Just this week I've receive emails from two cemetery districts with the plot info I had requested. I've worked with both for years, maybe that helps, but they do this for free. Do you think the Lafayette Cemetery thought you were requesting a full transcription of their record? But still, $65 is just plain ridiculous! Sheila -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Elvina Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 3:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Cemetery Plot Info That ranks right up there will charging $25 for an obituary..........outrageous!!! Fortunately our local cemeteries not only look up the site but will take you, in a golf cart, to the plot. ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Brown To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Cemetery Plot Info Susan, >I have never heard of that before. Who is the person who does the look ups at >that cemetery? Perhaps it is a private group, but that is way too much to >charge for a simple look up perhaps on their computer. :( ________________________________ From: Susan Stuart <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, April 27, 2012 10:36:38 AM Subject: [NORCAL] Cemetery Plot Info Does anybody have any experience getting plot information from Lafayette Cemetery in Lafayette, Contra Costa County, CA? My husband and I are volunteers for Find A Grave and just got our first photo request for that cemetery. He called them and they said they charge $65.00 for plot look ups! We have taken photographs at many other cemeteries and never run into this before. Thanks in advance. Susan

Sheila, Thanks for your note. I can't imagine that they misunderstood that we were Find A Grave volunteers and just wanted plot info to take a picture, but who knows! Lafayette Cemetery is a public cemetery supported by tax dollars so maybe they are trying to make a few $$ for themselves. We have two other huge cemeteries here, and like you, I have a relationship with one of them -- I just email them for the plot information. The other is a Catholic Cemetery and you just go into the office any day of the week, and they open their book and give you the plot info and a map, and offer to walk you there if you are worried about finding it. Thanks again, Susan -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sheila Ruiz Harrell Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 3:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Cemetery Plot Info Just this week I've receive emails from two cemetery districts with the plot info I had requested. I've worked with both for years, maybe that helps, but they do this for free. Do you think the Lafayette Cemetery thought you were requesting a full transcription of their record? But still, $65 is just plain ridiculous! Sheila -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Elvina Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 3:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Cemetery Plot Info That ranks right up there will charging $25 for an obituary..........outrageous!!! Fortunately our local cemeteries not only look up the site but will take you, in a golf cart, to the plot. ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Brown To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [NORCAL] Cemetery Plot Info Susan, >I have never heard of that before. Who is the person who does the look ups at >that cemetery? Perhaps it is a private group, but that is way too much to >charge for a simple look up perhaps on their computer. :( ________________________________ From: Susan Stuart <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, April 27, 2012 10:36:38 AM Subject: [NORCAL] Cemetery Plot Info Does anybody have any experience getting plot information from Lafayette Cemetery in Lafayette, Contra Costa County, CA? My husband and I are volunteers for Find A Grave and just got our first photo request for that cemetery. He called them and they said they charge $65.00 for plot look ups! We have taken photographs at many other cemeteries and never run into this before. Thanks in advance. Susan ----------------------------------------- NORCAL ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. ----------------------------------------- To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message