Funeral records Funeral records offer the names of the deceased and date of burial. They may also record the date of death, cause and survivors. Often the scripture text of the funeral is recorded and the place of burial. Doing Genealogy by Mail Unfortunately at the present time the Institute does not have sufficient staff to do extensive genealogical research. However, our reference staff will attempt to find answers to very specific questions, e.g., the date of a marriage or the details of a baptism.
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You must be able to provide us with either the name of the parish where the event took place or the name of the pastor who officiated. We will also need to know a fairly specific time frame as to when the event took place. In addition to the record books kept at CHI, some records also are on microfilm. Films are loaned to Institute members directly for a modest fee. For more information and before beginning research, please consult our page on Researching at Concordia Historical Institute .