> > The person whose background I am researching is interred at a local > > cemetery and I would like to see the family contact information they > > have on file. I am not related to the deceased. Do I just go to the > > cemetery and tell them I am doing some research for someone? Is > > there a trick to this? Thanks. > > > > sberne...@hotmail.com > > So sorry! > > The cemetery is in the Midwest area of the United States. The death > was about 4 years ago. Last year I went to the cemetery office and > asked for the grave location and they told me. I chickened out in > asking them about next of kin information, etc. Now I want to try > it. I don't think they will remember me. Do I just go back to the > office and ask? I'm not a relative. What in the world would I ask > them? Same for the funeral home? Thank you. > > sbernelli@hotmail.com Many of my ancestors are buried in the mid west, specifically northern eastern Indiana, and north western Ohio. (You may try the following not in any order) Local newspapers usually tied to local genealogy websites and libraries. (Some of the rural counties south of Fort Wayne many obituaries on line.) Contact the county offices. Local genealogy societies. Some parts of northeastern Ohio have a lot of information on http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=0 Keith nuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net>