Let me echo the praise given to the staff at Glenwood. I have visited twice and was given full use of their card files and ledgers. The gentlemen in the office were busy the entire time I was there but I was never made to feel I was in the way or a nuisance. I arrived by taxi on my first visit and one gentleman in the office offered to call me a cab when my visit was over! On my next visit to Washington, DC I want to visit Oak Hill. I looked up the grave sites through the LDS microfilm and I'm hoping the office will at least provide me with a map. I've heard they are not too friendly and not open on weekends. Is this accurate? Ruth Parrish Fleak

Oak Hill is not friendly to those who show up without having previously made an appointment. They are very busy and would appreciate some consideration of their time. Many researchers just show up and expect prompt help. If they are busy with a funeral they don't have the staff available to give anyone that help. Just be sure to call ahead and make an appointment. They are even nicer if you make a donation to the cemetery. (My one time $25 has gone a long way over the years to get me information and their newsletters.) They also have strict rules about no cameras on the grounds, which they say is due to the fact that many of the stones were expensively specially made and are not to be copied. Hours are 9 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday Closed National Holidays Sue Dotson Buzzybee@prodigy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Fleak" <rpfleak@bellsouth.net> To: <WashingtonDC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 5:34 PM Subject: Re: [WashingtonDC'' ] CEMETERY COMMENTS > Let me echo the praise given to the staff at Glenwood. I have visited twice > and was given full use of their card files and ledgers. The gentlemen > in the office were busy the entire time I was there but I was never made to > feel I was in the way or a nuisance. I arrived by taxi on my first visit and > one gentleman in the office offered to call me a cab when my visit was over! > > On my next visit to Washington, DC I want to visit Oak Hill. I looked up the > grave sites through the LDS microfilm and I'm hoping the office will at > least provide me with a map. I've heard they are not too friendly and not > open on weekends. Is this accurate? > > Ruth Parrish Fleak > > > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >