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 not going to get into a long heated debate with anyone on here so let me get that out of the way first. Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials or add photos, virtual flowers and a note to a loved one's memorial. 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). based on information from your browser. We'd love to hear from you. the site should really remove that photo especially if your 6-yr daugther had not died. This will give you a space to inform the manager of the memorial about the use of the wrong photo. Are you going to say "facebook is public, not yours. Their top contributors do not research people. Interesting. Instead, FindAGrave turned the memorial over to one of their major contributors, a Megan Heyl on the grounds she was the expert concerning my family. Imagine if people were making money from posting these photos. She refused. compete on how many records make is useless. I can google my name and find every city I've lived in, and all the way back to 1971 when I fell off a high diving board because its in the local newspaper. We are no longer private people. I don't know who she is. Son of Edward Chandler, a labourer. Which legally or DNA wise is not a relation. I told her I would not give her the death notice or pictures, she harassed me and it was done anyway without our knowledge. 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 ###. Because you are not their ONLY relative and others requested or may want to see it. From there this dysfunctional woman took over my mother's memorial in addition to the already 50,000 memorials she has under her belt. Yet, often it is the only remaining record about a person's survivors, due to the fact that Ancestry does not have all possible records indexed. 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. Sharon, if I may say, you are ridiculous. I agree with you Singatune, For immediate removal: Please remove Memorial #[protected]. Find A Grave is not owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Use this form for website feedback and suggestions to improve how the website works. putting undead people photo on die site. If they deny, I would then forward the email to support@findagrave.com, to request an immediate release of ownership of memorial, from current owner to you. 1, Report #1386798. 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. Find A Grave does not allow Photo Volunteers to charge money for volunteering. They steal my records, my photos and basically my deceased family. I got threatened with police action because the evil administrators refused to give my account back after it was removed. Why? They are allowing another Administrator SMS to steal and/ or remove original profiles to make it their own. Then someone sends a correction I will ask if they are family. At the time he was a soldier in the 26th Cameronians Regiment. Or at least you were, as I'm replying to this years after your post. (they are in many places) Marriages and divorces? All in all, I will say it again. You are entitled to what I deem a distasteful opinion that I (and others) am gathering "awards" and "trophies", have lost "all sense of humanity and compassion", and am a "body chaser". The "known disposition" is the key - you have to know the disposition BEFORE you add a memorial. These ghouls harvest photos from non private trees and then post the info on Find A Grave. So you are one of those obnoxious [censored]s who think that if there isn't a burial, then there isn't a point in adding it? Every one listen, this website is a blessing to everyone that's on it, it was put here to view memorials and find peace. They play on emotions. Copyrights are used for written material for the purpose of "making lawful copies". Also, how long has it been since you emailed them? Not you wish to steal you go steal, then claim that photo is own by yourself. They do have a number and findagrave is owned by Ancestry.Com. Find a Grave is connected to Ancestry. #HYPOCRITES, Desired outcome: [1] Anyone who makes a free FindAGrave account can add memorial pages. Man it's their photo not your photo. The Find a Grave app is a great way to use and add to the world's largest free online collection of burial information. My Find a Grave ID is: [protected] They stated I was 'harassing' them, despite me trying to calm the situation to get my account restored. That's a lot of money. The answer is NO and she's not going to respond to emails. Chances are you will find the cemetery you are looking for. The dead have no right to privacy. Solution: Make a new account, follow the rules, and be nice. He was the Captain of the brig Resistance during the Revolution and was killed in action at sea north of Barbados. The person who has invaded my family's privacy has created 55 thousand of these things. And almost as many gravestone photos. That is true, however I have requested several times even sent the find a grave and as you said they dont care. posts. 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. Owner block you. These so called "major contributors" also post family photos they have swiped from the net. Action, and change of name on Memorial or transfer to myself so I can put pertinent information on the Memorial. Editor's Review: Find A Grave is a free resource for finding burial places and headstones around the world. 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. They email the requester and tell them that they sent a message to the memorial owner. You can suggest additions or corrections and the manager can choose to use those to improve the memorial. Information provided is not true. 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. U can add unlimited photos in addition to music mp3 files + plus videos. Nobody is asking you to do anything so don't worry about it. 2. If she isn't corrected, my family and I will take further action. 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. He had joined the army when he was about 18 and spent the first few years in Ireland. She means, if she goes around grave, to glorify herself and her findagrave records. You then control exactly what's on the memorial. Not everyone who provides this service (and yes it is a service maybe not to you NOW but to future generations who will be very happy someone like me gifted my time and love for family history to make sure their ancestor could be found.. definitely). people would mistaken that she had died. are you saying that STEALING PEOPLE HEADSTONE WITHOUT AUTHORIZE IS CALLED PRECIOUS HARD WORK Like Fish1452, I only manage a very few memorials and I have been a member of [censored] for over 20 years. Nothing is sacred here. Even when you use facebook other person photo, u must also ask owner permission. This was a second marriage for Mary Ann when she had been widowed and married James Payne in 1862. Megan Heyl to give my son back. Anne Maher McKay Not just steal. Personal Services: Find A Grave. If is is not removed by Friday June 3rd 2022 there will be action taken against ancestry and find a grave. especially towards Chinese superstitious people. Take William Butten's find-a-grave memorial. There is a contributor on here named Running Deer who has created a memorial for a nephew of mine. I have been in a cemetery when a church group of about 30 swooped in and started downloading headstones. 