Here is a very interesting article that shows just how volunteers can help find loved ones of a deceased person. It's from Dick Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter. The introduction says "Genealogists have a special knack for rummaging through old newspapers and being able to trace lineage through documents. Many genealogists trace their own families but nearly 500 genealogists are providing a public service by helping county coroners find the families of those who died without known next of kin. Coroner's investigators say they never stop searching for family members, but if they haven't turned up within three months, the deceased's information usually gets added to the unclaimed database. Their names are listed in no particular order. Each entry includes the deceased person's age as well s place of death and birth location, if known. Some even have listings of tattoos, height and eye color." To read the rest of the article, go to --> http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2009/02/unclaimedpersonsorg-h as-success-in-finding-families-of-deceased-persons.html or go to the MCGS blog at --> http://maringensoc.blogspot.com/. Gene Pennington MCGS Webmaster, CIG & TMG User Group http://www.maringensoc.org MCGS Blog: http://maringensoc.blogspot.com/