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== What is in This Collection? == | == What is in This Collection? == | ||
Burial records from the Charles Evans Cemetery and Crematory in Reading, Pennsylvania. This collection includes permit books, burial cards, and diagram cards. Burial cards and diagram cards are an index to the permit books. Burial cards list the name of the deceased, lot owner, lot number, lot section, age at death (year, month, day). (On the cards where birth and death dates are indicated - this information supplied by the funeral director. The cemetery then determined from this information the year, month and day of the age of the deceased). Diagram cards list lot number and section along with a diagram of the lot and persons interred there on. Microfilm of the original records is located in the Charles Evens Cemetery and Crematory. | Burial records from the Charles Evans Cemetery and Crematory in Reading, Pennsylvania. This collection includes permit books, burial cards, and diagram cards. Burial cards and diagram cards are an index to the permit books. Burial cards list the name of the deceased, lot owner, lot number, lot section, age at death (year, month, day). (On the cards where birth and death dates are indicated - this information supplied by the funeral director. The cemetery then determined from this information the year, month and day of the age of the deceased). Diagram cards list lot number and section along with a diagram of the lot and persons interred there on. Microfilm of the original records is located in the Charles Evens Cemetery and Crematory. | ||
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||
The following information may be found in these records: | The following information may be found in these records: | ||
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Permit book | '''Permit book''' | ||
*Name | *Name | ||
*Age at date of death | *Age at date of death | ||
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*Cost of interment | *Cost of interment | ||
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Burial Card | '''Burial Card''' | ||
*Name | *Name | ||
*Age at date of death | *Age at date of death | ||
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*Day of internment | *Day of internment | ||
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== Collection Content == | == Collection Content == | ||
=== Sample Images === | === Sample Images === | ||
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Image:Pennsylvania, Reading Burial Card 008596511 00097.jpg|Burial card 1916 | Image:Pennsylvania, Reading Burial Card 008596511 00097.jpg|Burial card 1916 | ||
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== How Do I Search This Collection? == | == How Do I Search This Collection? == | ||
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | ||
*Name of ancestor | *Name of ancestor | ||
*Approximate death date | *Approximate death date | ||
=== Search the Index === | === Search the Index === | ||
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| CID=CID3241365 | | CID=CID3241365 | ||
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | === How Do I Analyze the Results? === | ||
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]]. | Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]]. | ||
== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members. | Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members. | ||
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*Search for land and probate | *Search for land and probate | ||
*Search church records for additional information | *Search church records for additional information | ||
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | === I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives | *Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives | ||
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*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images | *Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images | ||
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials | *Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials | ||
=== Research Helps === | === Research Helps === | ||
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]]. | The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]]. | ||
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* [[Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]] | * [[Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]] | ||
* [[Step-by-Step Pennsylvania Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]] | * [[Step-by-Step Pennsylvania Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]] | ||
== Citing This Collection == | == Citing This Collection == | ||
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used. | ||
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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]
Burial records from the Charles Evans Cemetery and Crematory in Reading, Pennsylvania. This collection includes permit books, burial cards, and diagram cards. Burial cards and diagram cards are an index to the permit books. Burial cards list the name of the deceased, lot owner, lot number, lot section, age at death (year, month, day). (On the cards where birth and death dates are indicated - this information supplied by the funeral director. The cemetery then determined from this information the year, month and day of the age of the deceased). Diagram cards list lot number and section along with a diagram of the lot and persons interred there on. Microfilm of the original records is located in the Charles Evens Cemetery and Crematory.
Image Visibility[edit | edit source]
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What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]
The following information may be found in these records:
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Permit book
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Burial Card
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Collection Content[edit | edit source]
Sample Images[edit | edit source]
Burial permit book 1959
Burial card 1916
How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
- Name of ancestor
- Approximate death date
Search the Index[edit | edit source]
Search by name on the Collection Details Page.- Enter the information in the fields in the Search Collection section or click More Options to see additional fields
- Click Search to show possible matches
How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.
What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.
I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]
- Add any new information to your records
- Use the information to find other vital records such as marriage and birth
- Search for military records
- Search for the family in census records
- Search for land and probate
- Search church records for additional information
I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]
- Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives
- If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
- Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
- Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials
Research Helps[edit | edit source]
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Pennsylvania.
Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
| Collection Citation: The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Citing this Collection. |
| Record Citation: When looking at a record, the citation can be viewed by clicking the drop-down arrow next to Document Information. |