I've corrected Ms. DiMarco's errors and removed info the family doesn't want to share. we are adults providing precious information to those who cannot visit a grave site. If you've done anything that was recorded, it's there. having headstone does not mean they can not enjoy privacy. FindAGrave also threatened me with legal action if I took it any further. Some of us are private people and just want to be left alone. just disappeared ? I know this person and his family . Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. No. Use it to search for burial information and gravestone images among the 160 million online memorials volunteers have logged at Find A Grave. I am wandering am I, going to have to pay Ancestery .Com now for all the info that was suppose to be free on find. I am absolutely revolted! On Ancestry, in the "global" index for body dispositions that are unknown, surviving relatives are mentioned on those find a grave memorial pages. By CVal, 2 hours ago. THAT's THE REAL DISHONOR. She can even risk to take grave photos unauthorized It is a disgusting desecration on my sister's grave and memory! Totally agree. send in corrections! Nothing has been done and I'm upset! It was not put here for it to be a tug of war or a battleground everyone must follow the rules and regulations I was wondering if they shut down. 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. He must of went through the grave yard and saw this grave with my nephews middle name and last name on his temporary marker. Another example is Captain Samuel Chew, who died on 4 Mar 1778. You don't have to play Looney tunes with a top contributor ever. Desired outcome: Prehistoric grave sites contain fragile, easily destroyed remains. Findagrave does not relinquish hold on a memorial when their representative is not reachable to contact. However with "Forever Missed" you r the creator and nobody can come along and take control. If you have specific examples, please forward those in the email to us. 1. If so, why get a headstone in the first place, just use a rock so you can find her. Yes Virginia. they have family/friends help them compete for the right and privacy. My heart goes out to you. Stealing ppl headstone on your camera and put online on your own findagrave page, is not even hard work, it's vandalism, Reading sharon haywood post i just wanna laugh at her. I noticed that this "TeeJLee" person likes to read reviews from complaintsboard, take out a small piece of the review he doesn't agree with or can easily rebute against, and reply to the reviewer's complaint with full-out nonsense and insult. And he is friends with [censored] staff because he had something done to one of my postings so that it could not be edited. Are you going to say "facebook is public, not yours. After reading this post I know now who killed Vaudeville, Forest Lawn/LA (the cemetery of the stars) have a policy regarding photos. If the family wants their relatives and has proved the relationship, then their request should be honored. It was sudden, he was in the prime of his life. This review was chosen algorithmically as the most valued customer feedback. If findagrave will call me back, i'll let them know the name of the stalker who is a contributor on findagrave. Kind regards. Do not bring up respect when you yourself seem to have never even processed the topic. Big, fat demented I don't want her u can have her circus freak, Megan Heyl is holding my decessed 6 month old son's memorial hostage and refuses to turn ownership back to me. I don't see the anguish. 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. Desired outcome is for Wendy EBENSTEIN Norman to transfer my grandfather's Find a Grave Memorial Page to me. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. They do nothing about it. this fraud is a sociopathic means of lying and a person getting their false praise and getting money for their prostitution. You're not alone in your complaint. Son of Edward Chandler, a labourer. This commonplace.Memorial Park themed cemeteries. Historical Society. We are all individuals of different expectations of this site. They play upon emotion. Then someone sends a correction I will ask if they are family. Further harassing a Find A Grave employee on a different website (this one) only proves that there is a serious problem with your unreasonable, childish behavior. I have been a member of find a grave since it first started. It should be "well I've got more than you do" what are you 5? ----- 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. As for Obit's find a grave dose say not to add names of living family members but some people still add them. No one asked you to meddle in family ties Even when you use facebook other person photo, u must also ask owner permission. If you look closely at Find A Grave you will notice that all of the memorial information is on the right-hand side of the page and there is a space on the left-hand side of the page that contains these huge banner ads. things I will never get back now. they think that, if your photo is put there, you will die fast. Many private cemeteries have banned FindAGravd's top contributor cyber ghouls from taking photos of tombstones. Get a life. yes it's funeral site. She means, if she goes around grave, to glorify herself and her findagrave records. if findagrave not allow, it's disrespectful to that real-dead person. Showing 1-1 | Showing Page 1 of 1. Solution: move the ad block below the flowers or thin it out so that it's not as intrusive - in fact, that's the solution for ALL of the ads on Find A Grave. But the living do have feelings and find grave ghouls violate confidentiality. Some person going by Ladybug (member #[protected]) {note doesn't even use a REAL name, address, email, etc.