Thanks to all who gave me suggestions as to the circumstances under which a Burial Transit Permit is necessary. I know that it was necessary to take both of my parents cremains from lower Michigan to the Upper Peninsula for burial (1990 and 1993). The reason I ask is because I have Death Certificates for 2 of my great grandparents, but have no idea where they are buried, and wonder if trying to find BTPs would be of help. After the remains reach the cemetery, where would the Burial Permits be kept? With the Cemetery Records? With the Funeral Home? With the state or county? Thanks for any more help. I know the cemetery where other family members are buried; there also is a lovely marker with the family name, but no given names; and the cemetery records do not list my gg gparents as being buried there, although Thomas' obituary indicates that he is buried there. I thought finding a BTP might shed some light on the cemetery to which they had been taken. Alice in Arizona