Hi All, The last time I read anything regarding Mt. Olivet Cemetery and genealogy research it stated that they didn't have records on line, therefore they had to search by hand. I don't know if that has changed or not. The DC Archives is also not online and the DC Historical Society is moving so they have closed their doors to researchers until the move is final. I do know that the Martin Luther King Library, in downtown DC has genealogy records, they are also on the web. Not sure if they do lookups. Their web site can tell you more. Good Luck, Sharon Shoemaker Researching: Mayhew, Shoemaker, Rowels, Root ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Boswell" <whbos@att.net> To: > Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 13:41 Subject: RE: [WashingtonDC'' ] Mt Olivet Cemetery and Death Certificates > 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 > > ______________________________ >