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Re: WPA Cemetery and Vital Records project (Historical Records Survey)
Rebecca CollierApr 17, 2019 9:01 AM (in response to Ryan Noyes)
2 people found this helpfulDear Mr. Noyes,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
The Work Projects Administration (WPA) did not keep the grave transcription sheets. The people hired to collect the data turned in the sheets after the project was completed to the local agency in charge of that particular cemetery. It was up to that local agency to decide what to do with sheets afterwards. The WPA retained neither the raw data nor the completed survey except in a very few cases where copies of the record indexes were kept. We searched the Records of the Work Projects Administration, 1922-1944 (Record Group 69) for Maine but were unable to locate copies of records relating to cemeteries in Maine.
We hope this information is useful. Best of luck with your research!
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Re: WPA Cemetery and Vital Records project (Historical Records Survey)
Ryan Noyes Apr 22, 2019 4:30 PM (in response to Rebecca Collier)Rebecca, I deeply appreciate the Archives for taking a look nevertheless. Your responses on historyhub are always extremely thorough and helpful. Thanks again!
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