A Selected Bibliography for Catholic Research

Books and Periodicals

  • 100th Anniversary Celebration, 1902-2002 : St. Hedwig Church, Floral Park, New York [N.Y. L H378 F66.5]
  • Adams, Edmund Catholic Trails West: The Founding Catholic Families of Pennsylvania [PENN. L P530.84]
  • Alumni Directory, Kenwood Academy of the Sacred Heart, Albany,[N.Y. [N.Y. L AL13.59 K42]
  • Ambler, Francis Willis St. Paul's Church, American Catholic Apostolic, Summerville, S. C. [S.CAR. L SU64.2]
  • The American Catholic Historical Researches [BX 801]
  • Atwell, Glenn R. The Chapel: a Comprehensive History of the Chapel and Pilgrimage of Our Lady Help of Christians, Cheektowaga, New York, and of the Alsation Immigrant Community at Williamsville, New York [N.Y. L C414.5]
  • Balch, William S. Romanism and Republicanism Incompatible [BX 1770 B34]
  • Blejwas, Stanislaus A. St. Stanislaus B. & M. Parish, Meriden, Connecticut: a Century of Connecticut Polonia, 1891-1991 [CONN. L M543.5]
  • Brooklyn Parishes by Neighborhood [N.Y. L B792.62 C3 A13]
  • Catholic Herald Guide to the Catholic Churches of New York City [N.Y.C. G 41.79]
  • Centennial History, Holy Name of Mary Parish, Valley Stream, N.Y., 1902-2002 [N.Y. L H378 V24.5]
  • Cohalan, Florence D. A Popular History of the Archdiocese of New York [N.Y. G 71 C3 N41]
  • Craigie, Cornelia Kenwood : the First Hundred Years, 1853-1953 [N.Y. L AL13.59 K41]
  • Culkin, Harry M., ED. Priests and Parishes of the Diocese of Brooklyn, 1820 to 1990 [N.Y. G 71 C3 B75]
  • The Diocesan Journal of Michael Augustine Corrigan, Bishop of Newark, 1872-1880 [N.J. G 1.1 v. 22]
  • Diocese of Brooklyn : Alphabetical Listing of churches of Brooklyn [N.Y. L B792.62 C3 A13]
  • Ede, Janet and Norma Virgoe, editors Religious Worship in Norfolk: the 1851 Census of Accommodation and Attendance at Worship [ENG. L N763p v.62]
  • Everett, Richard A. St. Nicholas Cemetery [MARYLAND L SA24.9]
  • Folliott, Rosemary Index to Raphoe Marriage License Bonds, 1710-1755 and 1817-1830 [IRELAND G 1.11]
  • Folliott, Rosemary Indexes to Clonfert Marriage Licence Bonds, Wills and Administration Bonds [IRELAND G 1.12]
  • Galbraith, Charles Thomas Root Cause: Catholic Records and Genealogical Research in New York [E 184 I6 G35]
  • German Parishes in the Diocese of Brooklyn [N.Y. L B792.62 C3 A15]
  • Hollowak, Thomas L. Births from the Baptismal Record of Saint Stanislaw Kostka Church, 1879-1889 [MARYLAND L B217.961]
  • Hollowak, Thomas L. Faith, Work, and Struggle: a History of Baltimore Polonia Written to Commemorate the Ninetieth Anniversary of Holy Cross Polish National Catholic Church [MARYLAND L B217.962]
  • Humling, Virginia U.S. Catholic Sources: a Diocesan Research Guide [CS 49 H85 1995]
  • Inventory of the Church Archives in New York City. Roman Catholic Church. Archdiocese of New York, v.2 [N.Y.C. G 36 v. 8]
  • Italian Parishes in the Diocese of Brooklyn [N.Y. L B792.62 C3 A15]
  • Karcher, Gerard C. Roman Catholic Parishes in Brooklyn, New York: Brooklyn Parishes [N.Y. L B792.62 C11]
  • Karcher, Gerard C. Roman Catholic Parishes in Manhattan, New York [N.Y. L M314.62 C11]
  • Kearns, Francis Maurus Assumption of Mary Parish, Redford, New York: Baptisms, 1853-1910, Baptemes; Marriages, 1853-1923, Mariages; Burials, 1853-1923, Sepultures; & Cemetery Records [N.Y. L SA705]
  • Kelly, Mary Gilbert Catholic Immigrant Colonization Projects in the United States, 1815-1860 [E 184 C3 K3]
  • Liederbach, Clarence A. America's Thousand Bishops: from 1513-1974 [BX 4670 L5]
  • MacDonald, D.W. St. Andrew's R.C. Parish, 1804-1856, St. Andrew's West, Cornwall Township, Stormont, Ontario, Canada [CANADA L C816]
  • MacGregor, Morris J. A Parish for the Federal City: St. Patrick's in Washington, 1794-1994 [DIST.COL. G 11.3]
  • Maps of the Vicariates of the Archdiocese of New York [N.Y. G 71 C3 N43]
  • Marriage Dispensations in the Diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas, 1786-1803 [LOUIS. G 14.5]
  • McNamara, Patrick Chronological List of Churches in the Diocese of Brooklyn: Brooklyn Parishes [N.Y. L B792.62 C3 A12]
  • McNamara, Patrick Chronological List of Churches in the Diocese of Brooklyn: Queens Parishes [N.Y. L Q31.62 C3 A2]
  • Murphy, Helen M. Marriages in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tuam, Ireland, 1820-1829 [IRELAND L T79]
  • The Official Catholic Directory [BX 845 C5]
  • O'Neill, D.P. Catholicity in Westchester, N.Y., and History of St. Raymond's Church, Westchester, N.Y. [N.Y.C. G 60.22]
  • O'Rourke, Timothy J. Catholic Families of Southern Maryland: Records of Catholic Families in St. Mary's County, Maryland in the 18th Century [MARYLAND L SA 24.45]
  • Ortell, Gerald A. Polish Parish Records of the Roman Catholic Church: Their Use and Understanding in Genealogical Research [POLAND G 5.1]
  • Polish Parishes in the Diocese of Brooklyn N.Y. [L B792.62 C3 A15]
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn: Brooklyn Parishes N.Y. [L Q31.62 C3 A14]
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn: Queens Parishes [N.Y. L Q31.62 C3 A3]
  • Silinonte, Joseph M. Bishop Loughlin's Dispensations, Diocese of Brooklyn N.Y. [L B792.62 C1]
  • St. Hedwig Church 100th Anniversary Celebration, 1902-2002 : St. Hedwig Church, Floral Park, New York [N.Y. L H378 F66.5]
  • St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, Court Street, Brooklyn, New York: Baptism Register, July 22, 1839-July 12, 1857; Marriage Register, August 7, 1839-August 18, 1857 [N.Y. L B792.62 C15]
  • St. Teresa's Diamond Jubilee Souvenir Journal, 1874-1949 [N.Y. L B792.62 C25]
  • The Solemn Blessing and Opening of the New Cathedral of St. Patrick, New York, on the Feast of St. Gregory VII, Pope and Confessor, May 25, 1879 [N.Y. L M314.62 C1]
  • Souvenir History of Transfiguration Parish, Mott Street, New York, 1827-1897 [N.Y. L M314.62 C3 T71]
  • Vogel, Claude Lawrence The Capuchins in French Louisiana (1722-1766) [LOUIS. G 5]

