I have been working on family genealogy since 1970. As a way to pass forward all the help I was given, I will attempt to locate and photo graves at local cemeteries.

Church cemeteries are usually willing to help but are often not there everyday or are only there part of the day.

When requesting photos in large cemeteries, Please include complete plot information. A large cemetery is usually willing to look up the plot information for a relative but may be reluctant to do that for a non-relative.

Philadelphia Memorial Park is huge (100 acres) and includes graves from cemeteries that were moved from Philadelphia.

Valley Forge Memorial Gardens encompasses about 81 acres is another cemetery that needs complete plot information. A section name or number is a tremendous help.


Potential problems:
1. Philadelphia Memorial Park: If a grave was moved from another cemetery, chances are that the marker was buried with the casket. Belvue Sections and Mechanics Sections are 2 areas where that happened (8+ sections).
2. Valley Forge Memorial Gardens: In the 1960s a large sink hole appeared in one section of this cemetery. I am not sure of the disposition of the graves where the sink hole was.
3. St. Peter In the Great Valley: There are sheep in the walled in part of the cemetery to keep the grass down and manageable. They are friendly but may ruin a photo. ( I didn't have any problem with them, but someone else might.)

I have been working on family genealogy since 1970. As a way to pass forward all the help I was given, I will attempt to locate and photo graves at local cemeteries.

Church cemeteries are usually willing to help but are often not there everyday or are only there part of the day.

When requesting photos in large cemeteries, Please include complete plot information. A large cemetery is usually willing to look up the plot information for a relative but may be reluctant to do that for a non-relative.

Philadelphia Memorial Park is huge (100 acres) and includes graves from cemeteries that were moved from Philadelphia.

Valley Forge Memorial Gardens encompasses about 81 acres is another cemetery that needs complete plot information. A section name or number is a tremendous help.


Potential problems:
1. Philadelphia Memorial Park: If a grave was moved from another cemetery, chances are that the marker was buried with the casket. Belvue Sections and Mechanics Sections are 2 areas where that happened (8+ sections).
2. Valley Forge Memorial Gardens: In the 1960s a large sink hole appeared in one section of this cemetery. I am not sure of the disposition of the graves where the sink hole was.
3. St. Peter In the Great Valley: There are sheep in the walled in part of the cemetery to keep the grass down and manageable. They are friendly but may ruin a photo. ( I didn't have any problem with them, but someone else might.)