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From: SUE CHILBERG <>
Subject: [UT-CEM] Re: UT-CEMETERIES-D Digest V03 #14
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 22:52:04 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <200307170003.h6H03UBp025221@lists2.rootsweb.com>


I've used this site numerous times, so its not
compelete with all cemeteries, the oldest cemetery
that you forgot to mention is the holladay where a lot
of mormom pioneers are buried.
At least for persons that live a long ways away it has
some info. for them, also their cemetery listing is a
great help as you can call the sextons office and they
will gladly lookup a name for you if you think they
are buried there.
Sue a member of the Daughters Of Utah Pioneers


> ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822
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> UT-CEMETERIES-D DigestVolume 03 : Issue 14
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> Today's Topics:
> #1 [UT-CEM] try this site !! [mary k
> mccashland <mary.mccashland]
> #2 Re: [UT-CEM] Utah Historical Buria ["W. David
> Samuelsen" <]
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> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822
> Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 23:37:10 -0600
> From: mary k mccashland <>
> To:
> Subject: [UT-CEM] try this site !!
>
> i found this site today - sorry if you all already
> knew about it.
>
> http://webapps.deed.state.ut.us/burials
>
> Utah state history - burials database. it is pretty
> up to date - my
> father's burial info is in there - he died in 1988.
>
>
> enjoy !!!
> Mary McCashland
>
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> ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822
> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 01:29:42 -0600
> From: "W. David Samuelsen" <>
> To:
> Subject: Re: [UT-CEM] Utah Historical Burial Service
> UHBS
>
> Mary,
>
> This is not intended to put you down on this good
> site - but want
> you and others to know of the shortcomings of this
> site.
>
> Read on.
>
> Not up to date. PLUS errors aplenty! They got all my
> Samuelsen family
> mispsplled as Samuelson in Utah's largest cemetery -
> Salt Lake City
> Cemetery. And not only that, not all in that
> cemetery are recorded.
> Gravemarkers are very clear spelled as SamuelsEn. I
> got the sexton
> office to correct all my family errors. EVERY ONE!
> But the errors
> were NOT reported to this State Archives office.
> Errors are still
> there after 3 years.
>
> Limited information, too. Will not go beyond the
> dates and location of
> plot. Not even relationships.
>
> The search results will not go beyond first 100.
> Must refine search
> further.
>
> Not many cemeteries are recorded at this database.
>
> Plus, the link you gave is a bad one.
> correct address is
>
http://webapps.dced.state.ut.us/burials/execute/searchcemetery
>
> The problems?
>
> 1. You must use Advanced Burial search method to
> find any surname in
> any cemetery. Otherwise, the basic search don't
> work.
>
> 2. Not all cemeteries as listed have databased
> included yet. I checked
> for Kanosh Cemetery, NONE listed, including the most
> well known
> family in Kanosh Cemetery - WATTS. NONE. Hamilton -
> not listed because
> Springville, Evergreen, Orem, Midway, Charleston,
> and Heber City
> cemetery databases are NOT included yet. In case of
> Provo, very
> incomplete - they listed 2 when I know there are
> more than 20 of them.
> They depend on VOLUNTEERS to transcribe, walk or
> whatever is needed
> to be recorded.
>
> Taylorsville Memorial Park is not included yet. 3
> years now.
> Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park South Valley is not
> listed. 3 years now
> and already has over 100 burials (located at 13001
> South 3600 West,
> Riverton)
>
> Smaller cemeteries are worse, they are mostly not
> included.
>
> Good example of missed cemeteries - Willard City
> Cemetery isn't
> listed at all. It's an active cemetery. The Willard
> Pioneer Cemetery
> is listed.
>
> Efforts are already underway to photograph EVERY
> grave markers in
> several cemeteries. A portion of Salt Lake City
> Cemetery is already
> photographed as well as 3 other cemeteries in Salt
> Lake County
> alone. Plus 2 cemeteries in southern Utah.
>
> Known cemeteries that have been photographed, Roy
> City, Camp Floyd,
> Kanosh, Ferron, B'Nai Israel, Fort Douglas, Granite
> City, Montefiore,
> and Union cemeteries - all that had been made known
> or reported to
> me.
>
> Not only that, I am looking for volunteers to
> transcribe from old
> surveys done between 1930s and 1969. The old surveys
> are equally
> good as today because of the conditions of
> gravemarkers, particular
> white marble tablets being eroded.
>
> And also volunteers to walk the active and closed
> cemeteries having
> no records or needing updating of records.
>
> Requirements for photographing gravemarkers:
> digital camera with 10 sec timer, tripod to hold the
> camera, soft nylon
> brush, wet sand in pail (necessary to be able to see
> the engraving in
> some gravemarkers), water to drink, water mixed with
> ammonia spray to
> clean off some gravemarkers.
>
> Absolute NO NO - shaving cream!
>
> for more information see:
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/utah.html
> W. David Samuelsen, Utah Tombstone Project
> Coordinator.
>
> mary k mccashland wrote:
> > i found this site today - sorry if you all already
> knew about it.
> >
> > http://webapps.deed.state.ut.us/burials
> >
> > Utah state history - burials database. it is
> pretty up to date - my
> > father's burial info is in there - he died in
> 1988.
> >
> > enjoy !!!
> > Mary McCashland
> >
>


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