Keeping in mind that findagrave is not a "genealogy website," but a site to honor our loved ones who have passed on; but also recognizing that this site is used frequently by those doing their family history, I will introduce myself as a fourth-generation family researcher (at least) and have been such since about 1982. My father worked on his side of my family, as his sisters currently still do along with my grandmother who is alive and well at 110 (as of 2022) years of age! My mother's two sisters worked on their side of the family until their passing. I am now trying to pick up where they left off and carry on their work. I am researching the Jones family (southern Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri); Baker family (Tennessee); Wallace and Bellville families (West Virginia, Ohio, North Dakota, and Wisconsin); Hall, Noble, Landon, and Lewis families (Canada, Michigan, Northeastern States); Childs and Jensen families (Utah, England, Denmark); and the McLaughlin, McLaurine and Teague families (New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Ireland).

In regards to transferring memorials... findagrave states "If the memorial in question is a direct relative within the four generations to you and the memorial manager is not direct family, then they must transfer the memorial." "Memorials are transferred for direct relatives within four generations. This includes your spouse, siblings, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren." I will adhere to this directive. However, I also believe that if someone who is related to an individual to whom I am NOT related, and they wish to manage that memorial, it would be a greater honor to the deceased to allow that family member to manage that memorial. There are many of us, however, whose family trees overlap and there will be conflicts about managing which is why, I believe, the directive is in place. If you wish to manage one of the memorials I am managing, feel free to send me a request along with your contributor number. If I wish to hold on to it (which would mainly be because I am an immediate relative) then I will at least reply with an explanation as to why. I am not here to collect memorials, but to manage them in a way that honors our loved ones who are no longer with us.

Any photo posted on any memorial is intellectually copyrighted. What that means is that the photo is assumed to belong to the person posting it unless otherwise stated. Just because an image is on the internet DOES NOT make it public domain and/or free for the down-loading just because it doesn't have a copyright mark or statement. It is best to obtain permission from the person who uploaded the image before you copy it and explain in full detail the purpose of the request! I have seen some memorials specifically state that the photos are copyrighted and may not be copied, and others argued against the validity of the disclaimer. The person posting the photo is right - posting that disclaimer makes it illegal for that photo to be copied in any way, shape, or form, including posting links to it.

I hope you enjoy your experience on this site. I know it has been a lot of fun for me to be able to provide the memorials I have created, and manage them as well as the ones whose management has been shared with me, and share the lives of my family members and friends with others as they have influenced my life in many positive ways.

Keeping in mind that findagrave is not a "genealogy website," but a site to honor our loved ones who have passed on; but also recognizing that this site is used frequently by those doing their family history, I will introduce myself as a fourth-generation family researcher (at least) and have been such since about 1982. My father worked on his side of my family, as his sisters currently still do along with my grandmother who is alive and well at 110 (as of 2022) years of age! My mother's two sisters worked on their side of the family until their passing. I am now trying to pick up where they left off and carry on their work. I am researching the Jones family (southern Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri); Baker family (Tennessee); Wallace and Bellville families (West Virginia, Ohio, North Dakota, and Wisconsin); Hall, Noble, Landon, and Lewis families (Canada, Michigan, Northeastern States); Childs and Jensen families (Utah, England, Denmark); and the McLaughlin, McLaurine and Teague families (New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Ireland).

In regards to transferring memorials... findagrave states "If the memorial in question is a direct relative within the four generations to you and the memorial manager is not direct family, then they must transfer the memorial." "Memorials are transferred for direct relatives within four generations. This includes your spouse, siblings, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren." I will adhere to this directive. However, I also believe that if someone who is related to an individual to whom I am NOT related, and they wish to manage that memorial, it would be a greater honor to the deceased to allow that family member to manage that memorial. There are many of us, however, whose family trees overlap and there will be conflicts about managing which is why, I believe, the directive is in place. If you wish to manage one of the memorials I am managing, feel free to send me a request along with your contributor number. If I wish to hold on to it (which would mainly be because I am an immediate relative) then I will at least reply with an explanation as to why. I am not here to collect memorials, but to manage them in a way that honors our loved ones who are no longer with us.

Any photo posted on any memorial is intellectually copyrighted. What that means is that the photo is assumed to belong to the person posting it unless otherwise stated. Just because an image is on the internet DOES NOT make it public domain and/or free for the down-loading just because it doesn't have a copyright mark or statement. It is best to obtain permission from the person who uploaded the image before you copy it and explain in full detail the purpose of the request! I have seen some memorials specifically state that the photos are copyrighted and may not be copied, and others argued against the validity of the disclaimer. The person posting the photo is right - posting that disclaimer makes it illegal for that photo to be copied in any way, shape, or form, including posting links to it.

I hope you enjoy your experience on this site. I know it has been a lot of fun for me to be able to provide the memorials I have created, and manage them as well as the ones whose management has been shared with me, and share the lives of my family members and friends with others as they have influenced my life in many positive ways.