Jan, I read your email and took notice of the Cemetery records for Soule Cemetery being in the Town Garage in a pile, on the floor! This peeked my interest as my g.grandmother's death certificate states that she is buried there, Hazel Whitfield Farmer, died Jan. 13, 1926, burial date Jan. 16, 1926. But when I contacted the cemetery, they claimed they have no record of her being buried there. This has been extremely frustrating to me. Perhaps her burial record is lying in the pile on the floor? I would love to know who I would have to contact to go through that pile! If anyone has any suggestions, I am open to them and welcome them. Sincerely, Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 10:28 PM Subject: [NYCAYUGA] FAMILY HISTORY TRAVEL TO CAYUGA COUNTY AND CENTRAL NY > In reply to mail posted from Bill Hecht regarding the subject: > > >From reading different mailing list I am on, I discovered the Auburn NY web > site. It started me on opening many doors regarding relatives, even though the > information on the official Auburn site is very scant. > > Both Grandparents and parents are deceased & with them went any family > history that we never thought to inquire about, other than a few names. > > >From the VERY LITTLE that was posted on the official site it got me to search > further. > > Thanks to the work of a very dedicated genealogist from the Auburn area and > the site supported by them, I was able to find more. > > This past summer my husband & I took 2 day weekend trip to Auburn, NY (from > Kingston, NY). Thanks to a very kind person in Auburn we were able to find > lodging that was pet friendly (our lab dog goes everywhere with us). The money > spent by us was a room (extra payment for the pet) for two nights, + 6 meals, > and gasoline for the car. > > >From the information gotten from the dedicated genealogist site we went to > visit the graves of relatives (Heiser). We even found a few other (Shapley). > > Another genealogist from the Great Lakes area requested, if we had the time, > to take some photos of family that she had at one of the Cemeteries we visited > - which we did. Needless to say she was very happy with the results & we > were also with our results and glad we helped out another researcher. > > I fell in love with Auburn, it was such a great little city with so much > history. Because of this, I volunteered to transcribe the Census from the Auburn, > NY area (now working on the 1880 year). I started to do this because there > was so LITTLE information on the official Auburn web site. I am hoping that by > doing the transcribing I may help others out that otherwise would not be able > to get information. Because Bernie was aware of my transcribing, he made > sure I was forwarded a directory that he has transcribed/scanned which has helped > me tons. My volunteer work is done between taking care of my family and > working full time, but one that I very much enjoy doing and require no thank you > for, my thanks comes from the happy glee when another genealogist finds a hit. > > Prior to our trip to Auburn, NY I was horrified to find out that most of the > Cemetery records for the Soule Cemetery are in the Town Garage in a pile !!!! > I find this to be awful (at this time that is the only word to describe how I > felt about historical and the deceased records), also the few times I did > contact officials in Auburn, I did get results, but a few times was questioned > via phone call as to why I needed it - which NO other area ever did. > > I just can't understand how a city and/or county with so much history can be > so lacks with posting information on their web site about information they > have, even if there is follow-up to do (such as ordering a document, if possible > visiting, etc.). I am sure others doing research are grateful to find any > information that they may follow up on, but this area is so cloistered about this > information (other than the few genealogist) - it is shameful. Even Ulster > County, where I live, makes the public more informed about historical records > they have. > > The state of Michigan is also so opened about posting information that is > available (with follow up that can be done) and it is done is a great format > which is easy to follow through on. Auburn, NY and Cayuga County should follow > this example. It would also put the minds of some of the great civil servants > to good use and maybe make their positions more of a challenge and interesting. > > When I retire next year, I am going to make another trip to Auburn, NY for > only a week, since they are unfriendly to genealogy research, and this is the > only way I can acquire information (since it is not posted as to where, how, > etc.). > > But, since Michigan has such a great web site, we will be making our trip > there much longer and the results will be so much more information acquired since > we know the where, how, etc. to find it. Of course, the towns in Michigan > will get more income from us since we are staying longer than will Auburn, NY. > > I am sorry if I rambled on with no method to my madness, but I do wish Cayuga > County and especially Auburn, NY would get with the program - it is a shame > to waste so much history.....................................and there would be > much more income if they would make the information known that they do have > and be friendly about it. > > Thanks for hearing me out. > > Jan > > Scholar of Godfrey Memorial Library > Volunteer for: Italian Genealogical Group and > USGenWeb Census Project > > > ==== NYCAYUGA Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation? Unsubscribe from NYCayuga-L by sending a message > to [email protected] (or NYCayuga-D-request.com if you > receive the digest) with just the word "unsubscribe" (no quotes) > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. 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