In response to a comment on my last post, I wanted to tell everyone that the name of the group on Facebook that works with coroners to help identify the unclaimed bodies is "Unclaimed Persons." It was created by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak after she found out that a vast number of coroners and medical examiners offices were beginning to have more and more trouble with a backlog of "unclaims". She started this as a hobby and eventually fell upon the idea of having genealogist friends help. Facebook seemed to be that natural choice for a venue. I don't research every submission but I like to follow the process and see what turns up. One of my favorites was an unclaimed female from Florida who seemed to still be voting although she had been deceased for the last 10 years :-] We got the sheriff involved in that one. Anyway it's been very rewarding to see how successful this has been.
Rayma
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This is an absolutely brilliant use of Facebook for something its creators probably never imagined.
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