if findagrave not allow, it's disrespectful to that real-dead person. I understand you way too well, and I am so sorry that they lack enough common sense to put that sort of private information up online. Meanwhile, I'm calling findagrave now. However she has not had a burial service, I'm looking at her urn right now and her obituary stated "private internment held at a later date". But thanks for hijacking this thread. if the person died, findagrave must let the person stay in their site, even if they had not have tombstone/headstone. E arlier this year, a distraught parent posted on Complaints Board, a third-party review site, that they'd made a horrifying discovery: their six-year-old daughter's headstone had been photographed and posted on Find A Grave without their knowledge. Yet, often it is the only remaining record about a person's survivors, due to the fact that Ancestry does not have all possible records indexed. I had my fathers memorial, my grandfathers, my grandmother, my great grand parents stolen from my control by someone who isn't related. For more information about the cemetery or burials within it or buying a plot, you should contact the cemetery directly. And almost as many gravestone photos. NO I DID NOT! Find a Grave Team November 17, 2020 at 10:42 am Hi Marsha, please contact support@findagrave.com and explain this situation with details and we'll look into this further. If you don't want her known, then remove her headstone or put her in a more private place (urn). Nobody would love f## site. And we are all volunteers. Do you want your child forgotten? Delete anything you don't want. Mormons believe u enter the after life based on "works" namely procreation, In life Mormons collect huge volumes of data. By scanning the Internet, you can find and save more than 180 million graves worldwide. It's a wonderful starting point for research, though I'd never, ever take anything I found on the site as credible in itself. Whether that is seen in person or photographed and posted online, I guess I don't see the difference. Search consumer complaints, reviews and information about find-a-grave. God Speed. You can suggest additions or corrections and the manager can choose to use those to improve the memorial. Another example is Captain Samuel Chew, who died on 4 Mar 1778. Sometimes if you ask nicely, someone will comply with your wishes. Man it's their photo not your photo. My heart goes out to you. Well for all the money findagrave is apparently making if they want my help fulfilling the hundreds of requests in my local graveyard then they'e going to have to pull some money out of that old sock and put up. I can see why they dropped you. Chances are you will find the cemetery you are looking for. BEWARE of this websites. The family story and history is greatly important; to me, and to others. I refuse to wait 2 weeks, which is what I've been told by "Findagrave". Again, it's only a website overrun by volunteers so move on. It is a wonderful thing we all do here, but historians need to not only just walk the grave yards then make a memorial so they can get their numbers up. Desired outcome: Being a republican or democrat should have nothing to do with findagrave and southern history of our confederate veterans memorials. FindAGrave also threatened me with legal action if I took it any further. I even put in for a forgot password thinking I had it wrong and I don't even get a email to reset it. When I got to my ggg grandmother, I went to connect her memorial to one of her daughter's memorials which just so happened to be managed by a person named "Scout" who LITERALLY is managing over 200,000 Ancestry company - "Findagrave" is effectively holding my grandparents memorials hostage. If you really not wish photo being f###ed by starngers, dont put them on line they suspended you like how they suspended me right today. family or friends can call findagrave to delete unallowed photographs on their family/friend's tombstones. It isn't particularly onerous, but it does require patience - - - and being civil. The headstone is the dead and their family, not yours. Please reset your password. It's not on the tombstone and it was a nickname given to him by coworker where he worked for 4 years from [protected]. I don't know who she is. Find a Grave singles out only certain people. For more than 15 years we have helped nearly 50000 customers resolve their issues and will never stop striving to ensure further improvements on our platform for a better communication between companies and customers. if NJ harass, report to findagrave. Spare me. At the time he was a soldier in the 26th Cameronians Regiment. Seriously? I don't know who took your daughter's photo (or anyone else in here). I was born in 1978 but sorry for your daughter. He died on 16 Nov 1620 aboard the Mayflower, a fact which you can easily validate with a Bing search. To find cemetery records for New York in the FamilySearch Catalog follow these steps: Go to the FamilySearch Catalog Enter: New York in the Place box Click on: Search Click on: Cemeteries To search for cemeteries at the county level follow directions below Go to the FamilySearch Catalog Enter: New York in the Place box Click on: Search Many private cemeteries have banned FindAGravd's top contributor cyber ghouls from taking photos of tombstones. Some important ways to determine whether a cemetery exists on a particular tract of land include: (1) checking old deeds and property records; (2) checking old maps; (3) talking with long-time local residents; (4) searching for sunken areas on the property that seem to be oriented east to west; (5) looking for Vinca minor (cemetery ivy) and (6) Stop awarding points like trophies. However, I owe much to volunteers on the site who have posted information that I would never have been able to obtain without a major roadtrip with a quick visit to the website. I'd like to say that this website is in fact, not a blessing. I have a good clue who is doing this to our flowers we leave on confederate veterans memorials. Search or browse cemeteries and grave records for every-day and famous people from around the world. This person has harassed me even on created memorials I worked hard on. No, that's not what it means. I feel it is their family member and they should be allowed to honor them. You don't have to play Looney tunes with a top contributor ever. They play upon emotion. dead people have no privacy (when people die privacy is gone) it's not right. Speaking for myself the answer is NO. if you harass someone they will report to Findagrave staff and your account will be ban, Ladybug is just one of those rude f## people. In many cases these ghouls comb local obits and reprint them on Find A Grave. send in corrections! File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. But what they did do is give control to someone who claims to be related through my third great grandfathers brother. #HYPOCRITES, Desired outcome: If you don't like it, just log off. A findagrave monitor is removing our confederate veterans tokens of respect and replacing them with hideous looking fake purple violets. Anyone else wants to make "corrections", like a bored housewife, YOU get to decline. This is a warped site managed by sub human creatures that crawled out from public sewers. Have you tried contacting him on the memorial's Edit page? There's an etiquette to these things, whether anyone follows it or not. I have only been a member maybe 6 months I would never delete anyones work. There are also the ones on a power trip that treat memorial pages like Pokemon(TM) cards. Explore All Topics and Services on USA.gov Top "if you can prove you are a direct relative"How is proving done over the internet to a stranger ? My lawyer has been contacted. If you have a complaint about Find a Grave, first contact the site administrator. This was a second marriage for Mary Ann when she had been widowed and married James Payne in 1862. Quickly search more than 180 million graves in half a million cemeteries around the world. Some people do not want their family members in the site, and its not your God-given right as a volunteer to ignore that. Find A Grave has many untrue information. You are entitled to what I deem a distasteful opinion that I (and others) am gathering "awards" and "trophies", have lost "all sense of humanity and compassion", and am a "body chaser". Kristy is an internationally known Psychic Medium and Psychic Detective. For me, THAT is worth all the complaining offered by a few families who are upset their loved one's photo is on **** or any other site. Contact Your Local BBB Your local Better Business Bureau can assist you with finding businesses and. Running Deer creates a duplicate, and I told him this was a friend of mine, Then Running Deer refuses to take his memorial down and reported mine as a duplicate. Well, Sharon Haywood, many of the volunteers here don't even hold an ounce of respect when they do this. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may contact the customer support team. My advice.. If you want to create a memorial for a loved one and be free of Find A Grave ghouls go to "Forever Missed." The dead have no right to privacy. Although, I bet you could associate ANY activity as a contest - you seem to have a GIANT chip on your shoulder about this. U can add unlimited photos in addition to music mp3 files + plus videos. answer me one thing. If u r family or tourists u can take photos. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. A guy named NEMIS is mad at me because he owned a memorial by the name of "Marcel Loubens" which is supposed to be listed as a famous memorial. I think Find a Grave is a great site, but, I'm a little concerned with some certain people postings, especially on my ancestors that have been posted by people who do not do the research or who put in the wrong information. Same thing, been on there 18 years and they suddenly said I was inactive, (I had just added 500 memorials in last 30 days) no I was very active, tried to log in but can't they won't send an email to reset password, and in looking I see that [censored] now has management of all my memorials and in last 24 hrs have given almost 50 away. I'll write again to let everyone know the outcome of this. Why would anyone think it's OK to post biographical information like this about an 8 year old? If you are having problems with your account or have questions about content on the site, please use the Account Question or Support Request option. FINDAGRAVE and ANCESTRY.COM are owned by the same people. It is essentially a long term lease from the cemetery. Personal Services: Find A Grave. I have been a member of Find a Grave for almost 16 years, and work constantly to upgrade other Find a Grave memorials. We are all individuals of different expectations of this site. Many of these memorials contain more than headstones. Reported Problem: Not accurate - Their data conflicts with my data. This is wrong! This is an ethics issue here ! Mostly we are retired in any case. TeeJLee, What process? Some families just want 2 be left alone without rehashing family ties. Well then I emailed Running Deer to let him be aware that this is my nephew, and that I didn't disclose that at first because I have caught him at this before. