Norm I hope you are right that they were saved or given to the city or state. If you look at the book by Bernard Moore, they shorted the names and in some cases of the death's of wife's they listed as Mrs. Will Owen(s) (as an example) instead of her first name. Now I would have to think that an original record would have her first name and probably her parents name also. Roger also in Michigan ----- Original Message ----- From: Norman L. Gidcumb Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 11:25 AM To: ILSALINE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILSALINE-L] Funeral Home Records Melinda, Having talked to a friend of mine who owns a funeral home (here in Michigan) about the same question the answer I received from him was that the records are personal property of that funeral home and if he sells or whatever he may leave them there if he wants or keep or destroy them as he wishes. I personally would think the state would want copies to keep somewhere. Norm<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>