Could someone tell me the best way to obtain information regarding interments at Mt. Olivet Cemetery? I seem to remember postings to the list which mentioned difficulties working with Mt Olivet, but since at that time I did not know I had relatives interred there, I didn't pay much attention. Will they furnish you with information from their files, or will they just show you where the graves are located? I'm interested in funeral home information, exact places and dates of death, etc. I also need to obtain a death certificate for my greatgrandmother who died in September 1956 in Washington, DC. I know I won't be able to obtain it at the DC Archives, but does the Vital Records office respond to written requests or is it better to go in person? Thanks Barbara

I called Mount Olivet early last year to find out what their procedures were for obtaining grave information since I had heard they were charging now. I was told that there was a fee of $50 which included burial information for up to 10 people. You might want to check with them to make sure this hasn't changed. I think they've been flooded with so many requests that they don't have the time for genealogists. It is a very active cemetery, but my past experience (over four years ago) with them had been pretty good. At that time they weren't charging and freely gave the information away. The D.C. Archives used to allow people to go in and research the records themselves making their own copies. I don't know if this has changed or not since I haven't had any dealings with them for a couple of years. I don't know anything about the Vital Records office, but am interested myself since the D.C. Archives seems to have a very long waiting list. Bill Boswell -----Original Message----- From: Baclem5656@aol.com [mailto:Baclem5656@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 7:18 AM To: WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] Mt Olivet Cemetery and Death Certificates Could someone tell me the best way to obtain information regarding interments at Mt. Olivet Cemetery? I seem to remember postings to the list which mentioned difficulties working with Mt Olivet, but since at that time I did not know I had relatives interred there, I didn't pay much attention. Will they furnish you with information from their files, or will they just show you where the graves are located? I'm interested in funeral home information, exact places and dates of death, etc. I also need to obtain a death certificate for my greatgrandmother who died in September 1956 in Washington, DC. I know I won't be able to obtain it at the DC Archives, but does the Vital Records office respond to written requests or is it better to go in person? Thanks Barbara ============================== 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