Manuscripts and Microfilm

  • Baptismal Records, St. Joseph's Church (Catholic), Wheeling, W. Va. [manuscript] [LOCALITY SHELF 4 (W5 W43)]
  • Barber, Gertrude A. (copied and compiled by) Otsego County, N.Y., Cemetery Inscriptions [manuscript] [LOCALITY SHELF 2 (OT721)]
  • Church and Parish Marriage Record, 1833-1853, St. Joseph's Cathedral (Catholic), Wheeling, W. Va. [manuscript] [LOCALITY SHELF 4 (W5 W44)]
  • Hancock, Marshall, and Ohio Counties, West Virginia : Church and Parish Records (also Marshall County Bible Records) [manuscript] [LOCALITY SHELF 4 (W5 H1919)]
  • List of [Catholic] Churches in Manhattan [manuscript] [FILE (New York, N.Y. - Churches - Catholic)]
  • M'Kenna, Bernard [Letter from] Bernard M'Kenna, "teacher," 70 Bayard St., New York City, to Fr. Henry Conwell, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, 15 September 1811 [manuscript] [FILE 1 (M199)]
  • Moorhouse, B-Ann List of Churches in Manhattan (i.e. R.C. Archdiocese of New York) [manuscript] [FILE 1 (M3141)]
  • Parochial Boundary Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn [manuscript] [LOCALITY SHELF 1 (N.Y. 57)]
  • St. Peter's Church in Manhattan (Baptisms 1787-1827, 1857-1873, 1884-1892; Marriages 1820-1878) [MICROFILM]

Compiled by Catherine M. Ellard, Assistant Librarian

Note. The references listed in the excellent bibliography above are no longer available at the NYG&B Library. They are, however, available at the New York Public Library where our collection is now housed.