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Ministers may have the burial registers or the records of the burial plots for the cemetery you wish to search. The "[[England Church Records|Church Records]]" section tells how to find a minister’s address. | Ministers may have the burial registers or the records of the burial plots for the cemetery you wish to search. The "[[England Church Records|Church Records]]" section tells how to find a minister’s address. | ||
English family history societies are transcribing the monumental inscriptions from their local areas. Write to the family history society in your area of interest to learn more about their work. See the "[[England Societies|Societies]]" section of this outline for how to find an address. | English family history societies are transcribing the monumental inscriptions from their local areas. Write to the family history society in your area of interest to learn more about their work. See the "[[England Societies|Societies]]" section of this outline for how to find an address. | ||
Many monumental inscriptions have been transcribed. The Society of Genealogists in London has a collection in its library. Two guides to this collection, are: | Many monumental inscriptions have been transcribed. The Society of Genealogists in London has a collection in its library. Two guides to this collection, are: | ||
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Collins, Lydia. ''Monumental Inscriptions in the Library of the Society of Genealogists. Part 1: Southern England.'' London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1984. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=314944&disp=Monumental+inscriptions+in+the+library+o%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 V33s, pt. 1].) | Collins, Lydia. ''Monumental Inscriptions in the Library of the Society of Genealogists. Part 1: Southern England.'' London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1984. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=314944&disp=Monumental+inscriptions+in+the+library+o%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 V33s, pt. 1].) | ||
Collins, Lydia, and Mabel Morton. ''Monumental Inscriptions in the Library of the Society of Genealogists. Part 2: Northern England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Overseas''. London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1987. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=314944&disp=Monumental+inscriptions+in+the+library+o%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 V33s, part 2].) | Collins, Lydia, and Mabel Morton. ''Monumental Inscriptions in the Library of the Society of Genealogists. Part 2: Northern England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Overseas''. London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1987. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=314944&disp=Monumental+inscriptions+in+the+library+o%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 V33s, part 2].) [[Image:Rotherham, York parish church monumental inscriptions 1760.jpg|thumb|right|302x97px]] | ||
Another way to gain access to tombstone inscriptions is through the Internet. There are lists of people on the Internet who volunteer to search various types of records for certain areas, free of charge. You can locate these lists through the GENUKI Web site at: | Another way to gain access to tombstone inscriptions is through the Internet. There are lists of people on the Internet who volunteer to search various types of records for certain areas, free of charge. You can locate these lists through the GENUKI Web site at: | ||