Did anyone happen to read the Unusual Flood Rescue from Aug 27, 2007? http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=1780 It's about a flood and 3 people's concern about their car and an urn in the back seat of a flooded car. In some other groups I was in it triggered some comments about finding where our ancestor are buried and the fact we can't find some of them. "And if they keep the urn for personal remembrance, instead of giving their father a decent burial, where would the tombstone be for descendants to find in 100/200 years after". Maybe that's why some of us can't find some of our ancestors burials. Here are some articles about cremation I found: http://www.ashesonthesea.com/cremationhistory.htm http://www.pfda.org/pages/index.php?pID=136 Interestingly enough, I caught a sentence in another article that was talking about a house fire and 6 people in it. They never found the people's remains because of the fire being engulfed . Therefore, being cremated but no remains to do anything with. What about the people's bodies that died on board a ship on a long voyage didn't some get buried at sea and did they record ALL of those?? I've been wondering myself. I know my grandfather and his ashes are buried in a cemetery. But I hear so many stories about people keeping the urns with the ashes. My grandmother's ashes were spread out in the ocean per her request. Both of my parents want to be cremated. I've heard stories of families sharing the urns like this person for a month, etc. Now way back in our early ancestors I don't know if they did that or when it started. Does anyone have any ideas? Cheryl