Tomb Ownership and Deeds with Emily Ford

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When you click on the Register button, if you are asked to either Log in or Continue as a Guest, select to continue as a guest. A GENEALOGICAL PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE ST. TAMMANY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY (STGS) AND THE ST. TAMMANY PARISH LIBRARY Hybrid Meeting: Program will be offered in-person at the St. Tammany Parish Library’s Madisonville Branch in Madisonville, LA and as a virtual broadcast for those at home This presentation is designed for anyone in Louisiana who has an original cemetery deed, has lost one, or is trying to reestablish family ownership of a tomb. The speaker, Emily Ford, will give a clear overview of how tomb and cemetery plot ownership works in Orleans and St. Tammany Parishes and environs. She will explain how to identify your family tomb and lot number, where to find deed books and cemetery records, and what counts as a valid tomb title. Attendees will be provided with practical guidance for protecting their family’s burial property across generations. They will learn how to contact cemetery authorities, the type of documents that may be needed to prove heirship, and how to officially update the title holder of record. In this presentation Emily Ford also describes how Louisiana laws allows cemetery property to pass from person to person through wills, affidavits, or court orders, as well as how different cemeteries apply these laws in practice. She breaks down the difference between owning a tomb and having the right to be buried there - explaining how family members may qualify for right of burial even if the title has never been formally updated. The talk also covers more complicated situations, such as unclear or abandoned ownership, perpetual care requirements, and servitude rights of use. Emily Ford is a cemetery preservationist, restoration mason, and architectural historian based in New Orleans. As owner of Oak and Laurel Cemetery Preservation, LLC since 2014, she has performed hundreds of tomb and monument restorations…

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