and history.
Nancy Roberts Sapey
Vero Beach, FL 32963 - Saturday, November 03, 2001 at 18:28:33 (EST)
Hello from Alabama! Your site is very interesting! Keep up the good job. :-)
Rob Harrison
- Monday, October 22, 2001 at 15:48:12 (EDT)
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- Friday, June 29, 2001 at 11:12:25 (EDT)
This is a very informational and eductional site. We should have more information about the Catholic religion
ELISA B. DOMAGSANG
Metro Manila, NCR Philippines - Saturday, June 16, 2001 at 06:41:26 (EDT)
Very nice, thank you.
I am wondering if Msgr. Richard B. Curtin is still with us, and if perhaps someone might have an email address at which I could write to him? I am researching a Mr. Curtin who was a well-known organist in New York City in the early 19th century. (He was also a lawyer and in the banking business.) I am interested in his history as an organist, and am having trouble locating information in this regard. I hoped Msgr. Curtin might have some guidance to offer to me.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Julia
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- Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at 22:07:08 (EDT)
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Part 3
My only critique of this site is this: the History section might have been easier to handle if it had been broken up into sections, with links to each section, as in other stories on related sites (History of Catholic America, St. John Neumann, etc.). I enjoyed reading about the history of this church, but having to scroll through all the previous sections I'd already read every time I wanted to continue the story from a previous sitting was slightly annoying. All in all, though, it was worth it. :)
George Mactier
New York, NY - Thursday, January 04, 2001 at 10:25:26 (EST)
The part about Monsignor Shea establishing a phone number for those in crisis truly astounded me. Remember, this was back in the early fifties, when very few people had telephones.
I'm sure it was also mostly unheard of to speak about those involved in deep personal crises. My guess is that many people who would have called this number suffered from the same kinds of feelings as those who today call Suicide Prevention hotlines. Does anyone have any information on other similar services offered by churches or other organizations at this time? I'd always thought that this sort of thing didn't happen until many years later.
Dave Swank
- Tuesday, January 02, 2001 at 13:51:18 (EST)
This site was really informative. I noticed that an student in architecture signed here earlier; I know nothing about the construction of buildings, but my interest in folk-history made this account as exciting to me as it apparently did to Andre.
From the outset, when a priest set out from New York City to minister to followers in what would then have been a wilderness, to the subsequent economic struggles, health problems, and other obstacles, I was transfixed by the process of trial and error, adversity, and cooperation that went into creating and maintaining the church and the parish.
John H. Rodgers
- Friday, December 29, 2000 at 14:29:23 (EST)
I've never been to New Rochelle, but I spent four years in New Paltz for college awhile back, and it felt like a trip down memory lane. The similar histories, old stone buildings, and stories of the Hugenot settlments sounded a lot like what I heard and saw during my time in the Hudson Valley.
I plan to read more of this story soon; it's very interesting, and it really takes me back.
Brenda Greenbaum
- Friday, December 29, 2000 at 11:38:19 (EST)
I've never been to New Rochelle, but I spent four years in New Paltz for college awhile back, and it felt like a trip down memory lane. The similar histories, old stone buildings, and stories of the Hugenot settlments sounded a lot like what I heard and saw during my time in the Hudson Valley.
I plan to read more of this story soon; it's very interesting, and it really takes me back.
Brenda Greenbaum
- Friday, December 29, 2000 at 11:37:26 (EST)
The photo gallery was my first stop, since I'm studying to be an architect. Older buildings generally have more character than modern structures, and churches usually have more detail and intricacy than other buildings.
I've toured a number of churches throughout the Northeast, and I'm always amazed by the new techniques and touches I see wherever I go. I've never seen this church in person, but after purusing the gallery, I know I'll want to take a firsthand look someday.
Andre
- Friday, December 29, 2000 at 10:24:20 (EST)