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. She was an infant and her headstone on find a grave is a way of keeping her memory alive with some Some families just want 2 be left alone without rehashing family ties. Next disgusting is a point of view. Share your photos and videos with others to prove the truth of your words. I am a private person in life and I want privacy when I die. If findagrave will call me back, i'll let them know the name of the stalker who is a contributor on findagrave. Memorials of: Robert Paul Carmichael #[protected] and Jessie Jacobs Carmichael #[protected], Untrue Information Re: Memorial #[protected], Uneven application of Find a Grave guidelines, Read full review of Find A Grave and 4 comments, Read full review of Find A Grave and 6 comments, 16 years' experience in successful complaint resolution, Each complaint is handled individually by highly qualified experts, Last but not least, all our services are absolutely free. Fire Sarah, the evil administrator who removed my account, and threatened to have me arrested because she refused to treat me the same as other members. For what it is worth, when I fulfill a photo request, I never stand on 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 had my fathers memorial, my grandfathers, my grandmother, my great grand parents stolen from my control by someone who isn't related. There are spelling errors and incorrect info. Some important ways to determine whether a cemetery exists on a particular tract of land include: (1) checking old deeds and property records; (2) checking old maps; (3) talking with long-time local residents; (4) searching for sunken areas on the property that seem to be oriented east to west; (5) looking for Vinca minor (cemetery ivy) and (6) 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. Do you want your child forgotten? Plan to go early in the day, in case it takes you a while to find the exact location. Meanwhile, I'm calling findagrave now. It's that simple. Are you going to say "facebook is public, not yours. Thank you in advance for your help in resolving this stalemate. I really do not care what other people think, or if it is public record. Find a Grave is a website that allows the public to search and add to an online database of cemetery records. - 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. My estranged sister became Manager on my fathers site and added a nickname to his name on the site. I can see why they dropped you. 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. Mormons believe u enter the after life based on "works" namely procreation, In life Mormons collect huge volumes of data. because if her friends/her classmates/classmates parents. I find a lot of family history in find a grave. 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. However, if you can provide me with a suitable certificate ,then I will make your change and attribute it to yourself. Forever Missed's top package is something like $30.00 bucks. I wanted to create a memorial for my grandfather and grandmother on Find A Grave. Unless you really know that person, u can directly share or steal. The dead could care less what u do. The pay version is a one time 30 bucks. This will surely increase the credibility of your complaint. I have contacted find a grave through their website and received one response but no corrections! My condolences to you and your family. 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). In many cases the correct markers can't be located or definitely identified, especially when they are old. The mechanics do not work like you were brainwashed to believe. There are very few privately owned cemeteries in the US. It is disturbing that Ancestry has television commercials depicting African Americans searching for their ancestors, when so many records remain un-indexed and hidden from discovery. I am absolutely revolted! (They want to email Ms. DiMarco to ask if shes related to MY grandparents). Only family can create memorials under 90 days and Id suggest a year. There are many kind and helpful people on F/A/G. Desired outcome: However, there are two key areas where FindAGrave could be made better and should be made better. Since my daughter's crime is unsolved I have reported this to the detectives on the case. And They do not need member ID or profile link. Im of southern heritage and I'm betting nearly 50 percent of Ancestry.Com's paying customers are too! The rationale: They do not want a resting place for the dead to be devourered by FindAGrave's cyber knowitall undertakers. 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 However if u r a 3rd party vendor.such.is the case with.FindAGrave photo taking strictly forbidden. Why would anyone think it's OK to post biographical information like this about an 8 year old? You can always change this later in your Account settings. Even if it's only photo share, if you not ask owner. You haven't done anything wrong. Yes Virginia. what is findagrave, answer me. These indexes on Ancestry.com are free to use by everyone, whether you have a subscription or not. this fraud is a sociopathic means of lying and a person getting their false praise and getting money for their prostitution. Please DO NOT add attachments that contain your or other peoples personal information, if you dont want it to be visible to the public. That's obscene. This is totally wrong. if you not know the person, you take their headstone, put on findagrave. If you have specific examples, please forward those in the email to us. 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. The information on six posts are false and falsely placed according to statements of family and or records listed. This is a cemetery site, not just a memorial site. 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 am also a member of Ancestry which owns FindaGrave, yet there has been no correction and no help. But thanks for hijacking this thread. I live in central Va. and my father's plot is in Elliott City, there . More precisely people who want to create a memorial for a deceased loved one. Search Now. The family story and history is greatly important; to me, and to others. I want to add to my comment above that it is only a numbers game with a few individuals. John married Eliza (or Elizabeth) Moody at St Ann, Belfast, Northern Ireland on Christmas Eve 1864. I, just like you, add individual memorials so that future generations can utilize the information as they may need or want. If you want to create a memorial for a loved one and be free of Find A Grave ghouls go to "Forever Missed." So much unneccesary stress its to the point I consider suicide. 