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Cemetery Research: Six Photos You Must Take
Six photographs every genealogy researcher should take when performing cemetery research. Ensure you find and record all of the clues your ancestor's gravestone is telling you.
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Your Guide To Cemetery Research – Are You Missing Important Genealogical Clues?
Seven step guide to ensure you find all the clues about your ancestor in the cemetery.
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Photographing Cemeteries: Telling the Story of Your Ancestors
Cemeteries tell stories of your ancestors you may be missing. Learn how photograph a cemetery to capture and preserve your family’s history. Welcome Diane Evans of PhotoFluent as our Guest Poster today! Diane is a photographer extraordinaire sharing the best way to to capture photographs in the cemetery where you ancestors are buried. I’ve always been fascinated by cemeteries. If you’re reading this then you probably understand that fascination, and might even have it yourself. There’s something so…eerie, beautiful, sad, and somehow comforting. There’s this connection to those who have gone before us that literally lies beneath us, as we wander around observing the markers of our ancestors. I’m also…
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Craft Your Own Cemetery Tours & Discover More About Your Ancestors
Cemetery tours are a critical part of genealogy research. Take a cemetery walk to learn more about your ancestors. Cemetery research is one of my favorite ways to learn about my ancestors. Because of this, my kids think I’m a bit weird. Okay, they are young adults, but I don’t think they share my love of cemeteries with their friends. Have you ever taken an actual cemetery tour? Your tour can be on your own in a small cemetery or a more formal tour with a guide. What You Can Learn From A Cemetery Tour Invariably, those of us who have gone on a heritage type trip to literally “walk…