I feel this infringes on my privacy, copyright laws and personal property of mine being placed on the internet for advertising purposes. Kind regards, We are not associated with the cemetery and don't have any information beyond what the community has added. If so, we already had this talk. I've received over 100 thank you emails from people who were searching for a loved one and happened upon the memorial or the photo of the loved one or their headstone. Not everyone who takes photos of graves is unwilling to respond. Historical Society. Then why do you think they have the Burial Unknown Mechanic, Lee? When someone has refused to transfer a grave site, I have gone on and duplicated it with an explanation. The person who took my great grandfathers memorial has captured over 50,000 souls and she cannot do a simple favor! As someone who does genealogy work I find Find a Grave invaluable. It is a numbers game and there is no effort put into true research, the bios are limited if they even provide one. She's also violating her fiduciary role as a "Findagrave" volunteer. Even if it's only photo share, if you not ask owner. If you find a memorial for someone you are related to within four generations and would like to manage that memorial, you can request to have that memorial transferred to you. Some person going by Ladybug (member #[protected]) {note doesn't even use a REAL name, address, email, etc.} Put a new memorial or photo on an existing one, and use the memorial's location and photo to make it more visible. Manager bases their reasoning for not correcting this on a cemetery advertisement that was below my loved one's obituary and responded that "you don't know what you're talking about." A findagrave monitor is removing our confederate veterans tokens of respect and replacing them with hideous looking fake purple violets. "if you can prove you are a direct relative"How is proving done over the internet to a stranger ? This was a second marriage for Mary Ann when she had been widowed and married James Payne in 1862. I am also a member of Ancestry which owns FindaGrave, yet there has been no correction and no help. My condolences to you and your family. Your second argument of unknown dispositions do not make sense, especially in the cases of my and Eddie Jones' Reviews. I have no way to access to my account. The headstone is the dead and their family, not yours. And daily scanning of obituaries to add and having 200k memorials? 1, Report #1386798. Search famous graves, newly added graves, most popular graves. 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). A. This person has harassed me even on created memorials I worked hard on. This politically correct world is becoming ridicules when we can't even tell historical facts about people .One of my relatives committed suicide because his wife left him do to he drank to much . This is a warped site managed by sub human creatures that crawled out from public sewers. Create a findagrave.com account and then click "suggest edits" and then there will be an option to request management of the memorial. Desired outcome is for Wendy EBENSTEIN Norman to transfer my grandfather's Find a Grave Memorial Page to me. I am amazed at people who have done 20, 000+ headstones, don't they have a life. TAKE IT DOWN you ###! SO HELP OUT! My sister's children are in their 20's they do not want to go to or see her grave. Also F.A.G says they award points, so beef with them. Really? There are ads on most pages from which they make revenue, and they charge family members to remove the ads from their loved one's profile. I have complained to Find A Grave several times about misinformation on my family site (father, grandfather, grandmother and great grandparents) and use of their head stones without my permission. So then what, do you expect to get paid anyway? They play on emotions. I had been a member for several years. 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. Owner block you. Unlike Western thought Mormons do not believe in a trinity and some deny Christ as the son of God. Contributors need to respect that, Desired outcome: Delete anything you don't want. Since my daughter's crime is unsolved I have reported this to the detectives on the case. And Ancestry owns Find a Grave. This includes both general and info of a more private nature that most families do nor want published on the net. I know this might be making some of you angry and further irritated with us "disgusting gravers", but the reality is no laws are broken by taking a photo of a headstone. Yes Virginia. Choose a topic below to begin. My problem is with the company who does not do a better job of arbitrating with people who want to hoard other people's relatives. Find a Grave is connected to Ancestry. They do nothing about it. Please try again later. Reported Problem: Not accurate - Their data conflicts with my data. Owners of private property on which a cemetery or graves are located shall have a duty to allow ingress and egress to the cemetery or graves by (i) family members and descendants of deceased persons buried there; (ii) any cemetery plot owner; and (iii) any person engaging in genealogy research, who has given reasonable notice to the owner of based on information from your browser. That's obscene. The site stores over 120 million grave records, providing plenty of material. How ridiculous! Man it's their photo not your photo. 