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From: Richard Gant <>
Subject: Re: [INMARION-L] Re: Marion county Obits
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 18:47:41 -0700


I recently returned from an obit search in Marion Co. I can add that the
Central Public Library has first class facilities; I was able to locate a
number of obits I was searching for. Copying requires purchase of a
"convenience card" for a dollar and then copies are 15 cents each.

When I visited Crown Hill, personnel were most helpful to me in finding
gravesites at no charge, provided that I knew the name to search for. For a
fee, they will search and retrieve any information recorded in their files
at the time of burial.

Rick Gant
Richland, WA

Phyllis Miller Fleming wrote:

> Please forward to any of your groups that may be able to use this
> information:
>
> To obtain an obituary, you can contact either the Central Public Library
> of Indianapolis or the Indiana State Library. The Central Public
> Library carries only Indianapolis newspapers and the Indiana State
> Library carries newspapers from major Indiana cities, including
> Indianapolis.
>
> Central Public Library
> 40 East St. Clair St
> Indianapolis, IN 46204
> (317) 269-1700
> To request in person: Microfilm Division, fee: 10 cents per copy.
> To request in writing or by phone: Social Sciences Division, (317)
> 269-1733, fee: $1.00 per copy.
> Information needed: Name of deceased and date of death.
>
> Indiana State Library
> Newspaper Division
> 140 N Senate Ave
> Indianapolis, IN 46202
> (317) 232-3664
> To request in person or in writing: Newspaper Division, fee: 25 cents
> per copy, allow 4-6 weeks.
> NO REQUESTS TAKEN BY PHONE.
>
> The Indiana State Library offers an inter-library loan of newspaper
> microfilm to libraries in all 50 states. Call or write them for more
> information.
>
> To locate burial locations for veterans (deaths prior to 1949): contact
> the Indiana State Archives in Room 117 for the Indiana State Library.
> They take requests in person or in writing at no charge. They have
> locations for beterans buried in 40 Indiana counties. Call (317)
> 232-3660 for more information.
>
> This information is taken from the back of the Crown Hill Cemetery
> "Genealogy Requests for Information". Crown Hill has a genealogy
> service. However, the charge is $5.00 per name and they tell you up
> front "As a general rule, we cannot provide the names of parents,
> children or other relatives because family relationships have not been
> recorded in our records. If a person is buried on a family lot, we can
> tell you who is buried on the lot with them." Crown Hill is one of the
> oldest cemeteries in Marion Co; it is huge, beautiful and still active.
>
> Phyllis Miller Fleming
> Shelbyville, IN
>
>
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