Is there a way to see names, births, deaths, basically a list of graves and information online form a cemetery!? Specifically, Laurel Hill cemetary in Philadelphia, PA or any of the other big cemeteries there!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: There are several sources: http://www!.interment!.net/cemetery!.htm http://www!.findagrave!.com/ http://www!.idreamof!.com/ also look at state and county records Many have cemtery listings!. Just be aware that they may not be complete!.Www@QuestionHome@Com www!.findagrave!.com Laurel Hill Cemetery 3822 Ridge Avenue Philadelphia Philadelphia County Pennsylvania USA Postal Code: 19132-1881 Phone: 215-228-8200 http://www!.theundergroundmuseum!.com is their website!. Links ? View all interments (963)--has a spot to search for a surname!. ( For example, I'll use Jones--there were 5 submitted by family members!. The info in the first listing was "Jones, Capt Benjamin Walter--b!. Jun!. 29, 1821 d!. Dec!. 15, 1883") ? 137 famous interments--Civil War Gen!. George Gordon Meade, the victor of the Battle of Gettysburg, is one famous person buried here!. ? 3 photo requests ? Add a name to this cemetery (you can submit information on your family members, etc!.--including pictures--and then other family members can leave messages and pictures of flowers, etc!. with their message!.) In Philadelphia , Philadelphia County ,Pennsylvania there are 199 matches in a Cemetery search on this website!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Don't forget to search at Rootsweb (http://www!.rootsweb!.com) and USGenWeb!. They have web sites and mailing lists devoted to cemetery research!. At USGenWeb, each state has a main site and each county in that state has a connected site!. If volunteers researching a particular county have posted cemetery listings, this is a likely place to find them!. My daughter, brother, nephew, and I went through several small cemeteries in the Tennessee county where our ancestors settled more than 200 years ago, and got all the tombstones names, dates, and inscriptions to post!. It was a lot of fun!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I would start by googling the name and location of the cemetery!. If that doesn't yield results, try googling the historical society of the town or county where the cemetery is and see whether it has anyone who does look-ups or whether it has a book of cemetery readings in the area!.Www@QuestionHome@Com UK answer!. I found this for you!. http://www!.findagrave!.com/cgi-bin/fg!.cgi!.!.!. http://www!.findagrave!.com/cgi-bin/fg!.cgi!.!.!. Hope this helps!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Why!? For like identity theft!?Www@QuestionHome@Com |