FL-GenWeb Cremains Project
Ashes to Ashes
When a loved one dies in Florida, the sad event
is just as likely to be followed by cremation as burial, but what
happens next?
The ashes might be retained by the family, usually in an urn, or strewn
somewhere significant to the deceased. Some are scattered at
sea
or in a church's serenity garden, or placed in a columbarium.
They may be tumbled from an airplane, or even rocketed into
space. Some ashes are even fashioned into memorial jewelry or
stones.
What you choose to do with the ashes is a last memorial. But
often only you and a few close family members know what was done and,
just as important, why.
The FLGenWeb Project believes that your descendents will want to
know. Just as today's family historians search for obituaries
and
cemeteries, tomorrow's researchers will have the FLGenWeb Cremains
Project.
If a member of your family has been cremated, we invite you to complete
the Cremains Project form to add your memorial to this slice of Florida
history.
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