I've been researching my ancestral history for several decades. Rigorous research into my family's genealogy has been a natural fit for me. Most important in my pursuit of the past is to secure irrefutable, verifiable documentation that can only be discovered through hard work -pertinent facts that the mere passerby cannot obtain by simply reading dates and names engraved on weathered stone. My quest for proof of life requires much more than patience, time, energy, comfortable shoes with good soles needed when exploring historic cemeteries. It really helps to have a loving spouse who is willing to accompany one on field trips to national and regional archives, perusing dusty, giant tomes and fragile, faded documents in courthouses. In order be a really good genealogist, in my opinion, one must possess a lust for learning, quest for knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and a reputation for being a bit of a sweet sleuth and beating down the bushes with the perseverance of a pit bull. And hopefully, in time, one digs up a nugget within a birth/marriage bond/death certificate, discovers an age-yellowed journal/diary/family Bible, a tattered scrapbook bulging at the seams with memorabilia, and precious, delicate, artifacts. Preserving the past with respectful, reflective passion is paramount.

GRAVER
My Memorials (those I created and those I manage) and my Virtual Cemeteries are works-in-progress. I appreciate all the fine details that help flesh-out the biographies of loved ones whose lives were fully lived. I am not infallible. I respond positively to pleasant suggestions for corrections. If you leave a message on this profile page but have disabled the message feature on your profile, I will be unable to reply. This is an incredible venue that works great when everyone treats one another with respect and cooperation.

TRANSFERS:
I'll be tickled to transfer your family folks to you via Find A Graves's rules regarding transfers.

I've been researching my ancestral history for several decades. Rigorous research into my family's genealogy has been a natural fit for me. Most important in my pursuit of the past is to secure irrefutable, verifiable documentation that can only be discovered through hard work -pertinent facts that the mere passerby cannot obtain by simply reading dates and names engraved on weathered stone. My quest for proof of life requires much more than patience, time, energy, comfortable shoes with good soles needed when exploring historic cemeteries. It really helps to have a loving spouse who is willing to accompany one on field trips to national and regional archives, perusing dusty, giant tomes and fragile, faded documents in courthouses. In order be a really good genealogist, in my opinion, one must possess a lust for learning, quest for knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and a reputation for being a bit of a sweet sleuth and beating down the bushes with the perseverance of a pit bull. And hopefully, in time, one digs up a nugget within a birth/marriage bond/death certificate, discovers an age-yellowed journal/diary/family Bible, a tattered scrapbook bulging at the seams with memorabilia, and precious, delicate, artifacts. Preserving the past with respectful, reflective passion is paramount.

GRAVER
My Memorials (those I created and those I manage) and my Virtual Cemeteries are works-in-progress. I appreciate all the fine details that help flesh-out the biographies of loved ones whose lives were fully lived. I am not infallible. I respond positively to pleasant suggestions for corrections. If you leave a message on this profile page but have disabled the message feature on your profile, I will be unable to reply. This is an incredible venue that works great when everyone treats one another with respect and cooperation.

TRANSFERS:
I'll be tickled to transfer your family folks to you via Find A Graves's rules regarding transfers.