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. [1] U can also change photos and music any time u wantno restrictions. send in corrections! 04/17/2022 I do a few memorials for family and friends. Once the memorial is completed Findagrave turns the memorial over to one of their major contributors who thus adds personal information about the deceased and their families they have swiped from the net. These so called "major contributors" also post family photos they have swiped from the net. For the child - the original marker withered away with the passing of time. Find a Grave has the right to delete any User, for any reason. Stone doesn't last forever . I told her I would not give her the death notice or pictures, she harassed me and it was done anyway without our knowledge. Find A Grave - Access to findagrave and a complaint about a comment left on a findagrave page. Doesn't bring back my daughter, but at least helps. Findagrave.com user terms require anyone managing a memorial to turn management control over to a direct relative when requested. No materials from this website may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way. Also, how long has it been since you emailed them? Only family can create memorials under 90 days and Id suggest a year. Or at least you were, as I'm replying to this years after your post. There are two types of Memorials you can create..the basic similar to Find A Grave is free. I returned home yesterday from out of town, having just attended his funeral. FindAGrave is 4 bored people who gave up all their vices have nothing better to do than being cyber undertakers and stick their nose I'm everyone's business. Findagrave has a rule, family and friend of dead can report stolen headstone photo to findagrave staff and staff can remove the page down and suspend that member (Creator). internet is free to use. I understand why it is a blessing to some people, however it does in fact invade the privacy of many families. @, no one has to ask permission to photograph a headstone. Find a Grave is connected to Ancestry. We welcome you to Grave Matters. Information provided is not true. This will give you a space to inform the manager of the memorial about the use of the wrong photo. The person who took my great grandfathers memorial has captured over 50,000 souls and she cannot do a simple favor! I only record what is mentioned on the stone. Billion graves have a lot of stones too. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Do not bring up respect when you yourself seem to have never even processed the topic. - had parents of someone posted in the wrong cemetery, so I photocopied the page from the cemetery book & posted it on the pages for her parents to show correct place of burial, Ladybug threw a fit, reported me & I got the boot; Ladybug was rude as heck to me in several emails, but I guess that doesnt matter. Says their third great grandfather was the brother of my third great grandfather. All I can add is just be respectful, if someone asks you to transfer a family member or asks you to take something down, I would go ahead and do it. My Find a Grave ID is: [protected] Request a headstone photo or snap one yourself and share it instantly. think how bad it would mean. It isn't about money or the amount of headstones I can download, it is about carrying on family history. Just so you know. That Find a Grave be consistent. Fire Sarah, the evil administrator who removed my account, and threatened to have me arrested because she refused to treat me the same as other members. Filing a complaint with local law enforcement though, is just plain wrong, a Action, and change of name on Memorial or transfer to myself so I can put pertinent information on the Memorial. Findagrave is gross and obscene. To suggest an update, go to the memorial and click the Suggest Edits button below the birth and death information. There have been 250K claims filed against the government. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Filing a complaint with local law enforcement though, is just plain wrong, a waste of taxpayer money. if you think dead has no privacy, WRONG. We had collected written history of his life and contributions to Montgomery county Md. It is a numbers game and there is no effort put into true research, the bios are limited if they even provide one. Cannot contact him because he is not taking questions His name is Jeff Hubbard. Finally, ### is neither all bad or all good, but some issues need to be addressed in civilized matter and in fairness to all users. I made no comments about the timeline of adding memorials, scanning of obituaries, nor any comment about how many memorials certain people have. I'm an amateur genealogist and I've heard of the unsavory practices of Find A Grave members, so I Another member of Find a Grave is holding my grandfather's memorial page hostage. Then why do you think they have the Burial Unknown Mechanic, Lee? Do you want your child forgotten? Submit a complaint and