JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Mount Hebron Cemetery in Flushing, NY #general
Steven Lasky <steve725@...>
Alan S. Karan posted about Mt. Hebron Cemetery. He remarked in part:
"I think they would also have the funeral home, persons paying for the burial, contact person and etc., on paper files. Does anyone have personal knowledge on how to obtain this information at Mount Hebron? The deceased are cousins that I am researching." My remarks are: Some of this depends on how far back the burial was. Not all burial records have the same quantity and quality of information. A funeral home does have to call the cemetery to arrange for the burial, so one would think that they would have the name of the funeral home (though not the name of the person paying for the burial, as that person pays the funeral home, not the cemetery.) They most often have the name of the person who is the contact for the burial, though this isn't always the case, nor would the person necessarily be alive, etc. However, if you are not immediate family, they will not generally give you such information, since this information is considered to be private, so.... You can try showing up at the cemetery office in person, but this might not help unless you tell them you are part of the immediate family and can convince them of it. Saying that, assuming you can view the death certificate, you might be able to learn the name of the funeral home which is often listed on it. However, depending once again on how far back the burial was, the funeral home might no longer be extant. Regards, Steve Lasky steve@... http://museumoffamilyhistory.blogspot.com www.museumoffamilyhistory.com
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