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'''Notre Dame University Archives''' in South Bend, Indiana, maintains a large archive of Catholic Church records collected by Francis P. Clark of Catholic parishes that closed during the 1950s and following Vatican II throughout Kentucky and the Ohio Valley. During this era, when many Catholic parishes would close, the priests would throw out their old record books. Patrick developed relationships with priests throughout the region and personally visited closing parishes and collected record books, ephemera, and photographs which he later donated to the Notre Dame University Archives where he worked as supervisor of the microfilm department. If you are having trouble locating Catholic church records from throughout the Ohio Valley, you should contact the [http://archives.nd.edu/ Notre Dame University Archives] to see if they may have records for the parish you are researching. <br> | '''Notre Dame University Archives''' in South Bend, Indiana, maintains a large archive of Catholic Church records collected by Francis P. Clark of Catholic parishes that closed during the 1950s and following Vatican II throughout Kentucky and the Ohio Valley. During this era, when many Catholic parishes would close, the priests would throw out their old record books. Patrick developed relationships with priests throughout the region and personally visited closing parishes and collected record books, ephemera, and photographs which he later donated to the Notre Dame University Archives where he worked as supervisor of the microfilm department. If you are having trouble locating Catholic church records from throughout the Ohio Valley, you should contact the [http://archives.nd.edu/ Notre Dame University Archives] to see if they may have records for the parish you are researching. <br> | ||