I have been researching my family trees for the past 50 years. I have visited many cemeteries across the country, mainly in the midwest, and, in more recent years, I have begun taking photos of gravestones and entrance signs. I started keeping all my records in manuscript form, then transferred them to PAF, then to Reunion 4. Later I migrated to The Master Genealogist, and now am using Legacy 8. It was by means of the Internet research tools in these last two programs that I became aware of Find A Grave. I have found the information on gravestones and contacts with the contributors very helpful in my research, and I have discovered several new relatives among these contributors.

I have been researching my family trees for the past 50 years. I have visited many cemeteries across the country, mainly in the midwest, and, in more recent years, I have begun taking photos of gravestones and entrance signs. I started keeping all my records in manuscript form, then transferred them to PAF, then to Reunion 4. Later I migrated to The Master Genealogist, and now am using Legacy 8. It was by means of the Internet research tools in these last two programs that I became aware of Find A Grave. I have found the information on gravestones and contacts with the contributors very helpful in my research, and I have discovered several new relatives among these contributors.