Funeral service sheets a valuable resource

The NZ Society of Genealogists has started compiling a database of funeral service sheets, which it hopes will eventually provide a valuable source for people researching family history.

The local Hibiscus Coast branch is helping, and invites anybody to contribute a service sheet to the project.

Member David Knell says the service sheets will be copied and safely returned.

The sheets are indexed for future searches by name and dates of birth and death.

David says the best part is that nearly all of them include a photo, and they often contain information about the person’s occupation and other interests.

Sheets may be brought to the monthly Hibiscus Coast Genealogy Society meeting at St Chads Church in Orewa (on the 3rd Tuesday of every month, at 2pm) or phone David 021 108 2177.