} Please DO NOT add attachments that contain your or other peoples personal information, if you dont want it to be visible to the public. Terminate Brenda Beatty McGraw. Owner block you. ComplaintsBoard.com is a leading complaint resolution website on the Internet. FindAGrave was meant to help people find where someone's last resting place was. They were being my managed by Patsy Lubben DiMarco who IGNORES transfer requests. First, if you already asked Wendy to transfer the memorial to you and she ignored you, I would recommend contacting support@findagrave.com (if you already didn't) and ask them to give the memorial to you. The mechanics do not work like you were brainwashed to believe. SO HELP OUT! The free plan is basic. unlist the current cemetery. They typically do that when a member has a long history of violating their site policies. Now This person is going after my family full bore on FamilySearch and refusing me my own family as per FINDAGRAVES rules. My nephew passed on new year's eve. Then rebaptize the dead into the Mormon faith. Unless a person trespasses on to a privately owned plot/cemetery that is NOT owned or operated by a non-profit or the county/state, we are not infringing on your privacy. deleting precious hard work that someone has done is very disrespectful. I understand how it would feel really wrong to have a young child, recently gone, posted on the site but I really don't think there's much to be done about it. Solution: Make a new account, follow the rules, and be nice. That is, relatives asking that someone who lives locally go document a grave because they can't do so themselves. . ^^^^^Seems to me that they are taking advantage of the people doing the photography. Every one listen, this website is a blessing to everyone that's on it, it was put here to view memorials and find peace. This comment was posted by a verified customer. 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. Interesting. based on information from your browser. We had collected written history of his life and contributions to Montgomery county Md. especially those from earlier days. 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! I have visit grave site that someone had taken a picture of headstones by the time I got there years later the headstone was clean and more visible. When I confronted this whale of a whale to relinquished ownership and return the memorial back to me I was banned. You've closed your mind to anything other . A system error has occurred. If I was that person whose picture is there I would be very upset. The whole point of a grave stone is to publicly honor the person's life. Not you wish to steal you go steal, then claim that photo is own by yourself. God forbid you had a famous relative? I already had a memorial created soon after my nephews passing. This comment was posted by a verified customer. 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. However, there are two key areas where FindAGrave could be made better and should be made better. But what they did do is give control to someone who claims to be related through my third great grandfathers brother. but you know sir. It isn't about money or the amount of headstones I can download, it is about carrying on family history. It is a place to record cemeteries. I got threatened with police action because the evil administrators refused to give my account back after it was removed. There is a problem with your email/password. Search famous graves, newly added graves, most popular graves. Added almost 3000 memorials. Plan to go early in the day, in case it takes you a while to find the exact location. Non related people can steal your family (Dead family dead friends) photo/headstone, and put online in their name on creator list, when you ask them transfer to you, they said no and even claim to staff you harass they. So then what, do you expect to get paid anyway? I can only hope I outlive him, so I can reclaim my family. Wowmost of you really need to get a life. Chuck's claim to fame is being an expert at useless knowledge. Choose a topic below to begin. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. So when someone dies; and their obituary states that they were predeceased by their parents and their spouse, the only way to find their relatives is through an obituary search. Find A Grave is one of the free resources online that you can tap into to get the clues that you are after. Ancestry provides a myriad of beneficial services; Find A Grave is yet another website providing beneficial information. The information on six posts are false and falsely placed according to statements of family and or records listed. 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. Failure of Wendy Ebenstein Norman to transfer my grandfather's Memorial Page to me, after numerous requests. Findagrave.com user terms require anyone managing a memorial to turn management control over to a direct relative when requested. I've only received 1 complaint telling me (mind you not asking me) to remove the memorial. Find A Grave - Has no check against rampant fraud. Not just steal. The headstone is the dead and their family, not yours. Stone doesn't last forever . it's your choice to take unauthorized headstone and put on findagrave. The information is public, online or not. R.L. Good luck! Please, get your morals together, get in touch with reality, and then get back to me and clear up what you have stated. Voila! I have been a member of Find-A-Grave for close to 9 months and submitted over a thousand photos and memorials that many people are grateful to find. It is purely disgusting what they do, I understand the bit of finding relatives and such, however adding details like that is just revolting. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. 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. Find a Grave is connected to Ancestry. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may contact the customer support team. I don't see the point in the complaint. Find A Grave reviews & complaints 68 complaints 2 resolved 66 unresolved File a complaint Table of contents Claim listing Follow Share Complaints Contacts FAQ Find A Grave reviews 68 F FuryH of Indianapolis, GB Feb 13, 2023 7:51 am EST Verified customer Memorials and photo Ghouls No materials from this website may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way. because if her friends/her classmates/classmates parents. