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Sure – I’m an Elvis fan, but I’m not so much a fan as to bid in the upcoming auction of Elvis Presley’s Crypt. It’s going on the auction block in June. The following excerpt from an article at the Continue reading You Too Can be Buried in Elvis Presley’s Crypt in Forest Hil Cemetery – for a price…
The following teaser is from the May 25, 2012 edition of OregonLive.com COOS BAY [Oregon]– The teens in the Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery were growing bored. It was drizzly and dreary and they’d been poking around long enough. It was time Continue reading Coos Bay Students Take on the Maintenance of the Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery
Spike Milligan’s headstone, with the famous inscription: ‘I told you I was ill‘, seems to have gone missing from a British cemetery. Read more about it in the May 21, 2012 edition of the Courier-Mail.
The following excerpt is from the May 8, 2012 edition of NewsandSentinal.com: PARKERSBURG [West Virginia] – One year ago, representatives of the Wood County Historical and Preservation Society volunteered to research existing death records and document those interred at Wood Continue reading Wood County Poor Farm Cemetery at Parkersburg, West Virginia Now Documented
THE WOODLAWN CEMETERY, a National Historic Landmark, is one of 40 sites participating in the Partners in Preservation New York City Initiative. American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are awarding funds to restoration projects through Partners in Continue reading Woodlawn Cemetery’s Participation in the Partners in Preservation New York City Initiative
I found this article from the Local 12 in Cincinnati interesting: Cemetery Records from 1939 Saved, Stored Digitally Amateur historians and genealogists digging into their family trees have a new place to explore. Important local records that were thought to Continue reading A Woman Saves 1939 Cemetery Records
Know any girl scouts? One troop took on a project they will remember for a long long time. They cataloged burial records. What a great way to both get service hours and introduce these young girls to family history. The Continue reading Great Girl Scout Project: Catalog Burial Records
Last week I was a lucky lady. I got to spend the week in Washington DC with my son, Benjamin, and grandsons Austin (age 13) and Grady (age 18). We walked miles and miles and visited all the Smithsonian museums Continue reading Salt Lake Christmas Tour…….. Week’s Peek
Finding where your ancestors are buried can be an arduous process. Sometimes, finding the cemetery itself is difficult enough. By the late 1800s, death certificates and obituaries often revealed the location of burial. Funeral cards and even the family’s oral Continue reading Genealogy at a Glance: American Cemetery Research
The following excerpt is from an AP article in the March 8, 2012 edition of The Miami Herald: WASHINGTON — After reporting that it had found 102 more misplaced headstones or markers and 21 graves missing markers at its cemeteries, Continue reading The Veterans’ Administration Moves to Prevent Problems at its Cemeteries
How many cemeteries, possibly near our own hometowns, are in need of similar help as the historical cemetery in the following article? Historic Cemetery Needs Help A local cemetery that serves as a burial place for African American civil war Continue reading Cemetery in Need of Assistance
Several weeks ago, my friend, Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, sent me a copy of her new book. It’s titled “Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing.” I finally got the chance to sit down and read it cover to cover. Megan knows Continue reading A Review of “Hey, America, Your Roots are Showing“
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 is the 25th anniversary of pop artist Andy Warhol’s death. He died of complications due to gall bladder surgery at the age of 58. See a February 21 photo of his gravestone, and that of his Continue reading 25th Aniversary of Andy Warhol’s Death.
In an interesting story a genealogy society finds remnants of a nearly forgotten cemetery among the trees and brush. Read more about their find in an article from the aikenstandard.com: Genealogy society finds remnants of cemetery By Suzanne Stone Members Continue reading The Aiken Barnwell Genealogy Society Finds a Cemetery
After cleaning the largest of three cemeteries in Topeka this past May, a group took the initiative to update and preserve the cemeteries records. An article in the Topeka Capital Journal outlines the groups efforts and success. History comes alive Continue reading Group Works to Preserve Records for Topeka Cemetery