The Ultimate Cemetery Solution
PastView and History Associates Incorporated (HAI) are modernizing the way cemeteries and memorial parks preserve, manage, and share vital records. HAI brings decades of experience supporting cultural institutions, government agencies, and cemeteries across the United States with professional archival services, records management, and historical expertise.
Combined with PastView’s secure digital publishing platform, PastView Chronicle, this proven approach enables organizations to organize, digitize, and provide access to burial, interment, cremation, and cemetery map records with confidence and accuracy.
Staff can quickly search and retrieve records through an intuitive system, while original paper records are protected from permanent loss or damage caused by fire, flooding, theft, or everyday handling. Families, researchers, and communities also benefit from improved access to cemetery records, helping preserve local heritage for future generations.
Take advantage of our four-step solution:
Professional digitization by archival specialists
With an experienced digitization team, materials like burial registers, interment records, plot cards, and cemetery maps are carefully digitized using preservation-grade standards. This protects fragile originals while creating high-quality digital records ready for secure management and access through PastView Chronicle.
Accurate transcription & structured records
Handwritten and historical cemetery records are converted into accurate, structured, searchable data. This ensures interment and grave records are easy to locate, improves staff efficiency, and supports reliable responses to family, genealogy, and public inquiries.
Secure, searchable access for staff & researchers
PastView Chronicle provides a secure, easy-to-use platform where staff can instantly search grave locations, burial records, and cemetery maps. This eliminates time-consuming manual searches and improves daily operations, visitor services, and internal record management.
Publish cemetery records online with confidence
Enable families, genealogists, and the public to access cemetery records online through a fully searchable website. PastView Chronicle allows cemeteries and memorial parks to share their records, reduce office inquiries, and preserve their history while maintaining full control over access and data.
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Protect your historic burial and interment records
Many cemeteries and memorial parks rely on aging paper registers, plot cards, and maps that are vulnerable to damage, deterioration, or loss. Through professional digitization and archival handling, your original records are preserved while high-quality digital copies ensure long-term protection, operational continuity, and historical preservation.
Instantly search and retrieve cemetery records
PastView Chronicle enables staff to quickly locate grave locations, burial details, and cemetery maps through a secure, searchable platform. This eliminates time-consuming manual searches, improves service for families and visitors, and allows your team to respond to inquiries with speed and confidence.
Improve access to burial records and genealogy information
Provide families and researchers with reliable access to cemetery records while reducing the administrative burden on your staff. Digital access makes it easier to answer genealogy requests, locate interments, and support your community while preserving important local history.
Modernize record management with a secure digital solution
Transition from vulnerable paper records to a secure, professionally managed digital system. Protect your cemetery’s data, improve operational efficiency, and ensure your records remain accessible, organized, and protected for generations to come.
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