Good for you Susan for your perseverance. It is amazing how the 'rules' differ from cemetery to cemetery. The same for finding obits and burial information. My 'little' story relates to my Connecticut relative but is similar. I found my great grandfather's only sister through their local library (probably arrived there on a slow day) when the Head Librarian I sent the requet to - said my request interested her and she and another librarian spent a day looking through the microfilm and their 'files.' They found a treasure trove - I received 8 pieces of paper with the obit, the death information and even the receipt covering all the burial expenses, what the amount was, who paid it - everything. Then I tried to learn about her two daughters and her great granddaughter (not through the same library) and of course I am back to paying $$$ to everyone I write to and getting each piece of paper individually. I have been referred to as a dog with a bone - I don't let go of my request for information until I get it. Sounds like you are this way too. GREAT. Margie -----Original Message----- >From: Susan Stuart <[email protected]> >Sent: May 8, 2012 10:23 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [NORCAL] Lafayette Cemetery CA Plot Info Update > >Hi everyone, > > > >Here is my slightly convoluted and long winded update to the message I sent >to this list asking if anyone had experience with Lafayette Cemetery, >Lafayette, CA for Find A Grave. I received a lot of ideas and thoughts from >you - many thanks! If you recall, this "public" cemetery wanted us, as >volunteers, to pay them $65/hour for plot information. We then contacted >the Lafayette Historical Society, which is somehow connected to the >cemetery, and they told us they "loved" Find A Grave", had it "bookmarked", >and would pass our message around to the appropriate person(s) for a >response. We never heard back from the LHS, so, my husband physically went >to the office at the cemetery, and was then told it would be $35/hour for a >plot look up, firm, no exceptions (um - rather than $65/hour). I then wrote >to the person who had originally asked for the photo and told her that she >would have to call Lafayette Cemetery and get the plot info. She accepted >this task, called the cemetery, and they gave her the plot info without >question. She forwarded that info to me, we went back to the cemetery, and >her photo is now up on Find A Grave. So, all's well that ends well. > > > >Thanks again to everyone for your thoughts! > > > >Susan >