Its directed at those whos compulsion is to have as many as they can for their own greedy ego. 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. Anyone else wants to make "corrections", like a bored housewife, YOU get to decline. It all boils down to how well you play with others. I have had Bios i wrote stolen and posted elsewhere with no mention of me writing those. Once you r booted out the personal data is cateloged and deceased loved one is rebaptized into the Mormon faith. if the person died, findagrave must let the person stay in their site, even if they had not have tombstone/headstone. 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. He hated the nickname and when my father and mother divorced in 1969; he moved back to his home town in NC and was never even called anything been a member since 2016 and i dont log in often, and i just discovered that someone made a memorial for my great grandfather john flint #[protected]. I have been a member of Find a Grave for almost 16 years, and work constantly to upgrade other Find a Grave memorials. Ask the Community "How do I?" questions about the Find a Grave website. U can add unlimited photos in addition to music mp3 files + plus videos. if you harass the creatoer or the grave page owner, they will report you harass them and they will ban your profile in findagrave. They email the requester and tell them that they sent a message to the memorial owner. This will give you a space to inform the manager of the memorial about the use of the wrong photo. 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. The pay version is a one time 30 bucks. Ask for permission. Several times I've asked for corrections on my Mother's memorials. When I add names, etc. My Find a Grave ID is: [protected] Was unaware of postings for my 8 year old daughter and recently deceased mother-in-law. I've done a small number of photo requests from the site at a local cemetery. My heart goes out to you. My last name - there only 7 of us suppose to be as.Actually only 2ofbus and the rest wife and children. If you spend gas and money doing this on your own, tough [censored], you can't complain about anything, YOU CHOSE to do the work, get over it. I can spend DAYS combing a cemetery with over 15, ooo headstones to find just one. Even when you use facebook other person photo, u must also ask owner permission. My mother-in-law's site is totally inaccurate; says where she's buried. That Find a Grave be consistent. I tried to inform Find A Gave of the issue but to no avail. She refused. I would say that many members provide relevant information and are not "collectors" of graves and the service they provide in invaluable. Anyone who makes a free FindAGrave account can add memorial pages. Near the bottom of the edit page, you will see Other, press '+Suggest other corrections'. I am 13 years old and I understand this more than the adults doing this out of "the kindness of their hearts." 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.rational .they.r.private cemeteries and have Get a life. Contributors need to respect that, Desired outcome: On Ancestry, in the "global" index for body dispositions that are unknown, surviving relatives are mentioned on those find a grave memorial pages. I wanted to create a memorial for my grandfather and grandmother on Find A Grave. Added almost 3000 memorials. Wow! Within 5 miles of your location. Salt Lake City UT. I even added a picture of my relative and the person told@ me to take it down. I don't love how Find A Grave is run and it irks me that much of the information on the site is really terribly inaccurate, but presented in a manner that makes many people take it as fact, and impossible to correct or contribute to with the territorial attitude that the managing of memorials seems to foster. 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. They play on emotions. TeeJLee, From my and others' experience, findagrave sends messages via every email. Her brother, Peter Maher, of 14 Shanowen Road, registered her death. I've only received 1 complaint telling me (mind you not asking me) to remove the memorial. 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. She means, if she goes around grave, to glorify herself and her findagrave records. The person who stole them claims to be related although they arent and they have never met any of my family. 1. I told her I would not give her the death notice or pictures, she harassed me and it was done anyway without our knowledge. The dead have no right to privacy. Sure, sure if you're anal enough to enjoy all that cataloging and picture takin, etc then fine, but your getting screwed and smiling about it Might want to learn some self respect. I have been a member of find a grave since it first started. These so called "major contributors" also post family photos they have swiped from the net. Owner block you. now findagrave even suspended me and deleted my dead freind burial records. I had been a member for several years. Hi Sharon! They do have a number and findagrave is owned by Ancestry.Com. Put a new memorial or photo on an existing one, and use the memorial's location and photo to make it more visible. 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. But unlike FindAGrave you are in control and its you who decide on what data is included in the memorial. Sharon, if I may say, you are ridiculous. A short while later while attempting to add more to the child's photo I found out I was no longer in charge of the site. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. I live in central Va. and my father's plot is in Elliott City, there . I have contacted them and they refuse to remove it. I don't see the point in the complaint. 