Finding Old Classmates

Finding Old Classmates
Jerry Guilfoyle's Notes

Check Nassau and Suffolk telephone books. It helps if you have middle initials for common last names. If people you contact are not the ones you are seeking, they may be a relative and know the classmate's telephone number or address.

Locating the females is a bit more difficult. Check with St. Pascal's (Msgr. Robert McCourt, St. Pascal Baylon Church, 112-43 198th Street, St. Albans, NY 11412; phone 718-468-3511; email pascalbay " at " aol " dot " com and see if they were married there. This will give you married names. If they weren't married at St. Pascal's but were baptized there, they would have to get a letter from St. Pascal's stating that they were baptized before they could get married in another Catholic church. St. Pascal's should have the married name listed. If not, they could tell you the church that they got married in.

If they weren't married or baptized in St. Pascal's, then have St. Pascal's check their first Holy Communion record. This will tell you what church that they were baptized in . Call that church and they will tell you if they received a letter from the classmate to verify their baptism. The church could tell you where the person was married and to whom they were married.

When you do find an old classmate, ask them if they have the telephone number, address, or even just the city or state of another classmate.

Be prepared for a large telephone bill... (or you could search on "free telephone" for one of the many new sites offering this service).

Look for classmates at the PascalAlumni-NYC Yahoo Group.

Check out our Locating Folks Resources list of links for many more ways to find those old friends.

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