Approved:
Semper Fi !

Be kind and respectful.
My years of training have taught me to be thorough and precise.
Many of us volunteers work diligently, so be courteous. Negativity is unwarranted and I report to Findagrave Administrator all nasty or harassing messages in an attempt to cease poor criticism!!

I concur with Findagrave ID #47420323 Contributor Big Logger

It is important to include obituaries. It includes pertinent information of the persons life; ie: their family; their military life; marriages; where they lived, worked and how they lived.
If you have ever done family tree research, you definitely know how very important this bit of information is!!

Shared from contributor- Sherlock's Cousin FIND A GRAVE ID#47232933 and Rebecca Boardman, FIND A GRAVE ID #47499110:
"I have been concerned about obituaries being added, so I contacted Findagrave and this was their response."

"Greetings... Since the move to Ancestry and the new website, newspaper obituaries, death certificates and other scanned documentation are allowed. We encourage members to move the images down to the bottom of the photo display so that they are not the first thing you see when viewing a memorial page. Thank you, Find a Grave Administration"
when adding a photo, there is a button that says, grave, person, family or other. Please use the OTHER button

Any obituary, photo, bio information or document uploaded is not a copyright violation and is covered under the Fair Use Law if used for research or genealogical purposes. Source: Per CurtB Findagrave ID#259332382

I also concur with this statement from Findagrave contributor: TheOldChief Findagrave Contributor ID #47544507
RE: "TRANSFER REQUEST: "
You can add photos and suggest corrections without managing a memorial.
A transfer of a memorial is not necessary. Findagrave.com has created a "Virtual Cemetery" tab on your profile page. This is for your very own family memorials to be kept upon your profile page for your individual references.
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I heavily contribute time and effort towards the Find a Grave initiative for researchers. However, it is no longer my desire to walk the cemeteries to obtain photos of grave markers. If you are a family member, I am certain a visit to their gravesite would be appreciated.

In the bio section, I have added paragraphs and punctuation for easier reading, as opposed to the line by line entries.

Do Not recopy one of my grave marker photos and place it onto another Findagrave memorial. You do not have my permission to reuse my photo onto a Findgrave memorial. I do not have a problem if you post my grave marker photos on your Ancestry.com tree for personal use, just DO NOT recopy here on Findagrave.com.

NOTE: If I have added additional information on a memorial, my source is generally from: obituaries; Ancestry.com; burial transit permits in cemetery files; death certificates; etc ~~ so, please, do not ask me where my source is from ~~ I will not be able to recall where the origin of source. I often post documents for purposes of validation.

MILITARY RANKS FOR VETERANS:
The Dept. of Defense rules are that a person can only use a military title if they meet one of the following parameters:

1) Passed away in combat while serving their county
2) Retired after 20 or more years of military service
3) Passed away while active in the military.

If they served at any time, they can have a headstone, and the rank is listed below the name, not as part of their name, unless they meet one of those qualifications. So if you add an edit for a military rank to be added to a name, please make sure the above rules are met.
©JEG FIND A GRAVE ID#50037017

When you were born, you were crying
and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end,
you're the one who is smiling and everyone
around you is crying. (author unknown)
922223222372523

Approved:
Semper Fi !

Be kind and respectful.
My years of training have taught me to be thorough and precise.
Many of us volunteers work diligently, so be courteous. Negativity is unwarranted and I report to Findagrave Administrator all nasty or harassing messages in an attempt to cease poor criticism!!

I concur with Findagrave ID #47420323 Contributor Big Logger

It is important to include obituaries. It includes pertinent information of the persons life; ie: their family; their military life; marriages; where they lived, worked and how they lived.
If you have ever done family tree research, you definitely know how very important this bit of information is!!

Shared from contributor- Sherlock's Cousin FIND A GRAVE ID#47232933 and Rebecca Boardman, FIND A GRAVE ID #47499110:
"I have been concerned about obituaries being added, so I contacted Findagrave and this was their response."

"Greetings... Since the move to Ancestry and the new website, newspaper obituaries, death certificates and other scanned documentation are allowed. We encourage members to move the images down to the bottom of the photo display so that they are not the first thing you see when viewing a memorial page. Thank you, Find a Grave Administration"
when adding a photo, there is a button that says, grave, person, family or other. Please use the OTHER button

Any obituary, photo, bio information or document uploaded is not a copyright violation and is covered under the Fair Use Law if used for research or genealogical purposes. Source: Per CurtB Findagrave ID#259332382

I also concur with this statement from Findagrave contributor: TheOldChief Findagrave Contributor ID #47544507
RE: "TRANSFER REQUEST: "
You can add photos and suggest corrections without managing a memorial.
A transfer of a memorial is not necessary. Findagrave.com has created a "Virtual Cemetery" tab on your profile page. This is for your very own family memorials to be kept upon your profile page for your individual references.
****************
I heavily contribute time and effort towards the Find a Grave initiative for researchers. However, it is no longer my desire to walk the cemeteries to obtain photos of grave markers. If you are a family member, I am certain a visit to their gravesite would be appreciated.

In the bio section, I have added paragraphs and punctuation for easier reading, as opposed to the line by line entries.

Do Not recopy one of my grave marker photos and place it onto another Findagrave memorial. You do not have my permission to reuse my photo onto a Findgrave memorial. I do not have a problem if you post my grave marker photos on your Ancestry.com tree for personal use, just DO NOT recopy here on Findagrave.com.

NOTE: If I have added additional information on a memorial, my source is generally from: obituaries; Ancestry.com; burial transit permits in cemetery files; death certificates; etc ~~ so, please, do not ask me where my source is from ~~ I will not be able to recall where the origin of source. I often post documents for purposes of validation.

MILITARY RANKS FOR VETERANS:
The Dept. of Defense rules are that a person can only use a military title if they meet one of the following parameters:

1) Passed away in combat while serving their county
2) Retired after 20 or more years of military service
3) Passed away while active in the military.

If they served at any time, they can have a headstone, and the rank is listed below the name, not as part of their name, unless they meet one of those qualifications. So if you add an edit for a military rank to be added to a name, please make sure the above rules are met.
©JEG FIND A GRAVE ID#50037017

When you were born, you were crying
and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end,
you're the one who is smiling and everyone
around you is crying. (author unknown)
922223222372523