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 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. We'd love to hear from you. However with "Forever Missed" you r the creator and nobody can come along and take control. TAKE IT DOWN you ###! If you are hoping to find the grave of a specific relative, then you will need to have some vital record information: Full name (first, middle, last) Date of birth Date of death Location of death You can find full names and birthdates on family bibles or baptismal and census records. "Be mindful of what you say and you must have respect dealing with this." My daughter was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered and the manager posted numerous newspaper articles about this in the bio section. 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. There should be no emotional attachment on the part of a picture taker. In my case I created a memoral 4 my Grandmother and also a memorial for a favoured child who died in infancy. They are more interested in grabbing a tombstone in hopes of getting brownie points. So, it's a crap shoot, but some do turn them over. Features: + Access the largest online collection of burial info for free. If u r family or tourists u can take photos. Read full review of Find A Grave and 2 comments. I want to add to my comment above that it is only a numbers game with a few individuals. Legally and geneticly they are not related at all. Personal Services: Find A Grave. 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. 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 ? This is a cemetery site, not just a memorial site. I am amazed at people who have done 20, 000+ headstones, don't they have a life. We all have ancestors we like to memorialize. based on information from your browser. Transfer management of my grandparents memorials to me, their granddaughter. Only family can create memorials under 90 days and Id suggest a year. 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. Back then it was a site consisting of records of celebrities and their burial sites. I asked that they please have the spouse or parents of that person contact me and I'd be glad to do whatever they wished but I wouldn't remove it from just that email. Please reset your password. their own unique way of cataloging data. When someone creates a memorial, that means they were either related to this person or a close personal friend. If you can't find someone on the site, it's probably just . Youll find helpful information about your account here or you can use this form to send us questions about account issues. I agree with you Singatune, the email is from his daughter (she claim it's his daughter) but sounds like it's pretending his daughter. When I protested FindAGrave blocked my isp and booted me out. Desired outcome: Desired outcome: My one complaint with Findagrave is that they apparently allow people to put up memorials when they have no idea where or if the person was buried. The headstone is the dead and their family, not yours. Oftentimes, there is information about about other members of that persons family included. 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. 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. Often obituaries are no longer findable, after a certain length of time. It is a numbers game and there is no effort put into true research, the bios are limited if they even provide one. Their top contributors do not research people. 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. ----- 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. Within 5 kilometers of your location. I want to RIP. As for putting personal information on a memorial, unless they knew the person it can't be any more personal than what is public knowledge from the newspaper, an obituary, etc. In memory of your daughter, why don't you start a family tree of your own, for your relatives and descendants to enjoy. Not just steal. It is purely disgusting what they do, I understand the bit of finding relatives and such, however adding details like that is just revolting. It is owned by Ancestry and Ancestry is not owned by the church. 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. Open your mind, open your heart a bit, have some respect for fellow Users and please utilize other websites if you don't like a specific one. Remove the name of the original creator & the number from their count when the memorial is transferred to a family member. Find A Grave is a database of known final dispositions. Truly pathetic. "Find A Grave" thrives on harvesting cemetery data with no regard to family wishes. I have been a member of FindaGrave for many years. ComplaintsBoard.com is a leading complaint resolution website on the Internet. com. It's totally against what their mission is. The rationale: They do not want a resting place for the dead to be devourered by FindAGrave's cyber knowitall undertakers. They typically do that when a member has a long history of violating their site policies. It is both hurtful and embarrassing to family members. They're making a tidy bundle off of your work. This is an ethics issue here ! The dead could care less what u do. I don't see the anguish. My comment is not directed at those who do it for their own genealogy or add friends. aged 43, married I have been in a cemetery when a church group of about 30 swooped in and started downloading headstones. You really don't need all the drama FindAGrave's hierarchy throws in your face. posts. Gatsey, check Find A Grave's Help section to make sure you are sending your messages to the correct email address. This account has been disabled. There have been 250K claims filed against the government. Find A Grave deceptive, rip off, scam Salt Lake City, UT. Sometimes if you ask nicely, someone will comply with your wishes. Wowmost of you really need to get a life. Then rebaptize the dead into the Mormon faith. Concerns Anne McKay buried in Templeogue cemetery,Dublin,Ireland- date of death 13 February 1962. 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). More precisely people who want to create a memorial for a deceased loved one. SO HELP OUT! especially those from earlier days. MANY people are SEARCHING for their relatives, and they can not afford to fly to every cemetery in AmericaThank God people CARE ENOUGH to go to the cemeteries and take pictures, and post them on the ONLY FREE SITE of it's kind, find a grave! How ridiculous! So you consider adding a memorial on there before the person is even buried as empathetic? They are doing this to my family because I reported SMS to FamilySearch for messing with my family AFTER I had asked how he was related and tried 70 times to ask he/she to stop. 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. Action, and change of name on Memorial or transfer to myself so I can put pertinent information on the Memorial. Find contact information for federal, state, and local government officials. Search consumer complaints, reviews and information about find-a-grave. Have you read Find A Grave's Help section on what to do if your Edit is declined? findagrave can no longer secure any dead grave names. Not just steal. However, there are two key areas where FindAGrave could be made better and should be made better. She can even risk to take grave photos unauthorized I'm going to contact them again and if it's not resolved I will have to see what legal action I can take, Find A Grave's top contributor cyber ghouls r banned from photographing tombstones. I can still look at stuff, I just cant add anything, correct anything, or do ANYTHING at all. There are many kind and helpful people on F/A/G. The mechanics do not work like you were brainwashed to believe. God bless you all ! 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. FindAGrave is pure grossess. So any suggestions? That is, relatives asking that someone who lives locally go document a grave because they can't do so themselves. The headstone is the dead and their family, not yours. So I'm VERY CURIOUS. I have a good clue who is doing this to our flowers we leave on confederate veterans memorials. My older brother was put up on findagrave without my family's permission, which my mother found out about years ago, and she wasn't given a reply when she requested to have it removed. 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. Your argument is that findagrave is an open, safe space for individuals who can create memorials of family members and friends. My lawyer has been contacted. Also F.A.G says they award points, so beef with them. waste of taxpayer money. Add a new memorial or a photo and GPS location to an existing memorial. Find A Grave is eventually going to be sued and it will undoubtedly take down the site and their business. They are allowing another Administrator SMS to steal and/ or remove original profiles to make it their own. Failure of Wendy Ebenstein Norman to transfer my grandfather's Memorial Page to me, after numerous requests. This monitor controls about 300,000 or more memorials and is on a power trip and politics. Everyone feels differently about this though. think how bad it would mean. All because they are not respectful of families and not responsible for the content. Therefore, those records are not searchable. family names are listed incorrectly, incorrect spellings of names, incorrect places of birth, incorrect pictures of where bodies are buried and, incorrect lineage noted. This will surely increase the credibility of your complaint. What they do believe in concerning an after life is an eternal plain that is tended by a mother and father God. 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. With no regard for the family Megan Heyl also added time sensitive material that is really none of her business i.e. I know this person and his family . 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. If you want to create a memorial for a loved one and be free of Find A Grave ghouls go to "Forever Missed." I already had a memorial created soon after my nephews passing. 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. I have sent this person several messages and no response there will be action taken against her too. God Speed. There are very few privately owned cemeteries in the US. So I am very sorry for your loss, as I still have not gotten over mine, fortunately for me, I now have a nine year old granddaughter from my Gin, if Find A Grave has taken over management of your memorials, your account has been shut down by Find A Grave. we are adults providing precious information to those who cannot visit a grave site. Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records World's largest gravesite collection. I dont like findagrave too. 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 . There is a contributor on here named Running Deer who has created a memorial for a nephew of mine. You create a Memorial for a deceased loved one. Findagrave does not help with suggested edits. Chuck's claim to fame is being an expert at useless knowledge. Approximately 1 Reports Found. People like that just want to get numbers and be big on the web site. The whole point of a grave stone is to publicly honor the person's life. Search 502,691 cemeteries in 243 different countries. This bored housewife manages OVER 8,600 memorials and ignores requests to transfer. That sucks. I thank them for their time and move on. If people want to keep stuff private, then they shouldnt print obituaries. There is a process to get memorials transferred. Ask for permission. Yes Virginia. I'd like to say that this website is in fact, not a blessing. - 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. The new "Complaints" page was created by the same person, Mr. Pritchard, who contributed the 13 complaints. They play upon emotion. Search famous graves, newly added graves, most popular graves. Learn more about requesting management here. or "PRECIOUS HARD WORK" Chances are you will find the cemetery you are looking for.