This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WUB.2ACI/1393 Message Board Post: I am going to Long Island (from VA) this weekend and was thinking of making a stop in Queens to see if I could find a few grave plots of some ancestors. I would appreciate advice from anyone who is familiar with this cemetery as to what I might expect when visiting. For example: access from Metropolitian Ave., parking, office location, is the cemetery gated/locked during non-office hours, do they have cemetery maps to help find plots, how difficult is it to find a specific plot amoung the thousands???? Any 'pointers' on actual logistics of visiting would be greatly appreciated. Would like to be in and out of the cemetery as quick as possible since it is not the real purpose of my trip (picking up my children from grandma & grandpa's in Suffolk Co. is!!!!!) Thanks, Janet

Hello. Speaking from experience, even with a map, it is difficult to find that one grave among thousands at Lutheran. Have you been to Lutheran before? It is very large and located on both the north and south sides of Metropolitan Avenue. Many graves are also unmarked (no gravestone.) Some of the older stones are also illegible or written in German. Parking will not be a problem. The gates are open during business hours on weekends even when the office is closed and can be accessed from Metropolitan Avenue. I think the gates are closed at 5 pm in the summer, but it might be best to call their office to make sure. Good luck with your search! Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: <gigagirl@comcast.net> To: <NYQUEENS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 2:09 PM Subject: [QUEENS] Lutheran Cemetery Advice needed > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WUB.2ACI/1393 > > Message Board Post: > > I am going to Long Island (from VA) this weekend and was thinking of > making a stop in Queens to see if I could find a few grave plots of some > ancestors. > > I would appreciate advice from anyone who is familiar with this cemetery > as to what I might expect when visiting. For example: access from > Metropolitian Ave., parking, office location, is the cemetery gated/locked > during non-office hours, do they have cemetery maps to help find plots, > how difficult is it to find a specific plot amoung the thousands???? > > Any 'pointers' on actual logistics of visiting would be greatly > appreciated. Would like to be in and out of the cemetery as quick as > possible since it is not the real purpose of my trip (picking up my > children from grandma & grandpa's in Suffolk Co. is!!!!!) > > Thanks, Janet > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Hi, Janet..... As Lisa stated, it is sometimes very difficult to find individual gravesites at Lutheran All-Faiths Cemetery. I would suggest that you go to the place during the times that their office is open---if you ask one of the ladies on duty, they will usually call a groundskeeper who will accompany you to the gravesite, and he will assist you in finding the proper location of the plot. Lutheran All-Faiths is a beautiful, well-maintained cemetery--enjoy your trip! Jim Garrity gigagirl@comcast.net wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WUB.2ACI/1393 > >Message Board Post: > >I am going to Long Island (from VA) this weekend and was thinking of making a stop in Queens to see if I could find a few grave plots of some ancestors. > >I would appreciate advice from anyone who is familiar with this cemetery as to what I might expect when visiting. For example: access from Metropolitian Ave., parking, office location, is the cemetery gated/locked during non-office hours, do they have cemetery maps to help find plots, how difficult is it to find a specific plot amoung the thousands???? > >Any 'pointers' on actual logistics of visiting would be greatly appreciated. Would like to be in and out of the cemetery as quick as possible since it is not the real purpose of my trip (picking up my children from grandma & grandpa's in Suffolk Co. is!!!!!) > >Thanks, Janet > > > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > -- James Garrity NYC Genealogy Research Service, Cemetery Research & Photography www.NYCgen.com www.JimGarrity.com E-mail: JimGarrity@earthlink.net Vice-President for Family History and Webmaster, New York Irish History Roundtable, www.irishnyhistory.org Member, Association of Professional Genealogists Member, Godfrey Memorial Library, www.godfrey.org