I don't know if any of you have tried this before or not. Since I am soon going to visit NYC and several cemeteries of my ancestors in Queens, the Bronx, Kings, and Bergen and others, I am going to design in advance of my trip some 3X5 cards with my name (not my real name), relationship to deceased, telephone number, and an email address. I am going to write it in indelible ink, and laminate it. Then I am going to secure it somehow on, at, or very near the gravesite. I'm thinking it might be a good way of finding cousins, friends, etc. Comments welcome - anyone?? Thank you, Cathy in sunny Tampa, FL Native of Brooklyn, NY Ongoing Surname Research as of January 2005 AUSTIN, BALLIN, DRISCOLL, FAVOURE, FULLER, HRADEL, KOZISKI, KUPECZ, McLENDON, MURPHY, NAGLE, RYAN, SOBOL, STEPHENS, WALLA, WILLIAMS

I think it is a great idea...hope it works....I would at least put my first name on the card. You may also want to give the office at the cemetery the information in case someone else comes looking for the grave. Elizabeth V. Cardinal evc1369@comcast.net http://www.cafepress.com/formernuns

Cathy, Some years ago while traveling in Wales, my wife and daughter visited the cemetery in the town from which her family came. They found the family gravesite which was obviously being visited and cared for on a regular basis. My wife left a note and a very brief family tree in a basket on the gravesite. About three weeks after they arrived home, my wife received a letter from a relative who had found the note. They have been communicating ever since. Another relative, since deceased was also writing. It added a whole family to our research. Now, if only I could be so lucky! George > From: CAnne16560@aol.com > Reply-To: NYQUEENS-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 13:38:05 EDT > To: NYQUEENS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [QUEENS] AN IDEA WHEN VISITING CEMETERIES.... > Resent-From: NYQUEENS-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 11:38:21 -0600 > > I don't know if any of you have tried this before or not. Since I am soon > going to visit NYC and several cemeteries of my ancestors in Queens, the > Bronx, > Kings, and Bergen and others, I am going to design in advance of my trip some > 3X5 cards with my name (not my real name), relationship to deceased, > telephone number, and an email address. I am going to write it in indelible > ink, and > laminate it. Then I am going to secure it somehow on, at, or very near the > gravesite. I'm thinking it might be a good way of finding cousins, friends, > etc. > Comments welcome - anyone?? > > Thank you, > Cathy in sunny Tampa, FL > Native of Brooklyn, NY > > > Ongoing Surname Research as of January 2005 > > > AUSTIN, BALLIN, DRISCOLL, FAVOURE, FULLER, HRADEL, KOZISKI, KUPECZ, > McLENDON, MURPHY, NAGLE, RYAN, SOBOL, STEPHENS, WALLA, WILLIAMS > > > > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >

Hi, I also had a rewarding experience by checking with a Jewish cemetery Office and asking if their was a next of kin listed. I was told yes But they could not give me the address. I asked them if they would Mail a letter to this person if I wrote one. They said yes and I sat Down and wrote a letter right there and in three weeks I had my reply And found my husband's first cousins in California. Diane Jacobs Somerset, NJ Cathy, Some years ago while traveling in Wales, my wife and daughter visited the cemetery in the town from which her family came. They found the family gravesite which was obviously being visited and cared for on a regular basis. My wife left a note and a very brief family tree in a basket on the gravesite. About three weeks after they arrived home, my wife received a letter from a relative who had found the note. They have been communicating ever since. Another relative, since deceased was also writing. It added a whole family to our research. Now, if only I could be so lucky! George > From: CAnne16560@aol.com > Reply-To: NYQUEENS-L@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 13:38:05 EDT > To: NYQUEENS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [QUEENS] AN IDEA WHEN VISITING CEMETERIES.... > Resent-From: NYQUEENS-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 11:38:21 -0600 > > I don't know if any of you have tried this before or not. Since I am soon > going to visit NYC and several cemeteries of my ancestors in Queens, the > Bronx, > Kings, and Bergen and others, I am going to design in advance of my trip some > 3X5 cards with my name (not my real name), relationship to deceased, > telephone number, and an email address. I am going to write it in indelible > ink, and > laminate it. Then I am going to secure it somehow on, at, or very near the > gravesite. I'm thinking it might be a good way of finding cousins, friends, > etc. > Comments welcome - anyone?? > > Thank you, > Cathy in sunny Tampa, FL > Native of Brooklyn, NY > > > Ongoing Surname Research as of January 2005 > > > AUSTIN, BALLIN, DRISCOLL, FAVOURE, FULLER, HRADEL, KOZISKI, KUPECZ, > McLENDON, MURPHY, NAGLE, RYAN, SOBOL, STEPHENS, WALLA, WILLIAMS > > > > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > ============================== 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