I think a lot of people who have family buried at the cemeteries behind Dell Computer may have to go this route. There is a white cemetery and an African-American cemetery there for those who died at the old Central State Mental Hospital. My great-grandfather, James Lawson Steele, died there in 1919, and Dell refuses to allow anyone back there, despite State law regarding access to cemeteries.  ________________________________ From: jj <jj@tampabay.rr.com> To: di@montanapets.org; tndavids@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 8:48 AM Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] court order Sounds like they meant the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that pertains to public access to government records. You have to make a written request and they have so many days to respond. Google for more information. Good luck! -----Original Message----- From: tndavids-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tndavids-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Dianne Armstrong Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 12:51 AM To: Davidson Co Subject: [TNDAVIDS] court order Has anyone or does anyone know of someone that was able to get a court order in TN to obtain records for genealogy purposes from a facility? I was told today that several have successfully done it in TN. He suggested I call the AG's office for more info. as to whether I have to be there in person or not or what the process is. Would love to hear if anyone else has done this. Dianne ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNDAVIDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNDAVIDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Has anyone thought of a newspaper article about the problem? Surely Dell doesn't want negative press. Linda On Jan 26, 2013, at 11:36 AM, Wolfman Jack wrote: > I think a lot of people who have family buried at the cemeteries behind Dell Computer may have to go this route. There is a white cemetery and an African-American cemetery there for those who died at the old Central State Mental Hospital. My great-grandfather, James Lawson Steele, died there in 1919, and Dell refuses to allow anyone back there, despite State law regarding access to cemeteries. > > > ________________________________ > From: jj <jj@tampabay.rr.com> > To: di@montanapets.org; tndavids@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 8:48 AM > Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] court order > > Sounds like they meant the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that pertains to > public access to government records. You have to make a written request and they > have so many days to respond. Google for more information. Good luck! > > -----Original Message----- > From: tndavids-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tndavids-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Dianne Armstrong > Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 12:51 AM > To: Davidson Co > Subject: [TNDAVIDS] court order > > Has anyone or does anyone know of someone that was able to get a court order > in TN to obtain records for genealogy purposes > > from a facility? I was told today that several have successfully done it in > TN. He suggested I call the AG's office for more info. > > as to whether I have to be there in person or not or what the process is. > Would love to hear if anyone else has done this. > > Dianne > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNDAVIDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNDAVIDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNDAVIDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message