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Here is an excerpt from an interesting npr.org: Rediscovered Headstones Hold Clues To Calif. Quake by Cindy Carpien The Gilliam Cemetery, which lies 60 miles north of San Francisco, appears to be gaining residents lately. But it’s not only because Continue reading Headstones Found Buried in California Pioneer Cemetery
The article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. I’d advise readers to keep their sense of humor about them while reading, and enjoy it. And please note that Bill doesn’t require that you do exactly as he and Continue reading Locating and Visiting Cemeteries
FamilySearch added new searchable collections online this week for Nevada and South Africa plus additional free records for Austria, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Korea, Peru, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. Search these diverse collections and 2.8 billion Continue reading New Collections from Nevada and South Africa at FamilySearch.org
Here is an excerpt from the article in the Press Telegraph out of Long Beach, CA: Long Beach’s buried cemetery By Tim Grobaty, Columnist A BURIED BURIAL PLACE: Jennie Aguillar was born in Mexico in 1890. She died 30 years Continue reading A Cemetery Buried Within a Cemetery
The following teaser is from an article by Erica Bajer, posted at the vancouver.24hrs.ca website. ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – After 35 years of grief, Wendy Renaud is finally at peace. She has found the grave of the baby daughter she Continue reading Mother Finally Finds Her Baby’s Grave After 35 Years
The following excerpt is from the 5 July 2012 edition of asianjournal.com: MANILA — American war veterans in the Philippines are urging the U.S. Congress to pass a bill that would require Washington to repair and maintain a cemetery north Continue reading Clark Veterans’ Cemetery in the Phillipines in Dire Need of Care
The following teaser is from an article by Luke Barley posted at theatlanticcities.com. I’m sorry, but it doesn’t get much more disgusting than this… The Betsy Ross Bridge in Philadelphia seems like any other. It doesn’t have the grace of Continue reading How Thousands of Headstones Ended Up Under the Betsy Ross Bridge in Philadelphia
The collecting of gravestone impression and inscriptions is a hobby to some and a necessary part genealogy research to others. Either way, Tombstones of Your Ancestors by Louis S. Schafer, provides a worthwhile introduction to the locating, deciphering, and collecting Continue reading Tombstones of Your Ancestors
The following U.S.A. vital-records oriented databases have been recently added or updated at FamilySearch.org. This blog covers 76 new and updated entries. We’ve also updated four of our five of the GenealogyBlog Online Database Links Files. See: United States Birth Continue reading 76 New & Updated USA Vital Records, State & School Census, and Tax Record Databases Posted at FamilySearch.org
The following news release was received from FamilySearch.org: FamilySearch published new, free records online for Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, England, Georgia, Indonesia, Italy, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. The Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Millions of Records for Belgium, China, Philippines, and the U.S. – 20 States Now Completed for the 1940 Census
The following article was found at Tampa Bay Online. New app takes sting out of cemetery searches By SHARON TATE MOODY | Special correspondent Published: June 17, 2012 A traditional summertime rite for genealogists means fighting weeds, mosquitoes, snakes and Continue reading BillionGraves Offers a New App for Finding and Marking Grave Locations
The following excerpt is from an extensive article in the May 30, 2012 edition of the Morning Sentinel: AUGUSTA [Maine] — A disturbing memory has haunted Karen Evans since she was a patient at the Augusta Mental Health Institute in Continue reading Permenent Memorial Wanted for the Augusta (Maine) Mental Health Institute Deceased
The following excerpt is from an article in the May 28, 2012 edition of the Wichita Eagle about the veteran’s cemeteries scattered nation-wide, and their expansion. It’s a good memorial-day read. Those who knew Jim Dodson recall an auto mechanic Continue reading Veterans’ Cemeteries Are Being Added and Expanded
The following teaser is from an excellent article posted in the May 28, 2012 online edition of the Orangeville Banner. When Sean White was searching for a prospective grave plot for himself at Greenwood Cemetery last Thursday (May 24), the Continue reading Orangeville, Ontario’s Lost Bodies From the 1800s
I ran across this article on the kvnonews.com website this morning, about my friend, Ruby Coleman – and her research of a lonely Nebraska burial site. Following is an excerpt from the article – which also includes information on the Continue reading A Lone Nebraska Grave – and the Nebraska State Cemetery Register