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Home Funeral Services Grave Solutions Grave Solutions 224 inquiries | Funeral Services File Complaint All Photos | Videos 1134 Round Pebble Ln Reston, VA 20194-1016 | Get Directions (703) 742-4678 Company Rating B View Rating Explanation based on 0 reviews. He died on 16 Nov 1620 aboard the Mayflower, a fact which you can easily validate with a Bing search. We are not associated with the cemetery and don't have any information beyond what the community has added. I would say that many members provide relevant information and are not "collectors" of graves and the service they provide in invaluable. And almost as many gravestone photos. think how bad it would mean. It's only a website. Not everyone who takes photos of graves is unwilling to respond. 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 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. I made no comments about the timeline of adding memorials, scanning of obituaries, nor any comment about how many memorials certain people have. If someone was cremated and the ashes given to someone, there is no cemetery. Q: Where did you see anything at all, ANYWHERE, about Find A Grave themselves "saying" they "award points"? I wish you good luck and I hope they've taken it down, I sincerely apologize for what you must be/have been going through/went through. the email is from his daughter (she claim it's his daughter) but sounds like it's pretending his daughter. listed divorce dates, ex spouses names and material of a more private nature our family did not want to share with the world. + Locate grave sites of your loved ones through . She flatly refuses to give it up. Remove the name of the original creator & the number from their count when the memorial is transferred to a family member. Why do you care so much? I've got 10 memorials, TEN, and have been a member for 14 years on Find a Grave. Resend Activation Email. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. In many cases these ghouls comb local obits and reprint them on Find A Grave. But thanks for hijacking this thread. BBB Scam Tracker Still Need Assistance? They are by states of where the person was buried. I check notifications daily so that any family with closer ties may contact me and have their memorial transferred to them (especially since that is supposed to be how it works). We'd love to hear from you. The fact alone that you are completely disregarding this mothers concerns shows how much you actually care. Memorial: Mary Payne ([protected]) As a result, misspelled names, incorrect dates of birth and dates of death, unrelated family members and the list goes on, are written in these memorials. 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. Legally and geneticly they are not related at all. Open to both member questions and member answers. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Find more than 951,266 complaints| Ripoff Report Take William Butten's find-a-grave memorial. The process of asking findagrave to give you a memorial someone else is managing? Desired outcome: Yes, I know what they are supposed to do.. You then control exactly what's on the memorial. 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 They just would not listen. I am not going to get into a long heated debate with anyone on here so let me get that out of the way first. Desired outcome is for Wendy EBENSTEIN Norman to transfer my grandfather's Find a Grave Memorial Page to me. For example, I have a cousin whose memorial was posted, no picture of the headstone, no information on all her pass husbands ( she was married 6 times, only one mentioned because it was on her obituary which was posted in an El Paso, Texas newspaper. I can still look at stuff, I just cant add anything, correct anything, or do ANYTHING at all. Ancestry has SO many complaints already, they don't want any more. I started on there when it first started as a way to link my family and friends family for future generations, but once they started making it a contest it became distasteful and grotesque. who never knew her. I couldn't care less about the number of memorials I create (you refer to these as "points"; I assure you, they are not); have GREAT empathy, compassion and respect when it comes to the dead, and certainly don't chase bodies. Are you going to say "facebook is public, not yours. you are lucky enough to find findagrave steal your daughter photo but it's just a fortune you find out, many people online may use your daughter photos already. I returned home yesterday from out of town, having just attended his funeral. 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. I understand why it is a blessing to some people, however it does in fact invade the privacy of many families. There was a find a grave worker in Bastrop County, Texas I made a photo request of one of my great great great uncle who was born in the 1800's this gentleman took his time to go and take that picture when it was uploaded on the website and I got a email that the pictures once there I was in tears and was so grateful because I do not live near the county.So will everyone please calm down and do not turn this into a savage match, because this website is a blessing to some of us maybe not all but there are some of us out here that appreciate this website and wish it to stay on the website. I haven't had any problems with anyone or them, so don't have a clue what is going on. especially if the girl is even NOT DEAD YET. Find contact information for federal, state, and local government officials. I can see why they dropped you. if realy so (if so). I find a lot of family history in find a grave. You are one of a kind, Findagrave administrators steal my family pages from me and change them. I'll write again to let everyone know the outcome of this. ----- I can't tell you how many old cemeteries I've documented that were in such total disrepair and vandalism that you couldn't read the stones even after you put them back together. The emotional stress this is causing my family is tremendous ! 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. 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. My comment is not directed at those who do it for their own genealogy or add friends. I told her I would not give her the death notice or pictures, she harassed me and it was done anyway without our knowledge. if NJ harass, report to findagrave. The.rational .they.r.private cemeteries and have You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Running Deer takes his memorial [protected] down. 