I stumbled across Findagrave by accident years ago and instantly loved the idea of having a place where you could add a loved one as a lasting memorial to their memory and my Dad was my first memorial.

Over the years I have gotten to know some lovely people and their beloved families. This was a place where we could visit each other's loved ones and at times sadly add others. We could also visit lost souls that touched our hearts and of course the famous and leave a token of our love. It was a place to grieve and a place to find support in our grief but sadly it has all changed.

It is now the place to record a person or persons final resting place or download entire cemeteries, all to aid a researcher with their family tree.

In some cases what was added in the past no longer applies and it's all taken away in the blink of an eye. No thought to the memorial that was made with love and filled with tokens or flowers from others.
There are no more personal tributes or biographies outlining a person's life and death being added just clinical details of where they rest.

I will not forget my friendships made in those early days nor their loved ones.
Nor will I forget those souls that touched my heart over the years, I will continue to visit from time to time.
I will forever keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
Take care, be kind to each other and strive to happy.
Much love
Mia/SerenityNow

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I am an Australian from Newcastle, New South Wales
who has been researching my Family Tree since 1988. During my search I have found out my 6 times Great Grandmother , Mahrahkah was a full blood Aboriginal of the Awabakal tribe. I am so proud to know I have Aboriginal ancestors. I was also thrilled to find a convict, James Preston was deported to Australia and made his life here with Mahrahkah before returning back to England after her death.

My Family Tree

My Mother's side: Barbara June Cheshire born in 1932 in Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia.

Surnames I am researching: CHESHIRE in Australia, the U.K. the U.S. & Canada. Marshall, Hughes, Barnes, Reason, Burnham, Hemet, Jackson.
MARSHALL in Fife Scotland - Hincks, Andrews.
ANDREWS - In Australia & the U.K. - Fordice, Philip.
HINCKS in Australia & the U.K. - Hyde, Tipton
HUGHES in Australia & the U.K. - Baxter, Wigham, Beddard.
HYDE in Australia & the U.K. - Preston, Dangerfield, Barker, Rhodes, Burgess.
TIPTON - Conley, Parton
PARTON - Harris
BAXTER in Australia & the U.K. - Wright, Holbury.
HOLBURY - McDerby
DANGERFIELD in the U.K. - Jones, New, Hungerford.
PRESTON in Australia & the U.K. - Farrant, Smoothy & Walcotte/Morgan in Australia.
BARKER in the U.K. - Kendrick.
RHODES in the U.K. - Turner.
KENDRICK in the U.K. - Sparrey
JONES - in the U.K. - Warton, Legge.
LEGGE in the U.K. - Fedder.
WARTON in the U.K. - Lye, Plevy
ALLAN - in Australia & the U.K.
FOLEY - in Australia

My Father's side: Laszlo Koval born in Buk, Hungary June 27 1933.

KOVAL in Hungary - Guzmits Anna, Kalman Julianna.
TARSOLY in Hungary.
KOVALY Mihaly born December 6 1904 in Podolin Czechoslovakia then adopted, died 1979 in Sopron, Hungary.
Biological Mothers name was Zsuzsanna MLINARCSIK died 12 August 1977.
This is the only information I have on my Grandfather, I don't know where to begin in my search for adoption records in the Eastern Block.

My son Dominic & daughter Liliana have a paternal Sicilian background in Catania, Australia and the U.S with the surnames TORRE and CAPUANA.

Any information or photographs that would help with my research would be greatly appreciated and I would be more then happy to help others in the same way if you feel we are related.

I stumbled across Findagrave by accident years ago and instantly loved the idea of having a place where you could add a loved one as a lasting memorial to their memory and my Dad was my first memorial.

Over the years I have gotten to know some lovely people and their beloved families. This was a place where we could visit each other's loved ones and at times sadly add others. We could also visit lost souls that touched our hearts and of course the famous and leave a token of our love. It was a place to grieve and a place to find support in our grief but sadly it has all changed.

It is now the place to record a person or persons final resting place or download entire cemeteries, all to aid a researcher with their family tree.

In some cases what was added in the past no longer applies and it's all taken away in the blink of an eye. No thought to the memorial that was made with love and filled with tokens or flowers from others.
There are no more personal tributes or biographies outlining a person's life and death being added just clinical details of where they rest.

I will not forget my friendships made in those early days nor their loved ones.
Nor will I forget those souls that touched my heart over the years, I will continue to visit from time to time.
I will forever keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
Take care, be kind to each other and strive to happy.
Much love
Mia/SerenityNow

******************************************
I am an Australian from Newcastle, New South Wales
who has been researching my Family Tree since 1988. During my search I have found out my 6 times Great Grandmother , Mahrahkah was a full blood Aboriginal of the Awabakal tribe. I am so proud to know I have Aboriginal ancestors. I was also thrilled to find a convict, James Preston was deported to Australia and made his life here with Mahrahkah before returning back to England after her death.

My Family Tree

My Mother's side: Barbara June Cheshire born in 1932 in Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia.

Surnames I am researching: CHESHIRE in Australia, the U.K. the U.S. & Canada. Marshall, Hughes, Barnes, Reason, Burnham, Hemet, Jackson.
MARSHALL in Fife Scotland - Hincks, Andrews.
ANDREWS - In Australia & the U.K. - Fordice, Philip.
HINCKS in Australia & the U.K. - Hyde, Tipton
HUGHES in Australia & the U.K. - Baxter, Wigham, Beddard.
HYDE in Australia & the U.K. - Preston, Dangerfield, Barker, Rhodes, Burgess.
TIPTON - Conley, Parton
PARTON - Harris
BAXTER in Australia & the U.K. - Wright, Holbury.
HOLBURY - McDerby
DANGERFIELD in the U.K. - Jones, New, Hungerford.
PRESTON in Australia & the U.K. - Farrant, Smoothy & Walcotte/Morgan in Australia.
BARKER in the U.K. - Kendrick.
RHODES in the U.K. - Turner.
KENDRICK in the U.K. - Sparrey
JONES - in the U.K. - Warton, Legge.
LEGGE in the U.K. - Fedder.
WARTON in the U.K. - Lye, Plevy
ALLAN - in Australia & the U.K.
FOLEY - in Australia

My Father's side: Laszlo Koval born in Buk, Hungary June 27 1933.

KOVAL in Hungary - Guzmits Anna, Kalman Julianna.
TARSOLY in Hungary.
KOVALY Mihaly born December 6 1904 in Podolin Czechoslovakia then adopted, died 1979 in Sopron, Hungary.
Biological Mothers name was Zsuzsanna MLINARCSIK died 12 August 1977.
This is the only information I have on my Grandfather, I don't know where to begin in my search for adoption records in the Eastern Block.

My son Dominic & daughter Liliana have a paternal Sicilian background in Catania, Australia and the U.S with the surnames TORRE and CAPUANA.

Any information or photographs that would help with my research would be greatly appreciated and I would be more then happy to help others in the same way if you feel we are related.