Hi Jackie, Thanks so much for the contact regarding my SLO County request for a look-up regarding my Furman family! I believe that it is possible that at least one of my ancestors is buried in the Arroyo Grande Cemetery, however the office manager could not tell me for certain as all of the records pre-1902 were destroyed by fire. I originally found the index of the Mortuary book in a SLO Genealogical Society Newsletter sitting on the shelf here in a library in Central Illinois. (Here I was looking all over California for this ancestor and find the clue right here in my own backyard!) The article accompanying the index said there was a copy of the publication in the Atascadero Library. Another volunteer was going to check for me but apparently the library has rather limited hours. I checked the website for the SLO Co. Genealogical Society and they listed two publications that I was hoping someone could check to see what information was listed for any Furman names. They are likely both on the shelves in the library but are also available for purchase. I was hoping for a look-up as what I am really after is a death certificate and obituary, but will go ahead and make the purchase if needed. I believe that there is a library in the south part of the county also, but don't know if the books are on the shelves there--does anyone on the list know the answer to that? The information on the two books is as follows: REGRISTRY of FUNERALS-Woods-Voakes Mortuary, 1896-1915, Arroyo Grande CA. Over 800 names, including age, cause of death, person paying for funeral & other interesting items. CEMETERIES OF SOUTH SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, CA (1877-1941) compiled by Barbara Carlson, 77 pgs, publ. 1991 Lists names and dates for 3 cemeteries: Old Catholic (Price) Halcyon, and Arroyo Grande Cemetery District, other information by surname in alphabetical order. Again, thank you for the contact. If this is something you can't access--I definitely understand. Please let me know and perhaps another volunteer can get to it easily or I will need to order the books. Best Regards, Lisa Researching FURMAN, ELLIOTT, BUCHANAN in California _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.