When I was in Hungary 10 years ago and trapsing through cemetaries looking at headstones, I was told that if a family didn't pay for the grave's upkeep, the grave would get "recycled" in 25 years. so, doesn't that mean there is no chance of ever finding anyone's grave? Jay Farrell

Hi Jay - Didn't see a reply to your question. However, Having been to Hungary & Slovakia 3 times, the answer is that it depends on the town or village. In Kisgyor, Hungary there are two (2) cemeteries in the same village. One is newer than the other one, but everyone was there. In Slovakia, it again depends on the location and how big the village/town is. In Germeska Poloma the previous cemeteries had the stones removed and they turned over the soil and planted crops over the graves. It doesn't matter whether you pay for the graves to be taken care of. It is what the towns decide to do. Even the churches have no control over this issue. All the churches can do is tell you if a person died and the dates Marie Katonak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamene Farrell" <jamene.farrell@yahoo.com> To: "Hungary" <Hungary-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 10:58 AM Subject: Re: [HUNGARY] limited space > When I was in Hungary 10 years ago and trapsing through cemetaries looking > at > headstones, I was told that if a family didn't pay for the grave's upkeep, > the > grave would get "recycled" in 25 years. so, doesn't that mean there is no > chance > of ever finding anyone's grave? > Jay Farrell > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HUNGARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >