I am a retired teacher and writer. Along with my sister, a prolific findagrave.com contributor who has encouraged me to pitch in, I have always enjoyed cemeteries, especially old ones. Our grandfather was a minister whose church and parsonage abutted a particularly nice rural cemetery full of history and mystery. Today that early fascination complements an interest in genealogy.

I am a retired teacher and writer. Along with my sister, a prolific findagrave.com contributor who has encouraged me to pitch in, I have always enjoyed cemeteries, especially old ones. Our grandfather was a minister whose church and parsonage abutted a particularly nice rural cemetery full of history and mystery. Today that early fascination complements an interest in genealogy.