Tom, The responses you can get from cemeteries is so varied, it is amazing. I wrote to the large one in Brooklyn (Green Wood) asking about a possible plot, they sent back a list of all those buried in the plot for free. I then asked for one record of burial, they would only send a certified notorized transcript for $17 each. I sent to a cemetery in Orange County, NY asking about my surname and received back 11 pages containing the plot map and list of interments of every plot that had a Staples name in it even if their was only one Staples and many other names, also the name of the original plot owner. No charge. I believe that as Genealogy becomes more popular, the cemeteries are seeing a way to make some money and are jumping on the band wagon. The Fairview cemetery in Westfield called me on the phone twice to answer my mail queries. Of course it's the old story, it sometimes depends a lot on the way it is approached Bill Staples, WE (Worker Emeritus) Genealogy Home Page at: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/t/a/William-C-Staples "Unless you'r the lead dog, the view never changes" Researching Family History of HOLMES (NY/CT), DEHART (STATEN ISLAND) STAPLES(NY/NJ/CT), ELMS(NY), BANKS(CT) , WYGANT(NY)