from New York Genealogical Research, by George Schweitzer, 1988 In addition to the sources mentioned in last post, there are several other record compilations, listings of records, and indexes, included are: --R.J. Wilson, NY STATE CEMETERY RECORDS, The Author, Tonawanda, NY, 1978--, several volumes --J.D. and E.D. Stemmons, THE CEMETERY RECORD COMPENDIUM, Everton Publishers, Logan UT, 1979 --M.J. Brown, HANDY INDEX TO THE HOLDINGS OF THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF UT (FHL), Volume 1, Everton Publishers, Logan UT, 1980 --Historical Records Survey, GUIDE TO DEPOSITORIES OF MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS IN NY STATE, EXCLUSIVE OF NY CITY, WITH SUPPLEMENT, WPA, Albany NY, 1941-4 --NYPL, NYGB, NYHS, FHL(FHC), RL, and LL, check for microfilms and transcripts of epitaphs under surname, county, city, town, church, and cemetery name, also under heading Epitaphs The above records indicate that the main sources of NY cemetery records ar NYSL, NYPL, NYGB, NYSH, FHL(FHC), RL, and LL. The LL quite often have records of cemeteries in their own counties, and RL often have those in their regions. In these libraries, cemetery records may be located by looking in their catalogs under the surname, county, city, and town, the church, the denomination the ethnic group, and the cemetery name. Also look under the headings Epitaphs-NY and Cemeteries-NY. Further, you should not forget to inquire if there are special cemetery record indexes or files. Several other important sources for cemetery records must not be overlooked. These include church records, genealogical periodicals (especially Tree Talks, the NY Genealogical and Biographical Record, the American Genealogist, the New England Historic Genealogical Record, and the DAR Magazine), manuscripts, and newspaper obituaries. NYPL=New York Public Library NYSL=New York State Library NYGB=New York Genealogical & Biographical NYHS=New York ?? maybe Historical Society FHL(FHC)=Family History Library (Family History Center) RL=Regional Library LL=Local Library -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free, scanned by Norton 2002