A few years ago they sent my check back uncashed. The Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati was in limbo about whether they would start making their registry available for family history researchers.
I was elated to recently find they had opened the record books again. And I sought out some family records in birth, marriage, and death.
My great great grandfather Eugene Merz's Emmaneul Catholic Church baptismal registry line was among the finds. With that came his mother's maiden name--Schoenfelder.
A proverbial family brick wall has opened!
This surname was elusive to researchers before. Now, one single record has opened the door to potential others and more familial links.
I'm glad for the decision the Archdiocese made to open their records to the World. Here's hoping they set an example for others and church records are made increasingly more available to family researchers.
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