When You Can’t Find the Cemetery of Your Ancestor

This has been a red-letter day in my genealogy calendar! I wrote in my last post of how I received a package of three CDs of scanned documents, photos and letters from scrapbooks belonging to members of my Robbins family–especially the memorabilia from my great-grandfather’s World War I service. I received a letter [...]

When You Can’t Find the Cemetery of Your Ancestor

This has been a red-letter day in my genealogy calendar! I wrote in my last post of how I received a package of three CDs of scanned documents, photos and letters from scrapbooks belonging to members of my Robbins family–especially the memorabilia from my great-grandfather’s World War I service. I received a letter [...]

An Afternoon at the Cemeteries

Yesterday afternoon, my 16-year-old daughter accompanied me to two local cemeteries so that we could honor the deceased of our families. I had planned to go on Saturday, which was a gorgeous warm day, but errands–including purchasing a new flag for the holiday and a bouquet of roses for the purpose of distributing them [...]

An Afternoon at the Cemeteries

Yesterday afternoon, my 16-year-old daughter accompanied me to two local cemeteries so that we could honor the deceased of our families. I had planned to go on Saturday, which was a gorgeous warm day, but errands–including purchasing a new flag for the holiday and a bouquet of roses for the purpose of distributing them [...]

Using Funeral Homes for Genealogy

Last weekend, I wrote about connecting with cousins using the cemeteries where your ancestors are buried. Today I would like to talk about another great genealogical resource with Memorial Day connections: funeral homes.
If you have obtained your ancestors’ or relatives’ death certificates or obituaries or even their funeral cards, chances are you have the [...]

Using Funeral Homes for Genealogy

Last weekend, I wrote about connecting with cousins using the cemeteries where your ancestors are buried. Today I would like to talk about another great genealogical resource with Memorial Day connections: funeral homes.
If you have obtained your ancestors’ or relatives’ death certificates or obituaries or even their funeral cards, chances are you have the [...]