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The Family Tree Cemetery Field Guide

How to Find, Record, and Preserve Your Ancestors' Graves

by Joy Neighbors
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Not all research can be done from home—sometimes you have to head into the field. Cemeteries are crucial for any genealogist's search, and this book will show you how to search for and analyze your ancestors' graves. Discover tools for locating tombstones, tips for traipsing through cemeteries, an at-a-glance guide to frequently used gravestone icons, and practical strategies for on-the-ground research. And once you've returned home, learn how to incorporate gravestone information into your research, as well as how to upload grave locations to BillionGraves and record your findings in memorial pages on Find A Grave.
   • Detailed step-by-step guides to finding ancestors' cemeteries using websites like Find A Grave, plus how to record and preserve death and  burial information
   • Tips and strategies for navigating cemeteries and finding individual tombstones in the field, plus an at-a-glance guide to tombstone symbols and iconography
   • Resources and techniques for discovering other death records and incorporating information from cemeteries into genealogical research

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  • Release date

    October 20, 2017

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781440352140
      • File size: 54012 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781440352140
      • File size: 54012 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      November 15, 2017
      Cemeteries are crucial for genealogy research, and this solid, compact, one-stop book shows how to search for and analyze ancestors' graves. It provides tools for locating tombstones, tips for traipsing through cemeteries, and a guide to frequently used gravestone icons, with many examples shown in helpful, clearly identified photos. The author also provides practical strategies for on-the-ground research and suggests sound use of modern technology. This field guide explains clearly how to incorporate gravestone information into family-history research and offers helpful tips on reading, interpreting, and preserving deteriorating tombstones, uploading grave locations to BillionGraves, and recording findings in memorial pages on Find A Grave. This excellent work is enhanced with an array of additional resources and an accurate index.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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Languages

  • English

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