The word "cremains" is used to refer to the ashes one receives when a body has been cremated, and I believe all bodies donated to science are eventually cremated. I know that Hershey Medical Center holds a memorial for the families of donated cremains once each year - my son was the student who gave the eulogy/gratitude to the families. SO cremains might be a good word to use! But yes, also put into notes. Judy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 11:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: PAF-5-USERS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 31 Today's Topics: 1. Re: Burial date and place (Ross G.H. Cotton) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 19:06:04 -0500 From: "Ross G.H. Cotton" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Burial date and place I haven't run up against that specifically but I would insert the data in a Note that is tied to Death or Burial. Ross GH Cotton, Burlington, ON, CAN 905)639-2929 Genealogy of the Cotton surname is my Enigma I haven't sent an attachment if the details are not mentioned above GOONS member responsible for tracking the family name, COTTON, #1437 Coordinator for Cotton DNA testing Project, Worldwide see http://home.comcast.net/~cottondna/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "LaVerne" <[email protected]> To: "PAF5" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 5:55 PM Subject: [PAF-5] Burial date and place > Hi, > > How do you all handle the space for burial date and place when the > deceased has donated his/her body to a hospital for research? > > LaVerne > > > LaVerne, > > Researching BACHMANN, BOEHMKE, HEMMANN, HEINEMANN, LANDL, LINHARDT, OTTO, > PIETSCHMANN, ROEHL, SEHLER, SIEVERS, TELLE, ZACHARIAE, ZEITLER ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:39:06 -0700 From: Gaylon Findlay <[email protected]> LaVerne: Another idea is to create a custom event that will show on reports as an event. I'm not sure what to call it -- Donation of Body, or something like that. In my mind, the main purpose for having the Burial field next to the Death field (like having the Christening field next to the Birth field), is so that if you can't locate the death information on an ancestor, at least you can find something close. Burial is, after all, pretty common. But in this case, there is no burial, so ignore it. It doesn't fit. Create the custom event that fits. Gaylon ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 17:19:06 -0800 From: "Gary Templeman" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Burial date and place Have you checked with the hospital what they do with the unused parts? There may actually be a cremation and a final resting place. Along with the other excellent advice, remember that just because there is a place to put information does not mean it is a sin to leave it blank. If the deceased had asked that the circumstances of his disposition not be made public I would only enter in the notes something like "not buried or cremated", if only to alert later researchers not to look for such. Gary Templeman I don't usually use that space, because I don't have the info for a lot of people. I'd leave it empty, and put a note in about her donation. But then, oftentimes, after science has finished, the remains ARE buried, so you might have both. Cheryl