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. Even when you use facebook other person photo, u must also ask owner permission. A problem occurred. better not put personal photos online(esp girl naked photos). Thanks for your help! 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. Be mindful of what you say and you must have respect in dealing with this. People add information to the site by walking a cemetery and taking pictures, or from obituaries, other records or from information they have about family members. Sherry Maccanico, Desired outcome: NO I DID NOT! Therefore, those records are not searchable. You create a Memorial for a deceased loved one. especially towards Chinese superstitious people. Findagrave sucks. It was not put here for it to be a tug of war or a battleground everyone must follow the rules and regulations and not step on anyone's feet. 2. Some families just want 2 be left alone without rehashing family ties. I probably could get it back if I bought Megan Heyl a cart load of cheezos. Desired outcome: SO HELP OUT! I have contacted the prosecutor and state police. I don't see the point in the complaint. 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. It's totally against what their mission is. they suspended you like how they suspended me right today. Removing pics at their request is Respect. They do have a number and findagrave is owned by Ancestry.Com. It's definitely not a contest. If u persist you are banned for harassing the top contributor who now manages the Memorial "you" created. View social follower numbers, contact emails, reviews and podcasts like Grave Matters. May I add most of the memorials r created by bored housewives who make a game of how many of these things they can make. The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customers satisfaction. As a young man he joined. 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). Several plans available. Most people defending this site use finding a passed family member from hundreds of years ago as an excuse, and I understand that, however I do not understand that they take pictures of children only recently passed. I've been sent many messages of great thanks for doing so, including from many adoptees. Complaining usually happens in the wake of a negative. What the hell is wrong with people. Search tips Photo of Antioch Pioneer Cemetery by Harold & Wanda Blackwell On this day Tony Meehan was born on this date in 1943. Ask for permission. How may I get my issues addressed? Spare me. I am not dead, yet! and your account will be suspended. I don't know who took your daughter's photo (or anyone else in here). dead people have no privacy (when people die privacy is gone) it's not right. Some people do not want their family members in the site, and its not your God-given right as a volunteer to ignore that. Being bitter and calling people names because you are upset is wrong. Back then it was a site consisting of records of celebrities and their burial sites. I arrived on this page because I just had a conversation with my husband that when I pass away not to have an obituary published in newspaper and to only have a headstone with my name, no date of birth or death. Get those cheap skates to pay you! Consider it a blessing. Dear Sirs, Oftentimes, there is information about about other members of that persons family included. Request a headstone photo or snap one yourself and share it instantly. Each memorial on Find a Grave has a manager who is responsible to update or correct the memorial. Desired outcome: Everyone feels differently about this though. how many tomb photo taken is no longer a meaning anymore. To a point, I don't blame him. Find and visit a loved one's final resting place anywhere, anytime. For consumers, it can happen through online feedback forms or customer service countersbut consumer complaints are a separate matter. Stop awarding points like trophies. Their top contributors do not research people. Nuff said. I have only been a member maybe 6 months I would never delete anyones work. Previously, I had a friend write me my other experience on 'people who hate memorials listed as burial details unknown'. Memorials of: Robert Paul Carmichael #[protected] and Jessie Jacobs Carmichael #[protected], You get no place trying to get find a grave ghouls to transfer memorials back to the family even though it is protocal to do so. I only post a headstone photo that I personally have taken and sometimes link a person to a spouse. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Choose a topic below to begin. She's also violating her fiduciary role as a "Findagrave" volunteer. I never heard back so it's still there. Furthermore, nobody actually "owns" a grave. all the info that told about who he was related to, and the story that was in the newspaper is gone from his web site now . 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. The person who has my grandparents on his list of memorials has 25, 000 and has been there for 15 years. 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". In my case I created a memoral 4 my Grandmother and also a memorial for a favoured child who died in infancy. Are you going to blame the owner (Photo copyright owner) by saying that facebook is really public, every photo you put can be stolen anytime by any online person. Gatsey, check Find A Grave's Help section to make sure you are sending your messages to the correct email address. However there is not a lot that can be done about it. you have no right to privacy. She claims she has THE RIGHT to document what she pleases. There is a contributor on here named Running Deer who has created a memorial for a nephew of mine. A kind, generous, and gentle man, he was born on August 18, 1933 in Claiborne County. As for it being private, we all are public knowledge now and after we die. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. They need to be documented while they still exist so future family members can honor their memory too. Ask the Community. I am amazed at people who have done 20, 000+ headstones, don't they have a life. I only record what is mentioned on the stone. 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. ti's not "HARD WORK. " But this past month has been a nightmare. So you consider adding a memorial on there before the person is even buried as empathetic?