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 When someone creates a memorial, that means they were either related to this person or a close personal friend. For the record I am 75 years old and thinks it pretty [censored]ty of FindAGrave to respond in such a way. Does it occur to them that maybe just maybe its a memorial site and that the FAMILY might want to create the memorial and have correct information on their loved ones memorials. TeeJLee, From my and others' experience, findagrave sends messages via every email. Hi Sharon! SO HELP OUT! cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. if realy so (if so). R.L. Other details can be found and verified on one of the family history websites - some of which are free. Then they boot you out or ban u. They are getting fresh air and exercise. However with "Forever Missed" you r the creator and nobody can come along and take control. if findagrave not allow, it's disrespectful to that real-dead person. I could not have been able to see my fathers grave plot at all. And whats funny is that other people have links to different websites, but my entire account was REMOVED because I added a link to another grave-locating website: Now I'm convinced that these admins are evil and favor other people! If you know the cemetery where someone is buried but you're not sure exactly which plot is theirs, take a trip to the graveyard. Ancestry has SO many complaints already, they don't want any more. My computer system is set up to alert me if something downloads without my permission so it was caught almost immediately. 3. My nephew passed on new year's eve. It's totally against what their mission is. cemeteries found in Pimpama, Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia will be saved to your photo volunteer list.. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list.. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list.. Removing pics at their request is Respect. My complaint was with those who rush to submit the memorial as soon as they can-whether they have any connection to the person, the cemetery, or the general area. But these body chasers today don't even wait until after the funeral to post the memorial, I have had people steal watermarked photos i personally took and posted of my loved ones and they add them to other ancestry sites and pretend they are their own or they post them to totally different people. Find a Grave used a photo of me for someone else. that is why the remaining family can judge for the dead person. Ask for permission. Explore All Topics and Services on USA.gov Top A trojan virus downloaded onto my computer when I was on Find A Grave and clicked on a family name within a memorial. Please include the cemetery ID number or the URL to the cemetery page on Find a Grave. Nothing is sacred here. It shouldn't be about having 7, 000 memorials, nor should anyone "own" a cemetery (I had an issue with a woman over that as well and finally decided the hell with her, if she didn't have one of the people buried, than I added it). However there is not a lot that can be done about it. What they do believe in concerning an after life is an eternal plain that is tended by a mother and father God. And Nothing was ever done. You then control exactly what's on the memorial. I got a kick from this off their faq page: Get a life. Begin your search by either entering the cemetery name and location (by city, county, state, or country), or you can browse cemeteries by location. this is quite/very serious. This comment was posted by a verified customer. If prehistoric or unmarked burials are encountered, stop work immediately and contact the THC's Archeology Division for advice at 512-463-6096, or archeology@thc.texas.gov. 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. A Grave .Com ? Find contact information for federal, state, and local government officials. The person who stole them claims to be related although they arent and they have never met any of my family. Concerns Anne McKay buried in Templeogue cemetery,Dublin,Ireland- date of death 13 February 1962. i visited the cemetery he is buried at and i did not find his grave. Like Fish1452, I only manage a very few memorials and I have been a member of [censored] for over 20 years. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. You will get no place arguing with FindAGrave's hierarchy or major contributors. Stone doesn't last forever . You haven't done anything wrong. Find A Grave deceptive, rip off, scam Salt Lake City, UT. aged 43, married It's actually not "funny" (your word) that other people are skirting the Find A Grave rules while you attempted to do so as well. To a point, I don't blame him. Find A Grave is eventually going to be sued and it will undoubtedly take down the site and their business. FindAGrave is LSD an extension of the Mormon Church. We have set your language to That's a lot of money. . We are no longer private people. They don't care if their site is riddled with viruses and unsuspecting computer catch it. I dont think anyone takes photos of headstones to hurt anyone but only to help others find where their ancestors/relatives were laid to rest and to preserve history. Search 502,691 cemeteries in 243 different countries. Sometimes if you ask nicely, someone will comply with your wishes. So what does that tell you about this person with over 1, 000, 000 memorials added? God forbid you had a famous relative? However, there are two key areas where FindAGrave could be made better and should be made better. Visit Website Email this Business (919) 862-3704 This business has 0 complaints File a Complaint Burial Assistance Delivery Service Monuments Caskets Overview Never Forgotten Memorials delivers. I want to add to my comment above that it is only a numbers game with a few individuals. Find a grave.com photographed my 6 year old daughter's headstone and put it online. Wasted my timeFind A Grave has changed a lot since it changed hands. This is not even "precious hard work" when you steal the headstone photo and put on your own findagrave.com He was the Captain of the brig Resistance during the Revolution and was killed in action at sea north of Barbados. It is owned by Ancestry and Ancestry is not owned by the church. By the time I got home 2 hours later my family was already loaded. 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. I've only received 1 complaint telling me (mind you not asking me) to remove the memorial. all people have their own rights or privacy even if they die. I contacted the support team and had two replies, then nothing but silence for close to a month now in regards to managing the pages of the people that raised me (blood related). 