Some person going by Ladybug (member #[protected]) {note doesn't even use a REAL name, address, email, etc.} Please check to see if your confederate ancestors token of respect hasn't been changed over to a hideous LOOKING PURPLE flower. FindAGrave also threatened me with legal action if I took it any further. Doesn't bring back my daughter, but at least helps. because if her friends/her classmates/classmates parents. The other ad location that I have a problem with is the one at the end of the memorial which relegates the memorial owner/contributor ("created by") to the bottom of the page . I've been sent many messages of great thanks for doing so, including from many adoptees. Thank you in advance for your help in resolving this stalemate. Sherry Maccanico, Desired outcome: 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. If you have a complaint about Find a Grave, first contact the site administrator. I too thought that direct family should include aunts and uncles. 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. For more information about the cemetery or burials within it or buying a plot, you should contact the cemetery directly. (they are in many places) Marriages and divorces? 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 am sure you can find another forum for that discussion. FindAGrave was meant to help people find where someone's last resting place was. "if you can prove you are a direct relative"How is proving done over the internet to a stranger ? Users upload photos of headstones and memorials, transcriptions of engravings, biographical information and links to family members. I do not care how many countless hours "Find A Grave's cyber ghouls put into it. When I protested FindAGrave blocked my isp and booted me out. Sad life when people have nothing better to do with their time. Wowmost of you really need to get a life. My condolences to you and your family. Kind regards, Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. not all people know your daughter had not really died. A system error has occurred. He died on 16 Nov 1620 aboard the Mayflower, a fact which you can easily validate with a Bing search. I lost my daughter in 1978. Twice I have submitted a maiden name for a deceased relative and twice been declined - What the hell is wrong with people. This is very basic courtesy. Really? My advice.. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Her brother, Peter Maher, of 14 Shanowen Road, registered her death. Someone needs to get rid of these evil people to stop what they doing or get this site shut down!. This monitor controls about 300,000 or more memorials and is on a power trip and politics. So I took it upon myself to purchase a brand new grave marker. R.L. They play upon emotion. This is true even on Newspapers.com (also owned by Ancestry). I contacted FindAGrave and they ignored my requests even though their new rules of conduct r very explicit that when confronted these "major contributors" supposed to turn memorials back to the family. We'd love to hear from you. Wasted my timeFind A Grave has changed a lot since it changed hands. Nuff said. If you have information that would help us update details about a cemetery on the site, please let us know. I can see that people have different points of few, but some posts here have been rather tackless, almost cruel and cruel. So yeah! 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 fact alone that you are completely disregarding this mothers concerns shows how much you actually care. Ruby is right. It is purely disgusting what they do, I understand the bit of finding relatives and such, however adding details like that is just revolting. 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. There are very few privately owned cemeteries in the US. Plan to go early in the day, in case it takes you a while to find the exact location. It all boils down to how well you play with others. Man it's their photo not your photo. now findagrave deletes burial records and members now. Legally and geneticly they are not related at all. You then control exactly what's on the memorial. I have been in a cemetery when a church group of about 30 swooped in and started downloading headstones. This appears to be especially true for African American individuals and other individuals deemed to be not important enough, I am guessing. Many of these memorials contain more than headstones. You create a Memorial for a deceased loved one. File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. Even when you use facebook other person photo, u must also ask owner permission. We can resolve this issue. My comment is not directed at those who do it for their own genealogy or add friends. I got a kick from this off their faq page: What burns me up is when people sitting at home are too lazy to go out and take real photos and instead make a memorial from an obituary with useless or private information about the deceased and family members and add the obituary photo of the deceased. This is not even "precious hard work" when you steal the headstone photo and put on your own findagrave.com Find a Grave uses volunteers to assemble burial/body disposition details about individuals. You don't have to play Looney tunes with a top contributor ever. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. This is stealing/theft/vandalism. That's a lot of money. If you really not wish photo being f###ed by starngers, dont put them on line We had collected written history of his life and contributions to Montgomery county Md. The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customers satisfaction. 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. Copyrights are used for written material for the purpose of "making lawful copies". I do not just run through grave yards and posts memorials for people I do not know or am related to. Over 226 million memorials created by the community since 1995. Please reset your password. Not true! I have helped many people find long lost ancestors from several generations back with many not knowing where their ancestors were buried. you have no right to privacy. Bill Sky-Eagle. They play on emotions. And daily scanning of obituaries to add and having 200k memorials? Brought in dead to The Meath Hospital, Heytesbury Street, Dublin, having had a Coronary Occlusion & Paroxysmal Tachycardia, certified First, if you already asked Wendy to transfer the memorial to you and she ignored you, I would recommend contacting [email protected] (if you already didn't) and ask them to give the memorial to you. I don't see the anguish. If so, why get a headstone in the first place, just use a rock so you can find her. Being a republican or democrat should have nothing to do with findagrave and southern history of our confederate veterans memorials. I think it's very selfish to want to keep them to yourself. 