As a child, my parents would take the family to old cemeteries (especially in Tennessee and Ohio) to visit graves of deceased relatives. Cemeteries probably became interesting to me for that reason.

Cemeteries can be fascinating because of the subtle stories they tell of a communities past and a little bit of how people lived or died. For me, this is all about history and what can be learned from it.

Besides history, Find A Grave is a wonderful way to remember and pay respect to those who have passed away.

Contributions that I have added to Find A Grave include a mix of family relatives and non-relatives.

My area of interest for non-relatives is documenting small, overlooked cemeteries that are off the usual beaten path. An example is "Woods Mill Cemetery" that is just inside an impact area at Ft. Drum, NY. If you are from Jefferson County, NY and want to document cemeteries for Find A Grave please consider the many small cemeteries at Fort Drum. They are from a time period before the area became a federal reservation and are now fairly inaccessible to the public. Sadly, many of them are mostly forgotten.

Anyone with information about Bay Road Cemetery in Hammond, NY please cite the source and I will add that information to the cemetery page.

For transfer's, I do follow Find A Grave's policy. Please read it before contacting me about transfers.

Cemeteries Added:
Woods Mill Cemetery
Ford Family Vault
Bay Road Cemetery

Marker of interest:
Unknown Stone Cross Marker
Any information on this marker please let me know.

Always happy to receive a "suggestion," however, please cite a source (Name of book, page, webpage with url etc). There is a edit tab that can be used - I am distrustful of do not reply email addresses. Best if I can have a way to reply to the suggestion either to ask for clarification or if I have a question - Thanks!

As a child, my parents would take the family to old cemeteries (especially in Tennessee and Ohio) to visit graves of deceased relatives. Cemeteries probably became interesting to me for that reason.

Cemeteries can be fascinating because of the subtle stories they tell of a communities past and a little bit of how people lived or died. For me, this is all about history and what can be learned from it.

Besides history, Find A Grave is a wonderful way to remember and pay respect to those who have passed away.

Contributions that I have added to Find A Grave include a mix of family relatives and non-relatives.

My area of interest for non-relatives is documenting small, overlooked cemeteries that are off the usual beaten path. An example is "Woods Mill Cemetery" that is just inside an impact area at Ft. Drum, NY. If you are from Jefferson County, NY and want to document cemeteries for Find A Grave please consider the many small cemeteries at Fort Drum. They are from a time period before the area became a federal reservation and are now fairly inaccessible to the public. Sadly, many of them are mostly forgotten.

Anyone with information about Bay Road Cemetery in Hammond, NY please cite the source and I will add that information to the cemetery page.

For transfer's, I do follow Find A Grave's policy. Please read it before contacting me about transfers.

Cemeteries Added:
Woods Mill Cemetery
Ford Family Vault
Bay Road Cemetery

Marker of interest:
Unknown Stone Cross Marker
Any information on this marker please let me know.

Always happy to receive a "suggestion," however, please cite a source (Name of book, page, webpage with url etc). There is a edit tab that can be used - I am distrustful of do not reply email addresses. Best if I can have a way to reply to the suggestion either to ask for clarification or if I have a question - Thanks!