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 still look at stuff, I just cant add anything, correct anything, or do ANYTHING at all. I can see why they dropped you. So, NO the I wouldn't trust anyone who did genealogy research using Find A Grave. If you not wish photo being shared, dont put" Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. I can see that people have different points of few, but some posts here have been rather tackless, almost cruel and cruel. If you don't like it, just log off. As for memorials being an invasion of privacy, while I feel for the woman who didn't want her daughter's stone put up on the website, if I had a photo up and a family member asked me to remove it I would. Prehistoric grave sites contain fragile, easily destroyed remains. God Speed. 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 I am now being stalked by these administrators and they dont stop. @, no one has to ask permission to photograph a headstone. especially if the girl is even NOT DEAD YET. Method 1 Searching Individual Headstones 1 Visit the cemetery if you know where it is. I find the time that I put in is 99.9% of the time greatly appreciated by family that is looking to connected to those ancestors or family members that have left this world. Anyone who makes a free FindAGrave account can add memorial pages. 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. So I've been a member of [censored] for about About 3 months now, and the only reason I entered the website was to find my ancestors and connect a few branches. The family story and history is greatly important; to me, and to others. people would mistaken that she had died. No materials from this website may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way. [1] Honor your ancestors by creating memorials. Twice I have submitted a maiden name for a deceased relative and twice been declined - Best wishes, Ask for permission. What is the Find a Grave Community? But unlike FindAGrave you are in control and its you who decide on what data is included in the memorial. Find A Grave should monitor this kind of behavior, and if those people refuse to follow the rules, then they should be banned. The pay version is a one time 30 bucks. 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. 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. There are also the ones on a power trip that treat memorial pages like Pokemon(TM) cards. I can spend DAYS combing a cemetery with over 15, ooo headstones to find just one. Desired outcome: Why do you care so much? Even when you use facebook other person photo, u must also ask owner permission. Anyone walking a cemetery can find DOB. I have contacted Find A Grave and even submitted a copy of my birth certificate and they have done nothing. I took a picture of that visible headstone and attach it to the memorial I did not delete someone else work that is totally disrespectful. Please contact me within 14 business days, or you will be hearing from my attorney. I was wondering if they shut down. Can I charge money as a Photo Volunteer? Findagrave does not relinquish hold on a memorial when their representative is not reachable to contact. See Wikipedia for more.. Find A Grave; Genealogy data can be searched for by entering the name of a person to find where that person is buried. I personally manage a few sites that are people related to me through marriage, and several relatives more than one generation removed from me. He had joined the army when he was about 18 and spent the first few years in Ireland. That is, relatives asking that someone who lives locally go document a grave because they can't do so themselves. Desired outcome: My mother-in-law's site is totally inaccurate; says where she's buried. For all legal purposes, it is not your loved one, it is a memorial for your loved one. Memorials of: Robert Paul Carmichael #[protected] and Jessie Jacobs Carmichael #[protected], Untrue Information Re: Memorial #[protected], Uneven application of Find a Grave guidelines, Read full review of Find A Grave and 4 comments, Read full review of Find A Grave and 6 comments, 16 years' experience in successful complaint resolution, Each complaint is handled individually by highly qualified experts, Last but not least, all our services are absolutely free. You're not alone in your complaint. having headstone does not mean they can not enjoy privacy. So much unneccesary stress its to the point I consider suicide. I feel sorry for you, and I can understand about feeling like you have been exploited.At the same time though if It had not been for find a grave .com. Account question or Support Request Update to memorial Update cemetery Question for the cemetery Website Feedback Find a Grave 1300 West Traverse Parkway Lehi, UT 84043 But the practice of find a grave to "award" people for creating memorials has become a disgusting practice whereas in order to get the numbers they lose all sense of humanity and compassion. 2. We promise not to send you any unrelated messages, Click here if youd like to unsubscribe from notifications about new complaints of Find A Grave. - 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. I had my fathers memorial, my grandfathers, my grandmother, my great grand parents stolen from my control by someone who isn't related. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. I have been asking for four years for Wendy EBENSTEIN Norman - Find a Grave ID [protected] to transfer William Ambrose Kogomo Sky-Eagle Sr. Memorial ID [protected] to me. Add a new memorial or a photo and GPS location to an existing memorial. Then rebaptize the dead into the Mormon faith. When I protested FindAGrave blocked my isp and booted me out. "Find a grave.com photographed my 6 year old daughter's headstone and put it online," wrote the user. I cannot get back in F.A.G. It's a wonderful starting point for research, though I'd never, ever take anything I found on the site as credible in itself. It isn't about money or the amount of headstones I can download, it is about carrying on family history. Information provided is not true. Please check to see if your confederate ancestors token of respect hasn't been changed over to a hideous LOOKING PURPLE flower. 