Though we most
often use our genealogical research skills to identify long-deceased ancestors,
they can also be used to identify living family members for the recently
deceased.
It's a quiet but disturbing epidemic. People are going to their graves
with no family to claim them. Medical examiners and coroners'
offices—frequently overstretched with burgeoning case loads—are turning to an
unexpected resource for help. Over 400 genealogists are now offering their
volunteer services to help locate the next of kin for unclaimed persons. And
it's working. To date, more than 400 cases have been solved through this unusual
partnership.
Do check out the video on the page where Megan Smolenyak and
others talk about the process of. And,
read her article (written in 2009) about her efforts, Unclaimed Persons.
Does your state or
county have something similar?
Do you know a
genealogist who has been contacted by a coroner’s office or similar and asked
to identify next of kin?
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