In a message dated 1/28/2001 8:24:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, clifflamere@global2000.net writes: << I received a small piece of paper showing the name of the lot owner, list of everyone buried in the lot, arrangement of graves, and the surnames of the surrounding plots. It could show relatives in adjoining lots. Inquire about this piece of paper. They probably charge for it, but I don't know what it is called (lot description?) >> It's called a plot map and the plot maps and the register which contains chronological burials have been filmed by LDS. There is also a rough index of individual burials on the film. I've forgotten how many films in the series, but it is available at the New York State Library. Friends of Oakwood do an excellent job; will do research I believe, and have a website: <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/oakwoodcem/">Friends of Oakwood Cemetery - Troy, New York</A> Marie Hoffman

I phoned Oakwood Cemetery, and my memory of the price was wrong. It is $2 per person, as stated in other emails (my first request was for 3 of them, and I got that mixed up with the price). It is also $2 for a "plot diagram", according to the caretaker. He said to write them a simple letter, and they will take it from there. From my experience, he did the research when I gave him either a rather firm date to go on, or an approximate year. That led to the plot diagram, and I requested everyone in the plot. Because of one of the ways the caretaker looks up the names of the buried (the Ms are arranged chronologically in a book rather than alphabetically - these books are open to the public), it might be reasonable to give a 10 year range, perhaps more. They also have a card index for his use only, but it might be to plot owners rather than to each individual. I'm not sure. Cliff MHoff12140@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 1/28/2001 8:24:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, > clifflamere@global2000.net writes: > > << I received a small piece of paper showing the name of the lot owner, list > of everyone buried in the lot, arrangement of graves, and the surnames of the > surrounding plots. It could show relatives in adjoining lots. Inquire about > this piece of paper. They probably charge for it, but I don't know what it > is called (lot description?) >> > > It's called a plot map and the plot maps and the register which contains > chronological burials have been filmed by LDS. There is also a rough index > of individual burials on the film. I've forgotten how many films in the > series, but it is available at the New York State Library. > > Friends of Oakwood do an excellent job; will do research I believe, and have > a website: <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/oakwoodcem/">Friends of Oakwood > Cemetery - Troy, New York</A> > > Marie Hoffman > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Some Rensselaer Births, Marriages & Deaths: http://www.angelfire.com/fl/Sumter/Troy.html > Rensselaer County Genweb page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/ > GenConnect Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Rensselaer > GenExchange-Rensselaer Co http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=ny&county=rensselaer