07:27 PM. There have been 250K claims filed against the government. Good luck ! Mormons view of religion is a little different than Western thought. Its stated mission is "to help people from all over the world work together to find, record and present final disposition information as a virtual cemetery experience." Kind regards. Remove the name of the original creator & the number from their count when the memorial is transferred to a family member. So you consider adding a memorial on there before the person is even buried as empathetic? Thanks for your help! BBB Scam Tracker Still Need Assistance? Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. This is totally wrong. FINDAGRAVE and ANCESTRY.COM are owned by the same people. unlist the current cemetery. Learn more about requesting management here. Filing a complaint with local law enforcement though, is just plain wrong, a Second, for anyone on here who has lost a loved one and finds the work we do (freely without pay and out of the kindness of our hearts most of us anyway) "disgusting, or that it infringes on your privacy, copyright laws and personal property", I am sorry that you feel that way. information was given on three people is on people that are still alive ; so cause of death listed incorrectly, since people are still alive, not d e a d! If you really not wish photo being f###ed by starngers, dont put them on line This account has been disabled. posts. Findagrave has mounted information against my permission, and I'm having to retain an attorney because of find-a-grave's unscrupulous behavior. Sherry Maccanico, Desired outcome: If the family wants their relatives and has proved the relationship, then their request should be honored. This will give you a space to inform the manager of the memorial about the use of the wrong photo. Not you wish to steal you go steal, then claim that photo is own by yourself. If is is not removed by Friday June 3rd 2022 there will be action taken against ancestry and find a grave. This is not hard work. Says their third great grandfather was the brother of my third great grandfather. After reading this post I know now who killed Vaudeville, Forest Lawn/LA (the cemetery of the stars) have a policy regarding photos. Search Now. The rationale: They do not want a resting place for the dead to be devourered by FindAGrave's cyber knowitall undertakers. son. 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. Submit a complaint and get your issue resolved. Are you upset with public death certificates published online? Maybe a mom from my father who died 1974. The bottom line some families just want to be left alone. I've been bullied by dozens of people just because a memorial for a man born over 200 years ago doesn't have information on where he was buried. how many tomb photo taken is no longer a meaning anymore. 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. If you complain to FindAGrave's hierarchy you are either suspended or blocked from the site. if the person died, findagrave must let the person stay in their site, even if they had not have tombstone/headstone. The site would consist solely of faked pictures. Because you are not their ONLY relative and others requested or may want to see it. Gatsey, check Find A Grave's Help section to make sure you are sending your messages to the correct email address. (They want to email Ms. DiMarco to ask if shes related to MY grandparents). We may not have all the burials in a given cemetery, just those that people have added. You must ask permission from the deceased person's family before you take those headstone photos. No. Saying "there is no reason" is like a petulant child plugging their ears. Sharon Haywood. not all people know your daughter had not really died. 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". At the time he was a soldier in the 26th Cameronians Regiment. I tried to inform Find A Gave of the issue but to no avail. Find A Grave - Access to findagrave and a complaint about a comment left on a findagrave page. Brought in dead to The Meath Hospital, Heytesbury Street, Dublin, having had a Coronary Occlusion & Paroxysmal Tachycardia, certified When I confronted this whale of a whale to relinquished ownership and return the memorial back to me I was banned. But this past month has been a nightmare. If you really not wish photo being f###ed by starngers, dont put them on line Stop awarding points like trophies. They are more interested in grabbing a tombstone in hopes of getting brownie points. Sorry if that sounds harsh, but yes I have been there, and what your feeling now, will not be shared by other relatives 50 years from now as they look at your daughters memorial with love or to research their kin. This should only be about putting up memorials and helping people find their loved ones, THAT'S IT. Plan to go early in the day, in case it takes you a while to find the exact location. Son of Edward Chandler, a labourer. So contact ancestry.Com about this. Ruby is right. They are about a month behind in their email correspondence. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. NO I DID NOT! So any suggestions? If they deny, I would then forward the email to support@findagrave.com, to request an immediate release of ownership of memorial, from current owner to you. they suspended you like how they suspended me right today. I would email the cemetery asking if they could please verify whether or not John Flint, birth date-death date, is indeed buried there. I can google my name and find every city I've lived in, and all the way back to 1971 when I fell off a high diving board because its in the local newspaper. I even put in for a forgot password thinking I had it wrong and I don't even get a email to reset it.