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From: "L.L. Scott" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Catholic records
Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 13:21:14 -0500
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Here in Pensacola, one Catholic church was reluctant to allow folks to view
their records as it was the place of worship for our "Creole" folks.
In Pensacola, creole was a mix of Spanish and African.
Many light-skinned went west and passed for white.
I had one lady who I assisted while working in a library relate her tale of
finding the census records for her family that orginally showed race as "C"
changed to a "B". The feds didn't recognize creole. Her tall, blonde,
blue-eyed son had trouble getting the records from this church. I dealt
with another family who knew their grandfather was creole from N.O. In N.O.
creole is usually 1st generation from European parents. But this family was
from Pensacola originally and they were Pensacola creole.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alvie L. Davidson CG" <>
To: "'Claire Bettag'" <>
Cc: "'APG List'" <>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [APG] Catholic records


> Just my two cents worth.
> A few years ago I visited one of the oldest Catholic churches in downtown
> Tampa, FL. The person who had custody of the church record books took me
> into the room where these books were stored and sat me down at a table to
> let me look at all the records I chose to view.
> When I found some that I needed she transcribed for me for they did not
> have
> a copy machine on the premises.
> I don't know what might be the case today if I went back.
>
> Alvie L. Davidson CG
> Lakeland, Florida


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