get your issue resolved. Find a Grave states that this is against their guidelines. listed divorce dates, ex spouses names and material of a more private nature our family did not want to share with the world. What the hell is wrong with people. That also shows me that this person's hobby is spending constant hours on Find a Grave for her/his number count. There is a problem with your email/password. Forever Missed's top package is something like $30.00 bucks. their family and freinds HAD EVERY RIGHTS TO ASK FINDAGRAVE REMOVE THAT RECORD. Memorial: Mary Payne ([protected]) The prosecutor says that I can file a civil complaint about this infringement against the guy who took and posted the picture. So I took it upon myself to purchase a brand new grave marker. the site should really remove that photo especially if your 6-yr daugther had not died. I am having trouble, I manage several of my family graves and I am not able to log in and no one is returning my emails, I haven't been able to find a phone number. The one who will not relinquish my relatives said his wife is a relative, however, he admitted she is only a cousin and does not even provide relevant biographical information to their "memorials". So I am very sorry for your loss, as I still have pot gotten over mine, fortunately for me, I now have a nine year old granddaughter from my son. This is very basic courtesy. Every one listen, this website is a blessing to everyone that's on it, it was put here to view memorials and find peace. I could not have been able to see my fathers grave plot at all. It's that easy. Find A Grave started in 1995 developed to cater to founder Jim Tipton's hobby of visiting celebrity's graves the company's mission is to post memorials, remembrances, and virtual flowers of celebrities and every-day people 180 million+ memorials, some have gravestone images and some do not BillionGraves started in 2010 This comment was posted by a verified customer. She refused. What is your experience with Find A Grave? Assure them you'll go legal and watch then cave. They told me they have the right to delete my account because I put a link in my bio to another website (which is absolutely safe). Choose a topic below to begin. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Somehow my email address was changed and I am no longer allowed to sign in as info comes up "does not match" I have written to Finda Grave many times requesting a correction. That's obscene. The dead could care less what u do. It requires patience. Send that to the person clearly outlining your direct relationship. I am amazed at people who have done 20, 000+ headstones, don't they have a life. I am absolutely revolted! you have no right to privacy. not all people know your daughter had not really died. Findagrave is a profitable business. The family moved to the Mohawk Community in Greene County when Tom was three years old because the Norris Dam took their farm. No. How do messages work? unless you really know that person "Tom" Carpenter, age 84, passed from life to eternal life on Wednesday. A problem occurred. I attempted to get Megan Heyl to turn these memorials back over to the family. Find a Grave is an online community project. The point hasn't anything to do with the validity of Find A Grave, but rather do you want you family added to their lists and plastered all over the net. The person who stole them claims to be related although they arent and they have never met any of my family. My thoughts were not on the heartless soul collectors of Find A Grave when I heard the news. Forms, by Agency Find a U.S. federal government form by choosing the agency that publishes it. I mean, it's a "public" cemetery, not one in private family hands and as mentioned in a earlier post, when you die the privacy is gone, period. I've done a small number of photo requests from the site at a local cemetery. As for Obit's find a grave dose say not to add names of living family members but some people still add them. so, u guys can also see that, steal people family/friend funeral is stupid. What is the Find a Grave Community? You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. For some cemeteries, it is against their policy to allow pic taking/give plot info to non-family for security/privacy purposes. REMOVE THE SUBJECT MEMORIAL: [protected], This person Brenda Beatty McGraw, working for Find a Grave constantly documents false vital statistics concerning my family tree. ----- And as far as "trampling on a grave" I am ALWAYS careful to NOT step on any grave (provided there's still any indication of one) and use my zoom lens instead. For immediate removal: Please remove Memorial #[protected]. Find A Grave should monitor this kind of behavior, and if those people refuse to follow the rules, then they should be banned. Oftentimes, there is information about about other members of that persons family included. . She manages OVER 8,600 memorials and made a ton of mistakes on my parents memorials. I use it to the best of my ability to help others. theft is wrong. There was a problem getting your location. Truly pathetic. So you are one of those obnoxious [censored]s who think that if there isn't a burial, then there isn't a point in adding it? I really do not care what other people think, or if it is public record. I looked at this persons profile and it showed this person had over 1, 000.000 memorials posted, only been a member for 5 years.