Wouldn't this be a great idea for all Cities, Counties and States? Our Genealogical Society has got permission, a few years ago, to copy, print, and sell the funeral home records in our town. The Society copies the records, then goes to the courthouse to see if there is any more information there that can be added, If there happens to be a discrepancy, we use the original record from the funeral home. These are called "Funeral Home" books "not" death records. If the funeral home gets a call for information the inquirer is directed to the society. This saves the Funeral Director time, and also helps our society financially. If anything ever happens to the funeral home, the records are saved, several times over!!!! These old records are sometimes invaluable. May be some of the other societies might try this, to preserve the information. Our society is very grateful to both of our Funeral Directors. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com