Mrs. Freedman researched their early account journals and included their journal page numbers as a cross-reference when available. The cemetery burials are indexed and computerized. The cemetery is willing to share the database. Many records have biographical data. Some have funeral director information.
None have a health department number.
The cemetery serves the communities of Tacoma, Steilacoom, Pullayup, Gig Harbor, Lakewood, and University Place and members of the congregation of Temple Beth El, formerly Temple Beth Israel and Talmud Torah. A caretaker lives on site, closing the gates at 10 p.m. There is no flower policy. The Jewish community in the Tacoma area began with a few families in Steilacoom and Olympia in the 1860's. By the 1870's, several families were established in Tacoma, which grew rapidly.