Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:43:13 -0500 From: Jim Booth <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: NJ Funeral Home records *Does anyone know what happens to funeral home records in New Jersey when a funeral home goes out of business??. Do they have to be filed with the County or a State Agency?? I know sometimes when a funeral home purchases another one the records often stay and are placed in custody of the new funeral home.* *I am looking for what happens when the funeral home just shuts down completely.* *Many of my family members were handled by George Robinson the undertaker of Hamburg for many years. He died and his wife took over...and then the business closed.* *Where would the files of this business be?? If they are still around i would be interested in seeing them.* *Jim Booth* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim, start calling/contacting funeral homes in the same area as the one that closed. Ask if they might have the records for the previous place which is now out of business. I did that some years back, I believe it was in Hoboken, NJ, and got lucky and the first place I called were the ones who took over the previous records and had them stored "upstairs". The gentleman with whom I spoke told me to call back in a week to give him time to access the info. Called him back and bingo! He had the records, which then enabled me to contact the state capital records devision as I now had definite dates, etc. That was some years ago and don't know what the state's policy is now. If the first place you call doesn't have the records, ask if they know who might have them. If they don't know, then you will have to go thru the phone directory and start calling and ask each place the same questions. Good luck. Joy Joy Bold