I had the same problem with Calvary Cemetery except it was in Chicago (is it the name?)! I was told even after I called Calvary that a relative wasn't buried there. I persisted and found out that the relative's name was listed on the back of the index card that listed other members of her husband's family. Nora Hopkins FitzGerald Hopkins - Castlebar, Co. Mayo/New York City Grant - Drumboniff, Co. Down/NYC In a message dated 10/29/2007 3:19:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, _megan@cfl.rr.com_ (mailto:megan@cfl.rr.com) writes: So the lesson that Liz and I both learned is that if you re-check your facts and you are pretty certain the records should be in that place, it is worthwhile to question the search or to search again on your own. Being a genealogy newcomer, the experiences, good and bad, shared on this list have been so helpful to me in figuring out what to do next. Melanie Orlando ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
Is it true that you have to have the exact date of death for them to look someone up? That is what they told me when I called but I can't imagine that is true. Erin Irishcolleen45@aol.com wrote: I had the same problem with Calvary Cemetery except it was in Chicago (is it the name?)! I was told even after I called Calvary that a relative wasn't buried there. I persisted and found out that the relative's name was listed on the back of the index card that listed other members of her husband's family. Nora Hopkins FitzGerald Hopkins - Castlebar, Co. Mayo/New York City Grant - Drumboniff, Co. Down/NYC In a message dated 10/29/2007 3:19:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, _megan@cfl.rr.com_ (mailto:megan@cfl.rr.com) writes: So the lesson that Liz and I both learned is that if you re-check your facts and you are pretty certain the records should be in that place, it is worthwhile to question the search or to search again on your own. Being a genealogy newcomer, the experiences, good and bad, shared on this list have been so helpful to me in figuring out what to do next. Melanie Orlando ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com