I know that here in Tennessee the funeral homes let us go into the records and do our research. Most of them do it with no problem and offer to help. Others do it grudgingly (the big corporation ones). But we can go see them. Leslie Moore ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy" <jgood@cableone.net> To: <OK-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [OK-CEM] Funeral Home Records I haven't personally, but I do know of one lady who was literally loaned the books from way back and she has made this into a book. Also another lady from the same area is doing another funeral home listing. If I understood it correctly and I think I did, the funeral home is lending her the books and she is copying them. Judy Kathleen Burnett wrote: > The following query was sent to me. Have any of you run into this same > problem and if you have, were you able to solve it. > > Kathleen Burnett > List Mom > > Kathleen, > > Can you tell me if a funeral home can refuse you access to your > grandparents records? I was told it is private > information and they could get sued if they gave it out. > Is there any law against a grandchild getting the information? These > records are 75-100 years old. I > asked if I could at least see the index and was told NO. > > The only way I could get info on death and burial on these folks. The > vital records can not find the right ones. > > I don't want to name the funeral home but it is located in Pawnee > County, OK > > Thanks, > > Raymonda Allen > > ==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ==== OK-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== If you wish to unsubscribe from the Oklahoma Cemetery list, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to OK-CEMETERIES-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the digest list to OK-CEMETERIES-d-request@rootsweb.com Oklahoma Cemeteries Volunteer Website http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcemete/okcem.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237