Many cemeteries will charge for research. Some don't. It all depends on how much money the cemetery has. Gene Stackhouse I hate global warming. It's much too cold! >From: "Diana Quinones" <audianaq@msn.com> >Reply-To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com >To: <philly-roots@rootsweb.com> >Subject: [Phly-Rts] Mount Peace and Lawnview Cemeteries >Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:33:13 -0600 > >A few days ago, a Mortuary notice in the Phila Inquirer newspaper for one >of my kin showed she was buried in Mount Peace Cemetery. >On the genweb archive board a phone number is given for contact, showing >records are under Lawnview Cemetery. > >So today I called that number to find out if the mother and spouse were >buried there. I was told to send a letter, no email, to their address in >Rockledge PA with $20.00 and they would provide a genealogy report on the >names. > >Is this customary for cemeteries in Phila area? I have never been asked >for a letter and money for others in Chester and Berks Co. My experience >in Berks and Chester has been an answer while on the phone! Or an email >reply within a day....... > >Just wondering? > >Diana in AL > > >********* >Visit the threaded archives of this list: >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS >********* > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >PHILLY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message