The result of where to send the records when a funeral home goes out of
business is a good question but possibly the Indiana Funeral Home
Association would have a solution to this problem if it were known the value
of these records.
Maybe the word needs to be spread of who would accept the donation of these
records. Food for thought and any ideas?
Mary K. George
---- Original Message -----
From: "Teresa" <teresa1961(a)sbcglobal.net>
To: <INMARION-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 7:27 AM
Subject: Re: [MARION COUNTY, IN] Teresa---- Funeral Home question
I was really upset when I discovered the news about this particular
funeral home, they handled the funeral for my grandmother. But when I
contacted the family (the funeral director had passed away), I found out
that they simply didn't know what to do with the records, and she held onto
them for several years, and finally disposed of them. It was a tragedy for
the researchers here.
The Indiana State Library has records from some of the funeral homes who
chose to
donate their records.
I hope this helps some.
Have a good one.
Teresa
Cece <mawcee(a)mindspring.com> wrote:
Thank you for your answer. It looks like they could offer them to some
group (Historical Society, or Library). I am sure there are privacy
issues,
but there are ways to prove if you are a relative.
Have a wonderful day,
Cece
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