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. If I was that person whose picture is there I would be very upset. Cannot contact him because he is not taking questions His name is Jeff Hubbard. A community of members that work together, share information and help people from all over the world to find, record and present final disposition information as a virtual cemetery experience. Information provided is not true. THAT's THE REAL DISHONOR. I've corrected Ms. DiMarco's errors and removed info the family doesn't want to share. However if u r a 3rd party vendor.such.is the case with.FindAGrave photo taking strictly forbidden. If you don't have cemetery burial information they shouldn't be put up. Sad, because I do not want to return to the site now. I can only hope I outlive him, so I can reclaim my family. I also discussed talking to attorney to see if I could get some type of restraining order to prohibit my grave site from appearing on ###. There was facks about my Grate grand mother that had been compiled on his web site telling where she was born in Ireland, all the exact details about her life, Who her brother was ? Nobody is asking you to do anything so don't worry about it. My thoughts were not on the heartless soul collectors of Find A Grave when I heard the news. If someone complains about an individual contributor to Find a Grave, Find a Grave will pick on that contributor through the use of some type of monitoring technology. If people want to keep stuff private, then they shouldnt print obituaries. If you don't want her known, then remove her headstone or put her in a more private place (urn). The person who has my grandparents on his list of memorials has 25, 000 and has been there for 15 years. 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. "When someone creates a memorial, that means they were either related to this person or a close personal friend." The answer is NO and she's not going to respond to emails. Hun, Your daughter's grave and headstone are in a PUBLIC PLACEpeople use find a grave for RESEARCH reasons, and to SAVE these names for posteritythey do it because THEY CARE..not for any money or fame . 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. If anyone asks me to remove their family members headstone I will gladly do so, if you can prove you are a direct relative. Hey James, But why bother. While the gravesite or plot is purchased and owned by the person who will be buried there, or by a family member as needed when someone passes, it cannot be sold (thus it is not property owned). It may seem shocking to someone unfamiliar with this whos just lost someone young, but please know nothing bad is intended. If you not wish photo being shared, dont put" But when I find it, post it and notify the requestor that are overjoyed. I'm pretty sure I know whose behind this, I have figured it out. answer me one thing. I don't see the point in the complaint. Sharon, if I may say, you are ridiculous. I made no comments about the timeline of adding memorials, scanning of obituaries, nor any comment about how many memorials certain people have. The information on six posts are false and falsely placed according to statements of family and or records listed. TeeJLee, What process? Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records World's largest gravesite collection. listed divorce dates, ex spouses names and material of a more private nature our family did not want to share with the world. Find A Grave is a free website providing access to and an opportunity to input cemetery information to an online database of cemetery records. But the living do have feelings and find grave ghouls violate confidentiality. Find A Grave is not owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. who never knew her. It's that easy. In other words, if the contact person is "not accepting messages, " and they do this intentionally, you won't be able to reach them, to request management control. Find or Report a Scam using BBB Scam Tracker. If you follow the process, you can get the change made - but it isn't a speedy process. This comment was posted by a verified customer. Assure them you'll go legal and watch then cave. Find a Grave is a volunteer project. An alternative - Forever Missed. I am absolutely revolted! . the email is from his daughter (she claim it's his daughter) but sounds like it's pretending his daughter. If you have specific examples, please forward those in the email to us. I probably could get it back if I bought Megan Heyl a cart load of cheezos. When you're visiting a cemetery, the app lets you upload inscription data and photos of graves you visit, and fulfill others' requests for pictures of their ancestors' gravesites. I can see why they dropped you. A Grave .Com ? 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. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Not true. Send that to the person clearly outlining your direct relationship. Since my daughter's crime is unsolved I have reported this to the detectives on the case. Another example is Captain Samuel Chew, who died on 4 Mar 1778. You put it there to honor them and share your love for them in a public place for anyone who is in the cemetery to see, behold and treasure for generations to come. No materials from this website may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way. 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. yes it's funeral site. 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 am a private person in life and I want privacy when I die. This is not even "precious hard work" when you steal the headstone photo and put on your own findagrave.com Findagrave has mounted information against my permission, and I'm having to retain an attorney because of find-a-grave's unscrupulous behavior. Each memorial on Find a Grave has a manager who is responsible to update or correct the memorial. Be aware, many of these idiots will NOT give you management and when you contact findagrave.com they don't care. 