Monday, May 29, 2023

Find A Grave

 Finding the Graves of Our Ancestors

Today, May 29th, is Memorial Day.  In addition to honoring our fallen Military, many observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries to leave flowers for loved ones who have passed on.  Memorial Day is also the perfect time to reconnect with your family heritage by visiting the graves of your ancestors.  Although, it may not be possible to visit all the graves of your ancestors in person, you can visit virtually thanks to sites such as  FindAGrave  or BillionGraves.  And, it is also possible to leave a flower🌼 or message🗉 on your ancestors' memorial page.  

Bethel Cemetery, Ohio

Much of my time researching family history has been spent searching, locating, and visiting the gravesites of my ancestors. I have visited cemeteries from Massachusetts in the east to Utah in the west, from Wisconsin in the north to Texas in the south, and many states in-between.  Have also visited cemeteries in Denmark, Wales, Scotland, and England.  While most gravesites are found in town, community, or church graveyards, some gravesites are in small private family cemeteries found in the middle of a field or in a grove of trees.  Click here to read about finding John McNeil's grave.  

Finding McNeil Cemetery 2009

Word of caution -- information posted on Find A Grave is user submitted, sometimes wrong, and is not a primary source except for showing a place of burial.  While I have found mistakes on Find A Grave, I have also found a lot of valuable  information that could not be found find elsewhere.  Read about how Find A Grave solved a mystery about an unidentified photo, click here

Below are links to the Find A Grave memorial pages for many of our ancestors.   May I suggest visiting a few of your ancestors' memorial pages and leaving a flower and/or message.🌻🌹🌼

Grandparents

Great-Grandparents 

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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousJuly 15, 2023 at 11:36 AM

    You have a lot of information on this blog. Wish I shared more ancestors with you. Thanks for all the links above for the graves of my Baldwin & Sadler families.
    Debra

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