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From: "Diane Tempest" <>
Subject: RE: [IRISH-NYC] Re: Funeral Records Retention
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 10:02:05 +0100
In-Reply-To: <3d.35f9b62f.2cb6bff3@aol.com>


This is very interesting I am in Canterbury England. I have written to one
Cemetry to find out if my Rosses were there but had no reply in spite of
writting twice. I am a lady of 71 and this is all I am doing in my life if
only some people were at least courteous in answering. Oh well Thanks Diane.

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Subject: [IRISH-NYC] Re: Funeral Records Retention


I think it would be a wonderful project to have funeral homes donate their
old records to one central 'depository', even if they are then computerized.
I
hate to see that wealth of genealogical info just tossed in the trash after
four years. Since this all under the auspices of the Bureau of Funeral
Directing, I wonder if they would open to the idea.

It reminds me of my experiences with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, who I
can't praise enough. I needed burial information for my Cassidys, but
didn't
have dates or locations. For a small fee ($3 or $4), the Archdiocese sent
me a
large computerized printout of all the Cassidy burials (found just by my
providing the names), the cemetery where they buried, who owned the graves,
address of the grave owner, how much was paid for the grave, location of the
grave
and cross-references to those who had been interred and then dis-interred.
I
was absolutely stunned by the wealth of info! We really need something
similar
in NYC.

I had mentioned my experience with Cronin in Brooklyn (in my previous email)
as a possible ray of hope. Since they are one of the larger funeral homes,
they told me they had dedicated their entire basement to the old records.
So
they did retain them.(Sadly, flooding took care of them.) Maybe the same
can be
said of all the larger funeral homes?

Also, I did contact a funeral home out in Suffolk County for records
pertaining to a 1970 burial. They provided me with everything I could have
wanted,
including insurance information.

So even though the law says the funeral homes can dispose of the records
after 4 years, maybe it still depends on the funeral home?

Take care,
Tracy


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