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.. Thanks for your help! Chances are you will find the cemetery you are looking for. having headstone does not mean they can not enjoy privacy. Findagrave is gross and obscene. Search famous graves, newly added graves, most popular graves. Desired outcome: I do it because it helps many people to feel closer to a loved one. I am also a member of Ancestry which owns FindaGrave, yet there has been no correction and no help. this is quite/very serious. So what does that tell you about this person with over 1, 000, 000 memorials added? Your second argument of unknown dispositions do not make sense, especially in the cases of my and Eddie Jones' Reviews. This comment was posted by a verified customer. All because they are not respectful of families and not responsible for the content. The person who took my great grandfathers memorial has captured over 50,000 souls and she cannot do a simple favor! Not happy about it. This person stalks and harasses me by following my flowers i leave on thousands of memorials. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. I assume this means that they can't transfer the memorial to family members, because you didn't mention that (Which was pretty much, the whole point of the complaint). NO I DID NOT! If prehistoric or unmarked burials are encountered, stop work immediately and contact the THC's Archeology Division for advice at 512-463-6096, or [email protected]. 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. It is very obvious that he is upset with Find-A-Grave. It was founded in 1995 by Salt Lake City resident, Jim Tipton. Search above to list available cemeteries. Read full review of Find A Grave and 1 comment. 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. A gentleman named John has added the below message concerning my mother.I and my brothers and sisters would like this to be deleted out of respect for our mother.I don't accept that an outsider can access documents and without family consent write what they deem necessary.We cannot even contact this John.Would you please delete this information.There is a family behind this message and who live to this very day thinking of their mother who was taken from them so early in life.Authorisation was not given for this message to be inserted. just disappeared ? Contact Your Local BBB Your local Better Business Bureau can assist you with finding businesses and. Contacted manager of my daughter's "site" who has refused to remove information I object to from daughter's bio or agree to transfer the memorial to me. It has nothing to do with a grave or burial plot. The mechanics do not work like you were brainwashed to believe. This complaint was posted by a verified customer. BBB Scam Tracker Still Need Assistance? I agree with you Singatune, 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). I attempted to get Megan Heyl to turn these memorials back over to the family. This is not precious. They need to be documented while they still exist so future family members can honor their memory too. A person by the name of Joan Donnelly Ellis stole my partners photo from the funeral home web site and changed the obituary, she had no business doing that. If so, we already had this talk. Only family can create memorials under 90 days and Id suggest a year. It is a place to record cemeteries. My heart goes out to you. Have you tried contacting him on the memorial's Edit page? cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Complaint Experience N/A Complaint Resolution Index (CRI) Membership Information 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. My sister's grave is on this site, Eilleen Sien of Colonia, N.J Contacted me by phone and Face Book, my Family DID NOT WANT this information posted! 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. So Ancestry is breaking Find a Grave's guidelines. Find a Grave is an online community project. For the child - the original marker withered away with the passing of time. This bored housewife manages OVER 8,600 memorials and ignores requests to transfer. Unfortunately anonymity is not one of "Find A Grave's" strong points. Find A Grave - Access to findagrave and a complaint about a comment left on a findagrave page. I have contacted the prosecutor and state police. Nobody would love f## site. unlist the current cemetery. "Find A Grave" thrives on harvesting cemetery data with no regard to family wishes. After finding this woman on Facebook, I can confirm Ms. DiMarco wouldn't be allowed into my parents or grandparents homes while they were living, so WHY should she be allowed to manage their memorials ? i tried to explain the situation but they stopped replying. In memory of your daughter, why don't you start a family tree of your own, for your relatives and descendants to enjoy. they have family/friends help them compete for the right and privacy. 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 At the time he was a soldier in the 26th Cameronians Regiment. their own unique way of cataloging data. This was a second marriage for Mary Ann when she had been widowed and married James Payne in 1862. 42.5k. I take GREAT pride in linking people with their deceased family members to connect these families, piece them back together, after death. Request a headstone photo or snap one yourself and share it instantly. The prosecutor says that I can file a civil complaint about this infringement against the guy who took and posted the picture. Within 5 kilometers of your location. I really do not care what other people think, or if it is public record. I was wondering if they shut down. Find A Grave is open to anyone creating a memorial for a deceased person with a known disposition. And yes, they are a husband-wife . My computer system is set up to alert me if something downloads without my permission so it was caught almost immediately. Yet the "manager" of this site refuses to correct the error after I informed them that I'm a family member and provided them with a link to the named cemetery which lists the names of all individuals buried there. 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. The actual property is owned by the cemetery or county/state and what you, me and the rest of the world "owns" is the space set aside for our loved ones. putting undead people photo on die site. Search or browse cemeteries and grave records for every-day and famous people from around the world. No one asked you to meddle in family ties Complaining usually happens in the wake of a negative. 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. 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. On the Obituary for Stacy Bradburn Billings [protected] the person has inserted a picture of a person Stacy Bradburn who is still alive. Grave Matters Chuck and Kristy Robinett. Voila! My nephew passed on new year's eve. My mother-in-law's site is totally inaccurate; says where she's buried. 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.