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 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. So then what, do you expect to get paid anyway? That shows me they DID NOT do the research correctly on the memorial. I probably could get it back if I bought Megan Heyl a cart load of cheezos. Findagrave is a profitable business. I lost my daughter in 1978. Can I charge money as a Photo Volunteer? listed divorce dates, ex spouses names and material of a more private nature our family did not want to share with the world. I can still look at stuff, I just cant add anything, correct anything, or do ANYTHING at all. 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. 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. It is very obvious that he is upset with Find-A-Grave. But what they did do is give control to someone who claims to be related through my third great grandfathers brother. You create a Memorial for a deceased loved one. It's that easy. 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), your daughter photo is not their property but your property, this site has problems of using other person photo. She manages OVER 8,600 memorials and made a ton of mistakes on my parents memorials. family or friends can call findagrave to delete unallowed photographs on their family/friend's tombstones. If you follow the process, you can get the change made - but it isn't a speedy process. 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. Author: Kalamazoo, Michigan. I gladly turn them over to family members who want to put information and pictures. Their memorials should be taken over by Find A Grave, and Find A Grave can follow the rules it sets forth. All the information I had compiled on John Hanson Gassaway2 . I hope in the near future that there will be a legal challenge to ### as to whether they have a property right to post gravesites without permission for those who have passed away "after" a set period of time, similar to release of census records. Ask for permission. This review was chosen algorithmically as the most valued customer feedback. 07:27 PM. You don't not belong on complaintsboard. Many Find A Grave ghouls r also members of ancestry . If you really not wish photo being f###ed by starngers, dont put them on line For consumers, it can happen through online feedback forms or customer service countersbut consumer complaints are a separate matter. The free plan is basic. I had been a member for several years. Manager bases their reasoning for not correcting this on a cemetery advertisement that was below my loved one's obituary and responded that "you don't know what you're talking about." How may I get my issues addressed? It was sudden, he was in the prime of his life. We are all individuals of different expectations of this site. It is in fact not precious hard work, it is simply walking around and taking pictures of graves. Doesn't bring back my daughter, but at least helps. it's your choice to take unauthorized headstone and put on findagrave. When confronted they claim they r performing.a service if families want it or not. Just so you know. "Findagrave" has been given 24 hours to transfer Robert Paul Carmichael #[protected] and Jessie Jacobs Carmichael #[protected] memorials into my care. Kind regards, Dear Sirs, Ask the Community. Find a Grave uses volunteers to assemble burial/body disposition details about individuals. It's bad players like these that makes you question the motives of some of the [censored] contributors. Hi Sharon! Go find something else to do, and remember when you're a VOLUNTEER that means YOU CHOOSE to do the work without any payment. I even put in for a forgot password thinking I had it wrong and I don't even get a email to reset it. Most of us do it to honor your family member and to ensure in 100 years, their descents have a way to feel more connected. . By CVal, 2 hours ago. Unlike Western thought Mormons do not believe in a trinity and some deny Christ as the son of God. I am now being stalked by these administrators and they dont stop. unless you really know that person How do messages work? Choose a topic below to begin. I have a good clue who is doing this to our flowers we leave on confederate veterans memorials. Finally, ### is neither all bad or all good, but some issues need to be addressed in civilized matter and in fairness to all users. Does it occur to them that maybe just maybe its a memorial site and that the FAMILY might want to create the memorial and have correct information on their loved ones memorials. Findagrave does not help with suggested edits. So I took it upon myself to purchase a brand new grave marker. I don't see the anguish. @, no one has to ask permission to photograph a headstone. This was a second marriage for Mary Ann when she had been widowed and married James Payne in 1862, A message inserted under my mother's name Anne McKay at Templeogue cemetery by John, Read full review of Find A Grave and 5 comments, Complaint against a contributor who creates duplicate memorials, Running Deer takes his memorial [protected] down, Read full review of Find A Grave and 3 comments, Aggressive elderly man is mad at me because I made his memorial famous, People who hate memorials listed as "burial details unknown", Transfer management of my grandparents memorials to me, their granddaughter. 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 However there is not a lot that can be done about it. FindAGrave also threatened me with legal action if I took it any further. 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. see that photo on findagrave site. com. No, that's not what it means. Desired outcome: It is invasion of privacy, and simply does not follow any morals. There is a process to get memorials transferred. 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. 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. Many private cemeteries have banned FindAGravd's top contributor cyber ghouls from taking photos of tombstones. Legally and geneticly they are not related at all. 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 It's only a website. Also sending me arrogant emails in response to my disapproval. 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. All this and more with just a few taps. I am fighting that fight right now - mt grandparents' pages that I have rights to (by F/A/G community guide lines) are held by a random woman that posted in her biography how annoyed she is by people requesting that she fix incorrect information. It's a wonderful starting point for research, though I'd never, ever take anything I found on the site as credible in itself.
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