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The following news release is from PRNewsWire: WASHINGTON, Pa., Feb. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Every year, thousands of cremated remains go unclaimed for a variety of reasons at funeral homes, cremation providers and local and state agencies across the country. Continue reading ForgottenAshes.com Launched to Attempt to Get Cremated Remains to Loved Ones
MyHeritage and BillionGraves are working together to attempt to digitally preserve headstones worldwide. I think this is a great idea! MyHeritage has the worldwide influence to accomplish the photographing of headstones in many geographic areas of the Earth that thus Continue reading MyHeritage and BillionGraves Team Up to Digitally Preserve the World’s Cemeteries
According to the City of Edmonton website, they currently have over 60,000 electronic records online of people who were interred more than 25 years ago in Edmonton Municipal Cemeteries. I did a search for anyone with the surname of Titus, Continue reading Search the Edmonton, Alberta Cemeteries Database
The following teaser is from an article posted in the Feb. 14, 2014 edition of the pressbanner.com website. Seven hundred and twenty five miles later, a headstone found in a Felton backyard is safe and sound at its original resting Continue reading Headstone Found 300 Miles From Grave
This last Thursday, Illinois Congressman Charles E. Meier filed HB5625 with the clerk. The Act, if approved “Creates the Access to Cemeteries on Private Property Act. Provides that owners of private property on which a cemetery or graves are located Continue reading Illinois Access to Cemeteries Act Filed With the Illinois General Assembly
At the Stars and Stripes website, you’ll find a photo essay of Arlington National Cemetery in winter. Very well done… ARLINGTON, Va. — As snow gently fell in the Washington, D.C. area Saturday morning, visitors to Arlington National Cemetery quietly Continue reading Arlington National Cemetery Covered in Snow…
The following teaser is from an article posted at the wcpo.com website: CINCINNATI — A SpongeBob SquarePants monument commemorating the life of deceased Army Sgt. Kimberly Walker was reinstalled at Spring Grove Cemetery Friday exactly one year after her death. Continue reading SpongeBob SquarePants Monument Reinstalled After Cemetery Dispute
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 4.5 million indexed records and images to collections from Brazil, China, Colombia, Ghana, Italy, Netherlands, Paraguay, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 1,165,725 indexed Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 4.5 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Brazil, China, Ghana, Italy, Netherlands, Philippines, & the USA
The following was written by Billion Graves Staff: After months of work in response to hundreds of user requests, BillionGraves has added several new features designed to validate and enhance the headstone records found on BillionGraves. The Supporting Record feature Continue reading Billion Graves Adds Supporting Records Feature
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 145 million indexed records and images to collections from BillionGraves, England, Russia, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 65,593,352 indexed records from the new England and Wales, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 145 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from BillionGraves, England, Russia, & the USA
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 1.2 million indexed records and images to collections from BillionGraves, Bolivia, Germany, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 512, 388 indexed records and images from the BillionGraves Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 1.2 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from BillionGraves, Bolivia, Germany, & the USA
The following teaser is from the November 30, 2013 edition of the ABCNews website. Graveyards may not seem the ideal location for afternoon tea, but there is a trend towards opening cafes inside cemetery walls in Berlin and other cities. Continue reading Have a Cuppa Coffee at the Local Cemetery
The following teaser is from an interesting article posted in the November 13, 2013 edition of The Interior Journal JUNCTION CITY [Kentucky] — Jordan Wallace Jr. lived 29 years as a slave, three years as a soldier and 71 years Continue reading Shelby City Cemetery Project Rediscovering Graves Of Slaves & Soldiers
The following excerpt is from the Nov. 14, 2013 edition of myfoxal.com: BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) – The Alabama Department of Insurance is investigating the sudden closing of George Washington Carver Memorial Gardens in Birmingham. State insurance examiners checked inventory and Continue reading State Insurance Examiners Check Out Bankrupt Birmingham Cemetery
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 3.2 million indexed records and images from Austria, BillionGraves, Brazil, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Spain, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 1,157,399 images from the Brazil, São Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 3.2 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Austria, Brazil, Italy, South Africa, and the USA