In October 2000 I sent a letter to Holy Name Cemetery with precise information (dates, names, etc.). Received the information in 10 days to 2 weeks, but no bill followed. Perhaps there is one individual minding the store on certain days, who charges a fee! NJHUDSON-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > NJHUDSON-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 55 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [NJHUDSON-L] Hayden Family ["judy drake" <jkd00@hotmail.com>] > #2 [NJHUDSON-L] Hoboken City Director [Chris Hendrickson <chendrickson@cf] > #3 [NJHUDSON-L] Holy Name Cemetery [Marcelle Aldredge <solidgold@home.] > #4 Re: [NJHUDSON-L] Holy Name Cemeter [LizHaren@aol.com] > #5 [NJHUDSON-L] Holy Name Cemetery [Marcelle Aldredge <solidgold@home.] > #6 Re: [NJHUDSON-L] Holy Name Cemeter ["Dee....New Jersey" <dknoller@yaho] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from NJHUDSON-D, send a message to > > NJHUDSON-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [NJHUDSON-L] Hayden Family > Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 22:36:04 -0600 > From: "judy drake" <jkd00@hotmail.com> > To: NJHUDSON-L@rootsweb.com > > Anyone know anything about Patrick Hayden, md. to Eleanor or Ellen Connell. > My grandmother, Eleanor V. Hayden, was born in Hudson Co NJ 1889, one of > many children. Any leads or help would be appreciated. Thank you! Judy > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [NJHUDSON-L] Hoboken City Directory > Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 00:26:32 -0500 > From: Chris Hendrickson <chendrickson@cfl.rr.com> > To: NJHUDSON-L@rootsweb.com > > Does anyone have access to a city directory for 1910? or later? I am looking for > Dignan, either Mathew or Mathilde. > > Chris Hendrickson > Melbourne, Fl > > Researching: AHLERS, DIGNAN, FUHRMANN, PETRI, SADLER, SILKENSTADT, STRATHMANN, > VOGT, VON FINTEL, and ZORN > > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/e/n/Christine--Hendrickson/ > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [NJHUDSON-L] Holy Name Cemetery > Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 13:44:34 -0500 > From: Marcelle Aldredge <solidgold@home.com> > To: NJHUDSON-L@rootsweb.com > > Well, before my inquiry, I had written to Holy Name. I got my > information today, with a bill for $25. > > Be careful before you write! I won't be paying this bill. > > Marcelle > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [NJHUDSON-L] Holy Name Cemetery > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 14:03:39 EST > From: LizHaren@aol.com > To: NJHUDSON-L@rootsweb.com > > In a message dated 01-03-02 13:52:04 EST, solidgold@home.com writes: > > << > Well, before my inquiry, I had written to Holy Name. I got my > information today, with a bill for $25. > > Be careful before you write! I won't be paying this bill. > > Marcelle >> > > I always sent them money voluntarily with my request and they never sent a > bill. They've been so nice over the years, bending over backward trying to > help out, never asking for anything. That they're trying to make some money > of inquiries doesn't bother me at all. The funds go to the Catholic church, > who takes great care of that cemetary, it's always well tended and cared for. > I appreciate that my ancestors graves never look neglected. For the few > bucks I've shelled out, they're more than worth it. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [NJHUDSON-L] Holy Name Cemetery > Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 16:32:32 -0500 > From: Marcelle Aldredge <solidgold@home.com> > To: NJHUDSON-L@rootsweb.com > > After some thought, I decided to pay this bill for the information from > Holy Name. However, it is deceptive to just mail out the information > without first letting the person know that they will be charged for it. > > I will not be so naive next time. I will ask upfront what the charges > are. > > Marcelle > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [NJHUDSON-L] Holy Name Cemetery > Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 13:59:16 -0800 (PST) > From: "Dee....New Jersey" <dknoller@yahoo.com> > To: NJHUDSON-L@rootsweb.com > > --- LizHaren@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 01-03-02 13:52:04 EST, > > solidgold@home.com writes: > > > > << > > Well, before my inquiry, I had written to Holy > > Name. I got my > > information today, with a bill for $25. > > > > Be careful before you write! I won't be paying > > this bill. > > > > Marcelle >> > > > > I always sent them money voluntarily with my request > > and they never sent a > > bill. They've been so nice over the years, bending > > over backward trying to > > help out, never asking for anything. That they're > > trying to make some money > > of inquiries doesn't bother me at all. The funds go > > to the Catholic church, > > who takes great care of that cemetary, it's always > > well tended and cared for. > > I appreciate that my ancestors graves never look > > neglected. For the few > > bucks I've shelled out, they're more than worth it. > > > > > > > > ==== NJHUDSON Mailing List ==== > > Your donations to RootsWeb makes NJHUDSON > > possible. > > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier > > Park, CA 93222 > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > Hi > I have my parents, a brother and sister at the Holy > Name as well as my grand parents. I have been going > to that cemetery for years and it is kept up > beautifully. I have gone to the office on three > different occasions and received the information that > I requested on all three occasions and they never > asked me for a cent. I was not able to find the grave > for my great grandmother, because she does not have a > stone. I had the plot number but it was so hard to > find. I went to the office and they had a caretaker > (maint. person) come with me and he found it for me. > Most cemeteries have a small fee for mail servies. > The new York Bay/Bayview cemetery in Jersey City, > charges 4 dollars per request. At least that is what > they chaged me for my "mail" requests 2 years ago. > The Trinity Church Cemetery in New York City, gets 25 > dollars a pop. (each request) > Mrs Dee from NJ > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. > http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/